Elias Pettersson Scouting Report

Pettersson is a 6'4 205lbs, left shot, 'two-way' defenceman. The Canucks selected him in the third round (80th) in 2022. He's an excellent skater, especially for his stature. Pettersson has the hockey sense, puck skill, and pace to be used in a variety of roles. He's likely to match up versus top six forwards and roll over the boards on one of the primary penalty killing units for Team Sweden, but he's also capable of producing better than secondary offense.
The Canucks have a potential top four defenceman on the horizon in Pettersson. The scouting staff should be excited, and proud, about where they grabbed him in the draft.