Post-Draft Prospect Profiles: Arvid Costmar No. 215 to the Vancouver Canucks

Arvid Costmar is as close to a household name as you’ll find in the Swedish junior hockey circuit. He played in the national TV-Pucken tournament as an underage player in the 2015-16 season and followed that up with a strong tournament the following year, too. That’ll do it.

The Swedish national team consistently relies on Costmar, having called his number for the U16, U17, and U18 rosters in the last three seasons.

During the 2018-19 season, Costmar played his second year for Linköping’s J20 team in the SuperElit. After a strong first half to the season, Costmar floundered a bit down the stretch, particularly to produce offence — although his full-season mark of 38 points (13 goals and 25 assists) in 44 is nothing to scoff at. To his credit, Costmar added another five points (one goal and