Carl Stefan Ridderwall (born 5 March 1988) is a

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former professional

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. He last played with

EC Kitzbühel EC Kitzbuhel is an ice hockey team in Kitzbühel, Austria. History The club was founded in 1910. From 1965–1973, Kitzbuhel played in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, the top level of ice hockey in Austria. In their eight seasons there, the club ne ...

of the

Alps Hockey League The Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in Central Europe. The league is made up of teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia. The league was established as a result of a merger between Serie A and the Inter-Natio ...

(AlpsHL).

Playing career

He began his career in the 2003–04 season with

Huddinge IK Huddinge IK (or ''Huddinge Hockey''), is a Swedish ice hockey team from Huddinge, a southern suburb in Stockholm County. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Hockeyettan. In the middle of the 1990s, a women's flo ...

in the J18 Allsvenskan. The following season he joined league rival

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...

. During the winter 2005 he was promoted to Djurgården's J20 team in

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. Ridderwall made his Elitserien debut the following season, but only played one game during the 2005–06 season. Ridderwall was drafted in the sixth round of the

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, 173rd overall, by the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

. Ridderwall did not play in Elitserien during the 2006–07 season, and spent the season playing in Djurgården's J20 team. The following season, Ridderwall was Djurgården's second goaltender behind Daniel Larsson, and played 11 games in Elitserien. He also spent some time on loan to

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

teams IK Nyköpings NH 90 and

Almtuna IS Almtuna IS is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Uppsala and is currently playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest league of ice hockey in Sweden. The team maintained its place in the Allsvenskan despite suffering relegation in the 2018� ...

. During the 2008–09 season, Ridderwall became the first choice goaltender in the senior team, and played 27 games out of 55 during the regular season. For the 2009–10 season, Ridderwall shares the first choice position with

Gustaf Wesslau Gustaf Wesslau (born February 5, 1985) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Kölner Haie in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career Wesslau is a produ ...

. In the 2013–14 season, Ridderwall signed for his first venture abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with

Düsseldorfer EG Düsseldorfer EG (short DEG) is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players. The famous Eisstadion at the Brehmstrasse was the home venue for ...

in the

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. He is the son of former goaltender

Rolf Ridderwall Rolf Lennart "Riddarn" ("the Knight") Ridderwall (born 20 November 1958) is a retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He played for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elite League almost his entire career. Ridderwall won the Golden Puck as the top ...

. Ridderwall has been awarded "goaltender of the tournament" twice on the national junior tournament

TV-pucken TV-pucken ( en, the TV puck) is a Swedish national ice hockey tournament for district teams of boys under 15 years of age. Since 2019, girls also compete in TV-pucken with their own tournament. It was created on the initiative of Swedish ice hockey ...

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* 1988 births Living people Almtuna IS players Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Düsseldorfer EG players EC Kitzbühel players Heilbronner Falken players Huddinge IK players New York Islanders draft picks Nyköpings Hockey players Örebro HK players IK Oskarshamn players Ice hockey people from Stockholm Rødovre Mighty Bulls players Rögle BK players Swedish ice hockey goaltenders Timrå IK players {{Sweden-icehockey-goaltender-stub