Niklas Lundström (born 10 January 1993) is a

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professional

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currently playing for

AIK AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ...

in the

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(Allsv). Lundström made his professional debut in Sweden with AIK men's elite team of the

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(SHL). Lundström has also played in Sweden's national junior ice hockey team, both the under-16 and under-17 respective teams.

Playing career

Lundström played his first Elitserien game on 28 December 2010, which was against

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. He replaced Björn Bjurling in the net after Bjurling had allowed three goals in the game's first 13 minutes. However, AIK lost the game 8–2. Lundström was drafted by the

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the s ...

in the 5th round of the

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as the 132nd pick overall. In the midst of his second season within the Blues organization in 2015–16, Lundström was traded by St. Louis along with a 5th round selection in

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to the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

in exchange for Anders Nilsson on 27 February 2016. Unable to establish a career in North America, Lundström returned to Sweden as a free agent and signed a one-year deal with second tier club,

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of the HockeyAllsvenskan on April 29, 2016.

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* 1993 births Living people AIK IF players Alaska Aces (ECHL) players Bakersfield Condors players IF Björklöven players Chicago Wolves players HC Dukla Jihlava players Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players Graz 99ers players Huddinge IK players Linköping HC players IK Oskarshamn players Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) players St. Louis Blues draft picks Södertälje SK players Swedish ice hockey goaltenders Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Expatriate ice hockey players in Austria {{Sweden-icehockey-goaltender-stub