Sebastian Wännström

Sebastian Wännström (born March 3, 1991) is a Swedish ice hockey player, currently playing with Vaasan Sport in the Finnish Liiga. Before that, he played with Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career Wännström made his professional debut with his original club, Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League. He was drafted in the second round, 44th overall by the St. Louis Blues of the NHL in the 2010 NHL entry draft.

Wännström's first Elitserien goal was a game-winning penalty shot on October 20, 2011, against Johan Gustafsson of Luleå HF.

After completing the final year of his entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues, failing to establish himself in American Hockey League with Blues affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, Wännström returned to his native Sweden in signing a two-year contract with Rögle BK of the SHL on May 19, 2015.

Wännström left the club as a free agent following the 2016–17 season, agreeing to a two-year contract with current champions, HV71, on May 10, 2017.

After the 2018–19 season, having fulfilled his contract with HV71, Wännström left to sign a two-year SHL contract with the newly promoted Leksands IF on April 11, 2019.

In the 2020–21 season, he played with Ässät of the Finnish Liiga and was noted as the player of the month in February 2021. He was also the league-leading goal scorer for the season with 33 goals through 58 regular-season games.

On 23 April 2021, Wännström signed his first contract in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Latvian based club, Dinamo Riga.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 Brynäs IF J20 150448 ————— 2008–09 Brynäs IF J20 32119204 60000 2009–10 Brynäs IF J20 3530275755 52350 2009–10 Brynäs IF SEL 180002 10000 2010–11 Brynäs IF J20 75490 100010 2010–11 Brynäs IF SEL 450226 50000 2010–11 Leksands IF Allsv 20000 ————— 2011–12 Brynäs IF J20 52132 ————— 2011–12 Brynäs IF SEL 43871520 172574 2012–13 Peoria Rivermen AHL 161234 ————— 2012–13 Evansville IceMen ECHL 1461712 ————— 2012–13 Brynäs IF SEL 90008 40002 2013–14 Chicago Wolves AHL 37551020 61236 2013–14 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 43252 ————— 2014–15 Chicago Wolves AHL 36391212 ————— 2015–16 Rögle BK SHL 501472124 ————— 2016–17 Rögle BK SHL 20 9 9 18 8 — — — — — 2017–18 HV71 SHL 26 8 8 16 10 2 0 0 0 0 2018–19 HV71 SHL 48 9 9 18 12 6 2 1 3 0 2019–20 Leksands IF SHL 49 10 4 14 12 — — — — — 2020–21 Ässät Liiga 58 33 13 46 33 — — — — — 2021–22 Dinamo Riga KHL 10 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2021–22 HC Ajoie NL 19 5 4 9 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Augsburger Panther DEL 56 18 13 31 2 — — — — — SHL totals 308 58 46 104 100 35 4 6 10 6

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2011 Sweden WJC 4th 6 3 2 5 2 Junior totals 6 3 2 5 2