Dennis Hildeby

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Born
2001 (24 years old)
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Järfälla Municipality, Sweden

Position
Goaltender

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
35

Height
6' 7"

Weight
222 lbs

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Ice Hockey

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Toronto Maple Leafs

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Dennis Hildeby (born 19 August 2001), is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hildeby was drafted in the fourth round, 122nd overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2022 NHL entry draft.

Playing career
Hildeby started in his youth in Timrå IK system. He played in the 2020–21 season on a loan for Linden Hockey in the Hockeyettan.

Hildeby played in seven regular season games with Färjestad BK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) during the 2021–22 season and won the SHL title with the team. He was drafted in the fourth round, 122nd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL in the 2022 NHL entry draft. On 13 July 2022, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Maple Leafs. He ultimately returned to Färjestad BK on a loan to earn more experience. Hildeby finished the season with Färjestad BK and came over to North America, where he appeared in two games with the Maple Leafs' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. During the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, Hildeby was recalled on an emergency basis by the Maple Leafs after starting goaltender Ilya Samsonov was injured.

Hildeby attended the Maple Leafs' 2023 training camp, but was assigned to the Marlies to start the 2023–24 season. He was later called up to the Maple Leafs as Samsonov's replacement after the goaltender was placed on waivers, though he did not see any ice time. He was again assigned to the Marlies to start the 2024–25 season, though following an injury to Joseph Woll, he was recalled to the Maple Leafs on an emergency basis. On 10 October 2024, Hildeby made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs, making 23 saves in a 4–2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. He played in one more game, suffering his first NHL loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, before Woll was activated and he was returned to the Marlies on 24 October.

Hildeby earned his first NHL shutout in a 2–0 Maple Leafs' win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on 8 December 2025.

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