Isac Brännström (born 21 April 1998) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

professional

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. He is currently playing with

HV71 HV71 (), often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the first tier of Swedish ice hockey. The team played in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League ...

of the

Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (SHL; ) is a professional ice hockey league in Sweden and the highest level of the ice hockey in Sweden, Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, and while Li ...

(SHL). His younger brother,

Erik Brännström Erik Brännström (born 2 September 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for Lausanne HC of the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL). Brännström was selected 15th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Ho ...

, is a

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for the

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of the

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(AHL).

Playing career

Brännström played junior hockey with Swedish team

. In 2012–13, he debuted at the under-16 level, in the J16 SM. The following season he dressed for 26 U-18 games recording 29 goals and 28 assists. He also competed with a regional all-star team from Småland in the annual

TV-pucken TV-pucken () is a Swedish national under-16 ice hockey tournament for district teams. The boys' TV-pucken was established in 1959, created on the initiative of Swedish ice hockey player Sven "Tumba" Johansson. The tournament is named "TV-pucken ...

, an under-15 national tournament. After impressive seasons in the

J20 SuperElit J20 Nationell is a junior ice hockey league composed of 20 teams in Sweden. Previously known as the J20 SuperElit, it is the highest-level junior ice hockey league in Sweden. The teams are divided in two groups, or divisions, ''Norra'' (North) ...

; Brännström logged his first minutes against

Färjestad BK Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserie ...

, in Sweden's top-flight SHL. On 11 April 2019, Brännström left HV71 after three seasons in the SHL to sign as a free agent on a two-year contract with rival club, Luleå HF.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brännström, Isac 1998 births Living people HV71 players Luleå HF players Swedish ice hockey forwards 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Ice hockey people from Stockholm Tingsryds AIF players