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Sweden Linus Ölund
#36 Brynäs IF / SHL - 24/25
2-time J18 SM Gold Medal 2
1-time TV-Pucken Silver Medal 1
1-time HockeyAllsvenskan Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jun 05, 1997
Position
C
Age
27
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Gävle, SWE
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
IK Huge
Contract
27/28
Drafted
2017 round 5 #155 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
PREMIUM

Skilled two-way player that can be used on both special teams. Ölund has very good hockey sense and reads the game exceptionally well. Puck skills are fine and he has overall pretty good offensive skills. (EP 2017)

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Linus Ölund Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Brynäs IF U16 U16 SM 8* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2012-13 Brynäs IF U16 “C” U16 SM 8* 6* 5* 11* 2* 5* |
Brynäs IF J18 J18 Elit 10* 2* 1* 3* 0* 3* |
Brynäs IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 9* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 3* 3* 0* -2* |
2013-14 Brynäs IF J18 “C” J18 Elit 20* 17* 20* 37* 4* 31* |
Brynäs IF J18 “C” J18 Allsvenskan 16* 13* 10* 23* 16* 8* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 2 2
Brynäs IF J20 J20 SuperElit 10* 1* 3* 4* 2* 0* |
Sweden U17 WHC-17 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 13* 4* 3* 7* 6* 9* |
2014-15 Brynäs IF J18 J18 Elit 6* 5* 5* 10* 2* 10* |
Brynäs IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 4* 2* 1* 3* 2* 4* | Playoffs 4 3 2 5 0 3
Brynäs IF J20 “A” J20 SuperElit 41* 15* 11* 26* 10* 9* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -1
Brynäs IF SHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden U18 “A” WJC-18 5* 0* 5* 5* 0* 0* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 20* 2* 9* 11* 2* -* |
2015-16 Brynäs IF J20 “C” J20 SuperElit 27* 18* 16* 34* 4* 8* | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 2 1
Brynäs IF SHL 23* 0* 1* 1* 0* -5* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden U19 (all) “C” International-Jr 4* 0* 4* 4* 0* 6* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
2016-17 Brynäs IF J20 J20 SuperElit 12* 8* 9* 17* 12* 7* |
Brynäs IF SHL 39* 8* 7* 15* 2* 9* | Playoffs 20 6 4 10 2 2
AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2017-18 Brynäs IF SHL 51* 8* 15* 23* 4* -2* | Playoffs 8 2 3 5 2 0
Sweden (all) International 7* 2* 3* 5* 0* 4* |
2018-19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 61* 6* 9* 15* 8* 3* |
2019-20 Brynäs IF SHL 49* 4* 10* 14* 6* -6* |
2020-21 Brynäs IF “A” SHL 50* 9* 11* 20* 12* -12* | Relegation 5 1 1 2 0 3
Sweden (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
2021-22 Brynäs IF “A” SHL 51* 11* 6* 17* 6* -5* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 2
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2022-23 Brynäs IF “A” SHL 47* 10* 8* 18* 12* -8* | Relegation 4 2 2 4 0 -3
2023-24 Brynäs IF HockeyAllsvenskan 37* 12* 9* 21* 4* 9* | Qualification 10 1 5 6 2 3
2024-25 Brynäs IF “A” SHL 49* 5* 14* 19* 10* 10* |
Projected SHL 50* 5* 14* 19* 10* 10* |

Linus Ölund Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Gästrikland TV-Pucken 8* 1* 7* 8* 0* 9* |
2012-13 Gästrikland “C” TV-Pucken 8* 4* 3* 7* 0* 5* |
2014-15 Sweden U18 “A” Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2017-18 Brynäs IF Champions HL 9* 5* 3* 8* 0* 3* |
Sweden EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
2020-21 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |

Linus Ölund Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 61* 6* 9* 15* 0.25* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 9* 5* 3* 8* 0.89* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 39* 12* 9* 21* 0.54* 4* 7* | 1 10 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.60 * 2 * 3 *
International 3 12* 2* 4* 6* 0.50* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 48* 7* 20* 27* 0.56* 8* 15* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 3 29* 15* 12* 27* 0.93* 20* 12* | 2 9 5 * 3 * 8 * 0.89 * 2 * 5 *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 3 36* 24* 26* 50* 1.39* 6* 44* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 4 90* 42* 39* 81* 0.90* 28* 24* | 2 6 2 * 4 * 6 * 1.00 * 2 * 0 *
SHL 9 362* 55* 72* 127* 0.35* 52* -19* | 6 41 12 * 11 * 23 * 0.56 * 6 * 4 *
TV-Pucken 2 16* 5* 10* 15* 0.94* 0* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 2 16* 7* 6* 13* 0.81* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* 0* 5* 5* 1.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Linus Ölund Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/10/2025
01/10/2025 Extension Brynäs IF Brynäs IF
05/13/2024
05/13/2024 Extension Brynäs IF Brynäs IF
04/05/2023
04/05/2023 Extension Brynäs IF Brynäs IF
06/01/2020
06/01/2020 Extension Brynäs IF Brynäs IF
05/28/2020
05/28/2020 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Unknown
06/28/2019
06/28/2019 Loan Pittsburgh Penguins Brynäs IF
04/25/2018
04/25/2018 Confirmed Brynäs IF Pittsburgh Penguins
10/31/2016
10/31/2016 Loan Brynäs IF AIK
12/01/2015
12/01/2015 Extension Brynäs IF J20 Brynäs IF
Player Biography and Trivia

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #70 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters