LW Victor Eklund - Djurgårdens IF J18, SWE JRs (2025 Draft)
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Hattrick tonight and an incredibly dominant third + OT. Highlight plays that should be from a 10 game stretch or something lol
Goals at 1:36, 2:21 and 2:43
Goals at 1:36, 2:21 and 2:43
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Pavel Buchnevich
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Around 5-7th overall is a possibility if he keeps being this good.
Stewie Griffin
What the deuce
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
Almost like probably the same people taught him to skate, he has the same genetics as William, and he trained with William growing up.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Didn't work for Luke Tuch.
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13 points (8+5) in 15 games played, looks amazing so far.
Edit: someone should change the title. He plays for the men's team now, not J18.
Edit: someone should change the title. He plays for the men's team now, not J18.
Sacha BOXviert
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He’s got to be in that top group after the Big 3 somewhere at this point.
This is not an easy league for U19 players to put up numbers in. His current pace puts him in the same group of 18 year-old seasons as:
William Karlsson (draft+1 year)
Willian Nylander (draft year)
Filip Forsberg (draft+1 year)
Elias Pettersson (draft year)
Given that we’ve seen William Eklund already become a really good NHL player despite his slight size with a very similar set of skills - I think Viktor also gets a bit of a pass for being “slight” in terms of projection that we won’t give to a lot of other smallish skilled players. So I think there is a tangible floor here which is high and some upside excitement that he may be a bit of a William “+”, potentially.
I don’t think it’s impossible for Eklund to be as high as 4 right now, as things stand. Frondell is still getting back to speed (not to mention is by birthdate a year behind Eklund) and by February this may seem a foolish statement but at the moment - he’s in the same organization and seems miles behind. Schaefer also is still just getting back from injury. Ryabkin has had a stuttering start along with some murky questions about how he is being used. McQueen has had a good start but like Eklund is a late birthday…he’s got the size and power projection but I think what Eklund is doing is more impressive.
This is not an easy league for U19 players to put up numbers in. His current pace puts him in the same group of 18 year-old seasons as:
William Karlsson (draft+1 year)
Willian Nylander (draft year)
Filip Forsberg (draft+1 year)
Elias Pettersson (draft year)
Given that we’ve seen William Eklund already become a really good NHL player despite his slight size with a very similar set of skills - I think Viktor also gets a bit of a pass for being “slight” in terms of projection that we won’t give to a lot of other smallish skilled players. So I think there is a tangible floor here which is high and some upside excitement that he may be a bit of a William “+”, potentially.
I don’t think it’s impossible for Eklund to be as high as 4 right now, as things stand. Frondell is still getting back to speed (not to mention is by birthdate a year behind Eklund) and by February this may seem a foolish statement but at the moment - he’s in the same organization and seems miles behind. Schaefer also is still just getting back from injury. Ryabkin has had a stuttering start along with some murky questions about how he is being used. McQueen has had a good start but like Eklund is a late birthday…he’s got the size and power projection but I think what Eklund is doing is more impressive.
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MichaelFarrell
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Lists keep putting Frondell over Eklund and I don’t totally think that’s fair at this point. Eklund has looked great. To me, Eklund has positioned himself into the top 5 conversation.
