Given the success of many of that country’s players within the organization, it probably wouldn’t surprise anybody if the Calgary Flames drafted some Swedish players at the 2019 NHL Draft. While injuries have limited HV71’s Simon Holmström in the last season or two, he’s a pretty impressive prospect.
Scouting report
Originally from Tranas, in southern Sweden, Holmström put up impressive numbers in his teens and was a highly-touted prospect as of a couple seasons ago. A left shot winger that prefers the right side, he just hit a wall due to injuries and wasn’t able to amass a sample size large enough to really impress scouts.