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Anton Lundell

Anton Lundell (born 3 October 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) 3 October 2001 (age 23)
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

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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 7 June 2021, Lundell signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.[7] Lundell made his NHL debut on 14 October 2021, in Florida's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[8] On 19 October 2021, Lundell scored his first NHL goal, against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy in a 4–1 Panthers win.[9] On 31 January 2022, Lundell recorded his first multi-point NHL game (five assists) in the Panthers' 8–4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[10] He was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for January 2022 after recording 17 points in 15 games.[11]

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.[12]

International play

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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.[13] 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.[14] After missing the 2020 World Juniors due to injury, Lundell returned for the 2021 World Juniors where he captained Finland to the Bronze Medal.[15] He recorded six goals and ten points in seven games, ranking as one of the tournament's top three leading scorers.[16] He also won a silver medal with the Finland national ice hockey team at the 2021 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 HIFK Jr. A 22 8 12 20 6 9 1 1 2 4
2018–19 HIFK Jr. A 10 6 9 15 6 — — — — —
2018–19 HIFK Liiga 38 9 10 19 8 12 0 0 0 29
2019–20 HIFK Liiga 44 10 18 28 18 — — — — —
2020–21 HIFK Liiga 26 16 9 25 12 8 1 2 3 4
2021–22 Florida Panthers NHL 65 18 26 44 18 9 1 0 1 2
2022–23 Florida Panthers NHL 73 12 21 33 43 21 2 8 10 2
2023–24 Florida Panthers NHL 78 13 22 35 46 24 3 14 17 12
Liiga totals 108 35 37 72 38 20 1 2 3 33
NHL totals 216 43 69 112 107 54 6 22 28 16

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Finland U17 6th 5 3 4 7 0
2018 Finland U18   7 2 4 6 2
2018 Finland HG18 7th 4 1 1 2 16
2019 Finland WJC   7 1 3 4 0
2019 Finland U18 7th 5 2 2 4 6
2021 Finland WJC   7 6 4 10 4
2021 Finland WC   10 4 3 7 4
Junior totals 35 15 18 33 28
Senior totals 10 4 3 7 4

Awards and honours

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Award Year Ref
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2024

References

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  1. ^ Kournianos, Steve (31 July 2019). "NHL Draft 2020 prospect rankings: Preseason top 62 players on next year's big board". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ Morreale, Mike G. (22 June 2019). "Lafreniere headlines 2020 NHL Draft prospects". NHL.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ^ "2020 NHL Draft first-round results, analysis". NHL.com. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Anton Lundell at eliteprospects.com". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Anton Lundell aims to be NHL's next two-way Finnish force". The Sports Network. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ^ "HIFK at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Anton Lundell". NHL.com. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Kommentti: Anton Lundell sai NHL-debyytissään poikkeuksellista vastuuta – vastaavaa ei aluksi annettu edes Aleksander Barkoville". Yle Urheilu. 15 October 2021.
  9. ^ Oksanen, Nico (20 October 2021). "Anton Lundell iski uransa ensimmäisen maalin NHL:ssä".
  10. ^ Merz, Craig (31 January 2022). "Marchment scores career-high six points, Panthers defeat Blue Jackets". NHL.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Lundell of Panthers named NHL Rookie of the Month for January". NHL.com. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Panthers outlast Oilers for 1st Stanley Cup title". ESPN.com. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  13. ^ Kerr, Ben (15 July 2019). "2020 NHL Draft – An Early Look and Rankings". Last Word on Hockey. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  14. ^ "IIHF – Finland". IIHF.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  15. ^ "IIHF – Lundell leads Finns to bronze". IIHF.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  16. ^ "IIHF – Statistics 2021 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Florida Panthers first round draft pick
2020 		Succeeded by
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