Newspaper Aftonbladet is in my option a reliable source, when it comes to news about Swedish players signing in the NHL, which I think my earlier posts have showed. Today they are reporting that Swedish defenseman Jonathan Ericsson has re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings.
It's according to Aftonbladet a one-way contract on 3 years and worth a total $2.7 million. He will be making $550k in the first year, $900k in year two and $1.25 million in the last year.
The big defenseman was the last player drafted in the 2002 NHL Draft and is seen as another one of Detroit's late-round steals. Detroit being stacked at defense though has made for example Kyle at WTF Holland worried about Ericsson's future in the organization. I think this contract shows though that he's a big part of their future plans.
By the way, sorry for the long silence. I blame it on a combination of being busy with work and a computer crash. Only one week left of work now though until a month of vacation before another year at the university and I bought a new laptop the other day, so hopefully less time will go by before my next post.
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July 19, 2008
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Great re-signing. I think he can be a future star for the Wings and I hope he continues to make developmental progress.
Seems like the link is legit. The NHLPA website has him (and Jimmy Howard) listed as signed now. Ericsson's salary is at $550,000 for this season, so it seems to match up with this story.
Nice to see you posting again. I haven't posted in a while either, mostly due to lack of news, but I'm definitely putting this up.
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