Anton Hedman (born 15 May 1986) is a former

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professional

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player ( winger), who played for

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

of the

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(SHL).He was drafted as 255th overall by the

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in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. His

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was Tranebergs IF. He has previously played in the SHL with

Modo Hockey Modo Hockey (or MoDo with uppercase letters) is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The team currently plays in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan after losing to HV71 after the play out following the 2024/25 se ...

Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening, also known as Luleå Hockey, is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are ...

Färjestad BK Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserie ...

and

Örebro HK Örebro Hockeyklubb, commonly referred to as Örebro HK or Örebro Hockey, (formerly ''HC Örebro 90'') is a Swedish professional ice hockey club located in Örebro. The team is currently playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitse ...

. On 10 May 2019, Hedman agreed to one-year contract with former junior club, Djurgårdens IF of the SHL.

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* 1986 births Living people Almtuna IS players Boston Bruins draft picks Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Färjestad BK players Guelph Storm players Hammarby Hockey (1921–2008) players Luleå HF players Modo Hockey players Örebro HK players Owen Sound Attack players Sudbury Wolves players Swedish ice hockey forwards 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Växjö Lakers players VIK Västerås HK players Ice hockey people from Stockholm {{sweden-icehockey-winger-stub