Stefan Ridderwall

2006-07 Update: April 1, 2007: Stefan Ridderwall played in 7 playoffs games during the month of March with Djurgarden IF's J20 Team. He backstopped his team to the J20 championship round. In the quarterfinals, Djurgarden IF took on Brynas IF and defeated them by the scores of 3-2 in game 1 on Mar. 14th and 8-1 at Brynas in game 2 on Mar. 16th to win the best of three series 2 games to 0. Djurgarden IF advanced to the Semifinals, where they took on HV71 in another best of three series. They won the series 2 games to 0 by defeating HV71 3-2 in game 1 on Mar. 21st and Ridderwall posted a 33 save 1-0 shutout on the road in game 2 on Mar. 23rd. Djurgarden IF advanced to the finals to take on Frolunda HC. They managed to win game 1 on Mar. 27th by a 4-1 score at Frolunda. But Frolunda came back with a 2-1 road win on Mar. 30th to tie the series and give Djurgarden their first playoff loss. In the deciding game of the best of three championship on Apr. 1st, Frolunda defeated Djurgarden 2-1 again on the road to win the series. In the 7 playoff games, Ridderwall posted a record of 5-2 and allowed only 10 goals against. There are some conflicting statistics right now for Ridderwall. Some records have him making 45 appearances this season for Djurgarden IF with a 1.62 GAA, 8 shutouts and a .943 save percentage.

March 1, 2007: Stefan Ridderwall played in 4 games during the month of February with Djurgarden IF's J20 Team. He posted one shutout and has 4 on the season. He has a 1.78 GAA on the season in 28 games played.

February 1, 2007: Stefan Ridderwall posted a record of 4-0-0 during the month of January with Djurgarden IF's J20 Team. He recorded his 4th shutout of the season 1-0 vs. Timra IK on Jan. 21st. He also had wins at HV-71, vs. Brynas IF, and vs. Linkopings HC.

January 1, 2007: Stefan Ridderwall recently played for Djurgarden IF's J20 Team in the Raiffeisen Cup 2006. In 3 games played he allowed only a total of 3 goals for a GAA of 1.00 and he posted a shutout. In a game against the Russian team Khimik Mytistchi, Ridderwall was credited with an assist in a 3-1 win on Dec. 29th.

December 10, 2006: Stefan Ridderwall has played in 19 games this season for the Djurgarden IF J20 Team. He has posted a 1.93 GAA with 2 shutouts. He was called up recently to Djurgarden IF of the Elitserien to backup Teemu Lassila. Stefan's cousin Calle Ridderwall recently signed a letter of intent to attend Notre Dame in 2007-08. Calle currently plays for Tri-City of the USHL.

November 10, 2006: Stefan Ridderwall is currently the third string goaltender for Djurgarden IF of the Swedish Elitserien. While he waits to graduate, he is backstopping their Junior under 20 team. He has played in 13 games so far in the 2006-07 season, posting 2 shutouts and a 2.24 GAA.

Stefan Ridderwall with Djurgarden IF J20 

Islanders Scouts: "Stefan has a great love for the game," said head European scout Ryan Jankowski. "He has good technique. We expect much improvement out of Stefan because he will play a lot of games the next couple of seasons in Sweden. He has a great deal of raw skill and potential."

- Ridderwall saw action in 19 games (1,133 mins.) with Djurgarden Jr. in 2005-06.
- his father Rolf played on the Swedish National Team & is considered a legend in Sweden.
- his cousin Carl Ridderwall will play for Tri-City of the USHL in 2006-07.
- teammate of Robin Figren & Kim Johansson with Team Sweden at the 2005 4 Nations Tournament in Finland, as well as in 2006 Tournaments.
- Tournaments: Under-17 Mac AAA Midget 2004; Under 16 Nordic Cup 2003: posted 2 shutouts in three of the games he played in. 10-0 over Denmark and 5-0 over Norway.
- was ranked 8th among European goaltenders on CSB's Mid-Term rankings.
- rated best goalie by TV-pucken in 2003-04 & 2004-05.

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A technically skilled netminder. Makes himself look big in net and takes well care of the angles. Has quick reflexes and legs and is quite good at low shots. Plays a mix of stand-up and butterfly.