Prospect Info: [2023 - 165th] Filip Eriksson (SHL - Vaxjo Lakers)

[Eye of Ra]

Do we have some highlights?

Can’t find anything

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Interesting pick. 6th round it's worth a shot. He's playing SHL next year, so his coaches obviously like him despite playing 13 games all year.

Type of player you should take at this stage of draft.

 

[MadMslm]

I don’t mind that pick, finally a forward and seems to have some upside. Nothing crazy in terms of stats, but if an injury did stop him from showing more I wonder how he will look next season.

If the same guy who pounded on the table for Engstrom and Nurmi did it for him, I’m willing to listen. Those two picks last year only trended up this year.

I really wonder if they had a combine with European skaters to see some of them up close to judge their skill/speed.

 

[morhilane]

Interesting pick. 6th round it's worth a shot. He's playing SHL next year, so his coaches obviously like him despite playing 13 games all year.

Type of player you should take at this stage of draft.

He was injured (scaphoid fracture) for most of the season.

 

[Skip Bayless]

We actually drafted ball hockey phenom Filip Eriksson.

 

[Vachon23]

With Jordan Tourigny still available not sure I like this one

I need to say that I maybe talk to quickly out of emotion

He seem interesting

 

[SlafySZN]

I need to say that I maybe talk to quickly out of emotion

He seem interesting

Do you have some footages? Can’t find any

 

[Vachon23]

Do you have some footages? Can’t find any

Didn't find either but read some intriguing comment on him

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I need to say that I maybe talk to quickly out of emotion

He seem interesting

Yeah, really surprised Tourigny didn't get drafted.

 

[Vachon23]

Yeah, really surprised Tourigny didn't get drafted.

He will get draft next year no doubt about that

I think we will regret not taking a flyer on him in the 7th round

 

[Eye of Ra]

Do you have some footages? Can’t find any

 

[Whitesnake]

Warming up to the pick before I saw him play though. Still...at that rank...a player PPG that lacked exposure because of injury might not be a bad bet.

 

[SlafySZN]

Getting to know Montreal Canadiens 165th overall pick Filip Eriksson

The year started out quite well for Filip Eriksson on a team that would become LeMat trophy winners at the end of the season. He scored a goal in the pre-season games and received good minutes in the…

www.habseyesontheprize.com

 

[montreal]

He will get draft next year no doubt about that

I think we will regret not taking a flyer on him in the 7th round

maybe they will invite him to the development camp, they can sign him if he impresses.

 

[SlafySZN]

maybe they will invite him to the development camp, they can sign him if he impresses.

I read he will go the winnipeg jets camp if i’m not mistaken

 

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Växjö's GM after Filip signed a senior contract with only 12 minutes in the SHL (they could've waited to hand him it until he reached 100 minutes as a U20):

I’m not familiar with the SHL but I was surprised to learn that Växjö was SHL champion in 2015, 2018, 2021 and 2023.

 

[Schooner Guy]

He will get draft next year no doubt about that

I think we will regret not taking a flyer on him in the 7th round

We got a pretty good pick in the 7th in Mittlestadt. I wonder if the Habs might invite Tourigny to rookie camp.

 

[Schooner Guy]

I wonder if he has any chance of being on Team Sweden at the WJC. He is eligible.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

I wonder if he has any chance of being on Team Sweden at the WJC. He is eligible.

With a solid start to his season, everything is possible. A guy like Norlinder was never on the national team's radar before getting drafted but he has a solid D + 1 season and he ended up getting the call.

 

[WeThreeKings]

We got a pretty good pick in the 7th in Mittlestadt. I wonder if the Habs might invite Tourigny to rookie camp.

He's going to the Jets camp.

 

[Et le But]

This one is a total roll of the dice, just not enough data on him to really have a strong opinion, but what little is there is promising.

And at that point in the draft it's good to gamble like this, why not. Give it a year and we will see if there's anything to be excited about.

 

[Wats]

Reading up on him, seems like a a good sleeper. Might be my favourite pick, hopefully this year's Engstrom.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

This reminds me of the Vejdemo pick a bit. A guy who had success at the J20 level but lost most of his draft season to an injury and ended up under the radar. Eriksson has a lot more tools though, he's more of a homerun swing.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Wait are they getting paid to play ball hockey? Or is it some charity game special event?

*Floorball*

 

[Adam Michaels]

Eriksson will represent Sweden in the upcoming 5-Nations Tournament that started in two days.