Prospect Info: Canucks draft D Viktor Persson (7th Round, 191st Overall) (Brynäs junior team ---> Kamloops Blazers)

[M2Beezy]

Man I love this pick

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Wondering if a loan to a Swedish J20 team could be worked out until end of December?

If not he could come to camp, and train for a bit before heading to the W? But Id guess he'd need a contract, and that's not happening.

 

[timw33]

If not he could come to camp, and train for a bit before heading to the W? But Id guess he'd need a contract, and that's not happening.

NHL camps wont be until like December either, so we have a kid who could be playing in the Swedish leagues in limbo until a loan situation is figured out.

 

[Fedz]

Wondering if a loan to a Swedish J20 team could be worked out until end of December?

EliteProspects is pretty bang on and they have him scoring 3-1-4 in 9 games with Brynas J20 Nationnel team. He has 14 penalty minutes and is a +5 so far this season.

EDIT: Also has 23 shots on goal.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

A quick vid showing off some of his play. Daniel Gee is a great follow for these types of videos.

 

[F A N]

You know, Persson might end up being the best player we drafted from the 2020 draft. Amazing we picked up in the 7th round.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Ya not bad. Needs a lot of work but has some skills.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Persson's 4th of the season.

 

[Catamarca Livin]

Wish he was in Kamloops. From the clips he is very offensive but works hard defensively as well. Seems to have a good right shot. Did not see any passing or breakouts though that was mentioned as a strength. He looks llike he is worth tracking which is all you can ask for this early.

 

[PavelBure10]

This kid looks like he could be a huge steal from the draft. It looks like he should been drafted a lot lower, not in the 7th round. Could the Canucks finally be taking Detroit's strategy, and finally nailing picks in the later rounds? I sure hope so.

Persson looks like a keeper.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

If he plays in Kamloops this year, depending on ice time he will get A lot of points with who his forwards are. Zary, Stankoven, Centazzo, Pillar. With Garand in net as well. Have some fantastic prospects coming up to, definitely will be a powerhouse team for 4 years or so. It's about time again. Haven't had this good of a team since Iginla, Neidermeyer, Doan, Sydor, Recchi, Tucker etc.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Up to 8Pts (4G 4A) in 14GP, and 1G +4A in his last 5GP after a slow start offensively (3G in his 1st 9GP). Interestingly, all his points have been primary.

 

[VanJack]

In that clip, he looks eerily like a young OEL. I suppose Canuck fans can always dream.

 

[M2Beezy]

What a Person

 

[Zombotron]

 

[VanJack]

You'd love to be a scout in a war-room somewhere to find out why guys like Jurmo and Persson fall so far in a draft....big d-men, who skate like the wind with great lateral agility and booming shots, at least based on their highlight packages. They can defend, and lead the rush up ice--all attributes that NHL teams supposedly value. Yet they're sill on the board in rounds #3 and #7.

Maybe it was just the year where European prospects simply didn't get the exposure they might otherwise have received. But props to the Canucks for finding these guys where they did, particularly because they didn't have a draft pick in the top-80 players.

 

[Canucks LB]

How was this kid a 7th round pick?
We should draft at least 2/3 Swedes every year

 

[VIPettersson]

 

[Bitz and Bites]

How was this kid a 7th round pick?
We should draft at least 2/3 Swedes every year

I agree.Our Swedish scouts have been by far the most consistent over the years at finding solid pro player even if most of them were later picks who weren’t quite NHL level.

Our OHL scouts have been decent but our WHL guys have been pretty bad and the Q scouts were so dreadful in the Gillis era that they’ve basically been shut out of the process ever since.

 

[Canucks LB]

Holy moly, was that clip sped up?

 

[VIPettersson]

Holy moly, was that clip sped up?

don't think so

 

[elitepete]

What a Person

What a PERSSON

 

[elitepete]

How was this kid a 7th round pick?
We should draft at least 2/3 Swedes every year

All of our picks after round 3 should be from Europe or the US.

 

[sting101]

That's a nice development

 

[TryamkinPleaseReturn]

All of our picks should be from Europe or the US.

I would go so far as to say this