Winger prospect won Swedish rookie of the year last season The Penguins took care of another piece of business on Friday, signing 19-year old Swedish prospect Melvin Fernstrom to a standard three-year entry level contract.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Friday they had signed forward Melvin Fernstrom to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 19-year-old Fernstrom spent the 2024-25 season with Orebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League, scoring eight goals and nine assists for 17 points in 48 games.
Steve Werier, who spent the 2016-17 season as an assistant general manager with the Florida Panthers, believes that the Vancouver Canucks have made a mistake.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Vancouver Canucks have added a number of solid players to their prospect pool via last year's NHL Entry Draft, among those being Melvin Fernstrom, Riley Patterson and Anthony Romani, the latter two who are teammates now with the Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Colts.
The Vancouver Canucks kicked off day two of their 2024 Development Camp, following a fast-paced session on Canada Day. For the camp’s entirety, all 28 players have been split up into two teams – Blue and White – and will be working toward an end-of-the-week scrimmage on Thursday afternoon.