Elmer Söderblom

Playing career

Elmer Söderblom topped the scoring charts for Frölunda HC J20 in 2019–20, putting up 55 points and 29 goals across 36 games. That same season, he got his first taste of professional hockey with Frölunda HC in the SHL, skating in 10 games on loan. The following year, he managed three goals and two assists in 28 appearances for the club. In June 2022, the Detroit Red Wings signed him to a three-year entry-level deal. He made his NHL debut on October 14, 2022, and scored the game-winning goal in the third period against Montreal’s Jake Allen, earning first-star honors. His first full season with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2023–24 saw him notch 13 goals and 16 assists over 61 regular-season games, plus a goal and an assist in seven Calder Cup playoff contests. That year, he set personal bests in games, goals, assists, points, power-play goals, game-winners, and shots. The Red Wings recalled him on January 21, 2025, after he had posted five goals and 12 assists in 38 Griffins games. During the 2024–25 NHL season, he recorded four goals and seven assists in 26 outings with Detroit. He signed a two-year contract extension with the Red Wings on July 2, 2025. Unable to lock down a regular spot, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 6, 2026, for a third-round pick in that year’s draft. Ten days later, in his third game with Pittsburgh, he scored his first goal as a Penguin and added an assist in a 7–2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, marking his first multi-point game for the team.