Swedish ice hockey player (born 1990)
Ice hockey player
David Rundblad
(born 8 October 1990) is a
Swedish
professional
ice hockey
player who is currently playing with
Karpat
in the
Liiga
. Rundblad was drafted 17th overall by the
St. Louis Blues
in the
2009 NHL Entry Draft
. He began his NHL career with the
Ottawa Senators
before being traded to the
Phoenix Coyotes
. On 4 March 2014, he was traded to the
Chicago Blackhawks
. He won the
Stanley Cup
with the Blackhawks in
2015
.
Playing career
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Professional
[
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Rundblad scored his first
Elitserien
goal on 14 March 2009, in a playoff game against
Linkopings HC
.
NHL Central Scouting
ranked Rundblad sixth among European skaters for the
2009 NHL Entry Draft
,
[1]
one spot behind
Skelleftea AIK
teammate
Tim Erixon
. The following season, Rundblad remained with Skelleftea and scored his first regular season goal on 30 January 2010
[2]
against
Mattias Modig
of
Lulea HF
, a goal that ended up being the game-winner.
On 10 June 2010, it was announced that Rundblad had signed an entry-level contract with St. Louis.
[3]
On 25 June 2010, he was acquired by the
Ottawa Senators
in exchange for the 16th overall pick in
2010
, which the Blues used to select
Vladimir Tarasenko
.
Rundblad finished the
2010?11 season
with 50 points in 55 games, the second highest point total of any defenceman in Elitserien history, after
David Petrasek
, who had 53 points (in 52 games) in
2009?10
.
[4]
Rundblad attended his first Senators camp in 2011, and remained on the roster into the season. Rundblad made his NHL debut on 11 October 2011, against the
Minnesota Wild
. Rundblad's first NHL point was an assist on a goal by
Peter Regin
on 15 October in a game against the
Washington Capitals
.
[5]
His first NHL goal came on 27 November 2011, against
Cam Ward
of the
Carolina Hurricanes
.
[6]
On 17 December 2011, Rundblad was traded to the
Phoenix Coyotes
(along with a second-round draft pick) for forward
Kyle Turris
.
[7]
Rundblad participated in the AHL All-Star Classic in
Providence
,
Rhode Island
, on January 28, 2013. He scored six goals and had 17 assists for 23 points in 32 games before the break. On 4 March 2014, Rundblad (along with defenceman
Mathieu Brisebois
) was traded to the
Chicago Blackhawks
in exchange for a second-round pick in
2014
.
[8]
In 2015, Rundblad won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks, having played in 49 regular Season games and five Playoff games, including two games in the Stanley Cup Finals against the
Tampa Bay Lightning
.
In the
2015?16
season, Rundblad made the Blackhawks opening night roster primarily as the team's reserve defenseman. He provided two assists in nine games before he was placed on waivers and later reassigned to the
Rockford IceHogs
. Before playing with Rockford, on 3 January 2016, it was announced that Rundblad was loaned to the ZSC Lions of
Switzerland
's National League A for the remainder of the season.
[9]
He later returned to the Blackhawks for their post-season matchup againdt the
St. Louis Blues
, appearing in three games in the seven game first round exit.
On 1 July 2016, Rundblad became a free agent after he was placed on waivers and bought-out from the remaining year of his contract with the Blackhawks.
[10]
He signed to return to the
ZSC Lions
of the Swiss top-flight
National League A
on September 2, 2016.
[11]
After finishing his ZSC stint, he made the jump to the
KHL
, signing with
SKA Saint Petersburg
on 10 May 2017.
[12]
On 23 June 2022, Rundblad left the KHL following three seasons with Sochi and moved to the Finnish Liiga on a one-year contract with Karpat.
[13]
International play
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]
Rundblad represented
Sweden
at the
2009 World Junior Championships
and
2010 World Junior Championships
. During the 2010 tournament, Rundblad was an alternate captain for the Swedish team.
Career statistics
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Regular season and playoffs
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|
|
Regular season
|
|
Playoffs
|
Season
|
Team
|
League
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
Pts
|
PIM
|
GP
|
G
|
A
|
Pts
|
PIM
|
2004?05
|
Lycksele SK
|
Div.2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2005?06
|
Lycksele SK
|
Div.2
|
11
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
2
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2006?07
|
Skelleftea AIK
|
J18 Allsv
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2006?07
|
Skelleftea AIK
|
J20
|
14
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
12
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2007?08
|
Skelleftea AIK
|
J18
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
27
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2007?08
|
Skelleftea AIK
|
J18 Allsv
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2007?08
|
Skelleftea AIK
|
J20
|
35
|
11
|
15
|
26
|
44
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
2007?08
|
Skelleftea AIK
|
SEL
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2008?09
|
Skelleftea AIK
|
J20
|
10
|
8
|
7
|
15
|
2
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2008?09
|
Skelleftea AIK
|
SEL
|
45
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2009?10
|
Skelleftea AIK
|
J20
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2009?10
|
Skelleftea AIK
|
SEL
|
47
|
1
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
12
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2010?11
|
Skelleftea AIK
|
SEL
|
55
|
11
|
39
|
50
|
14
|
18
|
3
|
7
|
10
|
20
|
2011?12
|
Ottawa Senators
|
NHL
|
24
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2011?12
|
Phoenix Coyotes
|
NHL
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2011?12
|
Portland Pirates
|
AHL
|
30
|
7
|
9
|
16
|
27
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2012?13
|
Portland Pirates
|
AHL
|
50
|
9
|
30
|
39
|
26
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2012?13
|
Phoenix Coyotes
|
NHL
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2013?14
|
Phoenix Coyotes
|
NHL
|
12
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2013?14
|
Portland Pirates
|
AHL
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2013?14
|
Chicago Blackhawks
|
NHL
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2014?15
|
Chicago Blackhawks
|
NHL
|
49
|
3
|
11
|
14
|
12
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2015?16
|
Chicago Blackhawks
|
NHL
|
9
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2015?16
|
ZSC Lions
|
NLA
|
11
|
2
|
13
|
15
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2015?16
|
Rockford IceHogs
|
AHL
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2016?17
|
ZSC Lions
|
NLA
|
49
|
6
|
21
|
27
|
26
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
2017?18
|
SKA Saint Petersburg
|
KHL
|
39
|
2
|
9
|
11
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2018?19
|
SKA Saint Petersburg
|
KHL
|
36
|
5
|
9
|
14
|
8
|
18
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
6
|
2019?20
|
SKA Saint Petersburg
|
KHL
|
25
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
10
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2019?20
|
HC Sochi
|
KHL
|
19
|
1
|
7
|
8
|
6
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2020?21
|
HC Sochi
|
KHL
|
52
|
3
|
13
|
16
|
26
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2021?22
|
HC Sochi
|
KHL
|
42
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
31
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2022?23
|
Karpat
|
Liiga
|
60
|
6
|
20
|
26
|
18
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
SHL totals
|
152
|
12
|
61
|
73
|
38
|
40
|
4
|
9
|
13
|
24
|
NHL totals
|
113
|
4
|
21
|
25
|
30
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
KHL totals
|
213
|
15
|
48
|
63
|
87
|
20
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
6
|
International
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References
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