About Nikolaj Ehlers
Nikolaj Ehlers is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ehlers previously played ice hockey in Switzerland, where his father Heinz was a coach, and then moved to North America in 2013 to play with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). After one year with Halifax he was selected ninth overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2014 NHL entry draft, and spent one more season in juniors before making the NHL in 2015. Through the first 16 games of the season, Ehlers led all rookies with eight goals and nine assists. Through February and early March, Ehlers recorded three hat-tricks in consecutive games while also maintaining an eight game multi-point streak to accumulate 47 goals and 50 assists in 59 games. Most teams are viewing him as a first-round candidate." Ehlers was eventually drafted in the first round, ninth overall, by the Winnipeg Jets. In this new role, Ehlers immediately returned to his rookie-year form and recorded 32 points throughout 11 games in November.
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