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Anton Lundell
Born (2001-10-03)October 3, 2001,
Espoo, Finland
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 Flag of Finland Finland
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
Ice hockey
Competitor for Flag of Finland Finland
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
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
2017 Finland U17 6th 5 3 4 7 0
2018 Finland U18 Gold medal icon 7 2 4 6 2
2018 Finland HG18 7th 4 1 1 2 16
2019 Finland WJC Gold medal icon 7 1 3 4 0
2019 Finland U18 7th 5 2 2 4 6
2021 Finland WJC Bronze medal icon 7 6 4 10 4
2021 Finland WC Silver medal icon 10 4 3 7 4
Junior totals 35 15 18 33 28
Senior totals 10 4 3 7 4

References[]

External links[]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Spencer Knight
Florida Panthers first round draft pick
2020
Succeeded by
Mackie Samoskevich
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