Kieffer Bellows has signed a one-year contract with Brynas IF of the SHL, the team announced Sunday.
The 27-year-old recorded 15 goals and 31 points in 44 games with the Milwaukee Admirals and four points in 19 games with the Nashville Predators last season before adding nine points in 10 Calder Cup Playoff games.
A native of Edina, Minn., Bellows has 79 goals and 140 points in 233 career AHL games and 16 goals and 32 points in 114 career NHL games split between the Predators, New York Islanders, and Philadelphia Flyers.
Varmt välkommen till Gävle och Brynäs IF, Kieffer Bellows! ✍️✅
Den 27-årige forwarden som senast kommer från spel i Nashville Predators organisation har skrivit på ettårskontrakt som sträcker sig över den kommande säsongen, 25/26.
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A first round pick of the Islanders in 2016, Bellows has been a stellar AHL player over parts of the past three seasons but was not able to translate his offensive production to the NHL.
Now qualifying as an AHL veteran after appearing in over 260 career professional games Bellows joins a long line of recent AHL alumni who have signed in Europe after reaching the veteran threshold.
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