Anton Lundell

Anton Lundell (born October 3, 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for HIFK of the Liiga. Lundell was considered a top prospect for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft,[1][2] where he was selected 12th overall by the Florida Panthers.[3]

Anton Lundell
Born (2001-10-03) October 3, 2001
Espoo, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Liiga team HIFK
NHL Draft 12th overall, 2020
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2018–present

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 in the Liiga during the 2018–19 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]

International play
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Junior Championships
2019 Canada
2021 Canada
World U18 Championships
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.[7] 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.[8] As the captain of Team Finland at the 2021 World Juniors, Lundell won the Bronze Medal.[9] He produced six goals and ten points in seven games as one of the tournament's top three scoring leaders.[10]

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 — — — — —
Liiga totals 82 19 28 47 26 12 0 0 0 29

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
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
Junior totals 35 15 18 33 28

References
  1. Kournianos, Steve (July 31, 2019). "NHL Draft 2020 prospect rankings: Preseason top 62 players on next year's big board". sportingnews.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  2. Morreale, Mike G. (June 22, 2019). "Lafreniere headlines 2020 NHL Draft prospects". NHL.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  3. "2020 NHL Draft first-round results, analysis". NHL.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  4. "Anton Lundell at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. "Anton Lundell aims to be NHL's next two-way Finnish force". The Sports Network. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. "HIFK at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  7. Kerr, Ben (July 15, 2019). "2020 NHL Draft - An Early Look and Rankings". Last Word on Hockey. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  8. "IIHF - Finland". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  9. "IIHF - Lundell leads Finns to bronze". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  10. "IIHF - Statistics 2021 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Spencer Knight		 Florida Panthers first round draft pick
2020		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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