Ludvig Byström

Ludvig Byström
Born July 20, 1994
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Dallas Stars
Texas Stars (AHL)
Modo Hockey
Färjestad BK
NHL Draft 43rd overall, 2012
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2011present

Ludvig Byström (born July 20, 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing for the Texas Stars in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 43rd overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

Byström played with Modo Hockey in the Elitserien during the 2010–11 Elitserien season.[2]

On July 16, 2012, he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars.[3] He was then returned on loan to Modo. On April 29, 2013, Byström was re-assigned from Modo to league rivals Färjestad BK for two seasons on loan from the Stars.

At the completion of the 2014–15 season with Färjestad BK, Byström embarked on his North American career in reporting to the Stars AHL affiliate in Texas on March 12, 2015.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Modo Hockey J20 371101128 61236
2010–11 Modo Hockey SEL 10000
2011–12 Modo Hockey J20 3472229101 81344
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 200118 10000
2012–13 Modo Hockey J20 81234 71564
2012–13 Modo Hockey SEL 303362
2012–13 Örebro HK Allsv 90002
2013–14 Färjestad BK SHL 51381124 100002
2013–14 Färjestad BK J20 41234
2014–15 Färjestad BK J20 10000
2014–15 Färjestad BK SHL 3814518 30004
2014–15 Timrå IK Allsv 50116
2014–15 Texas Stars AHL 120334
SHL totals 140 7 16 23 52 14 0 0 0 6
Medal record
Competitor for Sweden Sweden
Ice hockey
World U18 Championships
Silver 2012 Czech Republic

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Sweden IH18 2nd 5 0 4 4 0
2012 Sweden WJC18 2nd 6 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 11 0 5 5 2

References

  1. "Dallas Stars Make Eight Selections on Second Day of 2012 NHL Draft".
  2. "Modo Hockey Team Stats 2011". eliteprospects.com. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  3. "Dallas Stars Sign Ryan Garbutt, Luke Gazdic and Ludwig Bystrom to Contracts". Dallas Stars official site. 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  4. "Bystrom goes to the AHL" (in Swedish). vf.se. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-03-12.

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