Detroit Hockey Now’s Tim Robinson spoke with Red Wings prospect and Team Sweden defenseman Anton Johansson as part of a profile piece anchored by Johansson’s goal-scoring performance today at the World Junior Summer Showcase:
Prospect Anton Johansson checks all of the boxes for what the Detroit Red Wings want in their prospect defensemen these days. He’s 6-foot-4, a right shot and Swedish.
But Johansson made himself stand out even more Saturday when he scored Sweden’s first goal in a 7-0 blanking of Team USA Blue in the opening game at the 2023 World Junior Summer Showcase at USA Hockey Arena.
“I think that was my best game,”said the 188-pound Johansson, a fourth-round pick from 2022. “It’s good to have a start like this.”
His coach, Magnus Havelid, was more conservative with his assessment.
“It’s just the first game,” he said, chuckling. “we’re going to wait and see as a coaching staff. Let’s see what we say after the fourth game.”
