Jacob Cederholm

Jacob Cederholm (born January 30, 1998) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected 97th overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft by the Winnipeg Jets. He is the younger brother of Anton who also plays in Sweden and was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks.

Playing career At the age of 16, Cederholm made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with HV71 during the 2014–15 SHL season. In the 2016–17 season, Cederholm was loaned out to continue his development on loan with IK Pantern of the HockeyAllsvenskan.

At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Cederholm left HV71 and Sweden for North America, agreeing to an initial professional try-out contract with the Manitoba Moose in the AHL, affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets on April 5, 2018. He appeared in 1 regular season game with the Moose and remained on the roster as a healthy scratch through the post-season.

As a free agent, Cederholm secured a one-year AHL contract to continue his development with the Manitoba Moose, on July 3, 2018.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Manitoba Moose, Cederholm opted to remain in the ECHL, returning for a third season with affiliate the Jacksonville Icemen on 8 September 2020. After 33 regular season games with the Icemen, posting 1 goal and 4 points in the 2020–21 season, Cederholm opted to retire from professional hockey having played 7 seasons on May 28, 2021.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Jonstorps IF J20 Div.1 9 0 5 5 4 4 0 1 1 0 2013–14 Jonstorps IF J20 Div.1 12 3 3 6 4 — — — — — 2014–15 HV71 J20 16 1 0 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 2014–15 HV71 SHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2015–16 HV71 J20 35 1 4 5 28 3 2 0 2 2 2015–16 HV71 SHL 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2016–17 HV71 J20 8 0 2 2 12 6 0 2 2 2 2016–17 HV71 SHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2016–17 IK Pantern Allsv 34 1 5 6 16 4 0 1 1 4 2017–18 HV71 J20 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 2017–18 HV71 SHL 10 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2017–18 Västerviks IK Allsv 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2017–18 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 17 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 2017–18 Manitoba Moose AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 25 1 5 6 8 6 1 0 1 4 2018–19 Manitoba Moose AHL 9 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2019–20 Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 45 0 7 7 30 — — — — — 2020–21 Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 33 1 3 4 35 — — — — — SHL totals 27 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2014 Sweden U17 6 0 0 0 2 2015 Sweden IH18 5 1 0 1 12 2016 Sweden WJC18 7 0 0 0 6 Junior totals 18 1 0 1 20