Felix Sandström

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Felix Sandström
Born (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 (age 27)
Gävle, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
NHL Draft
70th overall,
Playing career 2015–present

Per Felix Sandström (born 12 January 1997) is a

2015 NHL Entry Draft
.

Playing career

Sandström made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut playing with Brynäs IF during the 2014–15 SHL season.[1] Following the 2016–17 season, Sandström opted to continue his development with Brynäs IF, accepting a one-year contract extension on 10 May 2017.[2]

In the 2017–18 season, Sandström was unable to cement a full-time role within Brynäs IF, and after appearing in only eight games with the club, was transferred to fellow SHL outfit HV71 on 12 February 2018.[3]

Sandström signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on 27 March 2018.[4] He then joined AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on a professional try-out basis for their postseason on 31 March 2018.[5] On 8 June 2021, Sandström signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Flyers.[6] For the 2022–23 NHL season, Sandström was promoted to become the Flyers backup goalie behind Carter Hart, making him a full-time NHL goalie for the first time in his career.

Personal life

Sandström's twin brother, Simon, also played with

J20 SuperElit level before leaving to play in the Hockeyettan with IF Sundsvall Hockey
.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2013–14 Brynäs IF J20 6 2 4 0 323 18 0 3.34 .870
2014–15 Brynäs IF J20 14 10 4 0 821 36 0 2.63 .907 1 0 1 70 3 0 2.57 .889
2014–15 Brynäs IF SHL 2 1 0 0 55 1 0 1.09 .963 1 0 0 20 1 0 3.00 .857
2015–16 Brynäs IF J20 3 3 0 0 181 8 0 2.65 .910 2 0 2 119 10 0 5.05 .825
2015–16
Brynäs IF SHL 25 10 14 0 1471 64 0 2.61 .904 2 1 1 117 7 0 3.60 .892
2016–17
Brynäs IF SHL 22 14 7 0 1282 48 2 2.25 .908 13 6 4 594 28 2 2.83 .901
2016–17 Brynäs IF J20 1 0 1 60 5 0 5.00 .853
2017–18
Brynäs IF SHL 8 3 5 0 397 19 0 2.87 .904
2017–18 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 7 3 4 0 387 20 0 3.10 .894
2017–18 HV71 SHL 3 2 1 0 186 8 0 2.58 .902 1 0 1 58 3 0 3.12 .885
2018–19 HV71 SHL 19 10 8 0 1112 40 0 2.16 .910
2018–19 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 1 1 0 0 60 3 0 3.02 .930
2019–20 Reading Royals ECHL 25 13 11 1 1429 78 2 3.27 .885
2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 1 0 0 0 19 0 0 0.00 1.000
2020–21 Västerviks IK Allsv 5 1 4 0 307 14 0 2.74 .920
2020–21 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 11 5 3 3 621 33 0 3.19 .903
2021–22 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 44 16 18 5 2391 115 2 2.89 .902
2021–22 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 5 0 4 1 297 16 0 3.23 .910
2022–23 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 20 3 12 3 1113 69 0 3.72 .880
2022–23 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 7 4 1 2 427 17 0 2.39 .911
SHL totals 79 40 35 0 4,503 180 2 2.40 .907 17 7 6 789 39 2 2.97 .898
NHL totals 25 3 16 4 1,411 85 0 3.62 .887

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2013 Sweden U17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 2 0 0 120 7 0 3.50 .885
2014 Sweden U17 6th 4 2 2 0 244 12 0 2.95 .928
2014 Sweden
IH18
4th 3 3.35 .894
2015 Sweden
U18
8th 4 1 3 0 236 13 0 3.31 .909
2016 Sweden
WJC
4th 3 1 1 0 124 8 1 3.88 .795
2017 Sweden WJC 4th 6 4 2 0 360 13 0 2.17 .915
Junior totals 22 10 8 0 1,084 53 1

References

  1. ^ "Brynäs IF 2014–15 player statistics". eliteprospects.com. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Trio remains in Brynas" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. ^ "HV71 secures Felix Sandstrom". HV71 (in Swedish). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Flyers sign G Felix Sandstrom to Entry Level Contract". NHL.com. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Phantoms sign Goaltender Felix Sandstrom to professional tryout". sonsofpenn.com. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Flyers sign goaltender Felix Sandstrom". NHL.com. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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