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# William Nylander is one of Kronwall’s stars
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-william-nylander-is-one-of-niklas-kronwall-stars/
- Published: 2017-08-08T14:00:07.000Z
- Updated: 2017-08-08T14:00:07.000Z
- Description: Niklas Kronwall is hosting a free match between some NHL stars in Stockholm and his old team. He didn’t have to look any farther than William Nylander to find a star to play for him.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15

Kronwall’s stars is an event hosted by Detroit Red Wings star Niklas Kronwall. He has invited a few NHL friends to play an exhibition match against a Division 2 team Järfälla HC this Friday. Jäfälla is the team he started out with as a child before he moved up to a better club. The event is one Kronwall hosts regularly and is free to spectators.

To form a team this year, he looked to the World Championship team that just won Sweden gold a few months ago, and found William Nylander ready to play. Joining him is a list of familiar NHL names, some with ties to the same club, all who will be playing for fun at a local club, the sort where most of them learned the game.

The list really points out how unusual it is for a top Swedish player to have grown up outside the club system or the country.

[Carl Dahlström](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=85666&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Chicago Blackhawks/Järfälla HC  
[Erik Gustafsson](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=15372&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Chicago Blackhawks/Nynäshamns IF  
[William Nylander](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=38703&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Toronto Maple Leafs/Chicago Mission  
[Alexander Nylander](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=212641&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Buffalo Sabres/Chicago Mission  
[Marcus Krüger](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=8311&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Carolina Hurricanes /Huddinge IK  
[Joakim Nordström](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=18332&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Carolina Hurricanes/Hanvikens SK  
[Niklas Kronwall](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=69&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Detroit Red Wings/Järfälla HC  
[Johnny Oduya](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=1015&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Ottawa Senators/Hammarby IF  
[Mikael Tellqvist](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=742&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Djurgårdens IF/ Järfälla HC  
[Rickard Rakell](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=17435&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Anaheim Ducks/Spånga IS  
[Jacob Josefson](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=7655&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Buffalo Sabres/IK Göta  
[Fredrik Claesson](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=14412&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Ottawa Senators/Haninge HF  
[Gabriel Landeskog](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=10393&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Colorado Avalanche/Hammarby IF  
[Carl Hagelin](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=4567&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – [Pittsburgh Penguins/Södertälje](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=438068&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) SK  
[Alexander Wennberg](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=37041&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Columbus Blue Jackets/Boo IF  
[Patrik Nemeth](http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=10383&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) – Dallas Stars/AIK

It’s an exhibition match for fun in the summer, but it’s also very much a sign that William Nylander has arrived as a member of the elite of Swedish hockey. If the NHL had not turned their backs to the Olympics, William Nylander would have to be heavily considered for the team.