Noah Östlund
Swedish centre drafted 16th overall by Buffalo in 2022.
Noah Östlund is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He was selected 16th overall by the Sabres in the 2022 NHL entry draft.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 11 March 2004
- Birthplace
- Nykvarn, Sweden
- Position
- Centre
- Shoots
- Left
- League
- NHL
- Team
- Buffalo Sabres
- Prospect league
- AHL
- Former teams
- Djurgårdens IF; Växjö Lakers
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Did You Know?
- Östlund won a gold medal at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships, recording four goals and six assists in six games.
- He won a silver medal at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, with three goals and seven assists in seven games.
Playing career
Östlund began his professional career with Djurgårdens IF in the 2021–22 season, appearing in 11 games for the senior team and 32 games for the J20 squad, where he recorded nine goals and 33 assists. After being drafted by the Sabres, he signed a three-year entry-level contract on 16 July 2022 and was loaned back to Djurgårdens IF in the HockeyAllsvenskan. Following Djurgårdens IF's loss in the Allsvenskan finals to Modo Hockey, Östlund was loaned to the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League for the 2023–24 season. He spent most of the 2024–25 season with the Rochester Americans of the AHL before being called up to the Sabres on 4 April 2025, making his NHL debut the next day. During the 2025–26 season, after opening with Rochester, Östlund received two early call-ups due to injuries to Buffalo forwards and recorded his first multi-goal game with two goals against the Edmonton Oilers on 17 November 2025.
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