Anton Lundell

Anton Lundell
Lundell with the Panthers in 2024
Born (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001
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 professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lundell was considered a top prospect for the 2020 NHL entry draft,[1][2] where he was selected 12th overall by the Panthers. Lundell won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Panthers in 2024 and 2025.

Playing career

Anton Lundell at the Florida Panthers' 2025 Stanley Cup championship parade in Fort Lauderdale.
Lundell at the Panthers' 2025 Stanley Cup championship parade

Lundell first played as a youth as a 14-year old at the U16 level within the junior program of HIFK.[3] 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 the 2018–19 Liiga season.[3] 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 the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5]

On 7 June 2021, Lundell signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.[6] Lundell made his NHL debut on 14 October 2021, in Florida's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[7] On 19 October 2021, Lundell scored his first NHL goal, against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy in a 4–1 Panthers win.[8] On 31 January 2022, Lundell recorded his first multi-point NHL game (five assists) in the Panthers' 8–4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.[9] He was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for January 2022 after recording 17 points in 15 games.[10]

In the 2023–24 season, Lundell reached the Stanley Cup Final with the Panthers for the second straight year, defeating the Edmonton Oilers in seven games and earning him a first career Stanley Cup championship.[11] A week after winning the Stanley Cup, Lundell signed a six-year, $30 million contract extension with the Panthers.[12] In the 2024–25 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.[13]

International play

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2026 Milano Cortina
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place2021 Latvia
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Canada
Bronze medal – third place2021 Canada
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Russia

Lundell won a gold medal with Finland under-18 team at the 2018 World U18 Championships, putting up six points in seven games.[14] He won a gold medal with Finland junior team at the 2019 World Junior Championships, producing four points in seven games.[15] After missing the 2020 World Juniors due to injury, Lundell returned for the 2021 World Juniors where he captained Finland to the bronze medal.[16] He recorded six goals and ten points in seven games, ranking as one of the tournament's top three leading scorers.[17] He also won a silver medal with Finland senior team at the 2021 World Championship. In 2026, Lundell was a member of the Finnish team that won the 2026 World Championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2016–17 HIFK FIN U18 293121510 21120
2017–18 HIFK FIN U18 10371022 51458
2017–18 HIFK FIN U20 22812206 91124
2018–19 HIFK FIN U20 1069156 —————
2018–19 HIFK Liiga 38910198 1200029
2019–20 HIFK Liiga 4410182818 —————
2020–21 HIFK Liiga 261692512 81234
2021–22 Florida Panthers NHL 6518264418 91012
2022–23 Florida Panthers NHL 7312213343 2128102
2023–24 Florida Panthers NHL 7813223546 243141712
2024–25 Florida Panthers NHL 7917284536 236121814
2025–26 Florida Panthers NHL 6418264434 —————
Liiga totals 10835377238 2012333
NHL totals 35978123201177 7712344630

International

Year Team Event Result GPGAPtsPIM
2017 Finland U17 6th 53470
2018 Finland WJC18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 72462
2018 Finland HG18 7th 411216
2019 Finland WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 71340
2019 Finland WJC18 7th 52246
2021 Finland WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 764104
2021 Finland WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 104374
2025 Finland 4NF 4th 31010
2026 Finland OG 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 51124
2026 Finland WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 104378
Junior totals 3515183328
Senior totals 281071716

Awards and honours

Award Year Ref
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2024, 2025 [18]

References

  1. ↑ Kournianos, Steve (31 July 2019). "NHL Draft 2020 prospect rankings: Preseason top 62 players on next year's big board". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Morreale, Mike G. (22 June 2019). "Lafreniere headlines 2020 NHL Draft prospects". NHL.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Anton Lundell at eliteprospects.com". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Anton Lundell aims to be NHL's next two-way Finnish force". The Sports Network. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "HIFK at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Anton Lundell". NHL.com. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kommentti: Anton Lundell sai NHL-debyytissään poikkeuksellista vastuuta – vastaavaa ei aluksi annettu edes Aleksander Barkoville". Yle Urheilu. 15 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Oksanen, Nico (20 October 2021). "Anton Lundell iski uransa ensimmäisen maalin NHL:ssä".
  9. ↑ Merz, Craig (31 January 2022). "Marchment scores career-high six points, Panthers defeat Blue Jackets". NHL.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Lundell of Panthers named NHL Rookie of the Month for January". NHL.com. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Panthers outlast Oilers for 1st Stanley Cup title". ESPN.com. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  12. ↑ Dwork, David. "Anton Lundell signs 6-year contract with Florida Panthers, reportedly worth $30 million". The Hockey News. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Reinhart scores 4, Panthers top Oilers in Game 6 to repeat as Stanley Cup champions | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  14. ↑ Kerr, Ben (15 July 2019). "2020 NHL Draft – An Early Look and Rankings". Last Word on Hockey. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "IIHF – Finland". IIHF.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "IIHF – Lundell leads Finns to bronze". IIHF.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "IIHF – Statistics 2021 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  18. ↑ Satriano, David (18 June 2025). "How Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers were built". NHL.com. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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