Fantasy Summary
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 2022 – Wallstedt once 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 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’re going to want to remember. The Swedish netminder has long been on the radar as a top-flight prospect and he’s done 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 to go along with a league-leading .933 save percentage and 1.66 goals-against-average. This upcoming 2021 draft class is a unique one. There are a handful of very talented defenders who will litter the top-10 selection. There is not one obvious elite forward talent. And then there’s Wallstedt. Just like the hype surrounding Yaroslav Askarov a year ago, we will have the same type of thing happing this year with Wallstedt. A likely top-10 talent, but will he go that early? My guess is he lands around the same spot as Askarov. Cam Robinson
Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | GAA | SVS% | Playoffs | GP | GAA | SVS% | |
| 2014-2015 | Sweden Selects U13 | WSI U13 | 5 | 1.33 | .940 | | | ||||
| 2015-2016 | Västerås IK U16 | U16 Region | 6 | 3.32 | .888 | | | ||||
| Västerås IK Ungdom J18 | J18 Div.1 | 1 | 7.50 | .844 | | | |||||
| Sweden Selects U14 | WSI U14 | 4 | 0.98 | .937 | | | |||||
| 2016-2017 | VIK Västerås HK U U16 3 | U16 Div.1 | 1 | 7.04 | .863 | | | ||||
| Västerås IK Ungdom U16 | U16 Div.1 | 1 | 2.00 | .895 | | | |||||
| Sweden Selects U15 | WSI U15 | 3 | - | .901 | | | |||||
| Västmanland | TV-Pucken | 5 | 1.92 | .888 | | | |||||
| Västerås IK U16 | U16 Region | 8 | 3.23 | .924 | | | |||||
| Västerås IK J18 | J18 Region | 5 | 3.14 | .904 | | | |||||
| Västerås IK J18 | J18 Nationell | 9 | 2.33 | .925 | | | Playoffs | 9 | 2.44 | .936 | |
| Västerås IK J20 | J20 Nationell | 0 | - |