The Buffalo Sabres announced late Wednesday night they’ve assigned forward Alex Nylander to Team Sweden for the upcoming World Junior tournament taking place in Buffalo.
The 2016 eighth overall pick will participate in his third straight U20 World Junior tournament, Last year Nylander was one of the better players scoring five goals and 12 points in seven games.
Nylander’s season got off to a rough start with the injury at the Prospects Challenge that resulted in him missing a few months. He has two goals and six points in 14 games with the Rochester Amerks.