Flyers sign 6-foot-4 Swedish winger for next season

Eklind had 17 goals and 28 points this season in the SHL, Sweden’s top pro league

The Flyers on Monday signed winger Oscar Eklind out of the SHL to a one-year entry-level contract.

The deal is for next season and is worth $950,000.

Playing for Lulea in the SHL, Sweden’s top pro league, Eklind scored a team-high 17 goals over 48 games this season. He added 11 assists and recorded a plus-5 rating in 16:37 minutes per game.

In October, he had a hat trick against Vaxjo, the SHL’s second-best team during the regular season.

Eklind turns 26 years old in July and will compete for a roster spot come training camp in September.