Canucks sign Swedish forward Ludwig Blomstrand to entry-level contract

By By The Sports Xchange
POSTED: 11:24 AM PDT March 18, 2013    UPDATED: 11:24 AM PDT March 18, 2013 

The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Ludwig Blomstrand to an entry-level contract. The six-foot-one, 198-pound forward has played 44 games this season in Sweden’s second-tier Allsevenkan league. He collected eight penalty minutes in 14 games with Djurgardens and 19 points (13 goals, six assists) in 30 games with Almtuna, ranking third in goals.