Lukas Vejdemo

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Lukas Vejdemo
Lukas Vejdemo.jpg
Vejdemo with the Laval Rocket in 2020
Born (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Leksands IF
Djurgårdens IF
Montreal Canadiens
NHL draft 87th overall, 2015
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2014–present

Lukas Vejdemo (born 25 January 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected in the third round, 87th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2015 NHL entry draft.

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Playing career

Vejdemo made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut playing with Djurgårdens IF during the 2014–15 SHL season. [1] Following the campaign, the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) selected Vejdemo in the third round, 87th overall, during the 2015 NHL entry draft.

In the 2017–18 season, Vejdemo established career highs of 10 goals and 22 assists in 47 games. On 2 May 2018, the Canadiens signed him to a two-year, entry-level contract. [2] Vejdemo spent the 2018-19 season with the Canadiens' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket. In 66 games, he recorded 13 goals and 16 assists for 29 points.

On 31 December 2019, Vejdemo made his NHL debut in a 3–1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. [3] On 10 March 2020, he scored his first career NHL goal in a 4–2 loss to the Nashville Predators. [4] Vejdemo finished the season with seven appearances for the Canadiens, as well as 47 for the Rocket. On 4 September 2020, the Canadiens re-signed Vejdemo to a one-year, two-way contract extension. [5] Two days later, the team loaned him to Södertälje SK of HockeyAllsvenskan, with the expectation he would return to North America to attend the Canadiens' and Rocket's training camps for the 2020–21 season. [6]

Following the 2021–22 season, after three seasons within the Canadiens organization, Vejdemo left as an unrestricted free agent. Having suffered a serious injury during the AHL playoff run with the Rocket, Vejdemo underwent surgery going unsigned into the 2022–23 season. In recovering from injury, Vejdemo belatedly signed an optional two-year contract in a return to hometown club, Djurgårdens IF, playing in HockeyAllsvenskan on 8 February 2023. [7] He got into four games with Djurgårdens IF during the regular season and 15 games in the playoffs as the team was knocked out by MoDo in the final. [8]

On 3 June 2023, Vejdemo agreed to a four-year contract with Leksands IF of the SHL, beginning in the 2023–24 season. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2012–13 Djurgårdens IF J20 5000010000
2013–14Djurgårdens IFJ203101210000
2014–15Djurgårdens IFJ20342325485174264
2014–15 Djurgårdens IF SHL 30000—————
2015–16 Djurgårdens IFSHL52512171281010
2015–16Djurgårdens IFJ20—————20112
2016–17 Djurgårdens IFSHL48448830112
2017–18 Djurgårdens IFSHL471012221670112
2018–19 Laval Rocket AHL 6613162918—————
2019–20 Laval RocketAHL479101920—————
2019–20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 71010—————
2020–21 Södertälje SK Allsv 1628108—————
2020–21 Laval RocketAHL27761320—————
2021–22 Laval RocketAHL346101612—————
2021–22 Montreal CanadiensNHL61010—————
2022–23 Djurgårdens IFAllsv421341554935
2023–24 Leksands IF SHL401013233972242
SHL totals19029417075253476
NHL totals132020—————

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References

  1. ↑ Blades, Justin (5 March 2019). "Getting to know 2015 third-round pick Lukas Vejdemo". SB Nation . Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Cudzinowski, Matt (2 May 2018). "Canadiens agree to terms with prospect Lukas Vejdemo". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved 2 May 2018– via NHL.com.
  3. ↑ Mercier, Pierre-Antoine (31 December 2019). "MTL@CAR: Postgame". Translated by Braverman, Dan. Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved 31 December 2019– via NHL.com.
  4. ↑ Braverman, Dan (10 March 2020). "NSH@MTL: Postgame". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved 10 March 2020– via NHL.com.
  5. ↑ "Canadiens agree to terms with forward Lukas Vejdemo". Montreal Canadiens. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020– via NHL.com.
  6. ↑ "Canadiens announce the loaning of Lukas Vejdemo to Södertälje SK". Montreal Canadiens. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020– via NHL.com.
  7. ↑ "Välkommen hem till Djurgården, Lukas Vejdemo" [Welcome home to Djurgården, Lukas Vejdemo] (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Lukas Vejdemo Förstärker Leksands IF" [Lukas Vejdemo strengthens Leksands IF] (in Swedish). Leksands IF. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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