| David Rundblad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rundblad with theChicago Blackhawks in December 2014 | |||
| Born | (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (age 34) Lycksele, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams | MoDo Hockey Skellefteå AIK Ottawa Senators Phoenix Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks ZSC Lions SKA Saint Petersburg HC Sochi Kärpät | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | 17th overall,2009 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
David Rundblad (born 8 October 1990) is aSwedish professionalice hockey player who is currently playing withMoDo Hockey in theSwedish Hockey League (SHL). Rundblad was drafted 17th overall by theSt. Louis Blues in the2009 NHL Entry Draft. He began his NHL career with theOttawa Senators before being traded to thePhoenix Coyotes. On 4 March 2014, he was traded to theChicago Blackhawks. He won theStanley Cup with the Blackhawks in2015.
Rundblad scored his firstElitserien goal on 14 March 2009, in a playoff game againstLinköpings HC.NHL Central Scouting ranked Rundblad sixth among European skaters for the2009 NHL Entry Draft,[1] one spot behindSkellefteå AIK teammateTim Erixon. The following season, Rundblad remained with Skellefteå and scored his first regular season goal on 30 January 2010[2] againstMattias Modig ofLuleå HF, a goal that ended up being the game-winner.
On 10 June 2010, it was announced that Rundblad had signed an entry-level contract with St. Louis.[3] On 25 June 2010, he was acquired by theOttawa Senators in exchange for the 16th overall pick in2010, which the Blues used to selectVladimir Tarasenko.
Rundblad finished the2010–11 season with 50 points in 55 games, the second highest point total of any defenceman in Elitserien history, afterDavid Petrasek, who had 53 points (in 52 games) in2009–10.[4]
Rundblad attended his first Senators camp in 2011, and remained on the roster into the season. Rundblad made his NHL debut on 11 October 2011, against theMinnesota Wild. Rundblad's first NHL point was an assist on a goal byPeter Regin on 15 October in a game against theWashington Capitals.[5] His first NHL goal came on 27 November 2011, againstCam Ward of theCarolina Hurricanes.[6]
On 17 December 2011, Rundblad was traded to thePhoenix Coyotes (along with a second-round draft pick) for forwardKyle Turris.[7] Rundblad participated in the AHL All-Star Classic inProvidence,Rhode Island, on January 28, 2013. He scored six goals and had 17 assists for 23 points in 32 games before the break. On 4 March 2014, Rundblad (along with defencemanMathieu Brisebois) was traded to theChicago Blackhawks in exchange for a second-round pick in2014.[8]
In 2015, Rundblad won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks, having played in 49 regular Season games and five Playoff games, including two games in the Stanley Cup Finals against theTampa Bay Lightning.
In the2015–16 season, Rundblad made the Blackhawks opening night roster primarily as the team's reserve defenseman. He provided two assists in nine games before he was placed on waivers and later reassigned to theRockford IceHogs. Before playing with Rockford, on 3 January 2016, it was announced that Rundblad was loaned to the ZSC Lions ofSwitzerland's National League A for the remainder of the season.[9] He later returned to the Blackhawks for their post-season matchup against theSt. Louis Blues, appearing in three games in the seven game first round exit.
On 1 July 2016, Rundblad became a free agent after he was placed on waivers and bought-out from the remaining year of his contract with the Blackhawks.[10] He signed to return to theZSC Lions of the Swiss top-flightNational League A on September 2, 2016.[11] After finishing his ZSC stint, he made the jump to theKHL, signing withSKA Saint Petersburg on 10 May 2017.[12]
On 23 June 2022, Rundblad left the KHL following three seasons with Sochi and moved to the Finnish Liiga on a one-year contract with Kärpät.[13]
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| RepresentingSweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championship | ||
 | 2009 Canada | |
 | 2010 Canada | |
| World Championship | ||
| 2011 Slovakia | |
Rundblad representedSweden at the2009 World Junior Championships and2010 World Junior Championships. During the 2010 tournament, Rundblad was an alternate captain for the Swedish team.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Lycksele SK | Div.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Lycksele SK | Div.2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Skellefteå AIK | J18 Allsv | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | J18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | J18 Allsv | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 35 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 45 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 47 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 55 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 30 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 50 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 11 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 49 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 39 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 36 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Sochi | KHL | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Sochi | KHL | 52 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Sochi | KHL | 42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Kärpät | Liiga | 60 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | MoDo Hockey | SHL | 52 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 205 | 14 | 71 | 85 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | ||||
| NHL totals | 113 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| KHL totals | 213 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 87 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sweden | IH18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Sweden | U18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Sweden | WC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |||
| Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | St. Louis Blues first round draft pick 2009 | Succeeded by |