Born: | April 24, 1991 | Draft: | 2009 Oilers, 40th Overall |
Hometown: | Timrå, Sweden | Position: | Centre |
Known For: | KHL Gagarin Cup Champion | Shoots: | Left |
National Team: | Sweden | Current Team: | EV Zug |
Anton Lander (April 24, 1991) is a Swedish ice hockey player currently under contract for the EV Zug of the Swiss National League (NL). Lander formerly played for Ak Bars Kazan and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by Edmonton Oilers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, playing all 215 of his games with the team during his six-year tenure. Before the NHL draft, Lander spent six seasons with the Timrå IK hockey program in Sweden, playing for their J18, J20, and SHL clubs and amassing 55 points (23 goals, 32 assists) in 177 games in the SHL.
At the international level, Lander has represented his country on eight occasions, playing in the Hlinka Gretzky Under-18 (2007), World Junior Championship Under-18 (2008, 2009), World Junior Championship (2010, 2011), and World Championship (2015, 2019). He also represented Sweden at the 2018 Olympics, when the team finished 5th. Lander will attend his second Olympic Games in Beijing.
Anton Lander Statistics
Deeper Dive
- Lander Demotion a Wake-Up Call
- Anton Lander More Valuable From the AHL
- Saying Goodbye To Lander: Good Luck in the KHL
Achievements
- Hlinka Memorial Gold Medal (2007-2008)
- U18 WJC Top 3 Player on Team (2008-2009)
- U20 WJC Bronze Medal (2009-2010)
- Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) (2010-2011)
- 2x AHL Player of the Week (2013, 2017)
- AHL All-Star Game (2014-2015)
- 2x KHL Forward of the Week (2018, 2020)
- KHL Gagarin Cup Champion (2017-2018)