Ivan Björkly Nordström

It is difficult  to ignore 6 foot 7 inch hockey playerMalmö Redhawks Under-20 team where he started taking huge jump in his development. His straight ahead speed is good for a big fellow, and has rather quick feet. He needs to be smoother and have more balance as the contests wear on, but adding muscle will help. The fact that he radiates such a strong presence and how hard he works in traffic, battles in front of the net and goes spoon hard to the corners gives usa all a taste of what might be. He drives hard to the net and usually wins the battle for it there, is almost impossible to containing his carries as he IS stong on the puck. Did I mention he has good hands and release? Granted, he is raw and he has to be much more consistent, there may be. big payoff if he puts it all together.

--Bill Placzek--