A contingent of Swedish hockey officials spoke during the NHL General Managers’ meeting in Florida this morning, and asked that prospects not in the NHL be left in Sweden to further their development.
The four-man delegation, Tommy Boustedt (CEO) and Peter Forsberg (vice-president) of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, and Jorgen Lindgren (CEO) and Johan Hemlin (head of hockey operations) from the Swedish Hockey League made the trek from Scandinavia to state their point.
Sweden contributes the third-highest number of players to the NHL currently, behind only Canada and the USA. They have about 75 active players in the NHL, with a further 60 in the AHL.