Frölunda HC: The Gold Standard of NHL Prospect Development Josh Bell | February 9, 2021 Developing hockey players is no easy task. It takes years of moulding players the right way to turn them into stars, and it doesn’t always pan out. Players can be…
Rasmus Dahlin, Hockey Culture and the Frölunda Hockey Club THW Archives | December 15, 2020 Taken first overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Rasmus Dahlin instantly became the core of the Buffalo Sabres defence. Dahlin was the clear-cut number one in the draft and…
Björn Liljander, Assistant General Manager, Frölunda HC Johannes Wheeldon | October 18, 2017 For more than a decade, Frölunda Hockey Club in the Swedish Hockey league has consistently developed a startling number of top prospects drafted into the National Hockey League. Since 1981, they…
Anton Karlsson – The Next Ones: NHL 2014 Draft Prospect Profile THW Archives | May 30, 2014 Anton Karlsson THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 8/3/1996 Place of birth: Lerum, Sweden Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 194 lbs Shoots: Left Position: LW/RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2014 Twitter: @Antonkarlsson61 THW The Next Ones Rankings (January 2014): 30…
NHL Draft War Room: Anton Karlsson Christopher Ralph | March 16, 2014 Anton Karlsson THW’s NHL Draft War Room Rankings (E-Mac): #23 (Feb 2014) THW’s NHL Draft Rankings – The Next Ones Edition (aka Chris’s List): #30 (March 2014) Hashtag: #MrCaptain Team: 27,…
Scandinavian Hockey Invades the German Capital Joseph Vito DeLuca | December 20, 2013 As the 2013 European Trophy Finals began in Berlin, German hockey fans were given a rare treat as the opening matches featured four of the best teams from Scandinavia squaring…
Fabian Brunnstrom’s Departure No Surprise, No Loss for Red Wings Andrew Johnson | July 25, 2012 According to a report from Swedish news outlet Expressen on Wednesday, 27-year-old forward Fabian Brunnstrom has signed a three-year deal with the Frolunda Indians of the Elitserien, Sweden’s top professional…
Magnus Hellberg – Big, Tall and Swedish THW Archives | October 27, 2011 Magnus Hellberg‘s name was nonexistent prior to the 2010-11 season. He was skipped over in his draft year (2009), along with the following year (2010). After being skipped two…