“Frondell had quite the campaign. He finished with one of the most productive seasons by a U-18 player in Allsvenskan history – the second-tier Swedish league – despite missing time with injuries. Frondell has experience down the middle and on the wing, which makes him intriguing. Frondell has a fantastic shot release and he’s getting even better at attacking pucks, too. I wish he’d dominate shifts more consistently, but he’s still one of the best players every time he hits the ice. 

I’m not too worried about that moving forward, though – he had to make up for lost time by prioritizing scoring lanes. There’s a reason his teammates and peers consider him to be one of the most difficult players to play against, too: he’s got that dog in him. Frondell is as good of a power forward as you’ll find in this class, and he has so many translatable skills.”

“Frondell suited up at the pro level in Sweden as well as with his age group at the U18 world championships. Like Misa, Frondell has the ability and hockey sense to play both centre and the wing. He arguably has the best one-timer from the weak side flank on the power play in the draft class. Frondell tracks up and down the ice with ease and has the strength and weight to extend plays in the trenches. He produced 11G-14A at the pro level this year. He was limited to only 29 regular season games after recovering from off-season knee surgery last summer.”

“Frondell’s separating skill is his ability to get open away from the puck combined with high-end shooting talent. He gets off the wall and beats defencemen for rebounds and deflections, pushing the pace away from the puck, but also slowing down or dropping to the high slot when it’s the right course of action.”