The meteoric rise of Mattias Norlinder started last season when former NHLer Tobias Enström said that “he will be an NHLer for sure” while nodding toward the over-age draft choice. Since then, Norlinder has been awarded the ‘Guldgallret’ as the best Junior player in HockeyAllsvenskan, and taken a step up in the Swedish hockey order when he joined Champions Hockey League winners and the last SHL champions (2019), Frölunda HC.
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The transition to Frölunda has come with a bit of everything, Norlinder has strengthened his core, which in turn has helped his balance.