Montreal Canadiens‘ 6th year Swedish-born defenseman Christian Folin(32) started the new season on the big league roster playing 5 games with 1 assist and a +2 rating before being reassigned to affiliate Laval Rocket.
The big 6’4″ 204 lbs. blue liner has been on a short list for recalls but was unable to crack back into the lineup until recently and now has a 1st NHL goal of 2019/2020.
Undrafted, he was originally signed to a 2-year entry level deal by Minnesota Wild after a pair of seasons in US junior hockey, mostly with Austin Bruins of the NAHL before committing to 2 years at UMass-Lowell.
He re-signed a two-year one-way extension but still split time in the AHL in the first campaign but was fully in the show playing 51 games by 2016/2017.
Left unqualified heading into the next session he was quickly signed by Los Angeles Kings, where he would go on to play a career high 65 games scoring a new best 3 goals and 10 assists for 13 points.
Heading into unrestricted free agency he waited a few days before next signing with Philadelphia Flyers but would find himself as part of a minor deal that sent him north to Quebec.
After 19 games grabbing a goal and 4 assists with a +1 rating, he would agree to stay on for a full-time campaign.
At 28-years old, he could be just arriving on a team who’s style he operates pretty well in.