The St. Louis Blues have brought back forward Oskar Sundqvist, inking the unrestricted free agent to a one-year, two-way contract on Friday.
Under the terms of the deal, Sundqvist will earn $850,000 if playing at the NHL level, or $300,000 if he plays in the American Hockey League.
In 52 games with St. Louis last season, the 32-year-old forward tallied 17 points — five goals and 12 assists — along with a minus-18 rating, 26 penalty minutes, 26 blocked shots, and 69 hits.
Over his entire NHL career spanning 545 regular-season games, Sundqvist has accumulated 181 points (67 goals and 114 assists), a minus-40 rating, 231 penalty minutes, 288 blocks, and 651 hits. He has suited up for the Pittsburgh Penguins (2015-17), the Blues (2017-22 and 2023 to present), the Detroit Red Wings (2022-23), and the Minnesota Wild (2023).
A native of Sweden, Sundqvist has also made his mark in the postseason, recording 13 points (six goals, seven assists), a plus-4 rating, 16 penalty minutes, 18 blocks, and 126 hits across 44 playoff games. He has won two Stanley Cup championships — one with Pittsburgh in 2016 and another with St. Louis in 2019, which was the franchise’s first-ever title.
Sundqvist was originally selected by the Penguins in the third round of the 2012 NHL Draft.
