Viktor Hurtig | PROSPECT PROFILE

NAME: Viktor Hurtig
POSITION: D
ACQUIRED: Devils' 6th-round (164th overall) in 2021
DIMENSIONS: 6-6, 198lbs

NEXT SEASON: It's another year of college hockey for Hurtig as he returns to school to continue his development.

NOTE 'EM: Hurtig is a communications major at Michigan Tech.

QUOTE 'EM: Hurtig, up until he was 16 years old, played as a forward before making the switch to defense. He shared his thoughts on the process:

“I played forward until I was 16, catching up, it’s almost equal now. I’m trying to use my forward instincts still, but focusing more on learning the defensive side. They talk a lot about it here (in New Jersey) as a defensiveman, your number one priority is to keep the puck out of the net and then if you have that offensive touch, it’s always just a bonus.”