Noah Östlund

Noah Östlund
Born (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20)
Nykvarn, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Buffalo Sabres
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Djurgårdens IF
Växjö Lakers
NHL draft 16th overall, 2022
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2021–present

Noah Östlund (born 11 March 2004) is a Swedish professional ice hockey center for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 16th overall by the Sabres in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

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Östlund made his professional debut for Djurgårdens IF during the 2021–22 season, where he appeared in 11 games. He also appeared in 32 games for Djurgårdens' J20 team where he recorded nine goals and 33 assists.[2]

Following his selection in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Östlund was signed by the Buffalo Sabres to a three-year, entry-level contract on 16 July 2022.[3] He was returned on loan to continue his development in Sweden with Djurgårdens IF in the HockeyAllsvenskan.

Unable to help Djurgårdens IF gain promotion, after losing the Allsvenskan finals to Modo Hockey, Östlund left the club and was loaned by the Sabres to continue his development in the SHL with reigning champions, Växjö Lakers, for the 2023–24 season on 4 June 2023.[4]

International play

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Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Sweden
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Germany

Östlund represented Sweden at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded four goals and six assists in six games and won a gold medal.[5]

Östlund represented Sweden at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he recorded three goals and seven assists in seven games and won a silver medal.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2019–20 Djurgårdens IF J18 15 2 7 9 10
2020–21 Djurgårdens IF J20 10 7 8 15 0
2021–22 Djurgårdens IF J18 1 0 2 2 0 4 2 5 7 0
2021–22 Djurgårdens IF J20 32 9 33 42 6 5 5 2 7 4
2021–22 Djurgårdens IF SHL 11 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 37 8 18 26 12 12 2 3 5 4
2022–23 Djurgårdens IF J20 1 0 1 1 2
2023–24 Växjö Lakers SHL 38 12 11 23 4 7 1 1 2 2
2023–24 Rochester Americans AHL 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
SHL totals 49 12 11 23 4 7 1 1 2 2

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2021 Sweden U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 1 1 2 0
2021 Sweden HG18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 0 2 2 2
2022 Sweden U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 4 6 10 6
2023 Sweden WJC 4th 7 1 3 4 2
2024 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 7 10 16
Junior totals 30 9 19 28 26

References

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  1. ^ "Sabres' Noah Ostlund: Sweet 16th at 2022 Entry Draft". cbssports.com. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "With the 16th pick of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, the Buffalo Sabres have selected Noah Östlund from Djurgårdens IF J20 of the Nationell". thehockeywriters.com. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Sabres sign 2022 First-round picks to entry-level contracts". Buffalo Sabres. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Welcome Noah Ostlund" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Sweden beats USA to take gold at U18 World Championship". tsn.ca. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick
2022
Succeeded by