Dennis Hedström

Dennis Hedström
Date of birth	July 24, 1987
size	188 cm
Weight	82 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Right
Career stations
2003-2006	Växjö Lakers Hockey
2006-2007	Åseda IF
2007-2008	Lenhovda IF
2008-2009	Ísknattleiksfélagið Björninn
2009-2010	Värnamo GIK Ormsta HC
2010-2011	Vimmerby Hockey
2011–2012	EHC Bregenzerwald
2012	Peaux-Rouges d'Evry
2012-2014	Åseda IF
2014-2015	Ljungby HK
2015	Baking HC
since 2015	Göteborgs IK

Dennis Hedström (born July 24, 1987 ) is a Swedish - Icelandic ice hockey goalkeeper who has been under contract with Göteborgs IK in Swedish Division 3 , the fifth highest division in the Scandinavian country, since October 2015 . His brother Robin Hedström is also an Icelandic international.

Career

Dennis Hedström began his career as an ice hockey goalkeeper in the youth department of the then Swedish second division club Växjö Lakers Hockey , for which he made it to the second highest Swedish youth class in both the U-18 and U-20 areas. From 2006 to 2012 he played mainly for various lower-class Swedish clubs, where it never lasted more than a year, but also in Iceland, Austria and France. With Vimmerby Hockey in 2011 he was promoted to the Swedish Division 1 , the third highest division in the country. From 2012 to 2014 he was in goal at Åseda IF in the south of Sweden , with whom he rose from Division 3 to Division 2 in 2013. After he also spent the 2014/15 season at Ljungby HK in Division 2, he switched to Bäcken HC , which also competes in this division. In October 2015 he moved on to Göteborgs IK from Division 3.

International

Although he has so far mainly been active for Swedish clubs and was only on the ice in Iceland for one year, Dennis Hedström always played in the Icelandic national team . He played in Division II at the World Championships in 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 and 2017. He achieved the best catch quota of all goalkeepers in the tournament in 2009 and the second best in 2015. In 2010, 2011 and 2014 it achieved the third best catch quota.

Achievements and Awards

• 2006 Promotion to the J20 Elit with Växjö Lakers Hockey
• 2011 promotion to Division 1 with Vimmerby Hockey
• 2013 promotion to Division 2 with Åseda IF

International

• 2009 Best catch quota at the World Championship of Division II, Group A
• 2019 Best Goalkeeper of the World Cup Division II, Group B
• 2019 Lowest goals against goals against at the World Cup in Division II, Group B

Web links

• Dennis Hedström at eurohockey.com
• Dennis Hedström at eliteprospects.com (English)