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Avs Sign Per Ledin
by Paul on 07/01/08 at 02:37 PM ET
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via the Colorado Avalanche,
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that it has signed forward Per Ledin to a one-year contract.
Ledin, 29, spent this past season with HV 71 Jonkoping of the Swedish Elite League, where he tallied 33 points (16g/17a) and 137 penalty minutes in 52 games. The left winger finished third on the team in penalty minutes, fifth in goals and sixth in points. He also appeared in all 17 playoff games for Jonkoping, which captured the league title.
“Per Ledin will add a different dimension to our team,” said Avalanche Assistant to the General Manager Michel Goulet. “We believe his gritty style of play will benefit our club in the upcoming 2008-09 season.”
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Are they looking to capture Svatos in the bottle once again? Hopefully for the Avs, Ledin will be healthier and have more staying power than Svatos. Sounds like a good fit for the Statsny line.
Posted by KingLundqvist30 on 07/01/08 at 02:03 PM ET
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I’d assumed that this one was posted a while ago...HV-71 was particularly peeved that Ledin chose to leave so late in the summer (for the Eliteserien, anyway).
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 07/01/08 at 01:48 PM ET