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Sweden Filip Westerlund
#6 KalPa / Liiga - 24/25
1-time J18 SM Gold Medal 1
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
1-time HockeyAllsvenskan Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 17, 1999
Position
D
Age
25
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Härnösand, SWE
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
R
Youth Team
AIK Härnösand
Contract
24/25
Drafted
2017 round 2 #44 overall by Arizona Coyotes
Agency
PREMIUM

Westerlund is a defenseman who stands out with his vision and puck control. Plays a calm, cerebral game and can hit forwards with long passes from the backend. Defensively, there is room for improvement given his hockey IQ.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2016)

Brother: Ludvig Westerlund
Father: Jerry Andersson

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Filip Westerlund Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 AIK Härnösand J18 J18 Elit 34* 1* 6* 7* 4* -12* |
2014-15 AIK Härnösand J18 “C” J18 Elit 33* 11* 16* 27* 12* -5* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2015-16 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 21* 4* 8* 12* 18* 22* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 18* 0* 4* 4* 2* 13* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 0
Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Sweden U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 10* 1* 3* 4* 4* 2* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 2
Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 23* 1* 6* 7* 8* -4* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 6 0
Frölunda HC SHL 33* 0* 4* 4* 6* 3* |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 1* 2* 4* 3* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 16* 1* 3* 4* 10* 5* |
2017-18 Frölunda HC J20 “A” J20 SuperElit 24* 4* 9* 13* 12* 1* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 0
Frölunda HC SHL 19* 0* 2* 2* 0* -4* |
IF Björklöven HockeyAllsvenskan 13* 1* 3* 4* 6* 5* | Qualification 3 0 0 0 2 -1
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 9* 0* 2* 2* 2* 3* |
2018-19 Frölunda HC SHL 19* 1* 1* 2* 6* -5* |
Timrå IK SHL 4* 2* 0* 2* 0* -2* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* 2* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 1* 1* 2* 10* 1* |
2019-20 Timrå IK HockeyAllsvenskan 52* 4* 17* 21* 12* 6* | Qualification 1 1 1 2 0 2
2020-21 Timrå IK HockeyAllsvenskan 52* 5* 16* 21* 16* 23* | Qualification 15 1 6 7 6 12
2021-22 Timrå IK SHL 50* 2* 3* 5* 4* -15* | Relegation 4 1 0 1 2 0
2022-23 HV71 SHL 18* 1* 0* 1* 6* -5* |
Ilves Liiga 20* 2* 2* 4* 4* 2* | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 2 -2
2023-24 KalPa Liiga 59* 9* 7* 16* 12* 9* | Playoffs 13 1 2 3 8 1
2024-25 KalPa Liiga 34* 5* 9* 14* 6* 0* |
Projected Liiga 59* 9* 16* 25* 10* 0* |

Filip Westerlund Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Ångermanland TV-Pucken 8* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2014-15 Ångermanland “C” TV-Pucken 6* 2* 0* 2* 6* -* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC Champions HL 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2017-18 Frölunda HC Champions HL 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |
2018-19 Frölunda HC Champions HL 8* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2023-24 KalPa Spengler Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |

Filip Westerlund Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 3 19* 1* 3* 4* 0.21* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 3 117* 10* 36* 46* 0.39* 34* 34* | 3 19 2 * 7 * 9 * 0.47 * 8 * 13 *
International-Jr 5 53* 3* 9* 12* 0.23* 26* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 2 18* 0* 4* 4* 0.22* 2* 13* | 2 9 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.22 * 4 * 2 *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 3 88* 16* 30* 46* 0.52* 34* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 3 50* 5* 15* 20* 0.40* 22* -3* | 2 7 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.29 * 6 * 0 *
Liiga 3 113* 16* 18* 34* 0.30* 22* 11* | 2 23 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.22 * 10 * -1 *
SHL 5 143* 6* 10* 16* 0.11* 22* -28* | 1 4 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.25 * 2 * 0 *
Spengler Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
TV-Pucken 2 14* 3* 3* 6* 0.43* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Filip Westerlund Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/06/2024
05/06/2024 Extension KalPa KalPa
08/21/2023
08/21/2023 Confirmed HV71 KalPa
01/18/2023
01/18/2023 Loan HV71 Ilves
05/17/2022
05/17/2022 Confirmed Timrå IK HV71
06/11/2021
06/11/2021 Extension Timrå IK Timrå IK
07/27/2020
07/27/2020 Extension Timrå IK Timrå IK
08/19/2019
08/19/2019 Extension Timrå IK Timrå IK
01/23/2019
01/23/2019 Loan Frölunda HC Timrå IK
01/23/2018
01/23/2018 Loan Frölunda HC IF Björklöven
12/13/2016
12/13/2016 Extension Frölunda HC J20 Frölunda HC
06/04/2015
06/04/2015 Confirmed AIK Härnösand J18 Frölunda HC J18
Player Biography and Trivia

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #82 by FCHockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #62 by McKeen's Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #63 by TSN/McKenzie

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #15 by NHL Central Scouting

Career transactions
- 2016-10-27 • Signed to a three-year professional contract by Frölunda HC