The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Alfons Freij to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Saturday.
The average annual value of the deal in the NHL is US$975,000.
Friej, 19, played 29 games for Bjorkloven IF in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan and had eight points (two goals, six assists) and 12 penalty minutes.
The six-foot-one, 192-pound blue-liner also played five games for the Bjorkloven IF junior team in the J20 Nationell and had five points (two goals, three assists) and two PIMs.
He added a pair of assists and four PIMs in two playoff games.
Freij was Winnipeg’s second-round pick (37th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft.
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