SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has claimed defenseman Tobias Bjornfot off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights.
“Tobias is a great professional with an extremely strong work ethic,” said Zito. “We are excited for him to get to work within the Panthers organization.”
Bjornfot, 22, has skated in three NHL games between the Vegas Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings in 2023-24. He also played in 14 American Hockey League (AHL) games between the Ontario Reign and Henderson Silver Knights.
The 6-foot-1, 200-pound defenseman has appeared in 119 career NHL games between Los Angeles (2019-20 to 2023-24) and Vegas (2023-24), compiling 15 points (1-14-15). Across 109 total AHL games in his career, he has posted 31 points (11-20-31) and a plus-eight rating.
The Upplands Vasby, Sweden, native skated in two seasons (2018-19, 2020-21) with Djugardens IF of the Swedish Hockey League. On the international stage, Bjornfot won a gold medal with Sweden at the 2019 IIHF U18 World Junior Championship and earned bronze medals at the 2018 U18 WJC and at the 2020 U20 World Junior Championship.
Bjornfot was originally selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft.
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