NHL careerCBJPITLast NHL game 2025

Emil Bemström's NHL career

Points

#165

Games

242

#163

Goals

#140

Assists

#175

P/GP

0.31

#145

Plus/minus

-25

#338

Centre Emil Bemström was drafted 117th overall by Columbus Blue Jackets in 2017. He played 6 seasons for 2 clubs, 2019-2025. That came to 242 games and 75 points, 34 goals and 41 assists.

Below: the whole of Emil Bemström's career, season by season.

Every season

Year 2017
2017 NHL Draft
June 24
Emil Bemström is drafted 117 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Selected
117 overall, round 4
Swedes drafted
26 selected
First Swede off the board
Elias Pettersson#5
First off the board
1Nico HischierNJD
2Nolan PatrickPHI
3Miro HeiskanenDAL
Swedes from the same draft
Elias Pettersson554 GP · 517 P
Jesper Boqvist392 GP · 107 P
Fabian Zetterlund337 GP · 152 P
The full 2017 draft
2 years, 3 months and 10 days later · 3 seasons
Year 2019
2019-2020 season
NHL debut
October 4
Emil Bemström makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠4 loss against Toronto Maple Leafs
TORToronto Maple Leafs4–1CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Emil was 20 years old · Nationwide Arena, USA
Other Swedes on the ice: William Nylander, Andreas Johnson, Rasmus Sandin, among others.
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Year 2020
Season
August 15
2019-2020
Emil Bemström's first NHL season: 20 points
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Events
Career best
His best goal-scoring season
Rib injury
13 games missed
Points
20
#44NHL#346
Games
56 of 70
80%
Goals
10
#26NHL#229
Assists
10
#47NHL#394
P/GP
0.36
#42NHL#334
+/-
-10
#88NHL#777
PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning
5 of 10 games0 points
Qualifying roundTORToronto Maple Leafs3–2First roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning1–4
The whole season and the playoff run2019-2020
Emil Bemström's career in total through 2019-2020
56
Games
#222
20
Points
#203
10
Goals
#171
10
Assists
#220
-10
+/-
#242
Year 2021
Season
May 8
2020-2021
Emil Bemström plays only 20 games for 5 points
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Events
Lower body injury
21 games missed
Points
5
#61NHL#581
Games
20 of 56
36%
Goals
3
#47NHL#438
Assists
2
#68NHL#629
P/GP
0.25
#48NHL#458
+/-
+2
#20NHL#246
The whole season2020-2021
Emil Bemström's career in total through 2020-2021
76
Games
#214
25
Points
#200
13
Goals
#161
12
Assists
#213
-8
+/-
#228
Year 2022
Season
April 29
2021-2022
Emil Bemström plays only 41 games for 11 points
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Events
Strained left oblique
28 games missed
Points
11
#63NHL#562
Games
41 of 82
50%
Goals
6
#45NHL#409
Assists
5
#67NHL#607
P/GP
0.27
#58NHL#464
+/-
-1
#50NHL#455
The whole season2021-2022
Emil Bemström's career in total through 2021-2022
117
Games
#196
36
Points
#183
19
Goals
#154
17
Assists
#204
-9
+/-
#248
Year 2023
Season
April 14
2022-2023
Emil Bemström scores 22 points — the best season of his career
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Events
Career best
His best points season
27
games missed
Points
22
#41NHL#381
Games
55 of 82
67%
Goals
7
#38NHL#377
Assists
15
#39NHL#357
P/GP
0.40
#36NHL#320
+/-
-11
#82NHL#802
The whole season2022-2023
Emil Bemström's career in total through 2022-2023
172
Games
#173
58
Points
#164
26
Goals
#142
32
Assists
#176
-20
+/-
#300
Year 2024
Trade
February 22
Emil Bemström is traded from Columbus Blue Jackets to Pittsburgh Penguins
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets PITPittsburgh Penguins
Here he joins Swedes Filip Hållander, Magnus Hellberg, Erik Karlsson, among others.
His spell with Columbus Blue Jackets · 2019–20 to 2023–24
204
Games
31
Goals
38
Assists
69
Points
Pittsburgh Penguins received
Emil Bemström
Columbus Blue Jackets received
Alexander Nylander
2026 draft pick, round 6
The full trade
Season
April 15
2023-2024
Emil Bemström scores 16 points
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets PITPittsburgh Penguins
Events
26
games missed
Points
16
#44NHL#453
Games
56 of 82
68%
Goals
8
#33NHL#340
Assists
8
#48NHL#504
P/GP
0.29
#44NHL#431
+/-
-5
#72NHL#649
The whole season2023-2024
Emil Bemström's career in total through 2023-2024
228
Games
#160
74
Points
#155
34
Goals
#132
40
Assists
#164
-25
+/-
#319
Year 2025
Season
April 11
2024-2025
Emil Bemström's last season: 1 points
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Events
Concussion
55 games missed
Points
1
#75NHL#749
Games
14 of 82
17%
Goals
0
#73NHL#736
Assists
1
#75NHL#725
P/GP
0.07
+/-
0
#32NHL#351
The whole season2024-2025
Emil Bemström's career in total through 2024-2025
242
Games
#161
75
Points
#161
34
Goals
#138
41
Assists
#169
-25
+/-
#322
The career
Emil Bemström played his last NHL game in 2025
The career ended after 6 seasons, the last of them with Pittsburgh Penguins.

Emil Bemström is drafted 117 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets

Emil Bemström makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠4 loss against Toronto Maple Leafs

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

Emil Bemström is traded from Columbus Blue Jackets to Pittsburgh Penguins

2023-2024

2024-2025

Emil Bemström played his last NHL game in 2025