With the 193rd overall selection in the seventh round of the 2020 NHL Draft, the Buffalo Sabres select right-handed defenseman Albert Lyckåsen from the Linköping HC J20 program in Sweden.
Last season in Sweden's top junior league, Lyckåsen put up some great numbers in 44 games with 14 goals and 22 assists for 36 points. He also got the chance to appear in one game with the parent club in the Swedish Hockey League, where he went pointless.
Lyckåsen is an overage player in the 2020 draft after going undrafted in the 2019 NHL Draft. He stands at 5-foot-11 and 187 pounds, but according to EliteProspects.com:
"He's got great edge work and four-way mobility. He wants the puck on his stick. He wants to lead the puck up-ice. He wants to quarterback the power play. He wants the puck back as soon as his team has lost possession. And he plays like it. He's got such a great gravitational pull with the puck, which creates so much extra space for his teammates every time he's on the ice."
The 19-year-old blue liner is currently playing in Sweden's second-tier professional league, Allsvenskan, HC Vita Hästen, where he has yet to appear in a game.
The Sabres will round out their 2020 NHL Draft with the 216th overall pick in the seventh round.