Capitals sign forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby to entry-level contract

Canada defenseman Jake Bean (2) and Sweden forward Axel Jonsson Fjallby (22) collide during the first period in the gold medal game of the world junior hockey championships, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, in Buffalo, N.Y. (Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP)

The Washington Capitals have signed forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby to a three-year entry-level contract set to begin in the 2018-19 season, the team announced on Wednesday.

Jonsson-Fjallby registered seven goals and nine assists in 42 games while playing with the Djurgardens IF in the Swedish Hockey League and won a silver medal with Team Sweden in the 2018 World Junior Hockey Championship.

The 20-year-old was originally drafted by the Capitals in the fifth round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

May 2, 2018

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Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
SIGNED BY
Washington Capitals
LENGTH
3 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Entry-Level Deal
SALARY CAP HIT
$860,000
TOTAL
N/A

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