Canadian-born Nylander honing his craft over in Sweden

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In recent years, Sweden has sent several prospects to the NHL Draft, with a few of them being chosen in the first round. After producing such potentially great prospects as Mka Zibanejad, Filip Forsberg and Elias Lindholm in the past couple of drafts, Calgary-born son of Michael Nylander, William Nylander, is heading this year's Swedish draft class. The next big Swedish gun is not Swedish-born, but he definitely has a lot of Sweden in his veins.



Coming from a pure hockey family can make things a bit easier for a young player. Not that young William had to work less for great results than other players, but he must have taken some hockey talent from his father Michael, an NHL veteran of 14 seasons who still is an active professional hockey player at the age of 40.… read more



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Very good article, William Nylander is perhaps our new future Swedish superstar, looks extremely promising, though I respect his Canadian heritage. ,-)

 

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Very good article, William Nylander is perhaps our new future Swedish superstar, looks extremely promising, though I respect his Canadian heritage. ,-)

Don't think he has a Canadian heritage

 

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Don't think he has a Canadian heritage

Maybe heritage is the wrong word here... ;-) hehe, but he was born in Calgary?