2018 draft - Swedish prospects

[Hockeyfrilla]

A thread with focus on draft-eligible players from Sweden this year. If you have a Q about a player you can ask here and hopefully someone can answer. (The prospect update thread is not very active)

Top ranked players by CSS who attended the combine in Buffalo with updated height/weight:

D Rasmus Dahlin, Frölunda (SHL) 6-2.75/185.32

C/RW Oscar Bäck, Färjestad (SuperElit) 6-3/204.08

D Nils Lundkvist, Luleå (SHL) 5-11.25/172.94

C/LW Isac Lundeström, Luleå (SHL) 6-0.25/183.16

D Adam Ginning, Linköping (SHL) 6-4/205.8

C/W Filip Hållander, Timrå (Allsvenskan) 6-1.75/188.38

D Adam Boqvist, Brynäs (SuperElit) 5-11.5/165.4

C Jacob Olofsson, Timrå (Allsvenskan) 6-2.5/189.42

D Rasmus Sandin, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 5-11/185.6

D Filip Johansson, Leksand (Allsvenskan) 6-0.75/175.62

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Other interesting players:
(Height/weight not updated)

C/RW Jonatan Berggren, Skellefteå (SuperElit) 5-11/183

C David Gustafsson, HV71 (SHL) 6-1/194

RW/LW Albin Eriksson, Skellefteå (SuperElit) 6-4/205

C/LW Marcus Westfält, Brynäs (SHL) 6-3/203

D Axel Andersson, Djurgården (SuperElit) 6-0/181

G Olof Lindblom, Djurgården (SuperElit) 6-2/185

C Linus Karlsson, Karlskrona (SuperElit) 6-1/179

Could name-drop a bunch more but this is a start.

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[VictorLustig]

We will probably see more Swedes drafted than ever before.

 

[FinPanda]

So how many Swedes will get drafted in your opinion?

 

[Runner77]

A thread with focus on draft-eligible players from Sweden this year. If you have a Q about a player you can ask here and hopefully someone can answer. (The prospect update thread is not very active)

Top ranked players by CSS who attended the combine in Buffalo with updated height/weight:

D Rasmus Dahlin, Frölunda (SHL) 6-2.75/185.32

C/RW Oscar Bäck, Färjestad (SuperElit) 6-3/204.08

D Nils Lundkvist, Luleå (SHL) 5-11.25/172.94

C/LW Isac Lundeström, Luleå (SHL) 6-0.25/183.16

D Adam Ginning, Linköping (SHL) 6-4/205.8

C/W Filip Hållander, Timrå (Allsvenskan) 6-1.75/188.38

D Adam Boqvist, Brynäs (SuperElit) 5-11.5/165.4

C Jacob Olofsson, Timrå (Allsvenskan) 6-2.5/189.42

D Rasmus Sandin, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 5-11/185.6

D Filip Johansson, Leksand (Allsvenskan) 6-0.75/175.62

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Other interesting players:
(Height/weight not updated)

C/RW Jonatan Berggren, Skellefteå (SuperElit) 5-11/183

C David Gustafsson, HV71 (SHL) 6-1/194

RW/LW Albin Eriksson, Skellefteå (SuperElit) 6-4/205

C/LW Marcus Westfält, Brynäs (SHL) 6-3/203

D Axel Andersson, Djurgården (SuperElit) 6-0/181

G Olof Lindblom, Djurgården (SuperElit) 6-2/185

C Linus Karlsson, Karlskrona (SuperElit) 6-1/179

Could name-drop a bunch more but this is a start.

Can you please confirm which of the above players attended the Habs' combine camp recently held in Sweden?

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Can you please confirm which of the above players attended the Habs' combine camp recently held in Sweden?

Cant find any info about that. Seems like Mathias Emilio Pettersen (Norway) and Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Finland) were there. 16 players in total.

 

[VictorLustig]

Turns out 30 players got drafted which set a new record. Things that stood out for me:

- Johansson as a 1st rounder was surprising but not shocking.

- Olofsson dropped just like I expected, surprised Hållander went so late though.

- The two highest picked SWE U18 forwards both played basically their entire season in J20.

- There was no shortage of SWE players in the top 3 rounds with little or no national team experience.

- Wernblom and Fagemo did not get drafted which isn't shocking but still notable. Both were used in big roles for the national teams.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Are those in order? Did you have Lundkvist at #3?

 

[Madic]

surprised Hållander went so late though.
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It was just a shift-by-shift, but his skating looked awkward and gallopy to me. Would've loved to see him at the U18.

 

[Mrb1p]

Are those in order? Did you have Lundkvist at #3?

Lundkvist really is amazing TBH. He be 3rd or maybe 4th behind Berggren on my list.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Lundkvist really is amazing TBH. He be 3rd or maybe 4th behind Berggren on my list.

He seems very promising but is not being talked much by our fanbase. It's mostly Kravtsov and Miller. Both guys are flashier. But I love what I read about him.

 

[Madic]

He seems very promising but is not being talked much by our fanbase. It's mostly Kravtsov and Miller. Both guys are flashier. But I love what I read about him.

Pretty much the whole U18 is on youtube, and there are a couple shift-by-shifts from other games of him available, go nuts.

 

[rickardr]

Turns out 30 players got drafted which set a new record. Things that stood out for me:

- Johansson as a 1st rounder was surprising but not shocking.

- Olofsson dropped just like I expected, surprised Hållander went so late though.

- The two highest picked SWE U18 forwards both played basically their entire season in J20.

- There was no shortage of SWE players in the top 3 rounds with little or no national team experience.

- Wernblom and Fagemo did not get drafted which isn't shocking but still notable. Both were used in big roles for the national teams.

Think Hållanders injury was the main reason that made him fall.