Hugo Alnefelt

Hugo Alnefelt (born 4 June 2001) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for the HIFK of the Finnish Elite League (Liiga). Alnefelt was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2019 NHL entry draft with the 71st overall selection, and appeared in one game with the Lightning.

Playing career Alnefelt was drafted in the third round, 71st overall, of the 2019 NHL entry draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. This pick was initially acquired from the Vancouver Canucks as a part of the J. T. Miller trade. On 1 May 2021, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Alnefelt to a three-year, entry-level contract.

With both of the Lightning’s regular goalies, starter Andrei Vasilevskiy and backup Brian Elliott out sick due to COVID, the Lightning recalled Alnefelt and fellow goalie Maxime Lagacé from Syracuse on 27 December 2021. Lagacé, with prior NHL experience, played for the Lightning the next day against the Montreal Canadiens in a 5–4 overtime Lightning win. Lagacé started again on 30 December against the Florida Panthers, but was pulled after the second period, letting in 6 goals on 27 shots. Alnefelt made his NHL debut, playing the third period in relief. Alnefelt allowed 3 goals on 10 shots, as the Lightning lost 9–3. Following the game, RotoWire Staff analyzed Alnefelt as “a decent prospect, but he clearly needs more development time in the AHL.”

Alnefelt was named AHL Player of the Week for the period ending 29 January 2023 after posting a 0.50 goals-against average and a .988 save percentage, including recording a 51-save shutout against the Providence Bruins on 29 January 2023.

Following three seasons within the Lightning organization and as an impending restricted free agent, Alnefelt opted to return to his native Sweden in signing a three-year contract with his original club, HV71 of the SHL, on 11 June 2024.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2017–18 HV71 J20 4 — — — — — — 3.54 .870 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 HV71 J20 24 14 10 0 1,435 62 1 2.59 .905 3 1 2 194 10 0 3.09 .894 2019–20 HV71 J20 4 3 1 0 244 12 0 2.95 .903 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 HV71 SHL 18 8 5 4 1,050 45 0 2.57 .905 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 HV71 SHL 22 5 16 0 1,232 65 0 3.16 .904 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Syracuse Crunch AHL 23 10 7 4 1,278 67 0 3.14 .882 1 0 0 50 0 0 0.00 1.000 2021–22 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 2 0 2 0 85 5 0 3.51 .886 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 1 0 0 0 20 3 0 9.00 .700 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Syracuse Crunch AHL 33 17 12 2 1,820 84 3 2.77 .904 1 0 1 34 1 0 1.73 .900 2023–24 Syracuse Crunch AHL 30 14 8 4 1,654 76 2 2.76 .893 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 HV71 SHL 28 8 16 0 1,516 76 2 3.01 .899 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 HIFK Liiga 29 15 10 2 1,581 70 4 2.66 .878 5 2 3 314 11 1 2.10 .902 SHL totals 68 21 37 4 3,798 186 2 2.94 .902 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 20 3 0 9.00 .700 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2018 Sweden IH18 3 2 1 0 180 7 1 2.33 .922 2019 Sweden U18 5 4 1 0 305 14 1 2.75 .921 2020 Sweden WJC 6 5 1 0 368 13 1 2.12 .924 2021 Sweden WJC 5th 4 2 2 0 203 8 1 2.36 .902 Junior totals 18 13 5 0 1,056 42 4 2.38 .921