Lane Pederson (born August 4, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career Pederson played for the Seattle Thunderbirds, Red Deer Rebels and Swift Current Broncos in the Western Hockey League and signed as a free agent with the Coyotes in October 2016. After playing four seasons in the American Hockey League with the Tucson Roadrunners, he played his first NHL game on April 2, 2021, scoring a goal in a win against the Anaheim Ducks.
On July 28, 2021, Pederson was traded by the Coyotes to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2024 fourth-round draft pick. He was waived on February 21, 2022, but cleared and returned to the San Jose Barracuda.
On July 13, 2022, Pederson was traded by the Sharks to the Carolina Hurricanes along with Brent Burns, in exchange for forward Steven Lorentz, goaltender Eetu Makiniemi and a conditional 2023 third-round selection. After attending the Hurricanes training camp, Pederson was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves to begin the 2022–23 season. Pederson was scoreless in 4 games with the Wolves before he was traded by the Hurricanes alongside Ethan Bear to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2023.
Initially assigned to the Abbotsford Canucks, Pederson instantly found his offensive touch by scoring 17 goals in only 18 games. Recalled to the NHL, Pederson made his Canucks debut against the Winnipeg Jets on December 17, 2022. He later notched his first goal with the Canucks in recording a multi-point game against the Seattle Kraken on December 22, 2022. After 11 games with the Canucks, Pederson was placed on waivers and was subsequently claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 28, 2023.
As a free agent from the Blue Jackets, Pederson was signed on the opening day of free agency to a two-year, $1.55 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1, 2023.
He signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 1, 2025.
Pederson signed as a free agent to a two-year, two-way contract with the Los Angeles Kings on July 1, 2026.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2012–13Saskatoon BlazersSMAAAHL 38 14 21 35 20 7 3 4 7 02013–14 Saskatoon Blazers SMAAAHL 37 21 20 41 16 — — — — —2013–14Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 02014–15Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL 63 8 12 20 17 6 0 0 0 02015–16Red Deer RebelsWHL 35 6 15 21 19 — — — — —2015–16Swift Current BroncosWHL 37 14 20 34 29 — — — — —2016–17Swift Current BroncosWHL 62 25 40 65 39 12 3 4 7 02017–18Tucson RoadrunnersAHL 63 12 14 26 18 9 3 1 4 42018–19Tucson RoadrunnersAHL 67 23 24 47 36 — — — — —2019–20Tucson RoadrunnersAHL 37 16 18 34 40 — — — — —2020–21Tucson RoadrunnersAHL 16 7 10 17 6 — — — — —2020–21Arizona CoyotesNHL 15 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2021–22 San Jose Sharks NHL 29 0 2 2 10 — — — — —2021–22San Jose BarracudaAHL 22 9 9 18 8 — — — — — 2022–23 Chicago Wolves AHL 4 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2022–23 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 18 17 7 24 18 — — — — — 2022–23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 11 1 2 3 15 — — — — — 2022–23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 16 2 1 3 11 — — — — —2023–24Bakersfield CondorsAHL 66 22 30 52 40 2 1 0 1 22024–25Bakersfield CondorsAHL 18 5 7 12 20 — — — — —2025–26Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL 63 23 25 48 44 — — — — —2025–26Philadelphia FlyersNHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —NHL totals 76 4 7 11 38 — — — — —
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2014 Canada Western U17 9th 5 0 3 3 2Junior totals 5 0 3 3 2
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