Anton Lundell | |
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Born | Espoo, Finland | October 3, 2001,
Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) |
Position | Centre |
Shoots | Left |
NHL team F. teams |
Florida Panthers HIFK |
Ntl. team | ![]() |
NHL Draft | 12th overall, 2020 Florida Panthers |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Anton Lundell (born October 3, 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lundell was considered a top prospect for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft,[1][2] where he was selected 12th overall by the Panthers.[3]
Playing career[]
Lundell first played as a youth as a 14-year old at the U16 level within the junior program of HIFK.[4] Continuing his development through his fourth season with the club, Lundell made his professional debut registering nine goals and 19 points in 38 games during the 2018–19 Liiga season.[4] Showing potential as a prominent two-way forward, Lundell followed up his rookie season by improving his offensive totals with 10 goals and 28 points in 44 regular season games before the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][6]
On June 7, 2021, Lundell signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.[7] On January 31, 2022, Lundell recorded his first multi-point NHL game (five assists) in the Panthers' 8–4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[8] He was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for January 2022 after recording 17 points in 15 games.[9]
International play[]
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Competitor for ![]() | ||
World Championships | ||
Silver | 2021 Latvia | |
World Junior Championships | ||
Gold | 2019 Canada | |
Bronze | 2021 Canada | |
World U18 Championships | ||
Gold | 2018 Russia |
Lundell won a gold medal with the Finland national under-18 team at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships, putting up six points in seven games.[10] He won a gold medal with the Finland junior national team at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, producing four points in seven games.[11] After missing the 2020 World Juniors due to injury, Lundell returned for the 2021 World Juniors where he captained Finland to the Bronze Medal.[12] He recorded six goals and ten points in seven games, ranking as one of the tournament's top three leading scorers.[13] He also won a silver medal with the Finland national ice hockey team at the 2021 IIHF World Championship.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2017–18 | HIFK | Jr. A | 22 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | HIFK | Jr. A | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | HIFK | Liiga | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
2019–20 | HIFK | Liiga | 44 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | HIFK | Liiga | 26 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 65 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Liiga totals | 108 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | ||||
NHL totals | 65 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2017 | Finland | U17 | 6th | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
2018 | Finland | U18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
2018 | Finland | HG18 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
2019 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
2019 | Finland | U18 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
2021 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
2021 | Finland | WC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
Junior totals | 35 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 28 | ||||
Senior totals | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
References[]
- ↑ NHL Draft 2020 prospect rankings: Preseason top 62 players on next year's big board (31 July 2019).
- ↑ Lafreniere headlines 2020 NHL Draft prospects (22 June 2019).
- ↑ 2020 NHL Draft first-round results, analysis (6 October 2020).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Anton Lundell at eliteprospects.com.
- ↑ Anton Lundell aims to be NHL's next two-way Finnish force. The Sports Network (3 July 2020).
- ↑ HIFK at eliteprospects.com.
- ↑ Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Anton Lundell (June 7, 2021).
- ↑ Marchment scores career-high six points, Panthers defeat Blue Jackets (January 31, 2022).
- ↑ Lundell of Panthers named NHL Rookie of the Month for January (February 1, 2022).
- ↑ 2020 NHL Draft - An Early Look and Rankings (15 July 2019).
- ↑ IIHF - Finland.
- ↑ IIHF - Lundell leads Finns to bronze.
- ↑ IIHF - Statistics 2021 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Spencer Knight |
Florida Panthers first round draft pick 2020 |
Succeeded by Mackie Samoskevich |
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