"He's not overly physical on the ice but he doesn't shy away from the rough stuff."
Dahlin opted to sit out the IIHF World Under-18 Championship, which runs April 19-29, in order to prepare for the NHL Scouting Combine in June. He played 74 games in 2017-18, including regular-season and playoff games for Frolunda, and with Sweden in international tournaments.
Rounding out the top five among European skaters are No. 2 defenseman Adam Boqvist (5-11, 168) of Brynas' team in Sweden's junior league; No. 3 right wing Vitali Kravtsov (6-2, 170) of Chelyabinsk in Russia; No. 4 right wing Martin Kaut (6-1, 176) of Pardubice in the Czech Republic; and No. 5 defenseman Adam Ginning (6-3, 196) of Linkoping in Sweden.
Boqvist, 17, is a right-shot defenseman who had 24 points (14 goals, 10 assists) and a plus-6 rating in 25 games with Brynas in the junior league, and one assist in 15 games with Brynas in the SHL. He's the younger brother of New Jersey Devils forward prospect Jesper Boqvist (No. 36, 2017 draft).
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"Boqvist is an extremely skilled defenseman with excellent vision and tons of talent," Stubb said. "He has good on-ice awareness, a good shot and is a finesse-type player who plays bigger than he is."
Kravtsov, 18, was No. 10 on Central Scouting's midterm list. He made a big jump after major strides in the second half of the season for Chelyabinsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. He had seven points (four goals, three assists) in 35 regular-season games, and 11 points (six goals, five assists) in 16 KHL playoff games.
"He's gained more weight and is a powerful skater with balance and speed," Stubb said. "He's also gritty at times and has a no-quit attitude. A prototypical power-forward."
Kaut, 18, had 16 points (nine goals, seven assists) in 38 games in the Czech Republic's top professional league.