F Anton Frondell - Djurgårdens IF U16, U16 Div.1 (2025 Draft)

[luiginb]

Well-rounded, hardworking Swedish center with strong defensive habits and questionable offensive ceiling at the NHL level, sounds a bit too much like Lias Andersson, although obviously with better skating.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Well-rounded, hardworking Swedish center with strong defensive habits and questionable offensive ceiling at the NHL level, sounds a bit too much like Lias Andersson, although obviously with better skating.

Or Zibanejad?

 

[Jay Gray]

Or Zibanejad?

Zibanejad was an elite skater in his prime. Slowed down now but no way I see Frondell ever having that mobility.

 

[theslatcher]

Well-rounded, hardworking Swedish center with strong defensive habits and questionable offensive ceiling at the NHL level, sounds a bit too much like Lias Andersson, although obviously with better skating.

Imagine Lias is he was bigger with better skating, had much better hockey IQ, a fantastic shot, much better hands... Starting to not sound so much alike, eh?

 

[eklund2chicago]

Well-rounded, hardworking Swedish center with strong defensive habits and questionable offensive ceiling at the NHL level, sounds a bit too much like Lias Andersson, although obviously with better skating.

Lias Andersson at the same age scored 0 points in 22 games in the SHL while Frondell just had the highest points per game ever for an U18 player in Hockeyallsvenskan, beating out Pastrnak and Nylander. Pretty substantial difference production wise. Frondell is also better at just about every aspect of playing hockey. Only similarity is that they are both Swedish.

 

[ello]

Lias Andersson at the same age scored 0 points in 22 games in the SHL while Frondell just had the highest points per game ever for an U18 player in Hockeyallsvenskan, beating out Pastrnak and Nylander. Pretty substantial difference production wise. Frondell is also better at just about every aspect of playing hockey. Only similarity is that they are both Swedish.

Andersson had 19 points in 42 SHL games as a draft eligible, same season as Frondell just had. He did at 8 months older yea, but that 0 in 22 in the SHL would've been 5 months younger than Frondell currently is. Just for full context.

Don't need to omit info to prop up a player you like.

 

[eklund2chicago]

Andersson had 19 points in 42 SHL games as a draft eligible, same season as Frondell just had. He did at 8 months older yea, but that 0 in 22 in the SHL would've been 5 months younger than Frondell currently is. Just for full context.

Don't need to omit info to prop up a player you like.

Yeah but Andersson was 18 during his draft year while Frondell currently is 17 during his. During their respective draft years Andersson had played a full year more of hockey. That’s why I put Frondells D+0 vs Anderssons D-1. Just as I would compare McKennas current season to Bedards draft year and so on. I know it’s not a perfect comparison but feels like it’s better than comparing their respective draft years. A full year more of playing hockey has to matter more than being 5 months older, right?

 

[Martin Elz]

Yeah but Andersson was 18 during his draft year while Frondell currently is 17 during his. During their respective draft years Andersson had played a full year more of hockey. That’s why I put Frondells D+0 vs Anderssons D-1. Just as I would compare McKennas current season to Bedards draft year and so on. I know it’s not a perfect comparison but feels like it’s better than comparing their respective draft years. A full year more of playing hockey has to matter more than being 5 months older, right?

Good point! You can say the same thing about Frondell and his teammate Eklund who is an early October birthday vs Frondells early May. That's the reason I rank Frondell higher than him and some of the expected top 5.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Well-rounded, hardworking Swedish center with strong defensive habits and questionable offensive ceiling at the NHL level, sounds a bit too much like Lias Andersson, although obviously with better skating.

Lias never had the skills Frondell has. Frondell is more like Elias Pettersson.