Ludwig Blomstrand
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Ludwig Blomstrand

Hometown:

Uppsala Sweden

Currently Playing In:

Europe

Birthday:

1993-03-08

Position:

LW

Eligible for draft:

2011

Shoots:

Left

Drafted:

2011

Height:

6-1

Acquired:

4th round (120th overall), 2011

Weight:

198 lbs.

Probability of Success
  • C

2008-09: Blomstrand skated in 26 games for Gimo IF men’s team in Sweden’s Fourth Division as a 15-year-old while skating for the Almtuna U18 team and competing for Uppland in the TV-Pucken tournament for high school age players. Blomstrand scored 17 goals with 10 assists and 18 PMs for Gimo IF. In ten games with Almtuna he had 3 goals and 8 PMs. He played 14 games with Uppland and scored 6 goals with 4 assists and 18 PMs.

2009-10: Blomstrand played for Stockholm’s Djurgarden in his second season at the Elit U18 level. In 35 regular season games he scored 9 goals with 19 assists and 24 PMs. In five playoff games he had two assists.

2010-11: Blomstrand competed for Djurgarden at the U20 and U18 levels and also represented Sweden at the 2011 U18 World Junior Championship. He scored 3 goals with 4 assists and 14 PMs in 35 games and had no points in three playoff games in the U20 Super Elit league. In 14 U18 games, including playoffs, he scored 3 goals with 14 assists and had 14 PMs. Blomstrand was an even plus/minus with no points or penalties in six games for Sweden, which won a silver medal at the U18 WJC tournament. Ranked 74th amongst European skaters in Central Scouting’s final rankings, Blomstrand was selected by the Canucks in the fourth round (120th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft.