David Edstrom

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|2|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 187

| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| league = NHL

| team = Nashville Predators

| prospect_team = Frölunda HC

| prospect_league = SHL

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| draft = 32nd overall

| draft_year = 2023

| draft_team = Vegas Golden Knights

| career_start = 2022

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David Edstrom (born 18 February 2005) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on loan as a prospect for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 32nd overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2023 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Edstrom made his professional debut for Frölunda HC of the SHL during the 2022–23 season where he recorded two goals and two assists in 11 games.{{cite web |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/goldenknights/knights-take-swedish-center-with-first-round-pick-in-nhl-draft-2801171/ |title=Knights take Swedish center with first-round pick in NHL draft |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |first=Ben |last=Gotz |date=28 June 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023}}

Edstrom was drafted in the first round, 32nd overall, by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2023 NHL entry draft.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/vgk-select-david-edstrom-in-the-first-round-of-the-2023-nhl-entry-draft/c-345087942 |title=VGK Select David Edstrom in the First Round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft |website=NHL.com |date=28 June 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023}} He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Golden Knights on 15 July 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/golden-knights-sign-david-edstrom/c-345349564 |title=Golden Knights Sign David Edstrom |website=NHL.com |date=15 July 2023 |access-date=15 July 2023}}

During the 2023–24 season, in his first full professional season, he recorded seven goals and 12 assists in 44 games. He tied for first among under-19 SHL players in assists (12), second in points (19), and third in goals (7).{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-prospects-postseason-breakdown |title=Sharks Prospects Postseason Breakdown |website=NHL.com |date=29 March 2024 |access-date=29 March 2024}}

On 8 March 2024, Edstrom was traded to the San Jose Sharks as part of a package in exchange for Tomáš Hertl.{{cite web |title=Sharks acquire a 2025 first-round selection and center David Edstrom from the Vegas Golden Knights |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-acquire-a-2025-first-round-selection-and-center-david-edstrom-from-the-vegas-golden-knights |website=NHL.com |access-date=9 March 2024 |date=8 March 2024}} Just over five months later, Edstrom was again traded — alongside the same first-round pick involved in the Hertl trade — to the Nashville Predators as part of a package in exchange for Yaroslav Askarov.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/yaroslav-askarov-traded-to-san-jose-sharks-by-nashville-predators |title=Askarov traded to Sharks by Predators |website=NHL.com |date=August 23, 2024}}

International play

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Edstrom represented Sweden at the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded five goals and three assists in seven games and won a silver medal.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/vegas-golden-knights-draft-david-edstrom-32nd-overall/ |title=Vegas Golden Knights Draft David Edstrom 32nd Overall |website=thehockeywriters.com |date=28 June 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023}}

He represented Sweden at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he recorded three assists in seven games and won a silver medal.{{Cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vegas-golden-knights/news/pair-of-vegas-golden-knights-prospects-earn-medals-at-world-juniors |title=Pair of Vegas Golden Knights Prospects Earn Medals at World Juniors |publisher=The Hockey News |first=Paul Delos |last=Santos |date=5 January 2024 |access-date=5 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/three-golden-knight-prospects-to-skate-in-2024-world-junior-championships |title=Three Golden Knight Prospects to Skate in 2024 World Junior Championship |website=NHL.com |first=Brynn |last=Smith |date=25 December 2023 |access-date=25 December 2023}}