Of Swedish-related note regarding Charlie Forslund:
Hockeysverige.se’s Uffe Bodin weighed in regarding Red Wings draft pick Charlie Forslund just a week ago, speaking to the “Future Stars” podcast, and here’s what he had to say:
Charlie Forslund’s rocket journey before the NHL Draft: “Could be a bargain”
Charlie Forslund made an unlikely journey during the season, and it ended with him succeeding in the Hockeyettan as a 17-year-old.
Now the Falun forward is up for the NHL draft, and Uffe Bodin believes that he could be a bargain in the draft.
“He has so much in his game that NHL teams are looking for,” says Uffe Bodin.
Before the season, not many people knew about Charlie Forslund as he started with Falu IF’s under-18 team last fall. But during the season, the forward only grew more and more, which led to his debut in the Hockeyettan–and that was also a success.
As a 17-year-old, he averaged a point per game in Division 1 with 19 points in 19 games and then 3 goals and an assist in 3 playoff games.
Next season, Forslund will move to Mora IK of the Hockeyallsvenskan, where he will take the next step. To begin with, the 18-year-old forward is expected to play with the J20 team. Forslund is then at the same time relevant for this week’s NHL draft, and Uffe Bodin believes that the Falun native could be a bargain for an NHL team.
“I’m excited to see what that guy can get out of it if he joins a more professional organization and gets to train harder. He’s a big guy who is good on his blades. It feels incredibly exciting to see, it was quite a short period that he had, but entering a new environment, can he get the next push then? Then he could be a bargain, I think, because he has so much in his game that NHL teams are looking for. He’s a player that I’m incredibly excited to see what he can achieve,” says Uffe Bodin.
Update: Aftonbladet’s Anton Johansson spoke with Forslund in April, too, but the article is incredibly difficult to translate, and I’m gonna be honest, I’m too tired to take on the challenge right now.
