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A talented netminder with size and strong fundamentals. Owns exciting lateral quickness and a propensity for making the big stop
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June 2025 – An underwhelming season for Wallstedt in 2024-25 at the AHL level, to say the least. He had some injury trouble and confidence issues, which didn’t seem to be resolved as the season progressed. He is still one of the top goalie prospects in the world and will likely get a long look during training camp to be Gustavsson’s backup for the Wild in 2024-25. Although Wallstedt’s development has not gone exactly as most people imagined after being drafted in the first round of 2021, he will be getting plenty of opportunities to get back on track. Ioan Gheordanescu
October 2024 – Wallstedt signed a two-year, $4.4 million contract (AAV of $2.2 million) with the Minnesota Wild that begins in the 2025-26 season. Mark Henry
June 2023 – Wallstedt is one of a select few goalie prospects who has the franchise tag potential. At 20 years of age, Wallstedt has already played significant minutes in the SHL and the Swedish men’s national hockey team. This was his rookie season in the AHL, where he played 38 games as the team’s starting goalie, posting a .908 save percentage and a 2.68 GAA. His winning record helped the Iowa Wild secure a playoff spot. Wallstedt is essentially NHL-ready, and although he might not be the starter for the Wild during the 2023-24 season, he should be making his NHL debut. Nathan Leblanc
June 2022 – Wallstedt again had a very promising season in the SHL, playing for Lulea HF as a 19-year-old goaltender. The first-round pick from 2021 played in 22 games, sporting a GAA of just 1.98 and a save percentage of .918. There is a big expectation from this well-sized and composed goaltender prospect, and the Minnesota Wild was able to lock him up on his ELC deal in May 2022. Wallstedt will likely begin his North American career in the AHL to start the 22-23 season, but with the Wild’s goaltending situation up in the air, expect a few NHL starts if his performance demands it. Nathan Leblanc
July 2021 – Wallstedt was selected in the first round, 20th overall, by the Minnesota Wild in the 2021 NHL Draft. Nick Richard
December 2020 – Jesper Wallstedt is a name you will want to remember. The Swedish netminder has long been on the radar as a top-flight prospect, and there is nothing to dispel that notion early on in 2020-21. The 18-year-old recently posted his first-career SHL shutout when he stopped 22 shots in a 4-0 victory. That improved his record to 5-2-0 on the season, with a league-leading .933 save percentage and 1.66 goals-against-average. This upcoming 2021 draft class is a unique one. A handful of very talented defenders will litter the top-10 selection. There is not one prominent elite forward talent. Just like the hype surrounding Yaroslav Askarov a year ago, we will have the same thing happening this year with Wallstedt. He is a likely top-10 talent, but will he go that early? My guess is he lands around the same spot as Askarov. Cam Robinson
| Attributes | |
|---|---|
| Fantasy Upside | 9.0 |
| NHL Certainty | 9.0 |
| Country | SWE |
| Position | G |
| Roster Type | Minors |
| Shoot/Glove | Left |
| Date of Birth | November 14, 2002 |
| Height | 6‘3” |
| Weight | 214 lbs |
| Drafted | 2021 Round 1; Overall: 20 |
Stats – Frozen Tools – Profile on FT
| Season | League | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | NHL | Minnesota Wild | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.09 | 0.843 | 0 |
| 2024-2025 | AHL | Iowa Wild | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3.59 | 0.879 | 1 |
| 2023-2024 | NHL | Minnesota Wild | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.01 | 0.897 | 1 |
| 2023-2024 | AHL | Iowa Wild | 45 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 2.70 | 0.910 | 2 |
| 2022-2023 | WC | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | 0.947 | 1 |
| 2022-2023 | AHL | Iowa Wild | 38 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2.68 | 0.908 | 1 |
| 2021-2022 | WJC-20 | Sweden U20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.62 | 0.940 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | SHL | Lulea HF | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1.98 | 0.918 | 3 |
| 2020-2021 | WJC-20 | Sweden U20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.40 | 0.923 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | SHL | Lulea HF | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2.23 | 0.908 | 2 |
| 2020-2021 | J20 Nationell | Lulea HF J20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1 |
| 2019-2020 | SHL | Lulea HF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.55 | 0.944 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | J20 SuperElit | Lulea HF J20 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2.53 | 0.923 | 2 |
| 2018-2019 | WJC-18 | Sweden U18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 0.936 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | WHC-17 | Sweden U17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.90 | 0.919 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | J20 Nationell | Lulea HF J20 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2.65 | 0.901 | 1 |
| 2018-2019 | J18 Region | Lulea HF J18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 0.932 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | J18 Nationell | Lulea HF J18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.977 | 1 |
| 2017-2018 | J20 Nationell | Vasteras IK J20 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2.28 | 0.921 | 1 |
| 2017-2018 | J18 Region | Vasteras IK J18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 | 0.928 | 1 |
| 2016-2017 | U16 Region | Vasteras IK U16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.23 | 0.924 | 1 |
| 2016-2017 | U16 Div.1 | Vasteras IK Ungdom U16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 0.895 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | U16 Div.1 | VIK Vasteras HK U U16 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.04 | 0.863 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | J18 Region | Vasteras IK J18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.14 | 0.904 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | J18 Nationell | Vasteras IK J18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.33 | 0.925 | 2 |
| 2015-2016 | U16 Region | Vasteras IK U16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.32 | 0.888 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | J18 Div.1 | Vasteras IK Ungdom J18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 0.844 | 0 |
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