VANCOUVER, BC - Talent. Size. Speed.
Those are the qualities Oilers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Ken Holland believes Philip Broberg possesses, and are the three reasons why the Swedish blueliner became a member of the Oilers organization at the eighth spot of the 2019 NHL Draft.
DRAFT: Holland covets Broberg's talent, size and speed
"I like that he's talented. I like that he's 6-foot-3. I like that he can skate… We're excited to get a 6-foot-3, puck-moving, puck-transporting defenceman," said Oilers GM Ken Holland