The Flyers have made their call on Jack Berglund, and for now the 20-year-old center is headed back where his rise really took off.
Philadelphia announced Monday morning that it has loaned Berglund to Farjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League for the entire 2026-27 season. In the team’s words: "Transaction: We have loaned forward Jack Berglund to Farjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL)."
"He will spend the duration of Farjestad BK’s 2026-27 season on loan to the club."
Berglund, a second-round pick at 51st overall in 2024, has quickly become one of the more intriguing names in the Flyers’ prospect pool. The 6-foot-4 Swedish pivot grabbed plenty of attention after captaining Sweden to gold at the World Juniors, where he scored three goals and 10 points in seven games.
This move isn’t flashy, but it matters. Philadelphia had to choose where Berglund would spend a key year of his development, and the answer is another season in Sweden rather than a bigger jump into North America.
That makes sense on a few levels. Berglund spent most of last season with Farjestad BK, putting up seven goals and 12 points in 40 SHL games.
He had already split time between the SHL and juniors the season before, so this was another step forward. Once his SHL season ended, he signed his three-year entry-level contract with the Flyers and made his North American debut, appearing in five games for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
With that contract in place, the options opened up. Philadelphia could have kept him with the Phantoms, putting him one step from the NHL at age 20. Instead, the Flyers and Berglund chose the loan route.
There’s a comfort factor here, too. Berglund gets to stay with his hometown club, where he has spent the last several years climbing to the first team.
And he still has room to grow in the SHL. He averaged 12:47 of ice time last season, and while his 12 points in 40 games don’t jump off the page, that production fits for a player in a depth role who likely wasn’t seeing much power-play time.
The Flyers are also looking at the bigger picture with their AHL situation. Lehigh Valley is headed for another major youth movement next season after bringing in Denver Barkey, Alex Bump, and Oliver Bonk last year.
Now Jett Luchanko, Cole Knuble, and Spencer Gill are part of the next wave, with Noah Powell and Ilya Pautov also in the mix if Pautov is not loaned to Europe. Adding Berglund to that group may have been one prospect too many.
So this is a practical decision as much as anything else. Berglund should get more responsibility in the SHL, and the Flyers’ development staff can spread its attention around a little more evenly. He’ll still be facing strong competition, just in a different setting.
If this goes the way Philadelphia hopes, Berglund could be right back in the conversation for an NHL spot a year from now, at 21, after a bigger season with Farjestad BK.
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