LeftWinger 5,153 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 Hi guys! (and girls) This is just an update to my post from a few years ago when I charted Detroit love affair with drafting Swedish players, here is a link to my orginal thread: (for those of you that may want to read) ...and now I will add the latest Swedish players to be drafted by Detroit. 2009 - Although the Wings have had tons of success with the Swedish players that have played here, they only drafted one this season Adam Almquist out of HV 71 Jonkoping Jr. (Swe-Jr.) and they waited until the very last round #210 overall... 2010 - This year they didn't wait very long to draft their Swedish player, they selected Calle Jarnkrok out of Brynas in the second round #51 overall. It's obvious they have high hopes for this young man considering they haven't selected a Swedish player this high since Nicklas Kronwall in 2000 (1st rd, #29 overall.) Again, though, they chose to go to Sweden only once this draft season... 2011 - This draft year was a very diverse one, scattered with players from all over the globe, and yes, not disappointing, they used their 5th round pick to select #146th overall, Mattias Backman out of Linkoping Jr. (Sweden-Jr.) Once again, this was the only Swedish player drafted by the Wings this year, but as their history shows, there will be more to come! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Wings Addict 787 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 Swede streak since 1993 I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
