Ontario Reign Head Coach Mike Stothers pointed to Bjornfot's presence and poise, despite his young age, as reasons for his success in his first 60 minutes with the Reign.
"Toby was very, very good," Stothers said after Saturday's game. "He and Grundstrom made a huge difference for us on the score sheet. Toby shows a poise, and confidence with the puck, that you would only expect out of a five-year vet. He controls the game and makes great decisions with the puck. We a really fortunate to have him in the Reign line up for whatever the time length."
While no player likes to be sent down to the AHL, Bjornfot's mindset was one of positivity. "I had a good meeting up there, and [the Kings] were positive with me," Bjornfot said. "It was fun to play a game again."
The Upplands Vasby, Sweden native noted that the reasoning communicated to him, on heading to Ontario, was to "get more minutes and to work with the development coaches." As an 18-year-old defenseman, sitting in an NHL press box does him little good and being with the
Reign will allow him to not only play, but play in different situations, including the power play as he did in San Jose.
"It's very good for me," Bjornfot said. "I need to develop, I'm a young kid, so I need to play big minutes and that's very fun."
On to Grundstrom, who was equally impactful to Ontario's win.