Ludvig Hedström (born 14 April 2001) is a Swedish professional

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player. He is currently playing for

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. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

of the

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(Allsv).

Playing career

Hedström made his professional debut on 31 October 2019 playing for Djurgårdens IF away against

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. He played one additional game in the SHL during the 2019–20 SHL season. He was sent on loan to Almtuna IS of the second tier

during the 2020–21 season, playing 16 games and scoring one point for the

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-based club. Hedström scored his first goal in the SHL in a 5–3 win on home ice against

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on 2 November 2021.

International play

Hedström was part of the Sweden's national junior team at the

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. He played all of team Sweden's five games but did not score any points.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 2001 births Living people Almtuna IS players Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Ice hockey people from Stockholm Swedish ice hockey defencemen 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-icehockey-player-stub