Victor Ejdsell, a 6’5″ 214 pound Swedish native, came to the Blackhawks in a trade-deadline deal last year with the Nashville Predators. Before entering the NHL, Chicago — amongst various other NHL teams — tried recruiting him but he ended up signing a two-year contract with Nashville. He visited with Nashville, Chicago and Detroit before signing.
Before playing his first game with the Predators, they dealt him, a 2018 first-round pick and a 2018 fourth-round pic to Chicago in exchange for Ryan Hartman and a 2018 fifth-round pick.
Ejdsell before the NHL
Victor Ejdsell spent his playing career prior to signing with Nashville in Sweden’s second-tier league.