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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…

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…

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