Victor Soderstrom, the Coyotes’ No. 11 overall pick in June, has received a helping hand this summer from fellow Swedish defenseman and Coyotes captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Soderstrom, who participated in the first rookie camp skate on Thursday at Gila River Arena, explained that Ekman-Larsson extended an invitation for the 18-year-old to come live in his Paradise Valley home this summer and throughout training camp.
The Coyotes’ contingent in rookie camp, which will practice again on Friday before flying to Anaheim for a tournament with other NHL prospects, also includes Barrett Hayton, Nick Merkley, Kyle Capobianco, Ivan Prosvetov and Kevin Bahl.