Islanders add Filip Rydstrom with 71st overall pick

The Charlottetown Islanders selected Swedish forward Filip Rydstrom with their final pick, 71st overall, during today's CHL Import Draft.

Rydstrom, who turns 18 on Aug. 7, has spent the last few seasons with Vallentuna BK in Sweden. In 24 games with Vallentuna BK J18, the six-foot-two, 196-pound centreman scored 27 goals for 74 points while putting up 128 penalty minutes. In 24 games with Vallentuna BK J20, Rydstrom scored 15 goals and 39 points while putting up 44 penalty minutes.

Full stats can be seen here.

Rydstrom joins Filip Chlapik, who the Islanders drafted today 11th overall.