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Boston Bruins: Updates on prospects playing overseas

By Matt Hawkins

BRIDGEPORT, CT - OCTOBER 19: Tanner Fritz #11 of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Jakub Zboril #38 of the Providence Bruins battle for a puck during a game at Webster Bank Arena on October 19, 2018 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Gregory Vasil/Getty Images)
BRIDGEPORT, CT - OCTOBER 19: Tanner Fritz #11 of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Jakub Zboril #38 of the Providence Bruins battle for a puck during a game at Webster Bank Arena on October 19, 2018 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Gregory Vasil/Getty Images) /
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LAVAL, QC – MARCH 20: Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson #23 of the Providence Bruins skates against the Laval Rocket during the AHL game at Place Bell on March 20, 2019 in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The Laval Rocket defeated the Providence Bruins 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
LAVAL, QC – MARCH 20: Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson #23 of the Providence Bruins skates against the Laval Rocket during the AHL game at Place Bell on March 20, 2019 in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The Laval Rocket defeated the Providence Bruins 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

Boston Bruins’ prospects playing in the SHL:

Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, Forward

Drafted by the Bruins in the second round (45th-overall) in 2015, Forsbacka Karlsson played in 29 NHL games between 2016-17 and 2018-19, and in 86 AHL games between 2017-18 and 2018-19.

During this time he scored nine points (three goals and six assists, with two penalty minutes and a +/- of +1 in the NHL. In the AHL he registered 48 points (22 goals and 26 assists), 32 penalty minutes, and +3 +/-.

In the AHL, Forsbacka Karlsson also suited up for eight playoff games, recording just one goal, two penalty minutes, and a -4 rating.

However, since the end of 2018-19, the now 23-year-old has been playing in the SHL and has been on the Bruins’ reserve list. So far this year in the SHL, the young forward has played in 11 games for Växjö Lakers HC, registering just two assists, two penalty minutes, and a +2 rating.

Last season, in 40 games, the Stockholm native scored 13 points (five goals and eight assists, with two penalty minutes and a -2 rating.

Victor Berglund, Defenseman

Drafted in the seventh round (195th-overall) by the Bruins in 2017, Berglund hasn’t played in many hockey games in North America — four games in the AHL to be exact. In these four games, Berglund has scored two points (one goal and one assist), has no penalty minutes, and has an even +/-.

Since then, the now 21-year-old has been suiting up overseas. This year in the SHL for Luleå HF on loan and last year in the HockeyAllsvenskan for MODO Hockey.

So far this season, Berglund has played in 10 games and recorded eight points (two goals and six assists), with no penalty minutes and a +2 rating.

Last season, Berglund played in 52 games and recorded 22 points (10 goals and 12 assists), 28 penalty minutes, and a +18 rating.

I’m sure once the AHL gets up and running for the 2020-21 season, Berglund will be back over here in North America and earning a spot on the P-Bruins roster.

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