Five For Howling · Jul 15, 2020
2019 Coyotes Draft Class Review: Axel Bergkvist
Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty ImagesThe Arizona Coyotes had two seventh-round picks for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. For the second time that draft they took a Swedish defenseman. With their first seventh-round pick they selected Axel Bergkvist from Leksands IF from HockeyAllsvenskan.
Team: Kitchener Rangers
Regular Season Games Played: 62
Goals: 9
Assists: 43
After spending his entire career in Sweden, Bergkvist played in North America for the first time this past season. With the Kitchener Rangers in the OHL, he had an extremely successful rookie season.