Flyers select 6-foot-1 Swedish center in second round of 2024 NHL draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
To begin their Day 2 work on the 2024 NHL draft Saturday, the Flyers selected Jack Berglund, a 6-foot-2 Swedish center.
The Flyers received the 51st overall pick as compensation for not signing 2018 first-round pick Jay O’Brien.
Berglund, a 95-pound player who can also play as a winger, scored 34 points (15 goals, 19 assists) in 41 games this season for Farjestad BK in Sweden’s top junior league.
At the 2024 IIHF U-18 World Junior Championship a month and a half ago, Berglund had five points (two and three assists) in seven games for a Swedish team that won bronze.
He was introduced to the SHL, Sweden’s top professional league, and scored a goal in eight games.
Berglund was the 28th European skater according to NHL Central Scouting, moving up 10 spots from his midterm mark. TSN’s Craig Button considered him the 55th best player in the draft, while TSN’s Bob McKenzie had him at No. 64. EliteProspects.com ranked Berglund at No. 131.
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