Tobias Björnfot

Tobias Björnfot (born 6 April 2001) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 22nd overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the 2019 NHL entry draft.

Playing career During the 2018–19 season, Björnfot made his SHL and professional debut with Djurgårdens IF on 20 October 2018.

On 21 June 2019, Björnfot was the second player to be selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2019 NHL entry draft, taken in the first round with the 22nd overall pick, which the Kings acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a trade that sent Jake Muzzin to Toronto. On 14 July 2019, he was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Kings.

On 8 August 2020, approaching the second year of his entry-level contract he was loaned by Los Angeles to his Swedish club, Djurgårdens IF, to continue his development before the commencement of the delayed North American 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 3 January 2024, after playing just one game for the Kings over the first three months of the 2023–24 season, Björnfot was placed on waivers before being claimed by the Vegas Golden Knights one day later. He subsequently debuted for Vegas three days later on 6 January, against the New York Islanders. After playing only two games with Vegas, Björnfot suffered an undisclosed injury, and was placed on injured reserve. Upon his return from IR, Björnfot was waived by Vegas, and subsequently claimed by the Florida Panthers on 8 March 2024.

On 14 July 2025, Björnfot signed a one-year, two-way contract to remain with the Panthers organization.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2017–18 Djurgårdens IF J20 42 6 16 22 8 3 0 1 1 0 2018–19 Djurgårdens IF J20 39 11 11 22 14 7 1 2 3 0 2018–19 Djurgårdens IF SHL 7 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 44 6 13 19 12 — — — — — 2019–20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Djurgårdens IF SHL 15 1 2 3 33 — — — — — 2020–21 Ontario Reign AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 33 1 5 6 14 — — — — — 2021–22 Los Angeles Kings NHL 70 0 8 8 6 — — — — — 2022–23 Ontario Reign AHL 50 5 7 12 8 2 0 0 0 0 2022–23 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2023–24 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2023–24 Ontario Reign AHL 9 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2023–24 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2023–24 Florida Panthers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Florida Panthers NHL 14 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2024–25 Charlotte Checkers AHL 50 3 15 18 24 14 2 5 7 14 2025–26 Charlotte Checkers AHL 33 4 8 12 10 3 2 0 2 2 2025–26 Florida Panthers NHL 19 2 2 4 2 — — — — — SHL totals 22 1 2 3 35 4 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 153 3 16 19 32 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2017 Sweden U17 8th 5 1 0 1 0 2018 Sweden U18 7 0 0 0 2 2018 Sweden HG18 5 0 1 1 2 2019 Sweden U18 7 0 1 1 6 2020 Sweden WJC 7 0 0 0 0 2021 Sweden WJC 5th 5 0 2 2 0 Junior totals 36 1 4 5 10