D Elias Pettersson - Örebro HK J20, J20 Nationell (2022, 80th, VAN)

[hockeyprospects9]

He is tracking to become a defensive shutdown top 4 defenseman. Defenseman with size, skating, physicality, and IQ/awareness almost always project to be top 4 defenseman. If any one these traits are lacking, then simply put, they’re not.

Not many 18 year olds are trusted to be a defensive specialist at the SHL level. When an 18 year old kid is the toughest, most physical player on the ice against men, there’s a lot more underneath.

I’m just slightly concerned about how fast he’s able to process the game. He’s looked a bit slow to make decisions especially on smaller ice. He doesn’t work all that well under pressure and sometimes struggles with finding solutions making him throw the puck away. If he can overcome that I see him as a future top 4.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Loaned by Örebro (SHL) to Västerås IK (Allsvenskan), good move.

 

[BluesyShoes]

Loaned by Örebro (SHL) to Västerås IK (Allsvenskan), good move.

Thank goodness, he needs to play

 

[Knight53]

Been abbys #1 dman, 10 points, +5 in 22 games. 6’4, excellent skater and defender. Mean as hell.

 

[Russian_fanatic]

Petterrson, Kudryavtsev, and Lekkerimäki have been nothing short of amazing.

D-Petey is tracking well to be a future mainstay on the Canucka blueline.

 

[Raistlin]

get ready for those X.Pettersson jerseys.

 

[Knight53]

First career point.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

He was the best Elias Pettersson in the world tonight by a wide margin.

 

[Fulham]

Given his recent trajectory he could be the good Elias Pettersson in a few years