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

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

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

Regular season and playoffs

				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

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

Award	Year	Ref
NHL
Stanley Cup champion	2024

References

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. "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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Spencer Knight	Florida Panthers first round draft pick 2020	Succeeded by Mackie Samoskevich