Sweden U18 News & Stories

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup marks the start of the scouting season. These are the players you need to keep an eye on at this year's tournament in Edmonton, Alberta.

Cam Robinson brings you the three stars from the medal round of the 2024 U18 World Hockey Championship in Espoo, Finland.

Cam Robinson brings you the three stars from the semifinals round of the 2024 U18 World Hockey Championship in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland.

Cam Robinson and Lassi Alanen team up to bring you the 3 Stars from the final day of round-robin action at the 2024 U18 World Hockey Championships.

Lassi Alanen and Cam Robinson combine to bring you the 3 stars from Day 4 at the U18 World Hockey Championships

Lassi Alanen brings you the three stars from Day 3 of the 2024 U18 World Hockey Championship in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland.

J.D. Burke and Lassi Alanen team up to bring you the three stars from the first day of action at the 2024 U18 World Hockey Championship in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland.

The 2024 U18 World Hockey Championships in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland start on Thursday, and these are the skaters with the most on the line at the tournament.

A player-by-player preview of Sweden's roster at the U18 World Hockey Championships in Espoo and Vantaa.

Lassi Alanen has reviewed the tape and breaks down the standout performances from the U18 5 Nations tournament in Plymouth, Michigan.

Elite Prospects Dir. of European scouting Lassi Alanen looks at the top performers from the recent U18 5 Nations tournament in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

David St-Louis and Lassi Alanen break down the top performances from the kick-off of the 2024 NHL Draft scouting season.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with Swedish defenceman and 2023 NHL Draft prospect Tom Willander.

Lassi Alanen explores the film on the NHL 2023 Draft Prospect that climbed into first-round territory.

Lassi Alanen takes you into the Film Room™️ to review 2023 NHL Draft prospect and U18s breakout star David Edstrom's game.

Cam Robinson looks at who rose and who fell when it came to draft status based off the tournament in Switzerland.

J.D. Burke reflects on the 2023 U18 World Hockey Championships in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland, sharing his thoughts on what we learned at this tournament.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you game stories and the 3 stars from the gold and bronze medal games at the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you the 3 Stars from the semifinals at the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you the 3 Stars from the final day of round-robin action at the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you the 3 Stars from the final day of round-robin action at the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you the 3 Stars from Day 4 of the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland.

EP Rinkside shares a guest post by Martin Jansson and it's an interview with Swedish U18 captain Otto Stenberg.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you the 3 Stars from Day 2 of the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland.

As Cam Robinson watched the Under-18 Worlds he brings a fantasy spin to get you ahead of the competition.

J.D. Burke and Martin Jansson team up to bring you the 3 Stars from Day 1 of the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland.

Elite Prospects Sweden regional scout Jimmy Hamrin goes player-by-player with scouting reports on Sweden's roster at the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with 2023 NHL Draft prospect and Swedish defenceman Axel Sandin Pellikka on EP Rinkside.

Mitch Brown looks at the three stars from the second day of action at the 2022 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Red Deer, Alberta, highlighting one player's contributions in each of the day's three games.

The Hlinka-Gretzky Cup annually marks the start of the scouting season, and it takes place from July 31st to August 7th in Red Deer, Alberta. Mitch Brown sets the stage in this preview article.

EP Rinkside Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson goes into the Film Room ™️ to look at Swedish forward Liam Öhgren's game.

EP Rinkside Swedish regional scout Jimmy Hamrin breaks down the Swedish roster for the 2022 U18 World Hockey Championships.

The latest instalment in the U18s Notebook series by Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis looks at the strong play of Swedish defenceman Mattias Hävelid.

EP Rinkside Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson serves up 5 bold predictions for the men's 2022 U18 World Hockey Championship, set to take place in Landshut and Kaufbeuren, Germany.

J.D. Burke profiles each team's X-Factor player at the 2022 U18 World Hockey Champions, set to start in Landshut and Kaufbeuren, Germany.

J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 64 players long, crafted after the U18 in Frisco and Plano, Texas.

Mitch Brown and Lassi Alanen manually tracked data from every game of the U18 World Hockey Championships. In this article, Mitch shares some of their findings.

Shane Wright is like any other player in the 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Junior Championship in that he wants to win every time he steps out onto the ice. Abbey Mastracco reports from Texas on what separates Wright from the rest of that group.

Few players in the 2021 NHL Draft are more skilled than Fabian Lysell and no one surpasses the Swedish winger in pure rush offence ability. David St-Louis breaks down Lysell's game.

The IIHF U18 World Championship was sorely missed a year ago, but it is back and it has been one heck of a week of hockey in Texas. Cam Robinson takes a look at some of the event's big headlines.

The World Junior Under-18 tournament has disproportionate importance this year. It will be the first look we get this season at a few prospects against their own age group and...

The Swedes are the reigning champions of the U18 World Hockey Championships, and our Swedish regional scout Jimmy Hamrin thinks they've got a good chance to repeat. Here's his look at the Swedish roster.

Jonatan Berggren’s breakout was inevitable. Selected by the Detroit Red Wings with the 33rd overall pick in 2018 on the heels of one of the highest-scoring J20 Nationell seasons in...

It’s that time again. Time for another episode of the EliteProspects Podcast with J.D. Burke and Craig Button. The 2020 NHL Draft may be way off in the distance of...

No two draft picks are created equal. That’s as apparent in the immediate aftermath of any draft as it is five-plus years down the road, even if the true yield...

No two draft picks are created equal. That’s as apparent in the immediate aftermath of any draft as it is five-plus years down the road, even if the true yield...

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...

Theodor Niederbach didn’t generate much buzz in draft circles at the beginning of the year. It was a strange development considering how much attention he’d captured only two years prior...