DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today signed right wing Pontus Andreasson to a one-year contract.
Andreasson, 23, recently completed his first season with Lulea HF in the Swedish Hockey League, ranking among the SHL’s rookie leaders with 18 goals (2nd), 20 assists (T1st), 38 points (2nd), five power play goals (2nd), 13 power play points (2nd), 22 penalty minutes (2nd), a plus-19 rating (1st), and 15:30 average time on ice (6th). The 5-foot-10, 183-pound forward also recorded 13 points (8-5-13) in 13 postseason contests, helping Lulea reach the SHL playoff finals.
A native of Munkedal, Sweden, Andreasson spent the previous two seasons with IF Bjorkloven of the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan, notching 52 points (18-34-52) and 28 penalty minutes in 103 games.