After wrapping up things in Hershey, Axel Jonsson-Fjällby headed back home to Sweden on Wednesday.
Thursday night, the Capitals fifth-round draft pick made his season debut with his SHL team Djurgården. Back in his natural habitat, Jonsson-Fjällby didn’t need much time to remind his old home crowd why they loved him.
By Magnus Cadelin 2 years ago
On October 9, an anonymously-sourced report by hockeysverige.se revealed that Axel Jonsson-Fjallby had decided to return home after playing just two games in Hershey. Both the Capitals and Bears pushed back on the Swedish report, but 13 games later, AJF is indeed leaving.
The Capitals made the news official in a late afternoon PR release, citing the organization was loaning the 2016 fifth-round pick to the SHL team, Djurgardens IF. The loan is necessary because the Capitals signed Jonsson-Fjallby to a three-year, entry-level contract in May. AJF will remain in team control moving forward.
In total, AJF appeared in 15 games for the Bears tallying three points (2g, 1a).
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
Axel Jonsson-Fjällby, who is not playing hockey in Sweden at this time, just scored his first AHL goal. And it could be the first of many if he stays in the NHL’s feeder league.
The Swedish forward used his NHL-level speed to win a puck race and bury the puck home.
After a fantastic season last year in the SHL, 2016 fifth-round pick Axel Jonsson-Fjallby earned an entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals and gave North American hockey a try.
Jonsson-Fjallby impressed in several preseason games, but ultimately was sent down to Hershey in September. The Swede had an option to return home to SHL Djurgården, and, after two games in Hershey, Jonsson-Fjallby is reportedly taking that option for the 2018-19 season.
ESPN’s Chris Peters first reported the news in English via an aggregated tweet by Swedish outlet hockeynews.se. The news was first reported by hockeysverige.se.
Wednesday afternoon, the Capitals made their third round of cuts and reassignments to trim their roster closer to the 23 that will make the opening night roster.
The six players re-assinged to Hershey are Connor Hobbs, Lucas Johansen, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Garrett Pilon, Tyler Lewington, Jusso Ikonen, Michael Sgarbossa, and Colby Williams.
By Julia Karron 2 years ago
On Saturday, the Capitals took to the ice at Medstar Capitals Iceplex for the second day of training camp. With the camp roster and invites split into three group, each group spent time doing on-ice practice, off-ice training, and video review.
Although the roster has gone through their first cuts, such as sending first-round draft pick Alexander Alexeyev back to his junior league team, Saturday’s practice featured everyone. Alexeyev, who had an impressive training camp, was in Group White with Caps vets Braden Holtby, Nicklas Backstrom, and TJ Oshie. Group Red paired goalies Pheonix Copley and Ilya Samsonov, both of whom are in the running to be number two in the net behind Holtby this season. Group Blue featured Alex Ovechkin and the Caps’ Russians, who along with Tom Wilson were on the celebratory end of a competitive two-on-two drill–Ovi was jumping up and down on his skates celebrating the win.
By Elizabeth Kong 2 years ago
Four more Capitals players returned to MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Wednesday with rookie camp and training camp nearing.
Jakub Vrana, Christian Djoos, Axel Jonsson-Fjällby, and Vitek Vanecek joined 22 other teammates on the ice for the team’s informal skates led by strength and conditioning coach Mark Nemish.
By Elizabeth Kong 2 years ago
One luscious-haired Swede has his eyes set on a roster spot with the reigning Stanley Cup champions.
Axel Jonsson-Fjällby has attended development camps and rookie tournaments before, but this time he’s hoping he’s in Washington to stay.
“I’m not gonna lie, I feel a bit tense. It’s a new adventure and I’ve never gone over there before with my mind set on staying. This time it’s the real deal,” Jonsson-Fjällby told Henrik Sjöberg of Hockeynews.se Friday.
By Magnus Cadelin 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals just announced the signing of Axel Jonsson-Fjällby, a 20-year-old Swedish winger, to a three-year, $2.58 million contract, starting next season. The entry-level contract will pay Jonsson-Fjällby an annual average value of $860k at the NHL level and $70k in the minors. He will receive a signing bonus for every year of the contract that increases $5k per season, starting from $80k during the 2018-19 campaign.
According to CapFriendly, the contract was signed on May 1st. Jonsson-Fjallby will attend the 2018 Capitals Development Camp.
During the SHL playoffs, Capitals assistant GM Ross Mahoney went to Sweden to watch the speedy winger perform live. He had previously attended development camp during the summer twice.
Jonsson-Fjällby, drafted in the fifth round of the 2016 entry draft, had a breakout year both in his Swedish club Djurgården and on the international stage, making an impact both in the JWC and the Tre Kronor-team. Playing fourth line minutes in the regular season, Jonsson-Fjällby registered 16 points (7G, 9A).
By Magnus Cadelin 2 years ago
Over the past weekend, Capitals prospect Axel Jonsson-Fjällby made his debut on the international stage. In a pre-World Championship tournament (Carlson Hockey Games) held in Jaroslavl, Russia, and Pardubice, Czech Republic, the 20-year-old played his first two games for the senior level Swedish National Team.
Tre Kronor lost both games to Czech Republic and Finland, but Jonsson-Fjällby had a personal milestone, scoring his first career points for the team.
By Magnus Cadelin 2 years ago
