The Carolina Hurricanes announced Monday the team has signed defenceman William Lagesson to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Lagesson $750,000 at the NHL level and $225,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level with a $275,000 guarantee.
Lagesson tallied five assists in 33 NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens in 2021-22, and also played 11 AHL games with Bakersfield. He has earned seven assists in 60 career NHL games with the Oilers and Canadiens over the past three seasons.
The 26-year-old defenceman was drafted by Edmonton in the fourth round of the 2014 NHL Draft, 91st overall, and has tallied 39 points on 11 goals and 28 assists in 103 career AHL games with Bakersfield.
The Gothenburg, Sweden, native had also spent time with Djurgardens IF of the Swedish Hockey League and HC Vita Hasten and Kristianstads IK of HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden’s second-highest professional league.