The Islanders have signed restricted free agent forward Simon Holmstrom to a one-year contract

The Islanders selected him with the 23rd overall pick in the 2019 NHL draft. He has 21 goals and 13 assists in 125 NHL games and 27 goals and 43 assists in 154 games with the Islanders’ American Hockey League affiliate in Connecticut.

Holmstrom averaged over a point per game in over two seasons in the SuperElit League. He won a gold medal with Team Sweden at the 2018 U-18 World Junior Championships, scoring a goal in the final against Russia.