ROYALS’ AXEL
BLOMQVIST NAMED TO TEAM SWEDEN
Victoria forward to
join Team Sweden at Four Nations Under-20 tournament.
For
Immediate Release
Wednesday,
August 13, 2014
Victoria,
BC –
The Victoria Royals would like to congratulate forward Axel Blomqvist who has
been named to Team Sweden’s Under-20 roster for their upcoming Four Nations
tournament in Jönköping, Sweden from August 29-31.
The tournament will feature under-20 teams from Sweden,
Russia, Finland and Czech Republic as Blomqvist looks to take a step towards
earning a spot on Team Sweden at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Blomqvist also competed for Team Sweden at USA Hockey’s 2014 National Junior
Evaluation Camp earlier this month where he picked up one goal in four games
played.
The Osby, Sweden native recently completed his first
season with Victoria in which he collected 43 points (16g-27a) and 14 minutes
in penalties in 46 games. Blomqvist, who was acquired last season from the
Lethbridge Hurricanes, has appeared in 124 career WHL games and notched 89
points (31g-58a) along with 90 penalty minutes.
The 6-6, 212 lb Blomqvist went undrafted through the
2013 NHL Entry Draft, but attended the Winnipeg Jets’ 2013 Rookie and Main
Camps as a free agent and was subsequently signed to a three-year entry level
contract by the club.
Season ticket packages for the 2014-15 season are on
sale now! Call 250-220-7889, visit www.selectyourtickets.com,
or head down to the Victoria Royals ticketing office at Save-On-Foods Memorial
Centre for more information.
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