Filip Bystedt

C

#21

  • DOB: 2/4/2004
  • Ht: 6-4
  • Wt: 205
  • Shoots: L
  • Hometown: Norrkoping, Sweden
  • Drafted: 2022 round 1 #27 overall by San Jose Sharks

2023-24

  • Assigned to the Barracuda on Apr. 1, 2024.
  • Appeared in four postseason contests, scoring two points (one goal, one assist).
  • Ranked seventh among under-20 skaters in Sweden’s highest league in points, and was sixth in goals. Among his teammates on Linkoping, his finished 10th in points.
  • Appeared in 47 games for Linkoping, recording 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) along with a plus-6 rating. 
  • Signed 3-year ELC with Sharks on June 12, 2023

2022-23

  • Named SHL Rookie of Year as he notched 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) in 45 games for Linköping HC... teammate of Sharks d-man prospect Mattias Havelid
  • Tied for his country’s team lead in points with 10 (four goals, six assists) at the World Junior Championships last winter... Sweden fell in the bronze medal game to the U.S., but Bystedt scored a tying goal late in that game to force overtime... Linemate of 2023 top draft prospect Leo Karlsson.
  • Participated in the Sharks’ development camp in summer after being drafted San Jose.

2021-22

  • Prior to being drafted by the Sharks, dominated the Swedish junior division, scoring 33 goals and adding 16 assists in 45 games.... He also played 15 games at the senior level, with one goal and an assist.
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