Danny Briere Announces His First Signing as a GM
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed defenseman Emil Andrae to a three-year entry-level contract that will commence in the 2023-24 season, Interim General Manager Daniel Briere announced. Andrae is presently with Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the remainder of the 2022-23 season on an AHL try-out basis.
Andrae, 21, recorded 26 points (6 goals and 20 assists), three power-play goals (PPG), and 67 penalty minutes (PIM) in 51 games with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
The Vastervik, Sweden native, who stands at 5-foot-9 and weighs 189 pounds, ranked tied-1st on his team in blocked shots (42), second in PPG and average time on ice (20:29), third in assists, fourth in hits (48), and fifth in points. He achieved seven points (1 goal and 6 assists) during a four-game point streak from Dec. 3-17, tied the team record for most assists in a game by a defenseman with four on Dec. 3 versus Rogle, registered three multi-point games this season, and scored his sole game-winning goal vs. Malmo on Feb. 4.
Andrae made his professional debut with Lehigh Valley on March 25 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and tallied his first career assist. In his two games with the Phantoms, he has recorded two helpers.
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In his three seasons (2019-21, 2022-23) with HV71, Andrae has recorded 33 points (6 goals and 27 assists) in 92 career games. He has represented Sweden in the 2021 and 2022 World Junior U-20 Championships and won bronze medals at the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and the 2019 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup.
Andrae was drafted by the Flyers in the second round (54th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft.
Source: Bill Meltzer, Philadelphia Flyers.
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