He was drafted 76th overall in the CHL import draft by the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and agreed to a contract on July 22, 2016.
(meta data) TITLE: TIGERS SIGN IMPORT DAHLSTROM – Medicine Hat Tigers SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW! July 22, 2016 # TIGERS SIGN IMPORT DAHLSTROM John Dahlstrom Tigers Signing Medicine Hat, AB – The Medicine Hat Tigers are pleased to announce the signing of import forward John Dahlstrom to a Standard Player Agreement Friday morning. "We are excited that John has decided to come to North America to continue his development," said Head Coach and General Manager Shaun Clouston. "He is a talented forward who will add depth to our offense this season. We look forward to seeing John on the ice in training camp next month." Dahlstrom, a native of Sweden, was selected in the second round of this year's CHL Import Draft (76th overall) and was also taken in the 7th round of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. Last season the 19 year old played 38 games with Frolunda HC J20 squad recording 35 points including 21 goals. He also spent 13 games playing professional hockey in the Swedish Hockey League, recording 1 assist. Dahlstrom brings international flare to the Tigers as he has represented his country on multiple occasions including the Ivan Hlinka Tournament and World U18's. Most recently Dahlstrom was named to the World Junior Championship camp roster for Sweden. More News 2019-20 SEASON Season Tickets SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW 2 months ago JONATHAN BRINKMAN-ANDERSEN TIGERS SIGN BRINKMAN ANDERSEN 3 days ago WE'RE HIRING 5 days ago Single Game Tickets TIGERS ANNOUNCE SINGLE GAME TICKET DATE 6 days ago Daniel Baker SUMMER CHECK IN WITH DANIEL BAKER 1 week ago Jordan Hollett HOLLETT NOT RETURNING 2 weeks ago WHL mourns passing of Jim Donlevy, longtime WHL Director, Education Services 3 weeks ago
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John Dahlström
Playing career.
Dahlström made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Frölunda HC during the 2014–15 SHL season. He was the last player picked in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft (211th overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks. After two seasons within the SHL, Dahlström opted to play major junior hockey in North America in order to pursue his NHL ambitions.