On Monday morning, the New York Rangers announced that defenseman Nils Lundkvist has been named this year’s winner of the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award.
The Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award was first presented in 1988 and is named for Lars-Erik Sjoberg, who was the Rangers chief European scout for eight years. It is awarded annually to the top Rangers rookie in Training Camp as selected by the media. The media did not name a winner last year because of the pandemic.
Lundkvist, 21, was originally drafted by the rangers in the first round (28th overall) in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.