1 – 0 6 ) ▁Ed ler ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁under - 1 7 ▁level ▁with ▁his ▁h omet own ▁district ▁team ▁of ▁J ä mt land ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁compet ing ▁at ▁TV - p uck en , ▁a ▁national ▁Swedish ▁tournament . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁professional ▁J ä mt lands ▁H F . ▁He ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁Sweden ' s ▁third - t ier ▁league , ▁recording ▁three ▁goals ▁and ▁nine ▁points ▁in ▁ 2 4 ▁games , ▁while ▁also ▁appearing ▁in ▁six ▁games ▁for ▁J ä mt lands ▁H F ' s ▁junior ▁team . ▁ ▁Ed ler ▁was ▁largely ▁unknown ▁during ▁his ▁N HL ▁D raft ▁year , ▁un rank ed ▁by ▁the ▁N HL ▁Central ▁Sc out ing ▁Bureau ▁the ▁entire ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Can uck s ▁by ▁the ▁team ' s ▁head ▁sc out ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁Thomas ▁Grad in , ▁who ▁saw ▁Ed ler ▁playing ▁with ▁J ä mt lands ▁H F . ▁Although ▁Grad in ▁would ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁team ' s ▁level ▁of ▁play ▁as ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁" be er - le ague - cal ib re ", ▁he ▁was ▁im pressed ▁with ▁Ed ler ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁Can uck s ▁management ▁to ▁draft ▁him ▁( Ed ler ' s ▁number ▁ 2 3 ▁with ▁the ▁Can uck s ▁would ▁later ▁be