RW Oliver Wahlstrom - Boston College, NCAA (2018, 11th, NYI)

[JiggsNY]

Of course a player like Hughes will help anyone, but it's not like Wahlstrom is a completely different player now. He's been on fire all season scoring at a high pace, and was being ranked top 10 before Hughes was even moved up.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

Any chance this kid gets taken in the top-5? Like .. number 5? I like him a lot.

Yes I think so, scoring goals at an impressive rate, good set of tools, big riser right now imo.

 

[Frannel]

Of course a player like Hughes will help anyone, but it's not like Wahlstrom is a completely different player now. He's been on fire all season scoring at a high pace, and was being ranked top 10 before Hughes was even moved up.

Didn't mean to indicate that Wahlstrom or Farabee are completely different players due only to Hughes.
So, in general: for a top player it doesn't make a difference in regards to being recognized with whom he is playing with?

 

[AmericanDream]

I have been saying it in other threads- he is this years Brock Boeser - and this time teams will not be sleeping on him like Boeser was.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Sounds Swedish, is he?

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

Sounds Swedish, is he?

Well he's American born, but he is partly Swedish I believe.

Not sure of the specifics on it.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Well he's American born, but he is partly Swedish I believe.

Not sure of the specifics on it.

So he has played with the American junior national team?

 

[Whalers Fan]

So he has played with the American junior national team?

He's been playing on the US NTDP for the past two years, and was brought up from the U17 squad late last season to the U18 team and then competed for Team USA at the 2017 U18 World Championship.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

He's been playing on the US NTDP for the past two years, and was brought up from the U17 squad late last season to the U18 team and then competed for Team USA at the 2017 U18 World Championship.

Damnit. Sweden needed him. :/

 

[Whalers Fan]

Damnit. Sweden needed him. :/

Playing for the NTDP pretty much guarantees the player will suit up for Team USA as long as he is good enough to make the national team. It's the entire point of the program -- developing players for international competition.

 

[AmericanDream]

Born and raised in the US

 

[McDNicks17]

His dad is Swedish.

Played a couple years at the University of Maine back in 88-90 then some lower level pro hockey in Sweden for a few years before settling in the United States, by the sounds of it.

 

[William H Bonney]

Damnit. Sweden needed him. :/

He wouldn't have been eligible to play for Sweden even if he had wanted to do so. He was always locked into Team USA as his only option even before he played in the IIHF U18 Championships last April.

 

[Oak]

I have been saying it in other threads- he is this years Brock Boeser - and this time teams will not be sleeping on him like Boeser was.

I like Wahlstrom but he is nothing like Boeser in my opinion.

 

[AmericanDream]

I like Wahlstrom but he is nothing like Boeser in my opinion.

he is one of the best pure goal scorers/snipers for this draft. his shot IMO is his best asset.
he has been underrated for much of the year like Boeser was during his draft..

I am not saying he plays exactly like Boeser, but I see a lot of similarities in their skill set (Wahlstrom is the better skater and vision) and situation to say that unless Wahlstrom goes top 5, people are going to say how he didn't get picked higher in a few years..just like Mr. Boeser who right now if the draft was redone would be a top 5 or 6 pick.

 

[Hansen]

Reminding me of Laine progression wise right now, obviously not as top notch quality but last year he was not looking like a first round prospect, stats wise. Prior to that he was a consensus top prospect for this draft. Glad he has stepped up significantly in his draft year.

 

[JiggsNY]

Oliver Wahlstrom's college future in doubt again

Seems smart to me. Harvard's great, but they don't give scholarships right? and for someone who is a slam dunk high 1st round pick, it doesn't make sense, if he's only gonna go one year and leave. I wonder where he'll go. I'd think he stays in the Boston area, my guess is BU with Farabee.

 

[Frk It]

Oliver Wahlstrom's college future in doubt again

Seems smart to me. Harvard's great, but they don't give scholarships right? and for someone who is a slam dunk high 1st round pick, it doesn't make sense, if he's only gonna go one year and leave. I wonder where he'll go. I'd think he stays in the Boston area, my guess is BU with Farabee.

I thought I remembered hearing he was considering the Q. But it seems like BU would make the most sense for him.

 

[AmericanDream]

man, BU would be insane to land both of them next year...yikes

might as well have Hughes accelerate and head there as well lol!

 

[AmericanDream]

pretty crazy to see Harvard who was to have Bode Wilde and Oliver Wahlstrom , to now maybe none of them....most of us didn't think Wahlstrom would make it to Harvard, but this is still a surprise if true

 

[G0bias]

Here's a few clips from the game against the Czechs, which was in my opinion his best. He's having a good tournament so far.

 

[rt]

Harvard is no place for 1st round draft picks.

 

[Goose of Reason]

Having only seen highlight packages of him, would Pacioretty be a good comparison, style-wise?

 

[Whalers Fan]

Having only seen highlight packages of him, would Pacioretty be a good comparison, style-wise?

Not a bad comparison.

 

[JiggsNY]

1+2 tonight vs Russia



43 games 60 points