Jets select Swedish defenceman, three forwards at NHL Draft
The Winnipeg Jets have added a Swedish defenceman to the fold at the 2024 NHL Draft in Las Vegas.
The Jets selected 18-year-old Alfons Freij with the 37th overall pick in the draft’s second round.
Freij played most of last season with the Vaxjo Lakers in Sweden’s J20 Nationell league. The left-handed blueliner scored 14 goals and added 19 assists in 40 games. He also tallied six points in seven games during Sweden’s gold-medal run at the U18 World Championship.
In the fourth round, the Jets nabbed winger Kevin He with the 109th selection. He picked up 31 goals and 22 assists in 64 games with the Niagara IceDogs last season. He is the highest-ever NHL draftee born in China.
The Jets also added Finnish forward Markus Loponen in the fifth round, and towering Canadian centre Kieron Walton in the sixth round.
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