Canucks sign prospect Dahlen to entry-level deal

Jonathan Dahlen has put pen to paper with the Vancouver Canucks.

Dahlen signed a three-year, entry-level contract, the club announced Friday.

He was dealt to the Canucks by the Ottawa Senators in the Alex Burrows trade in late February.

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The 19-year-old forward scored 25 goals in 45 games playing his second full season with Timra in the Allsvenskan, Sweden's second-tier league. Dahlen was given the Golden Cage, awarded annually to the Allsvenskan's best junior player.

He notched five goals in seven games for Sweden at the 2017 World Junior Championship, and was selected 42nd overall by the Senators in 2016.