| STORIES |
- Sunday, June 27, 2010: Nifty Jarnkrok can ‘own the puck’
- Wednesday, February 9, 2011: 2010-11 mid-season: New Euro Twins rise higher
- Wednesday, March 30, 2011: Axelsson still on Red Wings’ radar
- Wednesday, April 20, 2011: Jarnkrok gives ‘everything he has, every shift’
- Wednesday, November 23, 2011: Nyquist closes in on Smith’s top spot
- Tuesday, February 7, 2012: Smith No. 1 with Jarnkrok charging hard
- Tuesday, March 6, 2012: Tatar progresses despite production plateau
- Monday, May 7, 2012: Impressive season sends rising Mrazek to pros
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| AWARDS |
- 2010-11 Swedish Elite League rookie of the year nominee
- 2010-11 The Hockey News Future Watch (NHL’s 41st-best prospect)
- 2011-12 The Hockey News Future Watch (NHL’s 32nd-best prospect)
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| HISTORY |
2008-09:
- Produced solid numbers at Swedish J-20 SuperElit level with Brynas (41-8-18-26).
- Helped his club capture a J-20 SuperElit championship with strong playoff showing (7-4-3-7).
- Also dominated the Swedish J-18 level (7-5-7-12).
- Finished second on Sweden in scoring at the IIHF world under-18 championship (6-2-7-9).
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2009-10:
- Finished third in Swedish J-20 SuperElit scoring with Brynas (19-11-20-31).
- Represented Sweden at world junior A challenge in November (4-0-1-1).
- Earned call-up to Brynas’s Swedish Elite League and got better as the year progressed.
- Skated a regular shift, including power play, to post solid numbers (33-4-6-10).
- Also won 44 percent of 150 faceoffs, fired 18 shots on goal and was a plus-5.
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2010-11:
- Finished seventh in scoring for Swedish Elite League’s Brynas (49-11-16-27).
- Led all junior-aged Swedish Elite League players in scoring, one point ahead of Anton Lander.
- Won 47 percent of faceoffs (278/589), averaged 16:44 of ice time, was a minus-4 and had 77 shots.
- Tied third in scoring for fourth-place Sweden at WJC (6-2-3-5, 20 shots).
- Scored three goals in three playoff games before separating his shoulder.
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2011-12:
- Underwent off-season shoulder surgery but returned for start of season and didn’t miss a beat.
- Spent season in Swedish Elite League with Brynas (50-16-23-39, minus-3, 109 shots).
- Averaged 19:05 ice time, second only to Jakob Silfverberg’s 19:12, and was credited with nine hits.
- Won exactly 50 percent of his faceoffs (285 of 570) but was just fourth on team in draws taken.
- Finished second on Brynas in scoring and was tied for 14th in SEL scoring race.
- Helped Brynas win SEL championship with tremendous playoff run (16-4-12-16, plus-12, 38 shots).
- Finished tied for fourth in SEL playoff scoring with point-per-game production.
- Earned spot on Team Sweden at the IIHF world championship in Finland.
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| SCOUT COMMENTS |
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“I like to think of him like a Zetterberg. He wants to have the puck, he wants to hold onto the puck all the time, he makes plays (for his linemates) and he knows how to score himself.” — Red Wings scout Ari Vuori (June 2010) … “When he can go to the Swedish Elite League (at age 18) and play on the power play and pretty well own the puck for a lot of the time he’s out there, that tells you something. He has a lot of skill. His skating and playmaking ability are the big things with him. He’s really good with the puck and he sees the ice really well.” — Red Wings director of scouting Joe McDonnell (June 2010) … “Jarnkrok really gives it everything he has, every shift, which is something that obviously can be taught, but it’s really nice when a player has it from the beginning … He’s got all the other stuff, like the hockey sense, the hands, and very good work ethic.” — Red Wings director of European scouting Hakan Andersson (April 2011) … “He’s taken a bigger responsibility and all of his good things he does are showing even more this year. The smart thinking, the quick hands, the quick release, the work ethic — that’s always been very good and it’s the same this year — his whole game, he has just taken it to another level.” — Andersson (February 2012) … “He has great hockey sense, very tenacious, a lot of (Henrik) Zetterberg-type qualities. He’s strong on the puck, never gives up on the puck.” — Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill (May 2012, MLive.com).
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| STRENGTHS |
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Exciting player capable of pulling off highlight-reel moves … A great skater who carries the puck in top flight … Slick, nifty skills and a great “keepaway” player … More of a set-up man than a scorer … Driven player who doesn’t take any shifts off, in the same mold as a Henrik Zetterberg or a Pavel Datsyuk in that regard … Naturally gifted offensively with soft hands … At his best on the power play, when he has the time and space to show off his vast arsenal of skills … Thinks the game well offensively.
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| WEAKNESSES |
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He’s still on the thin side and won’t make it in the punishing NHL without serious off-ice dedication to training to get closer to the 190-pound range … Likes to be the playmaker, but could stand to put the puck on net more often … Faceoffs need significant work.
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| PROJECTION |
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Although Jarnkrok has gone from being listed at 156 pounds on draft day to 174 this past season, the Red Wings would like to see him closer to 190. Last summer’s shoulder surgery prevented him from training to his full capacity, but this summer, he’s expected to take the next step. The Red Wings have likened Jarnkrok to Henrik Zetterberg, and the potential is there for the hard-working, highly-skilled centre to emerge as a front-line NHL talent over the next five seasons. He’s expected to return to Brynas for the 2012-13 campaign before trying to crack Detroit’s lineup the following season.
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Player statistics powered by www.eliteprospects.com
| Season |
Team |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
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Playoffs |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
| 2006-2007 |
Gästrikland |
TV-Pucken |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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| 2007-2008 |
Gästrikland |
TV-Pucken |
8 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
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| |
Brynäs J18 |
J18 Elit |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
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| |
Brynäs J18 |
J18 Allsvenskan |
13 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
| |
Playoffs |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| |
Brynäs J20 |
SuperElit |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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| 2008-2009 |
Brynäs J18 |
J18 Elit |
3 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
| |
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| |
Brynäs J18 |
J18 Allsvenskan |
4 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
| |
Playoffs |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Brynäs J20 |
SuperElit |
41 |
8 |
18 |
26 |
37 |
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Playoffs |
7 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
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Sweden U18 |
WJC-18 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
| |
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Sweden U18 (all) |
International-Jr |
18 |
6 |
9 |
15 |
10 |
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| 2009-2010 |
Brynäs J20 |
SuperElit |
19 |
11 |
20 |
31 |
30 |
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Playoffs |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Brynäs |
Elitserien |
33 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
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Playoffs |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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Sweden U18 (all) |
International-Jr |
4 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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Sweden U19 (all) |
International-Jr |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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| 2010-2011 |
Brynäs |
Elitserien |
49 |
11 |
16 |
27 |
4 |
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Playoffs |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
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Sweden U20 |
WJC-20 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
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Sweden U20 (all) |
International-Jr |
15 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
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| 2011-2012 |
Brynäs |
Elitserien |
50 |
16 |
23 |
39 |
22 |
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Playoffs |
16 |
4 |
12 |
16 |
12 |
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Sweden EHT |
EHT |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Sweden |
WC |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Sweden (all) |
International |
10 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
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| 2012-2013 |
Brynäs |
Elitserien |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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