Isac Brännström (born 21 April 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). His younger brother, Erik Brännström, is a defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Isac Brännström
Born (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998 (age 26)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams
HV71
Luleå HF
Playing career 2016–present

Playing career edit

Brännström played junior hockey with Swedish team HV71. In 2012–13, he debuted at the under-16 level, in the J16 SM. The following season he dressed for 26 U-18 games recording 29 goals and 28 assists. He also competed with a regional all-star team from Småland in the annual TV-pucken, an under-15 national tournament. After impressive seasons in the J20 SuperElit; Brännström logged his first minutes against Färjestad BK, in Sweden's top-flight SHL.[1][2][3][4]

On 11 April 2019, Brännström left HV71 after three seasons in the SHL to sign as a free agent on a two-year contract with rival club, Luleå HF.[5]

Career statistics edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 HV71 J20 10 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16 HV71 J20 32 4 10 14 20 3 0 2 2 2
2016–17 HV71 J20 36 15 25 40 57 7 5 4 9 6
2016–17 HV71 SHL 13 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Nybro Vikings IF Div.1 1 0 1 1 0
2016–17 HV71 J20 12 5 8 13 8 2 0 2 2 0
2017–18 HV71 SHL 30 2 0 2 2
2017–18 Tingsryds AIF Allsv 10 0 1 1 0
2018–19 HV71 SHL 50 6 4 10 8 9 2 4 6 2
2019–20 Luleå HF SHL 52 9 9 18 22
2020–21 Luleå HF SHL 46 10 10 22 20 7 1 1 2 2
2021–22 Luleå HF SHL 52 13 11 24 6 17 4 4 8 6
2022–23 Luleå HF SHL 47 13 16 29 24 10 0 3 3 10
2023–24 HV71 SHL 50 9 10 19 16
SHL totals 340 62 63 125 98 45 7 12 19 20

Awards and honors edit

Award Year
SHL
Le Mat trophy (HV71) 2017 [6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Isac Brännström" (in Swedish). hv71.se. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Isac Brännström" (in Swedish). shl.se. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. ^ Alexander Jepsen (6 October 2016). "NHC-produkt gör SHL-debut" (in Swedish). Vetlanda-Posten. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. ^ Alexander Jepsen (7 October 2016). "HV-debutanten: "Det var mäktigt"". Jyllands-Posten. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Brannstrom leaves HV71 for SHL rival" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  6. ^ "HV71 wins championship" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

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