Emil Bemström
Emil Bemström (born 1 June 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing as a prospect under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 117th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Blue Jackets.
| Emil Bemström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bemström with Djurgårdens IF in 2019 | |||
| Born |
1 June 1999 Nyköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Leksands IF Djurgårdens IF | ||
| NHL Draft |
117th overall, 2017 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career
Bemström played as a youth within the Leksands IF organization. He made his professional debut in the 2016–17 season, appearing scoreless in 5 Swedish Hockey League games.
Following relegation to the HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2017–18 season, Bemström notched 8 goals and 15 points in 33 games for Leksand, before leaving the club in the off-season and returning to the SHL by agreeing to a two-year contract with Djurgårdens IF on 2 May 2018.[1]
In the 2018–19 season, Bemström scored his first SHL goal in the first game of the season against Frölunda HC on 15 September 2018.[2] In a breakout season with Djurgården, he led the league in goals and power play goals and captured Rookie of the Year honours and also won the scoring title for the 18–19 regular season with 23 goals. At the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, Bemström was also named junior player of the year by the Swedish ice hockey journalist association.[3]
On 15 May 2019, Bemström was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a three-year, entry-level contract.[4]
Personal
Emil's father, Jörgen Bemström, played 517 SHL (then Elitserien) games.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Leksands IF | J20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Leksands IF | J20 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Leksands IF | SHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 33 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Leksands IF | J20 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 47 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 56 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | |||||||
| SHL totals | 52 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 56 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | |||||||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2019 | |
| Swedish junior player of the year[3] | 2019 | |
| Håkan Loob Trophy | 2019 | |
References
- Lönngren, Mattias (2018-05-02). "DIF welcomes 5 players" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- Nilsson, Martin. "Frölunda vann SHL-premiär mot topptippat Dif". Sveriges Television. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- Feltenmark, Anders. "Emil Bemström, Årets Junior 2018/2019". swehockey.se (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "CBJ sign Bemstrom to entry-level contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- "Jorgen Bemstrom player profile". eliteprospects.com. 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database