Curufinwe
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His brother Daniel was picked by the Rags in the 4th round in 2015.
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=142253
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=142253
Prospect Info: Round 7, Pick 199, David Bernhardt, D,Djurgårdens IF, Sweden
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FLYguy3911
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Wonder what the plan is for him this season. Per eliteprospects, Djurgårdens has 9 D on the roster and Bernhardt is the youngest one. I would assume he's too good to play in the J20 again. If he doesn't make the senior team maybe they would loan him to a team in Allsvenskan.
Given that Djurgården is also looking to add one more PMD/ PP QB I'd think that a loan would be sensible for Bernhardt's playing time. If they don't add another Dman and he remains with Djurgården then he's probably the 7th Dman which isn't exactly ideal for ice time.
Appleyard
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Was +1 today in his first senior game for Djurgården as they won 4-0 vs French team Roeun in the Champions Hockey League.
He played as the #6 Dman on the right side of the 3rd pairing.
He played as the #6 Dman on the right side of the 3rd pairing.
Appleyard
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Has started the season pretty darn well in J20 after being #7D for seniors in Champions Hockey League. (J20 team had already played
After 2 games has 1g, 3a, 4P, +2 and has 17 shots on goal... in two games. Yep, you read that right.
After 2 games has 1g, 3a, 4P, +2 and has 17 shots on goal... in two games. Yep, you read that right.
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Appleyard
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He would probably already be playing on ~10 of the teams in the SHL... but Djurgården have a really solid group of Dmen with quite a few guys of a similar, pretty good, tier.
Last year Adam Ollas Mattsson was their 7/8 and only played in 22 games... and he was on WJC team. Their D last year was better on paper, and they have lost some very good Dmen, but they have replaced them pretty well.
Urbom, Johansson, Varakas & Kousa have all played senior international.
Falk was playing 15 mins a night last year in SHL.
Ollas Mattsson is mature for age and has some pedigree.
Press was not great last year... but played well in Champions Hockey League, though he is the incumbent #7 I think right now.
That being said he is the #8 right now on paper... and will be in line-up if someone goes down.
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Yeah, it's a tough group to crack without injuries. I'd love to see him in Allsvenskan instead of SuperElit though.
Tripod
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FLYguy3911
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He is destroying in the J20 as well this season.
4g, 5a, 9p, +2 in 6gp. 31 SOG in 6GP as well.
He got a goal and an assist in todays 4-0 win.
Tripod
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So what level of play is the Jr20 in comparison? Have good D come it of there much?
LegionOfDoom91
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It's their junior league. All junior aged players that aren't good enough to play consistent minutes in the SHL or Allsvevskan play in it. So a lot of Swedish players that have come up through the ranks have played in it.
It's very likely safe to say Bernhardt's overqualified for the junior league at this point. If he's not good enough to play in the SHL consistently a loan to a Allsvevskan team which is the second tier pro league would probably be best.
FLYguy3911
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J20 is a good league for draft eligible 17 and 18 year old kids.
For a kid going on 19 and who dominated the league and playoffs last year? Probably not, which is what I said earlier on in this thread. It's still early in the season, but I doubt he plays another full year of Junior hockey. He'll get promoted or loaned somewhere I believe.
For a kid going on 19 and who dominated the league and playoffs last year? Probably not, which is what I said earlier on in this thread. It's still early in the season, but I doubt he plays another full year of Junior hockey. He'll get promoted or loaned somewhere I believe.
deadhead
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That explains a lot.
Thankfully, they saw the error of their ways, with Hextall in charge, I doubt they make these mistakes again.
And I agree with leaving the kids in the SHL to grow up and bringing them over to play in the NHL - the SHL is at least as good if not better than the AHL, and the kids can focus on hockey.
LegionOfDoom91
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The signing window change from two years to four years for players under the SHL umbrella was a pretty big one during the last CBA negotiations in 2013. It really helps for late pick guys like Bernhardt & Hogberg who might need that extra year or two to prove they're worthy of a contract.
It probably benefits the SHL from seeing less guys cross the pond to NA juniors leagues too.
It probably benefits the SHL from seeing less guys cross the pond to NA juniors leagues too.
Hiesenberg
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This guy sounds like a nice jewish kid from Queens. Somebody will have to remind me he's from Sweden
Appleyard
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He did not play in the J20 today and is not in the SHL line-up... so seems he is injured.
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Tripod
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Appleyard
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He is fit again now, played as the 8th defenseman for the senior team in the Champions Hockey League tonight.
Appleyard
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Got his first SHL point today in a 3-2 SO loss.
Shot from blue-line that forward picked up and scored on. Was also +1.
He played over 10 minutes on the third pairing... generally looked really quite dangerous when he got the puck on the blueline... got a number of shots through.
Shot from blue-line that forward picked up and scored on. Was also +1.
He played over 10 minutes on the third pairing... generally looked really quite dangerous when he got the puck on the blueline... got a number of shots through.
