Lightning sign D Emil Martinsen Lilleberg to a two-year, two-way contract

Lilleberg skated 46 games with IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish Hockey League

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TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed Norwegian free agent defenseman Emil Martinsen Lilleberg to a two-year, two-way contract, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.

Lilleberg, 22, skated for IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish Hockey League, the top league in Swedish ice hockey, during the 2022-23 season and notched three goals and 11 points in 46 regular season contests, ranking second among Oskarshamn defensemen for goals and tied for fifth for scoring. The left-shot blueliner added one assist in three playoff contests.

The 6-foot-2, 192-pound Lilleberg has competed for Norway in each of the last three World Championships, registering a goal and 22 penalty minutes over 20 combined games.

Lilleberg was originally a fourth-round selection (107th overall) of the Arizona Coyotes at the 2021 NHL Draft.

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