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\u201cViggo Bj\u00f6rck has chosen to leave Djurg\u00e5rden to continue his career in the Winnipeg Jets organization next season,\u201d a news release stated.<\/p>\n
The announcement prompted vastly different reactions depending on your perspective.<\/p>\n
Plenty of Djurg\u00e5rden fans took to social media lamenting the loss of the dynamic 18-year-old. It\u2019s hard to blame them \u2014Bj\u00f6rck quickly became a must-see attraction, due to his combination of skill and speed and a dog-on-a-bone mentality that makes him difficult to play against despite a 5-foot-9 frame.<\/p>\n
Bj\u00f6rck joined Djurg\u00e5rden\u2019s junior program from in the fall of 2024 and helped the organization win both the J18 and J20 Swedish Championship titles. He cemented himself as a fixture on the senior team this past season, with 15 points (6G, 9A) in 42 regular season games.<\/p>\n
Once their season was over, he returned to the junior team and helped them win a second consecutive championship with a whopping 20 points (8G, 12A) in just nine playoff games.<\/p>\n
Bottom line: He will not be easy to replace.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Jets\u2019 supporters couldn\u2019t hide their glee over the fact it appears the team\u2019s new top prospect apparently isn\u2019t going to be slow-played.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t ADRIAN KRAUS \/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILES<\/p>\n The Jets are going to give Viggo Bj\u00f6rck every opportunity to jump right into the NHL this fall.<\/p>\n Local puck watchers got their first look at Bj\u00f6rck just over a week ago during the team\u2019s annual summer development camp. The eighth-overall pick in the 2026 draft did not disappoint. Whether it was threading silky smooth passes through traffic, ripping wicked wristers or signing dozens of autographs, he was a hit on and off the ice.<\/p>\n \u201cJust an overall great experience,\u201d Bj\u00f6rck told reporters.<\/p>\n He said the immediate plan was to head back home, catch his breath and figure out his immediate future. Based on what has now transpired, that didn\u2019t take very long.<\/p>\n \n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\tThe Warm-Up<\/p>\n Winnipeg Jets Game Days<\/p>\n On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop.<\/p>\n \t\t\tSign up for The Warm-Up<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t The Jets are going to give Bj\u00f6rck every opportunity to jump right into the NHL this fall \u2014 and perhaps finally offer a solution to the long-running problem of finding a capable second-line centre behind Mark Scheifele.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, you never know what happens,\u201d said Bj\u00f6rck, who smartly isn\u2019t getting ahead of himself. \u201cThe idea could be playing centre, but who knows if you make it somehow to the wing, or play in the middle as I want. You\u2019ve got to be able to adapt to the things that happen, but that\u2019s what I want to do. So, that would be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n Bj\u00f6rck is also eligible to play in the American Hockey League with the Manitoba Moose, but expect him to be given an extremely long leash to prove that isn\u2019t necessary.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t MATT KROHN \/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILES<\/p>\n Viggo Bj\u00f6rck joined Djurg\u00e5rden\u2019s junior program from in the fall of 2024 and helped the organization win both the J18 and J20 Swedish Championship titles.<\/p>\n The next step now is for Bj\u00f6rck to officially sign his entry-level contract with the Jets. That\u2019s a mere formality at this point, since the structure and salary is pretty much set in stone.<\/p>\n winnipegfreepress.com\/mikemcintyre<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Mike McIntyre Mike McIntyre is a sports reporter whose primary role is covering the Winnipeg Jets. After graduating from the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 1995, he spent two years gaining experience at the Winnipeg Sun before joining the Free Press in 1997, where he served on the crime and justice beat until 2016. Read more about Mike<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every piece of reporting Mike produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print \u2014 part of the Free Press\u2018s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press\u2019s history and mandate<\/a>, and learn how our newsroom operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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