Filip Westerlund
Born (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999
Härnösand, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 HV71
Ilves (Liiga)
Frölunda HC
Timrå IK
NHL Draft 44th overall, 2017
Arizona Coyotes
Playing career 2016–present

Filip Westerlund (born 17 April 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Ilves of the Finnish Liiga on loan from HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Westerlund was drafted by the Arizona Coyotes in the second round, 44th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

Westerlund first played as a youth with hometown club, AIK Härnösand until the J18 Elit level. In his second season within the Frölunda HC organization, Westerlund made his SHL debut in the 2016–17 campaign, featuring in 33 games from the blueline for 4 assists.

During the final year of his contract with Frölunda in the 2018–19 season, Westerlund registered 2 points in 19 games before he was loaned for the remainder of the year to fellow SHL club, Timrå IK, on January 23, 2019.[2] Westerlund notched two goals in 4 games before his season was ended through injury, unable to help Timrå avoid relegation to the Allsvenskan.

Out of contract with Frölunda, Westerlund opted to continue with Timrå IK in the HockeyAllsvenskan, securing a one-year deal on 19 August 2019.[3]

After four seasons with Timrå IK, Westerlund left the club at the conclusion of his contract, joining newly promoted HV71 by agreeing to a two year contract on 17 May 2022.[4]

In August of 2023 he signed a one year contract with KalPa in the Finnish Liiga for the 23/24 season

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Frölunda HC J20 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Frölunda HC J20 23 1 6 7 8 5 0 1 1 6
2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 33 0 4 4 6 — — — — —
2017–18 Frölunda HC J20 24 4 9 13 12 2 1 0 1 0
2017–18 Frölunda HC SHL 19 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2017–18 IF Björklöven Allsv 13 1 3 4 6 3 0 0 0 2
2018–19 Frölunda HC SHL 19 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2018–19 Timrå IK SHL 4 2 0 2 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Timrå IK Allsv 52 4 17 21 12 1 1 1 2 0
2020–21 Timrå IK Allsv 52 5 16 21 16 15 1 6 7 6
2021–22 Timrå IK SHL 50 2 3 5 4 — — — — —
2022–23 HV71 SHL 18 1 0 1 6 — — — — —
SHL totals 143 6 10 16 22 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Sweden U17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 0
2017 Sweden U18 4th 7 1 1 2 4
2019 Sweden WJC 5th 5 1 1 2 4
Junior totals 18 2 2 4 8

Awards and honors

Award Year
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2017, 2019 [5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Arizona Coyotes select Filip Westerlund 44th overall". fiveforhowling.com. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Changes to the defense" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Filip Westerlund signs for Timra" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Filip Westerlund signs with HV71" (in Swedish). HV71. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Gustav Orbring (7 February 2017). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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