John Dahlström

John Dahlström (born 22 January 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger. He is currently playing under contract with Djurgårdens IF Hockey of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

John Dahlström
Born	(1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 28) Kungsbacka, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Winger
Shoots	Left
Allsv team Former teams	Djurgårdens IF Frölunda HC IK Oskarshamn Växjö Lakers
NHL draft	211th overall, 2015 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	2015–present

Playing career

Dahlström made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Frölunda HC during the 2014–15 SHL season.^[1] He was the last player picked in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, 211th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. After two seasons within the SHL, Dahlström opted to play major junior hockey in North America in order to pursue his NHL ambitions. He was drafted 76th overall in the CHL import draft by the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and agreed to a contract on July 22, 2016.^[2]

In the 2016–17 season, Dahlström established himself amongst Medicine Hat's scoring lines with 30 goals and 59 points in 63 games. Without a contract offer from the Blackhawks, Dahlström opted to return to Sweden in signing a two-year contract with second tier, Almtuna IS of the HockeyAllsvenskan, on June 22, 2017.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	Frölunda HC	J20		28	20	250	35	2		8	5	0	5	0
2014–15	Frölunda HC	SHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Frölunda HC	J20		38	21	14	35	8		4	4	1	5	0
2015–16	Frölunda HC	SHL		13	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	HC Vita Hästen	Allsv		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		63	30	29	59	12		11	6	7	13	4
2017–18	Almtuna IS	Allsv		28	3	4	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Wings HC Arlanda	Div.1		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Hudiksvalls HC	Div.1		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	IK Oskarshamn	Allsv		13	5	3	8	6		8	2	1	3	2
2018–19	IK Oskarshamn	Allsv		48	6	8	14	10		12	5	1	6	6
2019–20	IK Oskarshamn	SHL		52	3	8	11	8		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	IK Oskarshamn	SHL		52	16	5	21	4		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	IK Oskarshamn	SHL		52	5	14	19	0		10	0	1	1	4
2022–23	IK Oskarshamn	SHL		52	3	6	9	2		3	0	0	0	0
2023–24	Växjö Lakers	SHL		6	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Djurgårdens IF	Allsv		11	1	1	2	0		2	0	0	0	0
SHL totals				229	28	34	62	14		13	0	1	1	4

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	Sweden	U17	6th		4	2	3	5	2
2014	Sweden	IH18	4th		5	0	2	2	0
2015	Sweden	U18	8th		5	0	1	1	0
Junior totals					14	2	6	8	2