Jets Draft Swedish Star Bjorck

Winnipieg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 27, 2026 · 1m

Winnipeg Jets shock with eighth-overall pick Viggo Bjorck, the savvy Swedish center who dazzled in Sweden’s top league and helped Team Sweden win gold at the World Juniors—despite standing just five-foot-nine, he plays bigger and smarter. It’s the second straight year the Jets draft a Swede, following last year’s Sascha Boumedienne. Meanwhile, local Manitoba talent Carson Carels, a standout defenseman from Cypress Rivers, was snatched sixth by the Calgary Flames after a monster WHL season and a gold-medal run with Team Canada. Both prospects are poised to make waves—and fans are already…