Alexander Hellström (born 17 April 1987) is a

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former professional

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, who last played for

IF Björklöven IF Björklöven (often simply referred to as Löven) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden. The club is currently playing in the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan as of the 2024-25 season, but h ...

of the

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(Allsv). He was originally selected 184th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the

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Playing career

On May 3, 2007, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Blues, however failed to make an impression in North America before he was returned on loan for the final year of his deal to the SHL with

Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening, also known as Luleå Hockey, is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are ...

in the 2009–10 season. On March 25, 2015, Hellström agreed to a two-year contract to return to the SHL with Örebro HK.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1987 births Living people Alaska Aces (ECHL) players IF Björklöven players Ice hockey people from Falun HC Lev Poprad players Luleå HF players Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players St. Louis Blues draft picks HK Poprad players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players Swedish ice hockey defencemen 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Örebro HK players Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia {{Sweden-icehockey-defenceman-stub