The Colorado Avalanche have added another young forward to the mix, signing Fabian Lysell to a one-year contract on Monday.
The team did not announce the financial terms of the deal.
Lysell’s rights landed in Colorado last month in a one-for-one trade with the Boston Bruins, a move that sent forward Ivan Ivan to Boston as part of the swap involving pending restricted free agents. The 23-year-old had just finished his three-year entry-level deal, which carried an NHL AAV of $1,034,167 thanks to potential bonuses and a minor-league salary of $80,000.
A native of Gothenburg, Sweden, Lysell spent most of that contract in the American Hockey League with the Providence Bruins, Boston’s affiliate. He produced steady offense in the minors, but he never managed to stick as an everyday NHL player. His only run with Boston came during the 2024-25 season, when he recorded a goal and two assists in 12 games.
This past year may have been his strongest in Providence. On an AHL team that finished with the league’s best record, Lysell set career highs with 17 goals and 42 points, good for sixth on the club in scoring. He played in just one game during the Calder Cup Playoffs, as Providence was stunned by the Springfield Thunderbirds in the Atlantic Division Semifinals.
Across 219 regular-season AHL games, Lysell has collected 57 goals and 106 assists for 163 points. He has also added three assists in 12 postseason appearances.
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