Winnipeg Jets prospect Alfons Freij (2024 2nd) is in Manitoba

The first SHL season for Jets prospect Alfons Freij (2024 2nd) came to an end on Saturday night as his Timrå IK squad missed the playoffs. The left-shot defenceman was held without a point in his first 23 games before picking up assists in back-to-back contests in early December.

He then left for Minnesota to compete in the World Junior Championship. In seven games with the Tre Kronor squad, he recorded seven assists. He and fellow Winnipeg prospect Sascha Boumedienne (2025 1st) helped Sweden win gold ending a 14 year drought, and he showed off his personality on a few occasions (here, here and here).

Returning to Sweden, he went scoreless for seven games before turning it on in his final ten SHL contests, tallying six goals and three assists.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)

With  his SHL season done and with the AHL season entering its final stretch in mid-March, there will be an opportunity for the prospect to get into 15 or 16 of the remaining regular-season games remaining.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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