Samuel Fagemo

Samuel Fagemo (born 14 March 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round, 50th overall, of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Samuel Fagemo
Born (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Nashville Predators
Frölunda HC
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 50th overall, 2019
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2017–present

Playing career

During his Under 15 season, Fagemo won a silver medal at the TV-pucken, a Swedish national ice hockey tournament.[1]

The following season, Fagemo was called up Frölunda HC J20 where he scored in his debut on 22 October 2016, to help Frölunda beat Rögle BK 4–2.[2] However, during the 2016–17 season Fagemo incurred a wrist injury as a result of an accidental collision with a teammate. He was forced to miss five months to recover.[3]

Fagemo made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut in 2017, playing two games with Frölunda HC in the 2017–18 season.[4]

Although Fagemo went undrafted into the National Hockey League, he was invited to the Arizona Coyotes development camp prior to the 2018–19 season as a free agent. While attending their development camp, Fagemo was drafted by the Halifax Mooseheads of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) in the 2018 CHL Import Draft. He became the first Swedish player since 1994 to be drafted by the Mooseheads.[5]

During the 2018–19 season, Fagemo scored his first SHL goal on 13 October 2018 against Färjestad BK.[6][7] During the 2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Fagemo scored a hat trick in a 6–0 win over the Aalborg Pirates.[8] In 42 regular season games, Fagemo registered 14 goals and 25 points. He finished his rookie season, leading all first-year players with 6 playoff goals and tied for the rookie lead in points during the postseason with 10 to help Frölunda HC win the Le Mat Trophy.

On 21 June 2019, Fagemo was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round, 50th overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. After attending the Kings development camp, on 11 July 2019, Fagemo was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with Los Angeles.[9]

On 2 October 2023, Fagemo was claimed off waivers by the Nashville Predators after being placed on them by the Kings the previous day. [10]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 Czech Republic
World U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Russia

Fagemo was selected for Team Sweden to compete at the 2016 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. There he scored seven points in six games to be named to the U17 WHC All-Star Team,[11] and win a gold medal.[12]

Fagemo then participated in the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships where he helped Sweden win a bronze medal in both tournaments.[13][14]

On 26 December 2018, Fagemo was selected for Team Sweden's 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships roster.[15]

Personal life

Fagemo's father is former professional SHL player Linus Fagemo.[8][16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Frölunda HC J20 8 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2017–18 Frölunda HC J20 37 19 11 30 30 5 5 1 6 4
2017–18 Frölunda HC SHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Södertälje SK Allsv 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Frölunda HC J20 8 10 4 14 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Frölunda HC SHL 42 14 11 25 6 16 6 4 10 4
2019–20 Frölunda HC SHL 42 13 9 22 10 — — — — —
2020–21 Södertälje SK Allsv 18 6 5 11 4 — — — — —
2020–21 Ontario Reign AHL 32 10 8 18 4 1 0 1 1 0
2021–22 Ontario Reign AHL 63 27 17 44 38 5 3 0 3 0
2021–22 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2022–23 Ontario Reign AHL 56 23 9 32 8 1 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
SHL totals 86 27 20 47 16 16 6 4 10 4
NHL totals 13 2 1 3 0 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Sweden U17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2 5 7 0
2017 Sweden IH18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 5 0 5 0
2018 Sweden U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 2 2 0
2019 Sweden WJC 5th 5 0 1 1 2
2020 Sweden WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 8 5 13 6
Junior totals 30 15 13 28 8

Awards and honours
Award Year
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2019 [17]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2019 [18]

References
  1. "Samuel Fagemo". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. "J20: Ekberg/Fagemo klev fram i femte raka segern". frolundaindians.com (in Swedish). 22 October 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. Kalméus, Kajsa (21 October 2018). "Frölundatalangen om ständiga strävan att göra mål: "Får väl vara osvensk då"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "Samuel Fagemo gamelog - SHL.se". Swedish Hockey League. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. "Mooseheads grab forwards Fagemo, Barinka in CHL Import Draft". halifaxmooseheads.ca. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. ""I see this as my revenge" – Fagemo bounces back after being..." difstart.nu. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  7. Måns Karlsson (13 October 2018). "Talangerna har presenterat sig – med första SHL-målen". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. "Hattrick av Fagemo – Frölunda mot CHL-slutspel: "Så jäkla roligt"". svt.se (in Swedish). 9 October 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  9. "Samuel Fagemo signs three-year, entry-level contract with the LA Kings". Los Angeles Kings. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  10. "Predators Claim Samuel Fagemo On Waivers From Los Angeles". Nashville Predators. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  11. "WORLD UNDER-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE" (PDF). hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  12. "CANADA BLACK CAPTURES U17 SILVER". ojhl.pointstreaksites.com. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. "Swedes bring home bronze". u18worlds2018.iihf.hockey. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  14. O'Brien, Derek (12 August 2017). "Swedes come back to win bronze over Russia in OT". hlinkamemorial.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  15. "World Junior Championship rosters". NHL.com. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  16. "Linus Fagemo". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  17. "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  18. "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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