Rögle BK
Rögle made an amazing recovery last season to go from bottom of the league at Christmas to going up three places by the end of term to easily escape the relegation play off.
Captain and top scorer Ted Brithén (above) will stay but losing their top import striker, Bryan Lerg to the NLA is a great blow. But they are trying to replace him with with Canadian Olympian Christian Thomas. Like Lerg, he has a great record in the AHL where he played 335 games with 190 points including 94 goals.
At the centre position they have recruited two established players. Firstly, American 35 year old, Matt Anderson, has moved from Skellefteå at the other end of the country to join the team from Ängelholm. The high scorer is now in his fourth season in the SHL.
Then, the return to Sweden and his youth team of Mattias Sjögren. The 30 year old has played for Sweden's national team every year since leaving Rögle in 2010. Although he has played in the AHL, KHL and NLA he has played most here in Sweden, so it is no surprise that he has signed a three year contact with the club.
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