Marcus Westfält
Swedish professional ice hockey forward (born 2000)
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Marcus Westfält (born 12 March 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays under contract to Timrå IK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
| Marcus Westfält | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
12 March 2000 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Timrå IK Brynäs IF Färjestad BK | ||
| NHL draft |
205th overall, 2018 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Playing career
Westfält first played as a youth with Vallentuna BK in the Hockeyettan before continuing his junior career with Brynäs IF. On 1 December 2017, he was signed to a four-year contract extension to continue his development with Brynäs IF.[1]
He made his Swedish Hockey League debut in the 2017–18 season, appearing in a depth role over 31 games for 4 points. Westfält was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the seventh round, 205th overall, in the 2018 NHL entry draft.[2]
In the following 2018–19 season, Westfält posted an assist in 19 appearances in the SHL, before he was loaned to Karlskrona HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan for the remainder of the season on 3 January 2019.[3]
Westfält spent the entirety of the 2019–20 season, continuing in the Allsvenskan on loan from Brynäs IF with Västerviks IK.[4] He registered three goals and 8 points in 52 games, opting to sign a new one-year contract with Västerviks IK by leaving Brynäs IF on 3 June 2020.[5]
Following three seasons with Västerviks IK, Westfält made a return to the SHL for the 2022–23 season, signing a three-year contract with Färjestad BK on 2 June 2022.[6]
Having concluded his contract with Färjestad BK, Westfält left as a free agent to sign a further three year contract to continue in the SHL with Timrå IK on 14 April 2025.[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Vallentuna BK | Div.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Karlskrona HK | Allsv | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Karlskrona HK | J20 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Västerviks IK | Allsv | 52 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Västerviks IK | Allsv | 51 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Västerviks IK | Allsv | 51 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 51 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 52 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 51 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Timrå IK | SHL | 49 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 253 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 68 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
