Emil Bemstrom
Jersey Number: 52
Player information for Emil Bemstrom
Position
Right Wing
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Born
June 1, 1999
Number
52
Shoots
Right
Weight
190 lbs (86kg)
Birthplace
Nykoping, SWE
Years in Columbus
5
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Player Career Notes
- Began his NHL career in Columbus and recorded 31-38-69 and 28 penalty minutes in 204 contests over five seasons with the club from 2019-24.
- Registered 10-10-20 in 56 contests in 2019-20 and led CBJ rookies in goals, points, power play goals (5) and game-winning goals (4) in 2019-20, while finishing tied for the NHL lead among rookies in GWGs and fourth-T in power play goals.
- Tied the franchise record for longest point streak by a rookie with points in six-straight games from Nov. 7-19, 2019 (3-3-6), including notching his first career-goal on Nov. 7 at Arizona (Darcy Kuemper).
- Made his NHL debut on Oct. 4, 2019 vs. Toronto.
- Has spent parts of the last two campaigns with the Penguins and recorded 0-1-1 in 14 appearances in 2024-25.
- Has added 49-46-95 and 50 PIM in 81 career contests in the American Hockey League with the Cleveland Monsters (2022-24) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (2024-25) and skated in the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic with the Penguins.
- Played in Sweden prior to starting his NHL career and captured the Swedish Hockey League’s Rookie of the Year and the Swedish Junior Player of the Year (Arets Junior) in 2018-19 after leading the SHL in goals and power play goals with 23-12-35 and 10 PPGS in 47 games with Djurgardens IF.
- His 23 goals were tied for the third-most by a teenager in a season in league history, trailing only Kent Nilsson (28, 1975-76) and Elias Pettersson (24, 2017-18).
- Represented Sweden at the 2022 IIHF World Championships, 2019 IIHF World Junior Championships and 2017 IIHF U18 World Championships.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 56 | 10 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 8 | 97 |
| 2020-2021 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021-2022 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 4 | 62 |
| 2022-2023 | 55 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -11 | 6 | 95 |
| 2023-2024 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 10 | 49 |
| Totals | 204 | 31 | 38 | 69 | -25 | 28 | 331 |
CBJ Playoff Statistics
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 |
| Playoff Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Columbus in the fourth-round, 117th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft.
- Traded by Columbus to Pittsburgh in exchange for LW Alexander Nylander and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft on Feb. 22, 2024.