You never know what type of value you’ll find outside of the top 100 in the NHL Draft. As far as the Toronto Maple Leafs are concerned, they hope they found a hidden gem in defenseman Victor Johansson.
Maple Leafs prospect and 4th round pick Victor Johansson is off to a tremendous start, turning a lot of heads in Sweden this season. Selected by the Leafs with the 120th pick in this past entry draft, Johansson was surprised he was even drafted and admitted at development camp that he felt the Leafs may have drafted him too early.
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Victor Johansson has caught the attention of some fans after he got off to a hot start to his season back in Sweden. Johansson is currently playing for the Leksands IF J20 squad, the same place he was last last season during his draft year.
The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?
The Swedish defender who is the ultimate man of mystery when it comes to draft picks debuts at #22 on this year's list. Back in July, I wrote this profile on Johansson: ...and that's about as much as anyone has written about him to date.
It seems the NHL is in a good place. Ratings are up, talent levels are high, and the league added two teams to get up to 32 in the not-too-distant past.
Maple Leafs prospect Victor Johansson's style of play is getting looked at by some NHL experts, and not everyone is a fan of his game yet. One of the Toronto
By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam Sweden’s Victor Johansson will not race in the men’s open water 10km that is scheduled for tomorrow, August 9th. Johansson was recommended by the Swedish medical staff not to swim in the event and followed that advice.
It sounds weird to say this for a fourth round pick, but Victor Johansson being taken by Toronto in the fourth round may the most shocking draft pick I can remember happening since I started following the draft – by any team in the NHL.