Filip Westerlund

Filip Westerlund
Born	(1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 26) Härnösand, Sweden
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Liiga team Former teams	KalPa Frölunda HC Timrå IK HV71 Ilves
NHL draft	44th overall, 2017 Arizona Coyotes
Playing career	2016–present

Filip Westerlund (born 17 April 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for KalPa of the Finnish Liiga. Westerlund was drafted by the Arizona Coyotes in the second round, 44th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. ^[1]

Playing career

Westerlund first played as a youth with hometown club, AIK Härnösand until the J18 Elit level. In his second season within the Frölunda HC organization, Westerlund made his SHL debut in the 2016–17 campaign, featuring in 33 games from the blueline for 4 assists.

During the final year of his contract with Frölunda in the 2018–19 season, Westerlund registered 2 points in 19 games before he was loaned for the remainder of the year to fellow SHL club, Timrå IK, on January 23, 2019. ^[2] Westerlund notched two goals in 4 games before his season was ended through injury, unable to help Timrå avoid relegation to the Allsvenskan.

Out of contract with Frölunda, Westerlund opted to continue with Timrå IK in the HockeyAllsvenskan, securing a one-year deal on 19 August 2019. ^[3]

After four seasons with Timrå IK, Westerlund left the club at the conclusion of his contract, joining newly promoted HV71 by agreeing to a two-year contract on 17 May 2022. ^[4]

In August of 2023 he signed a one-year contract with KalPa in the Finnish Liiga for the 2023–24 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015–16	Frölunda HC	J20		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Frölunda HC	J20		23	1	6	7	8		5	0	1	1	6
2016–17	Frölunda HC	SHL		33	0	4	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Frölunda HC	J20		24	4	9	13	12		2	1	0	1	0
2017–18	Frölunda HC	SHL		19	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	IF Björklöven	Allsv		13	1	3	4	6		3	0	0	0	2
2018–19	Frölunda HC	SHL		19	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Timrå IK	SHL		4	2	0	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Timrå IK	Allsv		52	4	17	21	12		1	1	1	2	0
2020–21	Timrå IK	Allsv		52	5	16	21	16		15	1	6	7	6
2021–22	Timrå IK	SHL		50	2	3	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	HV71	SHL		18	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Ilves	Liiga		20	2	2	4	4		10	1	1	2	2
2023–24	KalPa	Liiga		59	9	7	16	12		13	1	2	3	8
SHL totals				143	6	10	16	22		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				79	11	9	20	16		23	2	3	5	10

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015	Sweden	U17			6	0	0	0	0
2017	Sweden	U18	4th		7	1	1	2	4
2019	Sweden	WJC	5th		5	1	1	2	4
Junior totals					18	2	2	4	8

Awards and honors

Award	Year
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC)	2017, 2019	[5] [6]

References

1. "Arizona Coyotes select Filip Westerlund 44th overall". fiveforhowling.com. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
2. "Changes to the defense" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
3. "Filip Westerlund signs for Timra" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
4. "Filip Westerlund signs with HV71" (in Swedish). HV71. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
5. Gustav Orbring (7 February 2017). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
6. "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League . 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.

External links

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