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Minnesota Wild Youngster Is Having A Big Offseason

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Feb 22, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Minnesota Wild left wing Liam Ohgren (28) handles the puck during the first period against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bradshaw Sevald-Imagn Images.

The 2025-26 season will be a big one for the Minnesota Wild youngsters. Guys like David Jiricek, Danila Yurov, Liam Ohgren, and Zeev Buium will all be a big part of the upcoming season's success. 

It looks like Ohgren has taken that to heart with some of his offseason training. The NHL released a photo of Ohgren in the weight room and you can tell he has put on some serious muscle. 

The Swedish forward's father is Andreas Ohgren. He is a hockey coach and trainer who has trained several elite Swedish NHL players. Ohgren clearly has been training with him this offseason.

Ohgren, 21, recorded two goals and five points in 24 games for the Wild during the 2024-25 season. He recorded 19 goals, 18 assists, and 37 points in 41 games for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) as well. 

The Wild's 19th overall pick from the 2022 NHL Draft will be a big part of the Wild this upcoming season. He has 28 career NHL games under his belt in parts of two seasons. Yurov was drafted five picks after Ohgren and will join the Wild for the upcoming season. 

It will be a big year for the two and Ohgren looks like he's ready for it.

Other Wild News

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Hockey News

Islanders 2025-26 NHL Projected Roster

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On Tuesday, NHL.com posted Stefen Rosner's New York Islanders team reset piece. Included in that story was his projected lineup for the 2025-26 season:

Islanders head coach Patrick Roy shared with us that Jonathan Drouin, who signed a two-year deal worth $4 million annually, will start alongside Bo Horvat, with Mathew Barzal going back to center. 

Outside of that news, the rest of the forward makeup is a bit of a question mark in terms of how players line up. 

Simon Holmstrom proved last season that he's ready to be a regular in the top six, but likely isn't someone who can be a top liner. That's not a knock on the 24-year-old, as it's a win for the organization if he can prove to be a consistent producer playing second-line minutes. 

If Anthony Duclair is healthy enough, his speed will be a need, but will he earn second-line minutes, or will Anders Lee, coming off a tremendous season, get the opportunity to keep his job as a top-sixer?

The Islanders have a good problem when it comes to their wingers, especially with a few being versaitle enough to play either side. 

The defense is more concrete, with everyone back from last season, minus Mike Reilly. 

The only thing that would impact the defense woud be No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer making the team, as we project to be the case. 

What are your thoughts on those projections?

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Charles Hudon Signs In Sweden, Joins Frondell & Eklund

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Canadian forward Charles Hudon, 31, has signed a two-year contract with Djurgården IF, the Stockholm-based SHL club announced on Wednesday.

“I’m very excited to go out on the ice and meet all the ‘Djurgårders’,” Hudon is quoted in the club’s press release.

“An two-way forward who will be a threat at 5-on-5 and 5-on-4,” said Djurgården sporting director Niklas Wikegård. “Charles is a player who wants to attack, who wants to make decisions and who wants the puck. We know that he produces points year after year and it will be very exciting to follow him.”

Hudon was born in Alma, Que. And played junior hockey for the QMJHL’s Chicoutimi Sanguenéens, whom he captained for two seasons. He was drafted in the fifth round, 122nd overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Between 2015 and 2023, Hudon played 134 NHL regular-season games for the Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche, recording 41 points and 58 penalty minutes. He also played two post-season games for Montreal in the 2020 Eastern Conference bubble in Toronto.

Report: Anton Frondell Will Sign With Blackhawks This Week; Won’t Attend Training CampReport: Anton Frondell Will Sign With Blackhawks This Week; Won’t Attend Training Camp Swedish center Anton Frondell will sign an entry-level contract this upcoming week with the Chicago Blackhawks, the team that took him third overall at this year’s NHL Entry Draft, according to Swedish journalist Gunnar Nordström.

When the NHL’s 2020-21 season was delayed by pandemic restrictions, Hudon got his first taste of European hockey, recording 35 points in 39 National League regular-season playoff games for Lausanne HC in Switzerland.

The following season, between his Montreal and Colorado stops, he was property of the Tampa Bay Lightning but spent the entire 2021-22 season in the AHL. Likewise, he spent the past two seasons in the Los Angeles Kings organization, playing exclusively with the Ontario Reign. All told, Hudon has 440 points in 529 AHL regular-season and playoff games.

The announcement of the Hudon signing comes two days after Djurgården introduced Norwegian former Calgary Flames prospect Mathias Emilio Pettersen as a new recruit.

Norwegian Former Flames, Stars Prospect Signs In SwedenNorwegian Former Flames, Stars Prospect Signs In SwedenNorwegian forward Mathias Emilio Pettersen, 25, has signed a two-year contract with Djurgården IF, the Stockholm-based SHL club announced on Monday.

“Compared to Emilio, Charles is at a slightly different stage in his career,” said Wikegård. “He has been a professional for many years, played a number of seasons in the NHL and established himself as a top player in the AHL.”

Djurgården was just promoted to the SHL from the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan but is trying to build a competitive roster. The team will notably feature two 18-year-old forwards who were chosen in the first round of this year’s NHL Entry Draft – Victor Eklund and Anton Frondell.

In addition to Hudon, Pettersen, Eklund and Frondell, Djurgården’s lineup for the 2025-26 season also includes veteran center Marcus Krüger, who was a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks, Finnish right winger Jesse Ylönen, Swedish defenseman Gustav Lindström, and Swedish goaltender Magnus Hellberg.

Photo © Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images: Los Angeles Kings left wing Charles Hudon (54) skates ahead of Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Lukas Cormier (40) during NHL pre-season action in September 2023.

Islanders Sign Victor Eklund But He’s Probably Returning To Sweden TooIslanders Sign Victor Eklund But He’s Probably Returning To Sweden Too Swedish winger Victor Eklund, 18, has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the New York Islanders, the team that drafted him 16th overall at the recent NHL Entry Draft, the club announced on Monday.