Since being taken by Detroit in the second round (No. 33 overall) of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Berggren has added more and more to his game. In total, the Uppsala, Sweden, native has notched 58 points (29 goals, 29 assists) in 154 games with the Red Wings since 2022-23.
A lot of the progress he’s made, Berggren said, is the result of all the hard work he’s put in behind the scenes.
“Especially last summer, I feel like that was really good and then at Training Camp, everything felt good,” Berggren said. “I took another step last year, but I feel like I’m starting at a higher level this year maybe than where I was two years ago. I want to do the same thing this summer because I feel like that’s going to give me a good result this year.”
It’s hard to replicate in-game action and the grind of a full NHL regular season, but Berggren has been enjoying a targeted summer of work while training in Sweden.
“It’s a good group of guys I train with,” Berggren said. “Depending on if we skate or not, we usually start around 8 a.m. There’s also a two-hour workout we do before we recover.”