With the transfer agreement with Sweden extended another season, the Calgary Flames have made it official – they’ve signed Swedish blueliner Johannes Kinnvall to a two year entry level contract. Kinnvall will remain with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League on loan for the 2020-21 season.
The #Flames have signed defenceman Johannes Kinnvall to a two-year contract – he will remain in Sweden next year and will come to North America following the 2020-21 season. https://t.co/ZRH43dLeCj
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) April 29, 2020
If this sounds familiar, it’s because it’s exactly what the Flames did to land Carl-Johan Lerby a year ago. (He spent the 2019-20 season with Malmo on a loan.)
Kinnvall, 22, came to development camp in July and looked good, standing out among the invitees. He finished second among SHL defenders in scoring in 2019-20, posting 11 goals and 40 points in 51 games.
