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Pontus Aberg, Ryan Spooner Staying In Europe

June 15, 2022 at 2:32 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson 5 Comments

A pair of former NHLers are staying across the Atlantic Ocean for the 2022-23 campaign. Swedish winger Pontus Aberg has signed a one-year agreement with BK Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Extraliga, while Canadian forward Ryan Spooner is remaining in the KHL with Dinamo Minsk.

Aberg, 28, attempted an NHL comeback last season when he signed a one-year deal with the Ottawa Senators. However, he was waived prior to the season and spent 17 games with the Belleville Senators before mutually terminating his contract to return to Sweden with Timrå IK in the SHL. He netted two goals, nine assists, and 11 points in those 17 games with Belleville. Aberg’s last taste of NHL action came in 2019-20, where he got a five-game look with the Toronto Maple Leafs, registering one assist. A second-round pick of the Nashville Predators in 2012, Aberg could really never hold onto a full-time NHL role, shuffling between the NHL and AHL in nearly every season he spent in North America.

Spooner hasn’t been in the league since 2018-19, when he split the season between the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks. He’s been one of the best scorers in the KHL since then, and after one year in Yekaterinburg, he returns to Dinamo Minsk where he led the club in scoring in 2019-20 with 37 points in 43 games. Spooner had a few NHL stretches where it looked like he could become a great middle-six depth piece, especially when he scored 41 points in 59 games between the Rangers and Boston Bruins in 2017-18. His offense disappeared the next season, however, and he hasn’t returned to North America. Now 30 years old, it’s unlikely he ever will.

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  1. case7187

    1 year ago

    I’m sure Spooner’s on the bandwagon with all the other young guys who played for Cassidy

    Reply
    • Hman3

      1 year ago

      another crappy draft choice by the Bruins

      Reply
  2. Papajoe

    1 year ago

    It would serve the Jacobs ‘& Neely & Simmons if Bergeron signed with Vegas.

    Reply
    • Hman3

      1 year ago

      I hope Patrice goes to Vgas, this organization is the laughing stock of the NHL

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  3. Hman3

    1 year ago

    Sweeney and Neeley stink period
    How Sweeney can still keep his joib is a joke. Neeley is useless. I hope Patrice goes to Vgas. No one wants to play in Boston. Terrible drafting by Weenie…

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