Tim Söderlund (born 23 January 1998) is a Swedish professional

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BK Mladá Boleslav BK Mladá Boleslav ( cs, Bruslařský klub Mladá Boleslav) is a Czech ice hockey team, which plays in the Czech Extraliga, the country's highest level. They were promoted into the league on 18 April 2014 after a two-year absence. They play their ...

of the

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(ELH). He was selected by the

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in the fourth round (112th overall) of the

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. Söderlund previously played with

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and

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 ...

of the

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(SHL).

Playing career

Born in

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, Söderlund played

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, with local team

. In 2011–12, he debuted at the under-16 level as a 14-year-old, playing three games in the J16 SM. The following season he dressed for 19 U-18 games playing for Clemensnäs HC, recording 3 goals and 8 assists. He also competed with a regional all-star team from Västerbotten in the annual

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, an under-15 national tournament, and notched one goal and one assists over eight games. In 2013–14, Söderlund moved on to Luleå HF's

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team at 15 years old, appearing in 30 games. In 2013, Söderlund once again participated in the TV-pucken, playing for Norrbotten. He appeared in five games throughout the tournament and recorded 1 goal and 4 assists. After impressive performances in the J20 SuperElit, with both Skellefteå AIK and Luleå HF; Söderlund played 8 games in Sweden's top-flight SHL. On 24 June 2017, Söderlund was drafted by the

during the

. On 27 April 2018, Söderlund was signed by fellow SHL outfit,

. In the 2018–19 season, following 26 games with Frölunda where Söderlund scored 5 points, he returned to Skellefteå for the remainder of the campaign on 2 January 2019. On 6 May 2019, Söderlund signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Prior to the 2020–21 season, with the North America season delayed due to the

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, Söderlund was loaned to Swedish second tiered club,

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, on 2 September 2020. On 12 July 2021, Söderlund was traded to the

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, along with

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, in exchange for Caleb Jones and a conditional third-round pick in

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. In the season, Söderlund split time between the Oilers AHL and ECHL affiliates in the

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and the

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. Unable to make an impact at the AHL level, Söderlund was placed on unconditional waivers by the Oilers and after clearing he opted to mutually terminate the remainder of his contract in order to return to Sweden on 22 January 2022. He immediately agreed to a contract for the remainder of the season with

of the SHL. With Djurgårdens relegated to the

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season, Söderlund continued with the club and registered 4 goals and 14 points through 29 regular season games. On 2 January 2023, Söderlund left Sweden in order to attain a bigger role, and joined Czech club,

of the ELH, for the remainder of the season.

Personal life

Tim Söderlund has an older sister named Fanny and his parents names are Ted and Katarina.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Söderlund, Tim 1998 births Living people Almtuna IS players Bakersfield Condors players BK Mladá Boleslav players Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Frölunda HC players Indy Fuel players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players People from Skellefteå Municipality Skellefteå AIK players Swedish ice hockey forwards Wichita Thunder players Ice hockey people from Västerbotten County Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic