Flyers pick 6-foot-4 Swedish center in second round of 2024 NHL draft

Flyers pick 6-foot-4 Swedish center in second round of 2024 NHL draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

To lead off their Day 2 work at the 2024 NHL draft Saturday, the Flyers selected Jack Berglund, a 6-foot-4 Swedish center.

The Flyers had the 51st overall pick as compensation for not signing 2018 first-round selection Jay O’Brien.

Berglund, a 210-pounder who can play on the wing, as well, had 34 points (15 goals, 19 assists) over 41 games this season for Farjestad BK in Sweden‘s top junior league.

At the 2024 IIHF U-18 World Junior Championship a month and a half ago, Berglund had five points (two, three assists) in seven games for a Sweden team that won bronze.

He got a taste of the SHL, Sweden’s top pro league, scoring a goal over eight games.

Berglund was the 28th-ranked European skater by NHL Central Scouting, jumping 10 spots from his midterm mark. TSN’s Craig Button considered him the 55th-best player in the draft, while TSN’s Bob McKenzie had him at No. 64. EliteProspects.com pegged Berglund down at No. 131.

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