The Nashville Predators have assigned 19-year prospect Filip Forsberg to the Milwaukee Admirals. Forsberg captained Team Sweden to the silver medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships last week.
The official press release is below.
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Nashville, Tenn. (January 10, 2014) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has reassigned forward Filip Forsberg to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.
Forsberg, 19 (8/13/94), was named Most Valuable Player, Best Forward and a media all-star at the 2014 World Junior Championships (held Dec. 26-Jan. 5), helping the host nation to a silver medal, his third time placing at the tournament (2014: silver, 2013: silver, 2012: gold). The Ostervala, Sweden native has posted five points (1g-4a) in 12 games with Nashville, and eight points (3g-5a) in seven games with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals in 2013-14.
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