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🗓️ 16 June 2025
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0:00.0 | At the NHL draft, the Philadelphia Flyers are definitely looking for a top end center. |
0:06.4 | And from Sweden, Anton Frontel certainly could potentially fit the bill. |
0:10.1 | So let's talk a little bit about Frondell. |
0:12.0 | He turned 18 in May. |
0:13.8 | He's 6 foot 1, 204 pounds. |
0:16.2 | So he's built. |
0:17.3 | He scored 25 points in 29 games in the Alsvenskine, the second tier Swedish |
0:21.9 | Pro League. |
0:22.5 | But most important for the Flyers, Frondell does project as a potential NHL center. |
0:28.9 | Maybe. |
0:29.8 | So let's start with Frondell's strengths as a prospect. |
0:33.4 | And the first thing that jumps out of you is that production, 25 points and 29 games in a player's draft year in a pro league, a quality league like the Ols Venskin. |
0:42.5 | That's very impressive. |
0:43.5 | And to give you an idea of how impressive, it's the best point per game rate by a draft eligible player since Elias Pedersen did it almost 10 years ago. |
0:52.0 | To have that kind of production in a pro league, it just speaks to |
0:55.2 | the upside of a player and also the fact that if he's already doing it against men, as he's doing |
1:00.4 | it in the Olsvanskin, most likely the NHL won't be as big of a leap as it would be for someone |
1:05.8 | in junior hockey or even in college. But if we're talking about Frondell's most impressive |
1:10.0 | individual trait, it's his shot. It is a're talking about Frondell's most impressive individual trait, |
1:11.5 | it's his shot. It is a howitzer. Frundel has serious goal scoring potential in the NHL due to that |
1:18.7 | shot, which is both high velocity and high accuracy and Frundel just finds ways to get open |
1:25.0 | in high danger areas to use that shot as well. He's got great |
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