Pontus Andreasson

Pontus Andreasson (born 24 August 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for Frölunda HC and Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Pontus Andreasson
Born (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998
Munkedal, Sweden
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Detroit Red Wings
Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Frölunda HC
Luleå HF
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present

Playing career

Andreasson made his professional debut for Frölunda HC during the 2017–18 season, where he appeared in one game.[1] During the 2021–22 season, in his first full SHL season with Luleå HF, he recorded 18 goals and 20 assists in 52 regular season game. He ranked second in goals (18), tied for first in assists (20), second in points (38) and second in power-play goals (5) among SHL rookies.[2][3]

On 31 March 2022, in the first quarterfinals game of the SHL Playoffs, Andreasson recorded his first career hat-trick.[4] On 8 April, he recorded the game-winning goal in double-overtime to send Luleå to the semifinals. This was his playoff-leading seventh goal in five quarterfinal games. He finished the playoffs with eight goals and five assists in 13 postseason games, helping Luleå reach the SHL finals.[5]

On 16 May 2022, Andreasson signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL.[2][6]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Frölunda HC J20 40 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
2017–18 Frölunda HC J20 44 13 32 45 32 — — — — —
2017–18 Frölunda HC SHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Hanhals IF Div.1 11 7 3 10 10 — — — — —
2018–19 Hanhals IF Div.1 38 11 27 38 22 — — — — —
2019–20 IF Björklöven Allsv 51 8 13 21 14 — — — — —
2020–21 IF Björklöven Allsv 52 10 21 31 14 — — — — —
2021–22 Luleå HF SHL 52 18 20 38 22 13 8 5 13 12
SHL totals 53 18 20 38 22 13 8 5 12 12

References
  1. "SHL Spotlight: Pontus Andreasson". SHL.se. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. Roth, Thomas (16 May 2022). "Red Wings Sign Pontus Andreasson to a One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. Allen, Kevin (10 April 2022). "Detroit Red Wings Hoping to Hit Jackpot with Pontus Andreasson". detroithockeynow.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. Olausson, Robin (31 March 2022). "Pontus Andreasson skjuter ett hattrick – Luleå vinner första matchen". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. "Andreasson hjälte när Luleå säkrade semifinalplats". SHL.se (in Swedish). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  6. "Red Wings sign Swedish free-agent winger Pontus Andreasson". The Detroit News. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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