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2024-25 Player in Review: Elmer Soderblom

2024-25 Player in Review: Elmer Soderblom

Jun 09, 2025

Written By: Andrew Streitel

Left wing Elmer Soderblom skated in his third season with the Griffins and fifth year as a professional. The 6-foot-8 forward logged 17 points (5-12—17), 29 penalty minutes and a plus-four rating in 38 regular-season games with the Griffins. He then added three appearances in the Calder Cup Playoffs with a minus-four rating. The 23-year-old also notched NHL career highs in games played (26), assists (7), points (11), and plus-minus rating (+2) to go along with four goals and six penalty minutes.

Regular Season Stat Line

38 GP, 5 goals, 12 assists, 17 points, +4 rating, 29 PIM with GRG
26 GP, 4 goals, 7 assists, 11 points, +2 rating, 6 PIM with DET

Postseason Stat Line

3 GP, 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, -4 rating, 0 PIM with GRG

Contract Status

Restricted free agent

By the Numbers

4 – Plus-four rating with the Griffins notched an AHL career high

29 – Served 29 penalty minutes with Grand Rapids, which set a new career high in the AHL

100 – Suited up for 100th game as a Griffin and in the AHL on Nov. 30 at Chicago. Later bagged 100th pro point with an assist on Dec. 14 at Colorado

1 – Scored lone power-play goal of the season on Jan. 15 against Chicago, which also marked the game-winner

50 – Tallied 50th point as a Griffin with a two-point night (1-1—2) on Jan. 10 against Manitoba. Registered 50th pro assist during a two-point outing (1-1—2) on Jan. 15 against Chicago

2 – Scored the game-winner twice this season on Dec. 8 at Chicago and Jan. 15 against Chicago

4 – Collected four multi-point outings with the Griffins, including two assists on Nov. 15 against Chicago

3 – Posted two, three-game point streaks from Dec. 22-31 (1-2—3) and Jan. 15-18 (2-2—4)

2 – Registered an assist in two straight games from Nov. 3-7, Dec. 28-31, and Jan. 15-17

9 – AHL career-high nine penalty minutes on Dec. 28 at Cleveland

21 – Made NHL season debut with Detroit on Jan. 21 at Philadelphia

5 – Notched a season-best five-game point streak with Detroit from Jan. 27-Feb. 4 (2-3—5), which included a three-game assist streak from Jan. 30-Feb. 2

2 – Showed points in consecutive NHL games from March 4-6 (1-1—2) and March 24-April 4 (1-1—2)

26 – Competed in an NHL career-high 26 games with the Red Wings

5 – Five goals with Detroit set a new NHL career best for the Swede

11 – Logged an NHL career-high 11 points (4-7—11)