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Nils Lundkvist Wins Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award

Defenseman Nils Lundkvist has been selected as the New York Rangers’ top rookie in training camp, as selected by the media.

OFFICIAL: #NYR defenseman Nils Lundkvist has been named this year’s winner of the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award, which is given annually to the top Rangers rookie in Training Camp as selected by the media. pic.twitter.com/bNl5GfuTm8

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) October 11, 2021

From the press release:

In the preseason opener against the Islanders on Sept. 26, Lundkvist was one of two Rangers (Adam Fox) to skate in over 20 minutes with 21:11 TOI.