Swedish center Anton Frondell will sign an entry-level contract this
upcoming week with the Chicago Blackhawks, the team that took him
third overall at this year’s NHL Entry Draft, according to Swedish
journalist Gunnar
Nordström.
According
to Nordström’s
article, which was published in the Swedish website Expressen on
Saturday, the 18-year-old Frondell will sign for three years at
$975,000
US
per year, which is the maximum allowed for an entry-level deal
according to the CBA.
Nordström
further
states that, according to information provided to Expressen, Frondell
intends to play for Djurgården this upcoming season and will not
attend Chicago's training camp, which begins on Sept. 15. Rather, he
will focus on preparing for Djurgården’s season and the team’s
opener on Sept. 13 at home against Skellefteå AIK.
That
statement is consistent with Frondell’s
words when he signed a contract extension with
Djurgården
in March.
“When
I got the offer to stay, there was no doubt, no hesitation,”
Frondell was
quoted at the time of his signing.
“Everyone who knows me knows that this is the club that I want to
play for as long as possible. I have been a Djurgården fan since the
day I was born and I have always looked up to those who have worn
Djurgården jerseys. To play for Djurgården myself is the best thing
I know, and with the support of the fans it only becomes even better
each game.”
Djurgården Extends Top Draft Prospect Anton Frondell
Swedish center Anton Frondell, who is ranked to be one of the top
picks at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, has signed a contract that will
see him remain with Djurgården – his Stockholm-based childhood
club – at least one more season.
Last season,
Frondell
had
25 points in 29 games playing for Djurgården
in
Sweden’s second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan. He then had seven points in
19 post-season games as Djurgården
earned
a promotion to the top-tier SHL. That will make the upcoming season a
step up in the level of hockey that Frondell will be playing.
In
addition to Frondell, Djurgården’s
lineup for the upcoming season will also probably include 18-year-old
winger
Victor Eklund, who
was chosen 16th
overall by the New York Islanders. It will also have veteran
center Marcus Krüger, who was a two-time Stanley Cup champion with
Chicago, Finnish
right winger Jesse Ylönen,
Swedish
defenseman Gustav Lindström,
and Swedish goaltender Magnus Hellberg.
Swedish D-Man Returns Home On Long-Term Contract
Swedish defenseman Gustav Lindström, 26,
has signed a five-year contract with
Djurgården,
the Stockholm-based SHL club announced on Thursday.
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