WASHINGTON — Golden Knights forward Oscar Lindberg grew up Skelleftea, Sweden, a “small town” as he describes it where the winters are cold and the nights are long.
So basically the opposite of Las Vegas.
“It is, yeah,” Lindberg said. “It’s definitely way different.”
The northern Swedish city has produced plenty of hockey talent, and Lindberg is proud to be in a group of “around 15” players from the area skating in North America. He knows his game could even use some influence from his hometown right about now as he tries to tighten his defense.