PLAYERS – LAGESSON

#56 — WILLIAM LAGESSON

CAREER STATS/EXTENDED SEASON SUMMARIES

Won a gold medal with Sweden at the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge… Also represented Sweden at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, finishing tied for the tournament lead in goals among defensemen (2)… Served as an alternate captain for Frolunda’s under-18 team in 2012-13 and UMass in 2016-17.

Spent most of the season with Frolunda U18, registering 19 points (4g, 15a) in 32 games… Served as one of the team’s alternate captains… Also skated in six games with Frolunda U20 in Sweden’s top junior league… Recorded three points (1g, 2a) in three postseason games with the under-18 squad and skated in two playoff games with the junior team.

Played most of the season with Frolunda U20, earning 20 points (8g, 12a) in 44 games… Ranked third on the team in plus/minus (+27)… Finished third among team defensemen in goals, assists and points… Also recorded one assist in four games with Frolunda U18… Tallied one assist in three U20 playoff games and added four points (2g, 2a) in five postseason games with the under-18 team.

Recorded 16 points (2g, 14a) in 52 USHL games with Dubuque during his first North American season… Ranked third in penalty minutes (79) among Fighting Saints defensemen… Made his USHL debut at Cedar Rapids (9/27)… Tallied two assists vs. Omaha (10/4), the first points of his USHL career… Recorded two assists vs. Youngstown (10/17)… Posted a four-game point streak from 10/25-11/7 (1g, 3a), including his first USHL goal vs. Fargo (11/1)… Registered two assists vs. Waterloo (11/14)… Earned a season-high 17 penalty minutes, including his first USHL fighting major, atChicago (1/24)… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) at Green Bay (4/7)… Added two points (1g, 1a) in eight USHL playoff games… Scored a goal in his USHL postseason debut vs. Cedar Rapids (4/14).

Tallied seven points (2g, 5a) in 27 NCAA games as a freshman at UMass… Ranked tied for second in assists and third in points among Minutemen defensemen… Finished fourth on the team in penalty minutes (26)… Was the only UMass skater to score a shorthanded goal… Made his NCAA debut at Colorado College (10/9) and tallied an assist for his first collegiate point in the second game of that weekend series (10/10)… Scored his first collegiate goal while shorthanded at UConn (11/6)… Scored the second of three third-period goals to force overtime at Vermont (11/15)… Tallied an assist on UMass’ only goal at Notre Dame (12/4).

Registered eight points (2g, 6a) in 36 NCAA games during his sophomore season at UMass… Ranked tied for first in assists and tied for second in goals and points among Minutemen defensemen… Served as one of the team’s alternate captains… Scored his first goal of the season vs. Colorado College (10/7)… Earned an assist in back-to-back games at Merrimack (11/11) and vs. Vermont (11/12)… Tallied an assist on the overtime winner vs. Alabama-Huntsville (12/30)… Scored a goal at Maine (1/27).

Earned 13 points (1g, 12a) in 49 games with Djurgardens IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL)… Ranked third in assists and tied for third in points and plus/minus (+13) among team defensemen… Made his SHL debut vs. Malmo IF (9/21)… Posted an assist in back-to-back games vs. Vaxjo Lakers (10/8) and Farjestad BK (10/12), the first points of his SHL career… Tallied three assists in five games from 12/7-12/26… Scored the game winner vs. Karlskrona HK for his first SHL goal… Earned two assists at Malmo IF (3/1) for his first SHL multi-point game… Added one assist in 11 SHL playoff games… Tied for the team lead with 31 penalty minutes during the postseason… Made his SHL playoff debut in Game 1 vs. Linkoping HC (3/18).

Recorded 27 points (8g, 19a) in 67 American Hockey League (AHL) games with Bakersfield… Led Condors defensemen in goals and game-winning goals (3)… Finished tied for sixth on the team in penalty minutes (45)… Earned an assist in his AHL debut vs. Stockton (10/5)… Tallied two assists vs. Stockton (10/27)… Scored a goal in back-to-back games at Iowa (11/8-11/10), with his first AHL multi-point game (1g, 1a) in the opening contest… Earned a season-high seven penalty minutes, including his first AHL fighting major, vs. Ontario (11/29)… Scored the game-winning goal vs. Manitoba (12/5)… Recorded three points (1g, 2a), including the game-winning goal, vs. San Diego (2/9)… Registered two assists at Tucson (2/25)… Posted five points in five games from 3/2-3/13 (3g, 2a), with two points (1g, 1a) and the game-winning goal at San Jose (3/9)… Earned four points (2g, 2a) in 10 AHL playoff games… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) in the postseason opener at Colorado (4/19)… Scored the game-winning goal in Game 3 at San Diego (5/8).

Tallied 10 points (3g, 7a) in 25 AHL games with Bakersfield and skated in his first eight NHL games with Edmonton… Began the season with Bakersfield… Recorded an assist in his first AHL game of the  season at San Jose (10/13)… Recalled to Edmonton (10/17)… Reassigned to Bakersfield and scored his first AHL goal of the season at Ontario (11/1)… Posted a three-game point streak from 11/29-12/7 (2g, 3a), with three points (1g, 2a) at San Jose (11/29)… Recalled to Edmonton (12/29)… Made his NHL debut vs. NYR (12/31)… Reassigned to Bakersfield (1/18)… Tallied two assists in his final AHL game of the season at Tucson (1/25)… Recalled to Edmonton (1/30)… Logged a season-high 13:15 of ice time at ANA (2/25)… Reassigned to Bakersfield (3/7).

Split the season between Sweden and North America, posting 12 points (3g, 9a) in 14 games with HC Vita Hasten and Kristianstads IK of HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden’s second-highest professional league, and earning two assists in 19 NHL games with Edmonton… Began the season with Vita Hasten, making his HockeyAllsvenskan debut at MoDo (10/3)… Posted a four-game point streak from 10/9-10/21 (3g, 3a), withtwo goals at BIK Karlskoga (10/9)… Loaned to Kristianstads and tallied two assists in his debut vs. Almtuna IS (11/25)… Recalled to Edmonton for the start of the NHL season (12/16)… Made his NHL debut vs. MTL (1/18)… Recorded an assist in back-to-back games at CGY (2/6) and OTT (2/8)… Logged an NHL career-high 19:34 of ice time vs. OTT (1/31)… Earned his first NHL fighting major at MTL (3/30)… Registered two hits and an NHL career-high three blocked shots at VAN (5/4).

Completed his fifth professional season… Split the NHL season between Edmonton and Montreal, posting four assists in 30 games with the Oilers and adding one assist in three games with the Canadiens… Also skated in 11 AHL games with Bakersfield, recording two assists… Began the season with Bakersfield… Earned a season-high seven penalty minutes, including a fighting major, at San Diego (11/12)… Recalled to Edmonton (11/19)… Tallied three assists in five games from 12/31-1/29… Recorded a fighting major at OTT (1/31)… Registered five hits and a +3 rating vs. ANA (2/17), both NHL career highs… Traded to Montreal (3/21)… Logged a season-high 17:17 of ice time and posted his first Canadiens point (assist) in the regular-season finale at NYR (4/27).

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