| Pontus Holmberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 9 March 1999 Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams | Toronto Maple Leafs Växjö Lakers | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft | 156th overall, 2018 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Pontus Holmberg (born 9 March 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He made his debut for Växjö Lakers in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in 2018, playing two games.
He was drafted 156th overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft after the team traded for the opportunity to select him. [1] In the 2020–21 SHL season, the Växjö Lakers were the top team in the regular season. They won the Le Mat Trophy as the playoff winners, with Holmberg as the playoff MVP with seven goals and 14 points in 14 playoff games.
On 4 June 2021, Holmberg was signed by the Maple Leafs to a two-year, entry-level contract. He would remain in the SHL with the Växjö Lakers on loan from Toronto for the 2021–22 season, [2] but after his team's SHL season ended, he played the last six games of the Toronto Marlies season, scoring two goals and four points.
Holmberg joined the Maple Leafs for training camp before the 2022–23 season. He was considered among the young players who could make the team out of camp. [3] Holmberg was demoted to the Toronto Marlies and played seven games with them before being recalled to the Maple Leafs. [4] He played his first NHL game on 2 November versus the Philadelphia Flyers, [5] and scored his first NHL goal on Vítek Vaněček on 23 November versus the New Jersey Devils in New Jersey. [6]
Holmberg took part in the Maple Leafs' 2023 training camp, but failed to make the team. He was assigned to the Marlies to begin the season. However, after Tyler Bertuzzi was injured, Holmberg was recalled on October 20. [7] He played in seven games with the Maple Leafs before being returned to the Marlies. [8]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | VIK Västerås HK | J18 | 32 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | VIK Västerås HK | J18 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | VIK Västerås HK | J18 Allsv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | VIK Västerås HK | J20 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | VIK Västerås HK | Div.1 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 47 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 52 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 45 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 46 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 38 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 37 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 192 | 30 | 61 | 91 | 86 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 37 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sweden | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Sweden | WC | 9th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Sweden | OG | 4th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers) | 2021 | [9] |
| Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy | 2021 | |
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