DENVER — The New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche made a trade of forwards at the National Hockey League (NHL) trade deadline Friday.
The Rangers traded forward Gustav Rydahl to the Avalanche in exchange for forward Anton Blidh.
The Avalanche announced that Rydahl will report to the Colorado Eagles.
Rydahl has appeared in 40 games for the American Hockey League’s Hartford Wolf Pack this year, his first season of professional hockey in North America. Rydahl, 28, was signed by the Rangers as a free agent in June 2022.
Rydahl previously played nine seasons in the Swedish Hockey League with Frolunda, the Vaxjo Lakers, Lulea and Farjestad, where he collected 108 points — 64 goals and 44 assists — in 371 career games.
A native of Karlstad, Sweden, Rydahl represented his country at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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