Former Red Wings prospect goaltender Filip Larsson will play for Lesksands IF of the SHL this upcoming season, and he spoke with SHL.se recently. Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff translated pertinent portions of the article:
Filip Larsson is still harboring disappointment over the way his time in the Detroit Red Wings organization wound down. At the same time, he is utilizing the life lesson he was learning from the failed experience to bolster him as he seeks to further his hockey career in Europe.
“The first two years were very good,” Larsson told SHL.se of his time playing in North America. The 167th overall selection by Detroit in the 2016 NHL entry draft, the decision was made to bring Larsson across the Atlantic Ocean to play junior hockey in 2017.
Playing for the Tri-City Storm in 2017-18, Larsson would earn the honor as USHL Goaltender of the Year. He was also named to the USHL 1st All-Star Team. Moving to NCAA hockey with the Denver Pioneers, Larsson was an NCHC All-Rookie Team choice in 2018-19. That summer, he would be making the decision to turn pro with the Red Wings.
Duff continues; Larsson is going to be a back-up in Leksand with Mantas Armalis, and he is of course backstopping Wings prospect Anton Johansson, whose father is Leksands’ GM.
