EDMONTON, AB - Yo-kim Nye-guard.
With phonetics for the Oilers newest signing now out of the way, blistering speed and goalscoring ability will be the intriguing details of Joakim Nygard come training camp in September after the Swedish forward inked a one-year two-way deal with the club on Friday.
"I would say I'm a speedy player. I have good speed and have developed my goalscoring," Nygard, speaking with Bob Stauffer and Oilers Now on 630 CHED, said Monday. "I will say I've developed my defensive play too, but I would say I'm a forward that likes to get some speed and score some goals."
The 6-foot-0, 179-pound product of Stockholm, Sweden posted 35 points (21G, 14A) in his seventh season in the Swedish Elite League with Farjestad BK this past campaign, finishing second in the league for goals and adding a further five tallies in 14 playoff games to help earn himself his first NHL contract.
BLOG: Nygard highlights speed, scoring ability as greatest assets
Speaking to Bob Stauffer and Oilers Now on Monday, the 26-year-old signing is preparing to bring a fast game to Oilers Training Camp in September
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