The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has signed goaltender Erik Källgren to a two-year, two-way contract. The NHL salary of the contract carries an average annual value of $750,000.
Källgren, 24, appeared in 21 regular season games for Växjö HC and posted a 12-9-0 record with a 2.37 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage. In 10 postseason games this season, the Stockholm, Sweden native posted a 7-3-0 record with a .937 save percentage, capturing the Swedish Hockey League Championship.
Källgren was originally selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the seventh round (183rd overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.
🖋 We’ve signed goaltender Erik Källgren to a two-year, two-way contract. #LeafsForever
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— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) May 19, 2021
The #leafs have signed free-agent goaltender Erik Källgren to a two-year contract. He recently led Växjö to a SHL championship.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 19, 2021
#Leafs have signed goaltender Erik Källgren to a two-year, two-way contract. NHL salary has an AAV of $750,000.
Källgren, originally picked by AZ in the 7th round in 2015, just appeared in 21 regular season games for Växjö HC and posted a 12-9-0 record with a .911 SV%
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) May 19, 2021
Leafs development staff would’ve been very familiar with Källgren as he plays on the same team as 2018 pick Pontus Holmberg, who also had a great SHL playoff run. https://t.co/WQUDJwko2C
— Joshua Kloke (@joshuakloke) May 19, 2021