Back in 2010, the Dallas Stars drafted a Swedish defenseman in the fifth round. His name was John Klingberg. You know him now as an alternate captain for the Stars, one of the key parts to the team’s success and the recipient of a seven-year contract extension in 2015.



A similar fate for 2016 sixth rounder Jakob (pronounced Ya-Cobb) Stenqvist would mean striking gold in familiar territory for Dallas.



Stenqvist won’t be heard from much on this side of the world during the coming season, as he returns to Sweden to play for IF Björklöven of the Allsvenskan league, and possibly the following season as well. He’ll continue his development across the pond in Sweden’s second-highest league, as he’s done the past two years since being drafted by the Stars with the 176th overall pick in 2016.



During the 2016-17 season, Stenqvist played in 41 games for MODO in Allsvenskan totaling six points on a couple of goals and four assists.