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- Name: David Ullstrom
- Position: C
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 198 lbs
- Birthdate: 1989-04-22
- Eligible for Draft: 2008
- Drafted: 2008
- Hometown: Jonkoping, Sweden
- Acquired: 4th round (#102 overall), 2008
- Playing In: Europe
David Ullstrom
Prospect Grade: 0.0 (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
David Ullström was overlooked in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, but after a strong performance in 07/08, his stock increased. The tall and strong center was among the very best players in the Swedish junior league and scored impressive 27 goals and 54 points in 40 regular season games.
Talent Analysis
Ullström has a combination of skills that makes him an intriguing prospect. First and foremost, he has very good size and strength. He is big and uses this to his advantage in most situations. What makes him stand out is that he is a really good skater for a player of his size and reaches very good speed. To go with his speed and strength, he has above average technical skills and stickhandles very smoothly through traffic. His coast-to-coast rushes have been a trade mark of his in the Swedish juniors.
Offensively, Ullström is a natural good scorer that rather finishes a play than delivers the puck. He has a good shot, a quick wrister with good accuracy. He is also aggressive and usually has a few good hits per game. There is little to complain about when it comes to Ullström’s offensive game. Defensively, however, he does not play it as safe. He back-checks, although perhaps not as effectively as desired and sometimes makes too risky plays in his own end. Also, consistency has been somewhat an issue, as he has been known to be streaky.
Future
Ullström is done in the junior league and will represent Swedish second tier league team Borås during the 08/09 season. Seeing as he has good hockey sense, intensity and strength, the transition to men’s hockey should be quite easy. Ullström, who was cut from the Swedish U18 WJC team back in 2007, is likely to make the Swedish U20 WJC team and is further ahead, maybe also a player that could benefit from playing a couple of seasons of minor league hockey North America. This, obviously, depends on how well his development goes next season and how big his chances of playing SEL hockey are the next couple of years.
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Profile Last Updated: June, 25th 2008
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