| Anton Lundell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lundell with the Panthers in 2024 | |||
| Born | (2001-10-03)3 October 2001 (age 24) Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams | Florida Panthers HIFK | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| NHL draft | 12th overall,2020 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Anton Lundell (born 3 October 2001) is a Finnish professionalice hockeycentre for theFlorida Panthers of theNational Hockey League (NHL). Lundell was considered a top prospect for the2020 NHL entry draft,[1][2] where he was selected 12th overall by the Panthers.[3] Lundell won back-to-backStanley Cups with the Panthers in2024 and2025.
Lundell first played as a youth as a 14-year old at the U16 level within the junior program ofHIFK.[4] Continuing his development through his fourth season with the club, Lundell made his professional debut registering nine goals and 19 points in 38 games during the2018–19 Liiga season.[4] Showing potential as a prominent two-way forward, Lundell followed up his rookie season by improving his offensive totals with 10 goals and 28 points in 44 regular season games before the2019–20 season was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][6]
On 7 June 2021, Lundell signed a three-year, entry-level contract with theFlorida Panthers.[7] Lundell made his NHL debut on 14 October 2021, in Florida's game against thePittsburgh Penguins.[8] On 19 October 2021, Lundell scored his first NHL goal, againstTampa Bay Lightning goaltenderAndrei Vasilevskiy in a 4–1 Panthers win.[9] On 31 January 2022, Lundell recorded his first multi-point NHL game (five assists) in the Panthers' 8–4 win over theColumbus Blue Jackets.[10] He was named theNHL Rookie of the Month for January 2022 after recording 17 points in 15 games.[11]
In the 2023–24 NHL season, Lundell reached theStanley Cup Final with the Panthers for the second straight year, defeating theEdmonton Oilers in seven games and earning him a first careerStanley Cup championship.[12] A week after winning the Stanley Cup, Lundell signed a six-year, $30 million contract extension with the Panthers.[13] In the 2024-2025 season, Lundell and the Panthers would eventually clinch a third consecutive Stanley Cup Final trip and repeat as Stanley Cup champions for a second consecutive year, once again beating the Oilers in the Final in six games.[14]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2021 Latvia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2019 Canada | |
 | 2021 Canada | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
| 2018 Russia | |
Lundell won a gold medal with theFinland national under-18 team at the2018 IIHF World U18 Championships, putting up six points in seven games.[15] He won a gold medal with theFinland junior national team at the2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, producing four points in seven games.[16] After missing the2020 World Juniors due to injury, Lundell returned for the2021 World Juniors where he captained Finland to the Bronze Medal.[17] He recorded six goals and ten points in seven games, ranking as one of the tournament's top three leading scorers.[18] He also won a silver medal with theFinland national ice hockey team at the2021 IIHF World Championship.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | HIFK | Jr. A | 22 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | HIFK | Jr. A | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HIFK | Liiga | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
| 2019–20 | HIFK | Liiga | 44 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HIFK | Liiga | 26 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 65 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 73 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 78 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 46 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 2024–25 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 79 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | ||
| Liiga totals | 108 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | ||||
| NHL totals | 295 | 60 | 97 | 157 | 143 | 77 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 30 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Finland | U17 | 6th | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Finland | U18 |  | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Finland | HG18 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WJC | | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Finland | U18 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WJC |  | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Finland | WC |  | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2025 | Finland | 4NF | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 35 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 28 | ||||
| Senior totals | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHL | |||
| Stanley Cup champion | 2024,2025 | [19] | |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Florida Panthers first round draft pick 2020 | Succeeded by |