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Last week he won the Stanley Cup with Florida – now defender Oliver Ekman-Larsson is ready for Toronto, writes the Canadian club on its website.
The contract is for four years and is worth the equivalent of around 37 million annually.
32-year-old Oliver Ekman-Larsson from Karlskrona began his career in Allsvenskan Tingsryd in the 2007/2008 season and then managed to play in Leksand before leaving Sweden for the NHL in 2010.
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In the past season in Florida – which was crowned with the Stanley Cup trophy after a seventh and decisive game against Edmonton – he accounted for a total of 32 points, including nine goals and 23 assists.
In Toronto, he becomes teammates with several other Swedes, among them the star forward William Nylander.
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