{"id":27654,"date":"2018-04-22T19:03:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T23:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=27654"},"modified":"2018-05-02T23:50:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T03:50:49","slug":"vancouver-canucks-prospect-elias-pettersson-leads-vaxjo-lakers-to-shl-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/04\/22\/vancouver-canucks-prospect-elias-pettersson-leads-vaxjo-lakers-to-shl-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Canucks Prospect Elias Pettersson Leads Vaxjo Lakers to SHL Title"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Vaxjo Lakers have won the SHL Championship, sweeping\u00a0Skelleftea AIK in four games. The star of the show for the Lakers was centre Elias Pettersson<\/strong><\/a>. The 19-year-old was the Vancouver Canucks<\/a> first-round pick, fifth overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft. Pettersson scored the championship-clinching\u00a0goal, led the league in playoff scoring with 19 points in 13 games, and set the record for playoff scoring for a teenager. Earlier, Pettersson won the SHL regular season scoring title with 56 points in 44 games. This was another record for SHL scoring by a teenager. Overall it was a remarkable season\u00a0and gives the Canucks huge hopes for his future.<\/p>\n

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#Canucks<\/a> prospect Elias Pettersson’s season:<\/p>\n

Led SHL in regular season scoring (56)
\nSet record for scoring by U20 player in single regular season
\nLed SHL playoffs in scoring (19)
\nSet record for scoring by U20 player in single playoffs
\nNamed SHL Playoff MVP<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ryan Biech (@ryanbiech) April 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Elias Pettersson Sets Records, Wins MVP, Leads Vaxjo Lakers to SHL Title<\/h1>\n

The series between Vaxjo and Skelleftea has not been close. The Lakers won the four games by scores of 7-0, 4-0, 4-1, and 5-0. Pettersson was particularly effective with six goals and 10 points in the four-game\u00a0series.<\/p>\n

The previous record for playoff points by a teenager was 10. There was a three-way tie for the record that included recently retired<\/a>\u00a0Canucks legends Henrik Sedin<\/a><\/strong> and Daniel Sedin<\/a><\/strong>, as well as long-time Swedish star, Axel Holmstrom<\/strong>. Pettersson received the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy as playoff MVP.<\/p>\n

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Elias Pettersson scores the SHL Championship winning goal in style. ?<\/p>\n

(? C More) #Canucks<\/a> @Canucks<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tGvtioZ15o<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Robert S\u00f6derlind (@HockeyWebCast) April 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The next step for Pettersson is likely a spot on the Swedish roster at the upcoming IIHF World Championships. Where he plays next season is not yet clear, but expect the Canucks to give him a solid opportunity to earn an NHL job at their training camp.<\/p>\n

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Elias Pettersson won the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy as SHL Playoff MVP, as a result he was painted gold. pic.twitter.com\/9ijTZfGPzf<\/a><\/p>\n

— Complete Hockey News (@CompleteHkyNews) April 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n