William Hakansson

Hakansson's calling card is his ability to eat up minutes against top competition in the SHL — one of the toughest developmental leagues in the world — and come out looking composed, logging 22 games as a teenager where the possession battle rarely rattled him, even if the scoresheet stayed quiet. His value to an NHL team won't be built on points; it'll be built on the kind of calm, structured, two-way game that gives coaches the confidence to trust a young defender in tight situations when it actually matters.

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