{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player (born 2003)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Ludwig Persson | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|10|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 190 | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | league = NHL | team = Washington Capitals | prospect_team = Hershey Bears | prospect_league = AHL | former_teams = Frölunda HC<br>Jukurit | ntl_team = | draft = 85th overall | draft_year = 2022 | draft_team = Washington Capitals | career_start = 2020 }} '''Ludwig Persson''' (born 8 October 2003) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left wingplaying for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Persson was drafted 85th overall, in the third round, by the Washington Capitals in the 2022 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/capitals/player/ludwig-persson-8483681 | title = Ludwig Persson player profile | publisher = National Hockey League | date = June 24, 2023 | accessdate = June 24, 2023 }}</ref>
==Playing career== Persson played as a youth and developed within Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Following his third season in the SHL, Persson was selected by the Capitals in the 2022 NHL entry draft and later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract on 16 July 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/capitals-sign-ludwig-persson-335002094 | title = Capitals sign Ludwig Persson | publisher = Washington Capitals | date = 16 July 2022 | accessdate = 16 July 2022 }}</ref>
== International play == {{MedalTableTop|name=}} {{MedalCountry|{{ihj|SWE}}}} {{MedalSport|Ice hockey}} {{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2021 United States|}} {{MedalBottom}} At the 2021 World U18 Championship, Persson contributed with 2 goals and 4 points in 7 games on the bronze-winning Team Sweden.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Svensson |first1=Johan |title=Avslöjar: Björklöven lånar från Växjö |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/hockeyallsvenskan/vaxjo-lanar-ut-alfons-freij-till-bjorkloven/ |access-date=July 2, 2024 |work=Expressen |date=May 17, 2024 |language=sv}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2019–20 | Vasta Frolunda Jr | J20 | 7 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | Frolunda HC | SHL | 1 || 0|| 0|| 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2020–21 | Vasta Frolunda Jr | J20 | 17 || 5||9||14||6 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Frolunda HC | SHL | 13||1||1||2||0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2021–22 | Vasta Frolunda Jr | J20 | 41 || 25||36||61|| 16 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | Frolunda HC | SHL | 10||0||0||0||2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2022–23 | BIK Karlskoga | Allsv | 45 || 4||11||15||0 | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Frolunda HC | SHL | 1||0||0||0||0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2023–24 | Iisalmen Peli-Karhut | Mestis | 48 || 10||45||55||2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Jukurit | Liiga | 52||4||12||16||29 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2024–25 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|SHL totals ! 25 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 2 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|Liiga totals ! 52 !! 4 !! 12 !! 16 !! 29 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
=== International === {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2019 | Sweden | U17 | 6th | 5 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2021 | Sweden | U18 | {{bronze3}} | 7 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 12 !! 4 !! 4 !! 8 !! 2 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats |elite=423614 |hockeydb=243859}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Persson, Ludwig}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:BIK Karlskoga players Category:Frölunda HC players Category:Ice hockey people from Gothenburg Category:Hershey Bears players Category:Iisalmen Peli-Karhut players Category:Mikkelin Jukurit players Category:Swedish ice hockey left wingers Category:Washington Capitals draft picks Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen
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