[Linus Karlsson | C]

3 hours ago, RakuRaku said:

I also wanna know how often he plays centre and his FO%!! But no luck om Google... Will need contribution from Swedish hockey fans to help out here!! 

72 FO´s taken, 57 FO% and basically all taken in offensive zone. I have watched a lot of Skellefteå games this season and I have not seen him at the center position at all. Maybe there have been couple of games during the season. The line with Rickard Hugg and the center Jonathan Johnson is often commented on in Swedish media as one of, if not the best forward line in Swedish hockey right now. Which is a bit weird considering they are still making out the 2nd line in Skellefteå. Personally I think that the drive behind this is the hype around the line as no one really expected them to be even close to the this level when the season started.

[Nils Hoglander | #21 | LW]

10 minutes ago, StiffStick33 said:

For those that have watched his games back in the SHL, was he on any of the powerplay units?

 

Say he makes the team, plays well, any chance he might get get some time on pp2 where virtanen plays? 

Yes, he was on the second PP unit in Rögle. Prolly would be the guy that control the 2nd PP unit, but lets see if mgmt figured that out yet.

[Nils Hoglander | #21 | LW]

Hi, second post in this forums.

I always have thought that this Höglander guy is special, ever since the first time I saw him in a game, which was in AIK in the second tier swedish league since many years ago. 

Since then I have never seen him go through a game without doing something that will stick to my head, and the most times its on the positive side. I remember the first time I saw him, and understood he was very young, I googled him and did it now again. Got this list out of the records of the allsvenskan league. Youngest players that have scored in the second Swedish tier league since 2005, År is ofcourse age and dagar days.

 

Spelare                         Klubb                  Ålder
Nils Höglander              AIK                     16 år, 8 dagar
Rasmus Andersson      Malmö                16 år, 16 dagar
Lukas Wernblom           MODO               16 år, 73 dagar
Tom Hedberg                Leksand             16 år, 164 dagar
Filip Forsberg                Leksand             16 år, 199 dagar
Mikael Backlund           Västerås             16 år, 230 dagar
David Pastrnak             Södertälje           16 år, 235 dagar
Jacob de la Rose          Leksand             16 år, 236 dagar
William Nylander           Södertälje          16 år, 289 dagar

 

 

This is a very intriguing list as he is about to become 7 out of 9 to reach the NHL. No doubt about the skill level that is required to reach a mens league at 15 is elite at that age. Funny thing is that number 3 and 4 on the list is 20 and 21 years old and undrafted. Both just about to battle themselves into SHL lineups this year.....

 

 

 

 

[Nils Hoglander | #21 | LW]

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He might not be the biggest star yet but yeah, this is the guy that sells tickets, and this is the main guy that young players wants to sign their equipment in Rögle. Hope the best for Nils to have a succesful run in the NHL!