Editor's note: This article is the first instalment in the "Draft Series" from our colleagues over at EP Rinkside Germany that has been repurposed as a guest post for our audience. The author of this piece is Christian Rupp, and the subject of today's Draft Series profile is Rögle BK forward Marco Kasper. You can read the original article in German by following this link.

Marco Kasper was born on April 8, 2004 in Innsbruck (Tyrol) and initially trained with Klagenfurter AC. At the age of 16, the left-shot forward joined Rögle BK and played the last two years in Sweden, in the J20 Nationell in his draft-minus-one and the SHL in his draft year. A lot of things have gone well for Kasper in his draft year. First he won the Champions Hockey League with Rögle, then he managed to make his way into the Austrian roster for the World Hockey Championship. Now the 18-year-old could become only the fourth Austrian player to hear their name called in the first round of the draft,

What follows is a question-and-answer-style interview with Kasper, who checked in on the final Elite Prospects 2022 NHL Draft ranking at 12th overall. You can read more about Kasper's game by downloading the Elite Prospects 2022 NHL Draft Guide, available to all Premium members.