Coming out of the 2018 NHL entry draft, many Vancouver Canucks fans were asking the question why didn’t we take Cody Glass and who is Elias Pettersson? Nobody is asking who Elias Pettersson is anymore, everyone is asking about what he will be able to do at the NHL level.
Pettersson is coming off of a record breaking season in the SHL with the Vaxjo Lakers, a season that saw him score 24 goals and 32 assists for a total of 56 points in only 44 games. Pettersson won the season scoring race, even though he played five games less than runner up Ryan Lasch, who had 55 points.