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Prospect Info: Otto Stenberg, 25th, 2023

STL fan in MN said:
You mean Ivar? Or does he go by Isak over there or something? He was fantastic for Sweden at the U18s. Making a good case he should be a top-5 pick a year from now.
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Unless Ivar backslides, he'll absolutely be challenging for the right to be drafted directly after McKenna - and to me, he's already earned that right. No offense meant to the other prospects; I think he's that good.
 
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Xerloris said:
What position does Stenberg play?
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Per Wheeler of the Athletic who has him ranked #2 overall in the ‘26 draft

Stenberg is a dynamic left-shot right-winger who has torched his peers over the last couple of years, both domestically at the J20 level and internationally at events such as U17s, the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, the World Jr. A Challenge, playing on Frolunda’s and Sweden’s first line as the lone 2026 on both — and regularly out-producing top 2025s as a top dog offensively. He has also already scored in both the SHL regular season and SHL playoffs (he is just the third player ever to score in the SHL postseason in their Draft-1 season, joining Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Hedman). After McKenna, he’s the most talented player I’ve watched in this age group.

The younger brother of Blues first-rounder Otto, Ivar’s puck skill, offensive instincts, scoring package, and playmaking package are all high-end. He makes guys miss with the puck on his stick, beats goalies one-on-one with his handles regularly, and has a lethal wrister release and a confident one-timer that give him quick-strike ability. He’s not an explosive skater but he’s a good one who beats guys wide with speed, escapes pressure, and is agile on cuts and changes of direction, and can build through his crossovers. He’s also a good passer and facilitator who sees the ice well, is creative, puts pucks into space, and can pick teams apart on the power play when they focus too much on him. Off puck, he’s got good offensive and defensive instincts to get open or cut off passes. I expect he’ll be on the Swedish World Junior team in Minnesota as a draft eligible next season.
 
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Memento said:
Unless Ivar backslides, he'll absolutely be challenging for the right to be drafted directly after McKenna - and to me, he's already earned that right. No offense meant to the other prospects; I think he's that good.
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Ryan Roobroeck(6'4" power center that dropped 87 points for the Niagra IceDogs in his D-1 season), Keaton Verhoeff(6'4" RHD that popped 21 goals for the Victoria Royals) and Viggo Bjorck(absolutely destroyed the Swedish J20 circuit) aren't exactly chopped liver.

I wouldn't sleep on Ryan Lin either. There's some Quinn Hughes in that kid.

Ivar's definitely on the short list; but it looks to be a pretty strong top 5 next year. Ivar's got his work cut out for him if he wants to go #2.
 
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kimzey59 said:
Ryan Roobroeck(6'4" power center that dropped 87 points for the Niagra IceDogs in his D-1 season), Keaton Verhoeff(6'4" RHD that popped 21 goals for the Victoria Royals) and Viggo Bjorck(absolutely destroyed the Swedish J20 circuit) aren't exactly chopped liver.

I wouldn't sleep on Ryan Lin either. There's some Quinn Hughes in that kid.

Ivar's definitely on the short list; but it looks to be a pretty strong top 5 next year. Ivar's got his work cut out for him if he wants to go #2.
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I know of Roobroeck (honestly thought that he was listed at 6'4"/6'5" when he was in bantam; he could be like Tage Thompson - or even his older brother, Dylan - and grow to be at least 6'7" or maybe even taller). Not sure of the others. But I've watched a lot of Ivar - and while I will definitely defer to the fact you brought up that none of those players are chopped liver, that they all are extremely talented in a much stronger class than 2025 - they don't have Ivar's insane offensive gifts paired with his burgeoning 200-foot game. His only weakness, I'd say, is that he's more of a perimeter player than his brother, but when he gains muscle - again, like his brother - he's going to just start to scratch the surface of his immense potential.
 
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Spektre said:
Per Wheeler of the Athletic who has him ranked #2 overall in the ‘26 draft

Stenberg is a dynamic left-shot right-winger who has torched his peers over the last couple of years, both domestically at the J20 level and internationally at events such as U17s, the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, the World Jr. A Challenge, playing on Frolunda’s and Sweden’s first line as the lone 2026 on both — and regularly out-producing top 2025s as a top dog offensively. He has also already scored in both the SHL regular season and SHL playoffs (he is just the third player ever to score in the SHL postseason in their Draft-1 season, joining Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Hedman). After McKenna, he’s the most talented player I’ve watched in this age group.

The younger brother of Blues first-rounder Otto, Ivar’s puck skill, offensive instincts, scoring package, and playmaking package are all high-end. He makes guys miss with the puck on his stick, beats goalies one-on-one with his handles regularly, and has a lethal wrister release and a confident one-timer that give him quick-strike ability. He’s not an explosive skater but he’s a good one who beats guys wide with speed, escapes pressure, and is agile on cuts and changes of direction, and can build through his crossovers. He’s also a good passer and facilitator who sees the ice well, is creative, puts pucks into space, and can pick teams apart on the power play when they focus too much on him. Off puck, he’s got good offensive and defensive instincts to get open or cut off passes. I expect he’ll be on the Swedish World Junior team in Minnesota as a draft eligible next season.
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did you mean 23 draft?
 
Xerloris said:
did you mean 23 draft?
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2026 Draft
 
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