Filip Cederqvist

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Filip Cederqvist
Born (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 23)
Skara, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Montreal Canadiens
Laval Rocket (AHL)
Växjö Lakers
HV71
Djurgårdens IF
NHL draft 143rd overall, 2019
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2018–present

Filip Cederqvist (born 23 August 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 143rd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[edit]

Cederqvist made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut for the Växjö Lakers during the 2018-19 season where he played 33 regular season games, scoring four goals and four assists for eight points.[1]

In his second SHL season with the Lakers in 2019–20, Cederqvist was unable to build on his rookie campaign, collecting just one goal and one assist in 30 games, while enduring loan stints in the HockeyAllsvenskan with Almtuna IS and BIK Karlskoga.[2]

Out of contract with Växjö in the off-season, Cederqvist left the SHL club, securing a one-year contract with HockeyAllsvenskan club, Tingsryds AIF, on 5 June 2020.[3]

Following a successful season with Tingsryds, Cederqvist returned to the SHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with Djurgårdens IF on 19 April 2021.[4] In the following 2021–22 season, Cederqvist enjoyed a breakout season, recording career highs with 14 goals, 18 assists and 32 points in 49 regular season games.

Unable to prevent Djurgårdens IF suffering relegation to the HockeyAllsvenskan, Cederqvist was signed by draft club, the Buffalo Sabres, in agreeing to a two-year, entry-level contract on 14 June 2022.[5]

On 11 January 2024, Cederqvist was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for future considerations.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 VIK Västerås HK J20 23 2 1 3 2
2017–18 Växjö Lakers J20 37 5 4 9 4 8 2 1 3 4
2018–19 Växjö Lakers J20 26 14 18 32 12
2018–19 Växjö Lakers SHL 33 4 4 8 27 6 1 0 1 4
2019–20 Växjö Lakers J20 3 1 1 2 0
2019–20 Växjö Lakers SHL 30 1 1 2 2
2019–20 Almtuna IS Allsv 5 0 0 0 2
2019–20 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 8 1 3 4 0
2020–21 Tingsryds AIF Allsv 51 9 27 36 10 2 0 0 0 0
2020–21 HV71 SHL 3 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Djurgårdens IF SHL 49 14 18 32 10
2022–23 Rochester Americans AHL 55 9 11 20 31 8 0 3 3 2
2023–24 Rochester Americans AHL 19 1 3 4 11
2023–24 Laval Rocket AHL 34 4 3 7 11
SHL totals 115 19 23 42 39 6 1 0 1 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Växjö Lakers 2018-19 Roster and Stats". EliteProspects.com. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Filip Cederqvist player profile" (in Swedish). Swedish Hockey League. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Filip Cederqvist to TAIF" (in Swedish). Tingsryds AIF. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Forward prospect Filip Cederqvist to DIF" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Sabres sign Cederqvist to two-year, entry-level deal". Buffalo Sabres. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Canadiens acquire Filip Cederqvist from the Sabres". NHL.com. Montreal Canadiens. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

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