Adam Engström
Swedish ice hockey player (born 2003)
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Adam Engström (born 17 November 2003) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round, 92nd overall, by the Canadiens in the 2022 NHL entry draft.
| Adam Engström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
17 November 2003 Järna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Laval Rocket (AHL) Djurgårdens IF Rögle BK | ||
| NHL draft |
92nd overall, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||
Playing career
Sweden
Beginning his junior hockey career with Djurgårdens Jr. of the J20 Nationell, Engström joined the senior variant of Djurgårdens in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) at the end of the 2021–22 season.[1][2]
Following his first full SHL season in which he posted 16 points across 43 games played with Rögle BK,[3] he was reassigned to the foregoing's junior ranks[2] and captured the Anton Cup as league champions.[4] In 2023–24, Engström amassed 22 points en route to his team finishing as runners-up for the Le Mat Trophy, while also taking strides to improve on his defensive acumen.[5] On 3 May 2024, he was signed to an entry-level contract by draft team the Montreal Canadiens.[6]
North America
Initially joining the Canadiens' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Laval Rocket for the 2024–25 season,[7] Engström ranked first among Rocket rookie blueliners in scoring, as well as placing sixth league wide.[8] After a strong start to the 2025–26 campaign in which he tied a franchise record with five points in a single game on 22 November 2025,[9] he was recalled by the Canadiens and made his NHL debut on 26 November in a game against the Utah Mammoth.[10] Appearing in a total of 12 games with the Canadiens being held pointless over that span, Engström was reassigned to Laval on 8 January 2026.[11] A week later, he was named to the AHL All-Star Game for the first time in his professional career.[12]
International play
Engström first represented his country on the international stage as part of their national under-19 team during the 2021–22 season.[13] Thereafter, he was named to the national under-20 team for the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships[14] and ultimately finished in fourth place following an overtime loss to Team USA in the bronze medal game.[15]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | Djurgårdens Jr. | J20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Djurgårdens Jr. | J20 | 45 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Rögle BK Jr. | J20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Rögle BK | SHL | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Rögle BK | SHL | 51 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2024–25 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 66 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| AHL totals | 66 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||
