(Vancouver) The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenseman Filip Johansson to a first two-year NHL contract.
Posted at 1:55 p.m.
The 22-year-old is coming off his second season with Swedish Elite League (SHL) club Frölunda, where he collected 11 points, including three goals. He added five goals and two assists in nine playoff games to help the team reach the league semifinals.
In 132 SHL games with Frölunda and Leksands, Johansson had 26 points, including 11 goals.
The six-foot-one, 176-pound defender was selected 24e overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2018 draft.
On the international stage, he won gold at the 2016 World Under-17 Championship, in addition to winning bronze at the 2017 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup at the 2018 World Under-18.