Washington Capitals‘ 7th round pick in the 2012 draft (#195 overall) Swedish-born defenseman Christian Djoos(5) signs a new 2-year extension after a stellar 2nd season with affiliate Hershey Bears, where he played a career high 66 AHL games scoring new bests 13 goals and a staggering, tied for league lead 45 assists for 58 points with a +9 rating.
The not exactly filled out 6′ 161 lbs. blue liner did all his junior hockey in his home country with Brynas IF, then played his first pro games as a teenager before spending three campaigns in the SHL but never really popped the points like he did in 2016/2017.
As a soon to be 23-year old it’s thought that he’ll crack the parent club line up for at least a few games and this deep selection could very play himself onto a roster spot.