Zion Nybeck News & Stories

Elite Prospects Sweden regional scout Jimmy Hamrin offers a player-by-player breakdown of the players likely to suit up for Sweden at the 2022 World Juniors in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta.

The World Juniors Coaches Q&A Series returns for the 2022 World Juniors in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, kicking off with this one-on-one by Julie Robenhymer with Swedish head coach Tomas Montén.

The EliteProspects Podcast with J.D. Burke and Craig Button returns for its seventh episode, this one discussing the early happenings at HockeyCanada’s World Juniors camp, and then getting into a...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. More than a year spent tracking the progress of hundreds of players, consulting with industry insiders, running the numbers, and it all...

The title just about says it all, right? Wrong. Desperately wrong. The EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide is available, but we haven’t had a chance to let you know what...

The appetite for NHL Draft coverage expands with every year. Where the main course centred on the first round alone once sufficed, our audience now demands a seven-plate meal with...

We’re little over a week away from the NHL Draft Lottery, scheduled for Friday, June 26th, at 8 PM Eastern. So what better time to update our ranking of the...

There’s only one certainty left in hockey, and it’s that the 2020 NHL Entry Draft is going to take place. We don’t know how it’s going to work or when...

What was once a heated debate is now a coronation; Alexis Lafrenière has separated himself from Quinton Byfield, and by a not-insignificant margin at that. The decision at No. 1...

I’m so proud to finally share the hard work of our scouts in the form of this year’s first NHL Entry Draft ranking for the EliteProspects Rinkside audience. So much...

SUNDSVALL, Sweden — In the second part of my review of the Under-18 5 Nations tournament, we’re going to look to the performance of Sweden and their neighbours to the...

Many have cited the 2020 NHL Entry Draft as having potentially the strongest Swedish class in a long time. There’s a good chance we’ll see at least two Swedish players...

Season 15 of The Pipeline Show is now officially underway and by tradition, that means the in-depth season previews for all 22 Western Hockey League franchises are also beginning. But...

This week marks the Season 14 finale of The Pipeline Show as we continue our month of “Ask the Commish” segments learning all about three more leagues plus there is...

ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, SWEDEN — They weren’t the favorites. Not even the second-most favored team. But thanks to strong leadership, a willingness to brush aside egos and a hat trick in the...

Hi there, This weekend the blog was in Nyköping, to follow the JSM-playoffs. First at the J18-level, then at the J20-level. JSM is where the best junior teams in Sweden...

Hello again, today I am back with another update! Last weekend I went on a trip to Stockholm to catch three games in two days in J20 SuperElit. On Saturday,...

Greetings, and welcome to my blog! My name is Christoffer Hedlund and I am a Swedish scout for Future Considerations. In my scouting role, I spend a lot of time...