[News] With the 116th OA pick, the Flames select F Lucas Feuk

[cral12]

I Feuking love this pick. 14th in SuperElit scoring and at least half the guys ahead of him a couple of years older than him. Also 1st in team scoring.

From EliteProspects:

Feuk has been one of J20 SuperElit’s biggest surprises so far this season, and despite playing on a quite weak Södertälje team and having close to no support in many games, Feuk has been able to put up 29 points (14 goals and 15 assists) in 27 games, which places him third in both points and goals in J20 SuperElit’s southern division.

Feuk is a slick forward with great offensive instincts that is all about scoring points and goals and creating scoring chances for himself or his teammates. Feuk has the ability to completely take over shifts on his own, he has high work-rate in the offensive zone and puts a lot of effort into forechecking, using both his body and stick. When he wins the puck in the offensive zone, he protects it well and can change pace quickly with his first steps to make a swift rush past a defender. Feuk also has smooth and slick hands and can stickhandle himself past a defender or to generate some space for himself, even while playing at low speed or from standing still. He plays quite fancy with the puck, often looking for nifty passes or flashy ways to bring the puck to the net, sometimes he plays with a bit too much risk and loses the puck because he made a creative but too low percentage play.

While Feuk has quick first steps with the puck and is an overall decent skater that looks quite smooth as he carries the puck or looks around for open space to position himself for a pass, he has quite average top speed. He has no problems outskating slower defenders, but you will not see him blaze past his opponents. Feuk is a bit more of a goal scorer than a playmaker, he has a variety of way he can put the puck into the net and his wrist shot is fast and has a tricky release, but he still possesses good passing abilities and cannot be left with too much time and space in the offensive zone or he will find openings to set up his team mates.

Defensively Feuk has a bit to improve...

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His first contact with the ice was through figure skating. But after a while Lucas Feuk started with ice hockey. The same sport his father, the former Djurgården and Södertälje player Tomaz Eriksson achieved success in. Now the first "real" a-team season for Lucas Feuk in Södertälje is waiting.
- It is a big step and from what I heard it is a big difference, he tells hockeysverige.se.

SÖDERTÄLJE (HOCKEYSVERIGE.SE)
Lucas Feuk started his hockey track in IFK Salem, ie the same club that Mikael Ahlén has , among other things , his roots in. After a short turn to Djurgården he then ended up in Södertälje, thus the same journey that dad Tomaz Eriksson did in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Last season, Feuk also got the chance to test on the A-team hockey in SSK and until the coming season his fine game was awarded an A-team contract.

CLOSE THAT IT WAS AWARE
Now the name Feuk is not the most common. Given that dad Tomaz is called Eriksson, you can think about what Feuk comes from.
- You pronounce it "####ing", says Lucas Feuk

LINK (translation)

[Reggie Dunlop]

Wow, so there's some bloodlines.

Tomaz Feuk Eriksson was drafted in 1987 in the 4th round (83 OA) by the Philadelphia Flyers.

[cral12]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Wow, so there's some bloodlines.

Tomaz Feuk Eriksson was drafted in 1987 in the 4th round (83 OA) by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Yup! His father had some good years in the SHL...

A cool Flames connection - he overlapped some time with Djurgårdens IF the same time The Magic Man Kent Nilsson did.

Lucas's dad also won a bronze medal at WJC in '86-87.

[Bowie44]

Has anybody found any highlight videos of this kid??

[sureLoss]

Very detailed scouting report here:

https://www.eprinkside.com/2019/8/16...calgary-flames

[David Struch]

I love it when the Flames pick a shooter!

[Haplo]

This kid plays for the team I follow in Sweden so I might be able to provide some updates. He scored two goals in the latest pre-season game ending 10-1. As a side note, this is David Pastrnak's junior club and he's been practising with the team. Hopefully Feuk can pick up some things from him.

[TheIronMaiden]

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