Roughly translated: 3 Red Wings prospects crack HockeyNews.se’s ’21 most impressive [SHL] players under 21′ list

HockeyNews.se’s Alexander Nilsson posted a list of the 21 most impressive SHL players under the age of 21–i.e. those who are eligible for the Swedish World Junior Championship team, which is skating in Angelholm ahead of the Four Nations Cup–and three of Nilsson’s picks are Red Wings prospects.

Here’s a rough translation of his assessments, which are in Swedish:

Simon Edvinsson, born 2003, defenseman, Frolunda

16 games, 1 goal, 8 assists, +6, 19:42 time on ice per game

Comment: Perhaps the biggest exclamation point in the SHL during the autumn. The defenseman has taken real steps toward and established himself as a regular on Frolunda, and has been hailed by everyone everywhere. A given name on the World Junior Championship team this winter, and Detroit looks to have scored correctly with its choice in the first round last summer.

William Wallinder, defenseman, born 2002, Rogle BK

16 games, 3 goals, 5 assists, +5, 11:24 time on ice per game

Comment: Wallinder didn’t set things on fire when he played in the Allsvenskan [for MoDo] last season, and was sometimes outside the team in MoDo, but he’s made clear improvement over his first autumn in the SHL. He’s not been overwhelmed with playing time, but he’s been given protected minutes to slowly blend into the SHL team.

Theodor Niederbach, forward, born 2002, Frolunda

19 games, 2 goals, 2 assists, +2, 10:00 time on ice per game

Comment: Technically skilled and game-smart center, who had probably hoped to earn playing time on the power play, but hasn’t played a second on the man advantage thus far. Has gained more and more confidence during the season, but was now forced into concussion protocol after a blow from Skelleftea, and was thus forced to skip the tournament in Angelholm.