Jonatan Berggren left home at the age of 15 to pursue his hockey in Skellefteå. It has not always been easy, but in the middle of what must be seen as his breakthrough season, he finds it easy to say the words: "It was all worth it."

When star goalie Joel Lassinantti left Luleå prior to this season, the team didn't have to look far to find his replacement. For starters, they already had veteran David Rautio. And in their junior ranks, they had one of the top ranked goalies in the world. Meet Jesper Wallstedt.

With 43 SHL games under his belt, he is by no means a seasoned SHL player. But when you add his name to the conversation, it's hard not to shine the spotlight at Frölunda´s Lucas Raymond, projected to go top-ten, if not top-five, in the upcoming NHL Draft. But that's then, here's now.