Veteran defenceman John Klingberg is returning to the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers.
Klingberg was a free agent and has not played an NHL game since November 11, 2023.
Several teams had interest in Klingberg, including the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators.
Klingberg spent last season with the Maple Leafs after inking a one-year, $4.15 million deal as a free agent earlier that summer. He had five assists and was a minus-7 in 14 games with the team before undergoing season-ending surgery on his hip.
He has represented Sweden at four World Hockey Championships (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019) winning gold in 2017 and 2018 along with being named the tournament’s Top Defenceman in 2018. Across those tournaments, he suited up with current Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm (2015, 2018 and 2019), Mattias Janmark (2018) and Viktor Arvidsson (2018).
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