There will be another Swede in this year’s All Star game in the NHL. New Jersey Devils Jesper Bratt has been drafted to replace injured teammate Jack Hughes.
For 25-year-olds Jesper Brattwho leads New Jersey’s intramural scoring with 50 points this season, will make the first All-Star game of his hockey career.
He is joined by five other Swedes: the Nashvilles Philip ForsbergCalgary’s Elias LindholmBuffalo’s Rasmus DahlinToronto’s William Nylander and Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson.
The All Star game is played on Saturday evening, Swedish time.
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