Anton Lundell

Anton Lundell (born October 3, 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lundell was considered a top prospect for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft,[1][2] where he was selected 12th overall by the Panthers.[3] Lundell won the Stanley Cup with the Panthers in 2024.

Anton Lundell
Born (2001-10-03) October 3, 2001
Espoo, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Florida Panthers
HIFK
National team  Finland
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 during the 2018–19 Liiga 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]

On June 7, 2021, Lundell signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.[7] On January 31, 2022, Lundell recorded his first multi-point NHL game (five assists) in the Panthers' 8–4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[8] He was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for January 2022 after recording 17 points in 15 games.[9]

In the 2023-24 NHL season, Lundell reached the Stanley Cup Finals with the Panthers for the second straight year, defeating the Edmonton Oilers in seven games and earning him a first career Stanley Cup championship.[10]

International play
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Championships
2021 Latvia
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.[11] 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.[12] After missing the 2020 World Juniors due to injury, Lundell returned for the 2021 World Juniors where he captained Finland to the Bronze Medal.[13] He recorded six goals and ten points in seven games, ranking as one of the tournament's top three leading scorers.[14] He also won a silver medal with the Finland national ice hockey team at the 2021 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18 HIFK Jr. A 22812206 91124
2018–19 HIFK Jr. A 1069156 —————
2018–19 HIFK Liiga 38910198 1200029
2019–20 HIFK Liiga 4410182818 —————
2020–21 HIFK Liiga 261692512 81234
2021–22 Florida Panthers NHL 6518264418 91012
2022–23 Florida Panthers NHL 7312213343 2128102
2023–24 Florida Panthers NHL 7813223546 243141712
Liiga totals 10835377238 2012333
NHL totals 2164369112107 546222816

International
Year Team Event Result GPGAPtsPIM
2017 Finland U17 6th 53470
2018 Finland U18 72462
2018 Finland HG18 7th 411216
2019 Finland WJC 71340
2019 Finland U18 7th 52246
2021 Finland WJC 764104
2021 Finland WC 104374
Junior totals 3515183328
Senior totals 104374

Awards and honours
Award Year Ref
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2024

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". 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. "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Anton Lundell". NHL.com. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  8. Merz, Craig (January 31, 2022). "Marchment scores career-high six points, Panthers defeat Blue Jackets". NHL.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. "Lundell of Panthers named NHL Rookie of the Month for January". NHL.com. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  10. "Panthers outlast Oilers for 1st Stanley Cup title". ESPN.com. June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  11. Kerr, Ben (July 15, 2019). "2020 NHL Draft - An Early Look and Rankings". Last Word on Hockey. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  12. "IIHF - Finland". IIHF.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  13. "IIHF - Lundell leads Finns to bronze". IIHF.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  14. "IIHF - Statistics 2021 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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