Fabian Zetterlund
| Fabian Zetterlund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 August 1999 Karlstad, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Ottawa Senators Färjestad BK New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft |
63rd overall, 2017 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Fabian Zetterlund (born 25 August 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the third round, 63rd overall, of the 2017 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
[edit]Zetterlund played his youth hockey within the program of Färjestad BK. He made his Swedish Hockey League debut with the club in the 2015–16 season.[1]
In the 2016–17 season, Zetterlund scored 16 goals and 26 points at the J20 Superelit level. In 14 SHL games, in which he averaged less than four minutes played per game, he did not have any points. Following the season, he was drafted 63rd overall, in the third round of the 2017 NHL entry draft by the New Jersey Devils.[2]
Zetterlund would earn a more permanent SHL spot in the 2017–18 season, posting 3 goals and 7 points in 35 games, as well as 5 points in 8 games loaned to Timrå IK of the second-tier Allsvenskan.[1]
During the 2018–19 season with Färjestad, Zetterlund suffered an ACL injury, for which he underwent season-ending surgery. In his stunted 16-game season, he had two goals and four points.[1] On 13 May 2019, Zetterlund was signed by the New Jersey Devils to a three-year, entry-level contract.[3]
In his first North American season, the Covid-shortened 2019–20 season, Zetterlund played for the Devils' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Devils, where he scored 8 goals and 19 points in 46 games. Although his playing time was limited to start the year as he recovered from the previous season's injury, he worked his way into a larger role and was a consistent scorer by the end of the year.[4]
On 24 October 2020, with North American hockey still paused by the pandemic, the Devils loaned Zetterlund to AIK of the Allsvenskan.[5] He returned to the AHL for the start of its season.[6]
In the 2021–22 season, Zetterlund played mostly with the Utica Comets, who had moved from Binghamton over the summer. During a short NHL stint with the Devils, Zetterlund scored his first NHL goal in a 6–2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.[7] Zetterlund and the Comets were eliminated in the first round of the 2022 AHL playoffs by the Rochester Americans. Zetterlund had two goals and six points in the series, including the opening goal of the decisive game five loss.[8]
Entering the 2022–23 season, Zetterlund remained with the Devils and was named to the season-opening roster. Establishing new offensive highs with the Devils, Zetterlund collected six goals and 20 points through 45 regular season games. Six days prior to the NHL trade deadline, on 26 February 2023, Zetterlund was traded to the San Jose Sharks in a massive nine-player trade that sent Timo Meier to the Devils.[9] He signed a two-year, $2.9 million contract with the Sharks on 1 July 2023.[10]
During the 2024–25 season, on 7 March 2025, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators alongside Tristen Robins and a 2025 fourth-round pick in exchange for Zack Ostapchuk, Noah Gregor and a second-round pick in 2025.[11]
International play
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2024 Czech Republic | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2018 United States | |
Zetterlund has represented Sweden at the Under-17, Under-18, Under-20, and World Championship levels.
At the 2019 World Junior Championships, he was an assistant captain for the Swedish team.[3]
He represented Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a bronze medal.
Personal life
[edit]Zetterlund is a cousin of Andre Lee, a left wing who currently plays for the Ontario Reign.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Färjestad BK | J20 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Färjestad BK | J20 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Färjestad BK | J20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Timrå IK | Allsv | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 46 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | AIK | Allsv | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 34 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Utica Comets | AHL | 58 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 45 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 64 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 66 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 227 | 50 | 61 | 111 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sweden | U17 | 
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Sweden | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | |
| 2017 | Sweden | U18 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Sweden | WJC | 
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2023 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Sweden | WC |
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 30 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 37 | ||||
| Senior totals | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Franken, Brian (16 July 2019). "A Look at the Devils Swedish Based Prospects from the 2018–19 Season". All About The Jersey. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Fischer, John (24 June 2017). "2017 NHL Draft: Devils Draft Fabian Zetterlund at 63rd Overall in 3rd Round". All About The Jersey. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ a b "RELEASE: Devils sign Fabian Zetterlund to three-year entry-level contract". National Hockey League. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Chauvancy, Alex (5 May 2020). "6 Underrated Devils' Prospects". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "AIK lånar Fabian Zetterlund". AIK Hockey (in Swedish). 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Fischer, John (11 May 2021). "The All About the Jersey Awards for the 2021 New Jersey Devils". All About The Jersey. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Zetterlund, Bahl score 1st NHL goals as Devils down Coyotes – TSN.ca". TSN. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Lacy, Kenny. "Utica Comets bounced from playoffs by Amerks after squandering third-period lead". Utica Observer Dispatch. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Sharks make blockbuster trade with New Jersey". San Jose Sharks. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Sharks Sign Forward Fabian Zetterlund". NHL.com. San Jose Sharks. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Sharks acquire Ostapchuk, Gregor and 2025 2nd-round pick from Senators for Zetterlund, Robins and a 2025 4th-round pick". nhl.com. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Peng, Sheng (24 October 2024). "Sharks Winless Through 8, Lose 3-2 to Kings". San Jose Hockey Now.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1999 births
- Living people
- AIK IF players
- Binghamton Devils players
- Färjestad BK players
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- New Jersey Devils players
- Ottawa Senators players
- San Jose Sharks players
- Ice hockey people from Karlstad
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Swedish ice hockey forwards
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Timrå IK players
- Utica Comets players