Oilers Sign '11 1st Round Pick Oscar Klefbom to Entry-Level Contract

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Edmonton, AB - The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with defenceman Oscar Klefbom on a three-year entry-level contract. Last year's 19th overall selection at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft spent the 2011-12 campaign with Farjestads BK Karlstad of the Swedish Elite League, posting two goals, four penalty minutes and a -1 rating in 33 games.

Klefbom, 18, also represented Team Sweden at the 2012 World Junior Championship in Calgary, earning a Gold Medal with a 1-0 overtime win over Team Russia.

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Klefbom will be in Sweden for 2012-13