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Returning to Swedish club Alnefelt inked a three-year contract with former club HV71 (Sweden) on Tuesday.

Impact Alnefelt is expected to be a restricted free agent this offseason, so the Lightning could retain his NHL rights by giving him a qualifying offer. Having said that, the fact that the backstop signed a three-year deal would certainly seem to indicate he won't be returning to North America. With AHL Syracuse this past season, the 23-year-old Swede went 14-8-4 with a 2.76 GAA and .893 save percentage. Alnefelt made one appearance for the Bolts back in 2021-22 and that seems likely to be his only NHL outing for his professional career.

JUNE 11 • ROTOWIRE

Hugo Alnefelt, Syracuse Crunch blank Monsters, 5-0 Crunch and Monsters will play again on Saturday.

OCTOBER 21, 2023 • SYRACUSE.COM

Assigned to AHL Alnefelt was assigned to AHL Syracuse on Saturday.

Impact Alnefelt posted a 17-12-2 record with a 2.77 GAA and a .904 save percentage in 33 games with AHL Syracuse last season. With Andrei Vasilevskiy (back) out for the first two months of the 2023-24 campaign, Jonas Johansson and Matt Tomkins are currently the top-two netminders for the Lightning.

OCTOBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Thrust up depth chart Alnefelt moves up the depth chart to the number two spot with Andrei Vasilevskiy (back) on the shelf for 8-to-10 weeks.

Impact He has one NHL game of experience (2021-22), but performed well last season in the AHL. Alnefelt gave up five goals at even strength in Tuesday's loss to Carolina, so his preseason is off to a shaky start. Still, general manager Julien Brisbois has his hands tied with salary cap issues until opening day (Oct. 10) when he can move Vasilevskiy to LTIR. Alnefelt could use more reps at the AHL level, and the Bolts have limited options to replace him in their system. They could look at older, free agent veterans like Brian Elliott and Jaroslav Halak to ease the load once they have some salary flexibility.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Developing well in AHL Alnefelt has been named the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 29.

Impact Alnefelt stopped 80 of 81 shots over two starts, including an AHL career-high 51 in a 4-0 win at Providence. It was his second shutout of the season. Alnefelt is fourth in the AHL with a 2.20 GAA and second with a .929 save percentage. His record is 11-5-1 in 18 appearances. The 21-year-old's development is progressing well.

FEBRUARY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Syracuse Crunch goalie Hugo Alnefelt named AHL Player of the Week Alnefelt stopped 80 of the 81 shots he faced over two starts last week.

JANUARY 30, 2023 • SYRACUSE.COM