OTTAWA, ONTARIO – The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today that the club has signed Swedish defenceman Olle Alsing to a two-year entry-level contract.
Alsing, 23, recently completed his second full season in the Swedish Hockey League, and first with Djurgårdens, leading SHL skaters in plus/minus rating (+26) while ranking second among club defencemen in scoring with 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) in 49 regular season games.
CHICAGO, IL – The Chicago Blackhawks announced today that they have agreed to terms with forwards Mikael Hakkarainen (MIGH-kuhl hock-uh-RIGH-nuhn) and Tim Soderlund (SOH-duhr-luhnd) on three-year contracts that each run through the 2021-22 season ($925,000/AAV).
Drafted by Chicago in the fifth round (139thoverall) of the 2018 National Hockey League Draft, Hakkarainen recorded 47 points (19G, 28A) in 42 regular-season games with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League during the 2018-19 campaign. The Helsinki, Finland native shared a team-high nine points (4G, 5A) in eight playoff contests with the Lumberjacks. He also appeared in one game with Providence College during the 2018-19 season. Over three seasons (2016-19) with Muskegon and the Chicago Steel, the 21-year-old forward has 111 points (43G, 68A) in 126 USHL regular-season games and 10 points (4G, 6A) in 13 postseason games.
MANHEIM, GERMANY – Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich./Detroit Red Wings/University of Michigan) was named alternate captain of the 2019 U.S. Men’s National Team and joins captain Patrick Kane (Buffalo, N.Y./Chicago Blackhawks) as the leadership group for the U.S. entry into the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship that begins for Team USA on Friday (May 10) in Kosice, Slovakia.
The U.S. staged its first practice in preparation for the world championship here this afternoon as it began three days in Mannheim that will finish with the team’s lone pre-tournament game against Germany on Tuesday (May 7) at 7 p.m. local time.
RALEIGH, NC – The top of the post-season scoring list is somewhat unique through the early stages of the second round for no reason other than three of the four players fighting for the playoff scoring lead are blueliners. At the top is Brent Burns, the San Jose Sharks Norris Trophy-contending rearguard, who has 11 points. Behind him is teammate Erik Karlsson, set to become one of the hottest free agents in the league, at 10 points. And tied with Karlsson for third place in post-season scoring is…Jaccob Slavin?
DETROIT, MI – The Detroit Red Wings today agreed to terms with goaltender Filip Larsson on a three-year entry-level contract. The contract will begin with the 2019-20 season.
Larsson, 20, recently completed his freshman season at the University of Denver, where he helped the Pioneers make an appearance in the NCAA Frozen Four after posting back-to-back shutouts in the West Regional. After missing nearly all of the first two months of Denver’s season due to injury, Larsson made his college debut on Nov. 24 and was named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s Goaltender of the Month for December, in his first full month of collegiate action, and also captured NCHC Goalie of the Week honors on Jan. 14 and Feb. 4. In 22 games as a freshman, Larsson posted a 13-6-3 record, 1.95 goals-against average, 0.932 save percentage and four shutouts. The Stockholm, Sweden, native was named to the 2019 NCHC All-Rookie Team and was also a finalist for the conference’s goalie of the year award.
LOS ANGELES, CA – It´s very close for the Los Angeles Kings to have a season to forget right behind them. They have two games left to play as they are assured of the last place in the Western Conference. However, there are some hopes of moving forward for the Kings. One of the bright spots of their season has been an unexpected emergence of Jack Campbell, their backup goaltender. It´s quite sure he will have a roster spot when the next season commences for Los Angeles.
OTTAWA, ONT – The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today that the club has signed forward Jonathan Gruden to a three-year, entry-level contract. The contract will take effect beginning with the 2019-20 season.
Gruden, 18, recently completed his Freshman campaign with the NCAA’s University of Miami (Ohio) Redhawks where he led team rookies in scoring with 15 points (three goals, 12 assists). He also registered 12 penalty minutes while skating in each of the team’s 38 games.
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