Anton Frondell

Not to be confused with Anton Lundell.

Anton Frondell
Born (2007-05-07) 7 May 2007
Trångsund, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Chicago Blackhawks
Djurgårdens IF
NHL draft 3rd overall, 2025
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2023–present

Anton Frondell (born 7 May 2007) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected third overall by the Blackhawks in the 2025 NHL entry draft.[1]

Playing career

Frondell made his senior-level debut at 16 years old for Djurgårdens IF in the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2023–24 season, recording just under four minutes of time on ice in a 7–3 victory over Södertälje SK. Although he played primarily at the under-20 level that year, he appeared in nine HockeyAllsvenskan games and recorded one assist.[2][3] He suffered a foot injury in February 2024, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[4]

A knee injury hindered him in the beginning of the 2024–25 season, which made him miss the first few games.[5] He scored his first HockeyAllsvenskan goal against Kalmar HC on 13 November 2024.[6] Frondell scored two goals in a four-point game in the 5–2 victory against IF Björklöven on 27 January 2025.[7] Less than a month later, on 19 February, he repeated the feat with another two goals and four points in an away win against Almtuna IS.[8] Throughout the 2024–25 regular season, Frondell was typically paired with Victor Eklund and Fredric Weigel.[9] On 14 March, Frondell signed a one-year contract extension with Djurgårdens IF, committing to the club for the 2025–26 season regardless of its promotion status from HockeyAllsvenskan to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[10] Two days later, he scored the game-winning goal in the first promotion playoff quarterfinal against Mora IK, making the score 4–3 for his team.[11] He recorded 11 goals and 25 points in 29 regular season games, marking the second-highest point total ever by a player under 18 in HockeyAllsvenskan, only surpassed by the 27 points scored by William Nylander in 35 games during the 2013–14 season.[12] In the playoffs, Frondell played in 16 games, recording three goals and four assists as Djurgårdens IF earned promotion to the SHL.

On 27 June 2025, Frondell was selected third overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2025 NHL entry draft. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blackhawks on 15 July.[13] Frondell returned to Djurgårdens IF on loan for the 2025–26 SHL season.[14] He recorded 20 goals and 28 points during the 2025–26 regular season, a total that ranks fourth all-time for goals by an SHL player aged 18 or younger. He trails only Tomas Sandström (23 goals), Markus Näslund (22), and Daniel Sedin (21) for the most goals scored by a player of that age.[15] Frondell scored his 20th goal in the last game of the regular season against Skellefteå AIK.[16]

In his NHL debut on 24 March 2026, Frondell recorded his first NHL point, which was an assist on Ilya Mikheyev's goal, while the Blackhawks won 4–3 against the New York Islanders.[17]

International play

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Junior Championships
2026 United States

Frondell captained Sweden to a bronze medal at the 2023 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he had six goals and an assist in seven games.[18]

Frondell competed in the 2024 under-18 Five Nations Tournament as a 16-year-old, leading Sweden in goals and beating the United States for first place in the event.[19]

In December 2025, he was selected to represent Sweden at the 2026 World Junior Championships.[20] He recorded five goals and three assists in seven games and won a gold medal. This was Sweden's first gold medal at the World Junior Championships since 2012.[21]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2021–22 Djurgårdens IF J18 1 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
2022–23 Djurgårdens IF J18 20 14 18 32 4 — — — — —
2023–24 Djurgårdens IF J18 4 5 5 10 6 — — — — —
2023–24 Djurgårdens IF J20 29 18 21 39 16 — — — — —
2023–24 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 9 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2024–25 Djurgårdens IF J20 10 5 2 7 6 — — — — —
2024–25 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 29 11 14 25 16 16 3 4 7 4
2025–26 Djurgårdens IF SHL 43 20 8 28 16 3 1 1 2 0
SHL totals 43 20 8 28 16 3 1 1 2 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2023 Sweden U17 7 6 1 7 4
2025 Sweden U18 5 1 2 3 0
2026 Sweden WJC 7 5 3 8 0
Junior totals 19 12 6 18 4

References

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  3. ^ Ros, Tomas; Valdés Bahri, Emilio (29 December 2023). "16-årig supertalang debuterar i Djurgården". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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