Current Season
GP
82
Goals
22
Assists
9
Points
31
+/-
-13
S%
12.6%
Career Stats
Contract
Cap Hit
$1.10M
Total Value
$2.20M
Expires
2 yrs · 2026-2027
Status
Then RFA
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Recent Stories
Emil Heineman’s change of scenery is starting to look like one of those quiet front-office wins that only feels obvious after the fact. The kind of trade that can get buried in the noise at the time now looks a lot smarter from the Islanders’ side, especially with Heineman giving them something tangible. In this league, a move does not have to be blockbuster to matter, and this one is showing why patience in the room can still cash checks on the ice.
This is the kind of friendship that starts on one island and somehow keeps traveling with the players. Holmstrom and Heineman are now wearing Team Sweden colors, but the relationship behind the sweaters gives the story its juice. Hockey people know these bonds matter more than fans usually realize, because comfort and trust tend to show up when the games get tight. Sweden gets two players who already know how to read each other, and that is never a bad thing in tournament hockey.