It was clear when I left the 2024 NHL Draft Combine that Jack Berglund had come a long way since I last saw him at the Five Nations tournament earlier that year.

He'd filled out physically, going from 6-foot-2, 189 pounds to 6-foot-3.5, 209 pounds, the payoff after months of dedicating himself to the gym. Berglund also carried himself with a little more confidence and swagger. I knew it was only a matter of time before he heard his name called at The Sphere in Vegas later that month.

“I tried to work hard in the last offseason. I got great opportunities to play from my coaches in Sweden and to play in the SHL as well,” Berglund told EP Rinkside. “I got to play with the national team, and it was great to get those experiences. Getting those opportunities, I’m trying to take care of that and m