Victor Ejdsell

Victor Ejdsell
Born (1995-06-06) June 6, 1995
Karlstad, Sweden
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Nashville Predators
Färjestad BK
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Victor Ejdsell (born June 6, 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing under contract with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Ejdsell played as a youth with Vikings HC in the lower Swedish divisions before joining the junior ranks of Färjestad BK. Undrafted, Ejdsell made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Färjestad BK during the 2014–15 SHL season.[1]

After three seasons within Färjestad BK, and in need of an increased role, Ejdsell left the SHL in signing a one-year contract in the Allsvenskan with BIK Karlskoga on April 29, 2016.[2] In the 2016–17 season, Ejdsell broke out offensively leading the club with 57 points in just 50 games to be amongst the league leaders.

On May 5, 2017, NBC Sports reported that Ejdsell signed an entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators of the NHL, after being pursued by several other NHL franchises such as the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks.[3] Before official confirmation, Ejdsell made clear his intentions to continue his development in Sweden by agreeing to a two-year contract with newly crowned champions, HV71 of the SHL on May 10, 2017.[4] Ejdsell was later revealed by the Predators to have signed a two-year, entry-level deal on May 15, 2017.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Viking HC Div.2 24 7 3 10 8 — — — — —
2011–12 Viking HC Div.3 16 28 22 50 8 3 2 4 6 2
2012–13 Viking HC Div.3 13 17 17 34 8 — — — — —
2012–13 Sunne IK Div.2 32 23 36 59 18 2 1 2 3 4
2013–14 Färjestad BK J20 37 17 11 28 36 6 2 2 4 2
2014–15 Färjestad BK J20 37 18 21 39 30 6 2 3 5 8
2014–15 Färjestad BK SHL 12 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Färjestad BK J20 8 5 9 14 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Färjestad BK SHL 9 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Timrå IK Allsv 20 4 8 12 6 5 0 1 1 6
2016–17 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 50 25 32 57 34 10 4 3 7 8
SHL totals 21 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ↑ "Ejdsell tastes first SHL action". Färjestad BK. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Victor Ejdsell recruited from Farjestad" (in Swedish). BIK Karlskoga. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  3. ↑ "Report: Preds land coveted Swedish center Ejdsell". NBC Sports. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  4. ↑ "Forward trio to HV71" (in Swedish). HV71. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  5. ↑ "Predators sign Ejdsell to entry-level contract". Nashville Predators. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
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