Victor Eklund tackar nej till VM och Euro Hockey Tour

Efter en krävande säsong som inkluderade en NHL-debut med New York Islanders, har den svenske forwarden Victor Eklund valt att avstå från ishockey-VM och Euro Hockey Tour för att prioritera vila och utveckling i Nordamerika. Förbundskapten Sam Hallam ser sig nu om efter offensiva ersättare.

Eklunds säsong omfattade 69 matcher i SHL med Djurgården (kvartsfinalsorti), AHL-spel med Bridgeport samt en assist i NHL-debuten för Islanders. Han vann även guld i JVM och anslöt senare till Anton Frondell i Nordamerika efter SHL-slutspelet.

Rapporter från USA, bland annat från Islanders-journalisten Stefan Rosner, bekräftar att Eklund hoppar över de internationella turneringarna för att fokusera på återhämtning och att säkra en ordinarie plats i NHL-truppen. Beslutet understryker hans engagemang för att utvecklas inom Islanders-organisationen efter en påfrestande säsong.

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