Samuel Fagemo

Samuel Fagemo
Fagemo with the Nashville Predators in 2023.
Born	(2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 23) Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams	Los Angeles Kings Ontario Reign  (AHL) Frölunda HC Nashville Predators
NHL Draft	50th overall, 2019 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	2017–present

Samuel Fagemo (born 14 March 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing with the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Kings in the second round, 50th overall, of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

During his Under 15 season, Fagemo won a silver medal at the TV-pucken, a Swedish national ice hockey tournament. ^[1]

The following season, Fagemo was called up Frölunda HC J20 where he scored in his debut on 22 October 2016, to help Frölunda beat Rögle BK 4–2. ^[2] However, during the 2016–17 season Fagemo incurred a wrist injury as a result of an accidental collision with a teammate. He was forced to miss five months to recover. ^[3]

Fagemo made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut in 2017, playing two games with Frölunda HC in the 2017–18 season. ^[4]

Although Fagemo went undrafted into the National Hockey League, he was invited to the Arizona Coyotes development camp prior to the 2018–19 season as a free agent. While attending their development camp, Fagemo was drafted by the Halifax Mooseheads of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) in the 2018 CHL Import Draft. He became the first Swedish player since 1994 to be drafted by the Mooseheads. ^[5]

During the 2018–19 season, Fagemo scored his first SHL goal on 13 October 2018 against Färjestad BK. ^{[6] [7]} During the 2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Fagemo scored a hat trick in a 6–0 win over the Aalborg Pirates. ^[8] In 42 regular season games, Fagemo registered 14 goals and 25 points. He finished his rookie season, leading all first-year players with 6 playoff goals and tied for the rookie lead in points during the postseason with 10 to help Frölunda HC win the Le Mat Trophy.

On 21 June 2019, Fagemo was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round, 50th overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. After attending the Kings development camp, on 11 July 2019, Fagemo was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with Los Angeles. ^[9]

On 2 October 2023, Fagemo was claimed off waivers by the Nashville Predators after being placed on them by the Kings the previous day. ^[10] Remaining on the roster to begin the 2023–24 season, Fagemo made his debut with the Predators and opened the scoring in a 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on October 21, 2023. ^[11] As a frequent healthy scratch, Fagemo made 4 appearances with the Predators before he was returned to waivers and re-claimed by the Kings on November 11, 2023. He was immediately re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign. ^[12]

International play

Medal record
Representing   Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2020 Czech Republic
World U18 Championships
	2018 Russia

Fagemo was selected for Team Sweden to compete at the 2016 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. There he scored seven points in six games to be named to the U17 WHC All-Star Team, ^[13] and win a gold medal. ^[14]

Fagemo then participated in the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships where he helped Sweden win a bronze medal in both tournaments. ^{[15] [16]}

On 26 December 2018, Fagemo was selected for Team Sweden's 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships roster. ^[17]

Personal life

Fagemo's father is former professional SHL player Linus Fagemo. ^{[8] [18]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016–17	Frölunda HC	J20		8	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Frölunda HC	J20		37	19	11	30	30		5	5	1	6	4
2017–18	Frölunda HC	SHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Södertälje SK	Allsv		3	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Frölunda HC	J20		8	10	4	14	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Frölunda HC	SHL		42	14	11	25	6		16	6	4	10	4
2019–20	Frölunda HC	SHL		42	13	9	22	10		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Södertälje SK	Allsv		18	6	5	11	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Ontario Reign	AHL		32	10	8	18	4		1	0	1	1	0
2021–22	Ontario Reign	AHL		63	27	17	44	38		5	3	0	3	0
2021–22	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Ontario Reign	AHL		56	23	9	32	8		1	0	0	0	0
2022–23	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		9	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Nashville Predators	NHL		4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				86	27	20	47	16		16	6	4	10	4
NHL totals				17	3	1	4	0		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016	Sweden	U17			6	2	5	7	0
2017	Sweden	IH18			5	5	0	5	0
2018	Sweden	U18			7	0	2	2	0
2019	Sweden	WJC	5th		5	0	1	1	2
2020	Sweden	WJC			7	8	5	13	6
Junior totals					30	15	13	28	8

Awards and honours

Award	Year
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC)	2019	[19]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC)	2019	[20]

References

1. "Samuel Fagemo". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
2. "J20: Ekberg/Fagemo klev fram i femte raka segern". frolundaindians.com (in Swedish). 22 October 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
3. Kalméus, Kajsa (21 October 2018). "Frölundatalangen om ständiga strävan att göra mål: "Får väl vara osvensk då"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
4. "Samuel Fagemo gamelog - SHL.se". Swedish Hockey League . Retrieved 1 January 2019.
5. "Mooseheads grab forwards Fagemo, Barinka in CHL Import Draft". halifaxmooseheads.ca. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
6. ""I see this as my revenge" – Fagemo bounces back after being..." difstart.nu. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
7. Måns Karlsson (13 October 2018). "Talangerna har presenterat sig – med första SHL-målen". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
8. "Hattrick av Fagemo – Frölunda mot CHL-slutspel: "Så jäkla roligt"". svt.se (in Swedish). 9 October 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
9. "Samuel Fagemo signs three-year, entry-level contract with the LA Kings". Los Angeles Kings. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
10. "Predators Claim Samuel Fagemo On Waivers From Los Angeles". Nashville Predators. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
11. "Novak scores twice to lead Predators over reeling Sharks". ESPN. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
12. "Kings reclaim Samuel Fagemo off waivers from Predators". The Sports Network. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
13. "WORLD UNDER-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE" (PDF). hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
14. "CANADA BLACK CAPTURES U17 SILVER". ojhl.pointstreaksites.com. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
15. "Swedes bring home bronze". u18worlds2018.iihf.hockey. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
16. O'Brien, Derek (12 August 2017). "Swedes come back to win bronze over Russia in OT". hlinkamemorial.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
17. "World Junior Championship rosters". NHL.com. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
18. "Linus Fagemo". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
19. "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League . 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
20. "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League . 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

External links

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