Bruins sign Carl Söderberg to 3-year contract

Carl Söderberg

Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli announced today that the Bruins have signed forward Carl Soderberg to a 3-year, one-way contract through the 2014-15 season. Soderberg is 27 years old, 6'3", 218 pounds and his annual cap hit will be $1 million. He will be eligible to play this season and in the playoffs.

It's good to see that the Bruins were able to work something out with Swedish Elite League as there was word that they were trying to block Soderberg from coming to the NHL. The Bruins definitely need some help with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand out with concussions and hope Soderberg can contribute.

Chiarelli issued the following statement in regards to Soderberg:

"We are fortunate to get a player like Carl at this stage of the season. I would like to thank the President of the Linkoping hockey club, Mike Helber and their GM, Johan Hemlin, in playing a significant part in allowing Carl to play for the Boston Bruins. Carl is a big strong two way center who can also play wing. We look forward to him joining our team this week."

In 54 games with Linkoping HC (Swedish Elite League) this year, Soderberg has registered 31 goals and 29 assists for 60 points with a +18 rating. The 27-year-old forward is ranked 1st the SEL in goals (31), second in points (60), seventh in assists (29) and 12th in plus/minus rating (+18). Linköping HC and Soderberg were eliminated from the Swedish Elite League Playoffs on Friday, April 5 with the final series score of 4-1.

In 2011-12, Soderberg was second on Linköping HC in points (35) and assists (21), and was tied for second in goals (14).
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