sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

Jesper Wallstedt (born November 14, 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League (NHL). Wallstedt was drafted by the Wild in the first round, 20th overall, in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.

Jesper Wallstedt
Born	(2002-11-14) November 14, 2002 (age 19) Västerås, Sweden
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams	Minnesota Wild Iowa Wild (AHL) Luleå HF
NHL Draft	20th overall, 2021 Minnesota Wild
Playing career	2020–present

Playing career

Wallstedt played junior hockey with his hometown club Västerås IK before joining the Luleå HF organization for the 2018–19 season. Wallstedt made his SHL debut during the 2019–20 SHL season, playing in a game against HV71. He entered in the second period of the game in relief of David Rautio, and allowed one goal as Luleå fell to HV71 by a score of 2–1.[1]

On 17 May 2022, Wallstedt was signed by the Minnesota Wild to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2017–18	Västerås IK	J20		25	15	8	0	1,418	54	1	2.28	.921		3	1	2	183	8	0	2.62	.922
2018–19	Luleå HF	J20		21	12	8	0	1,222	54	1	2.65	.901		3	1	2	180	13	0	4.33	.870
2019–20	Luleå HF	J20		28	16	11	0	1,590	67	2	2.53	.923		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Luleå HF	SHL		1	0	1	0	38	1	0	1.55	.944		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Luleå HF	SHL		22	11	8	3	1,317	49	2	2.23	.908		2	0	1	71	4	0	3.36	.871
2020–21	Luleå HF	J20		1	1	0	0	60	0	1	0.00	1.000		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Luleå HF	SHL		22	12	10	0	1,303	43	3	1.98	.918		1	0	0	19	0	0	0.00	1.000
2021–22	Luleå HF	J20		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		1	0	1	60	5	0	5.00	.800
SHL totals				45	24	19	3	2,658	93	5	2.10	.913		3	0	1	90	4	0	2.65	.892

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2022 Canada
World U18 Championships
	2019 Sweden

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2018	Sweden	IH18			2	1	1	0	—	6	0	3.05	.893
2018	Sweden	U17			5	3	2	0	—	14	0	2.90	.919
2019	Sweden	U18			2	2	0	0	120	3	0	1.50	.936
2019	Sweden	IH18			3	1	2	0	—	9	0	2.54	.936
2021	Sweden	WJC	5th		2	0	1	0	99	4	0	2.40	.923
2022	Sweden	WJC			5	3	2	0	297	8	0	1.62	.940
Junior totals					19	10	8	0	516	44	0	—	—

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Marco Rossi	Minnesota Wild first round draft pick 2021	Succeeded by Carson Lambos

---