Max Friberg has signed with Frölunda HC, in the Swedish Hockey League.
Friberg spend the last year as the St. John’s IceCaps captain and is a restricted free-agent on July 1.
Friberg was a central part of the Swedish team that won the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship under Frölundas HC’s current coach Roger Rönnberg. It would also be a big step closer to home for Friberg, who grew up not far from Gothenburg where Frölunda is located.
Frölunda confirmed the signing today:
Montreal could keep his rights with a qualifying offer and see how his development goes with arguably one of the strongest teams in Europe.