DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings have signed University of Denver goalie Filip Larsson to a three-year entry-level contract.
Larsson, 20, will join the organization for the 2019-20 season. He was selected by the Red Wings in the 6th round (167th overall) in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
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Larsson played in 22 games for Denver this season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. The native of Stockholm, Sweden earned 13 wins and finished the season with a 0.932 save percentage and 4 shutouts. He's listed at 6-foot-2, 196 pounds.
Denver made a Frozen Four appearance this year, losing in the semi-final to Massachusetts.
This was Larsson's first and only season with Denver after he spent a year with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL.
The signing offers Detroit more depth at the goaltending position. Veteran Jimmy Howard is expected to split the next season with Jonathan Bernier.
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