Winnipeg Jets defenceman Toby Enstrom suffered minor injuries when he was robbed and assaulted in his native Sweden, Saturday night.

The Jets have confirmed reports at aftonbladet.se and expressen.se that say Enstrom was in the town of Örnsköldsvik when he was confronted by three men with knives.

“Apparently Toby was out for dinner with his family and went to pick up the check, and went to the ATM to get some money and was robbed by apparently three people,” Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff said at the NHL draft in New Jersey. “And supposedly, to the best of our knowledge, those people have been apprehended by police and Toby's fine. He received, I think, a minor cut above his eye and is fine.”

Cheveldayoff said he hadn’t spoken to Enstrom, personally, instead receiving the information from the Jets security person.

Saying Enstrom apparently received stitches, Cheveldayoff expressed relief the results of the incident aren’t more serious.

“They're like your kids,” he said. “When they go away for the summer you're always worried about different things like that. Toby's such a good guy and to have it happen to him is unfortunate, but I think it just goes to show you're never safe. You always have to be on guard.”

Enstrom’s home town is listed as Nordingra, Sweden.

Injuries limited the smooth-skating 28-year-old to 22 games (four goals, 11 assists) last season.

Enstrom goes into next season with a new, five-year contract that will pay him $5.75 million per season.

It’s not the first time a member of the Jets has made headlines in the summer.

Last year, goalie Ondrej Pavelec was convicted of drunk driving after he crashed a car in his native Czech Republic, while prospect Ivan Telegin sliced his hand open, forcing him to miss the Jets’ July development camp.

The year before, defenceman Dustin Byfuglien was charged with impaired boating in Minnesota.