June 16, 2008 | 4:00pm ET
Thrashers re-sign Hedberg TheFourthPeriod.com
The Atlanta Thrashers have re-signed goaltender Johan Hedberg to a two-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Hedberg, 35, appeared in 36 games for the Thrashers in 2007-08, posting a 14-15-3 record, a 3.46 goals-against-average, a .892 save percentage and one shutout.
The native of Leksand, Sweden was signed by Atlanta as a free agent on July 1, 2006 and has earned a 23-19-5 record and a 3.26 GAA in 57 regular-season appearances for the Thrashers over two seasons.
In seven NHL seasons, Hedberg has amassed an 89-86-20 record in 213 regular-season games with Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Dallas and Atlanta, recording a .899 save percentage, a 2.92 GAA and 11 shutouts.
Hedberg was originally drafted by Philadelphia in the ninth round, 218th overall, of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
