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Red Wings sign prospect Gustav Lindstrom to entry-level contract

The Detroit Red Wings have signed prospect Gustav Lindstrom to a three-year entry-level contract.

The 6-foot-2, 187-pound defenseman spent the last two seasons playing at the professional level in Sweden, where he skated in 39 games and recorded 14 points and 39 penalty minutes for Almtuna IS during the 2017-18 season.

He will play for Frolunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League during the 2018-19 season.

Lindstrom, 19, tied a team-high in goals (6) among defensemen for Almtuna, whose system he played in for the last four seasons.

A right-handed shooter, the Red Wings selected Lindstrom in the second round, No.