Flyers loan Felix Sandstrom to Västerviks IK

That’s wraps up all of the Flyers European prospects being loaned out with Felix Sandstrom’s departure.

Make that a total of seven Flyers prospects who will be playing overseas until the AHL season begins. Felix Sandstrom was the last name added to the list on Monday morning. He will be heading to Västerviks IK of the Allsvenskan League.

Sandstrom is familiar with the league as he spent his time in the various Swedish leagues. However, this will be his first time with Västerviks IK. He primarily played with Brynas before coming over to North America. Though he was loaned to HV71 before he began with the Phantoms and Royals.

The majority of Sandstrom’s career in Sweden was spent in the SHL. He played five years in the top league, posting a 2.40 GAA and a .907 SV%. He did play one year in the Allsvenskan League. That was for IK Oskarshamn when he was on loan during the 2017-18 season.

It wasn’t the sharpest seven games as he posted a 3.10 GAA and an .895 SV%. His new team has only played two games this season so he will be joining them right on time. Only Daniel Marmenlind has appeared in net thus far. Sandstrom is joining a crowded goaltending group as the roster features four goalies.

His loan to the team, however, means he should get himself plenty of playing time. And it appears he may need that time to continue developing.  The ECHL stats leave a bit more to be desired. In 25 games this past season, Sandstrom posted a 3.27 GAA and an .885 SV%.

He will probably be back with the Royals this season, unless he beats out Kirill Ustimenko for the Phantoms job. Either way, Sandstrom will need a bit longer than originally expected. Hopefully this extra time in Sweden will help.

That should be the last of the Flyers prospects who have been loaned out for this season. The team sent seven prospects overseas to the various leagues, including Belarus, Russian and now Sweden.