• Lander played in the Swedish Elite League, for Timra, as a teenager this season registering 10 points (4-6-10) in 47 games. He played alongside fellow Swedish draft prospect, Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson.

• Captain of Team Sweden at the 2009 Under-18 World Championships, Lander was selected as one of Sweden’s top three players of the tournament after registering nine points (2-7-9) in six games.

• Winning the 2007 Ivan Hlinka tournament, beating Finland in sudden death, is his most memorable hockey moment.

• Watching Nicklas Lidstrom take a hard shot and Henrik Zetterberg block a shot in the dying seconds of Sweden’s 2006 gold medal victory is his most memorable international moment watched.

FAVORITES

NHL Team: Detroit Red Wings
NHL Player: Henrik Zetterberg
Shootout move: “Zetterberg’s backhand shot”
Movie: Gladiator
Video Game: NHL or FIFA
TV Show: Scrubs
Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
Website: aftonbladet.se
Pre-game meal: Pasta