"He moves well for a big man and adds to the size we have put in place this season.”

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Fife Flyers have concluded their roster for the 2019-20 ice hockey season with the addition of a Swedish defenceman.

 Jonas Emmerdahl has joined the club ahead of its opening challenge games against Herlev Eagles next weekend.

 The 27-year old blueliner makes his EIHL debut after a career spent in Swedish  hockey.

 His arrival concludes a major overhaul of the blue line, and means just two of last season’s eight defenceman – Scott Aarssen and James Isaacs – return for the forthcoming campaign.

 This season they seem set to begin with six skaters.

 Ricards Birzins, Reece Cochrane, and Craig Moore have all moved to other teams, while injury forced Rik Pinkston to hang up his skates.

 Evan Stoflet, whose season was short-circuited by suspension and concussion, is a non-returnee, while the club has not revealed  any berth for Chris Wands.

 The long-serving Kirkcaldy skater, who also missed the end of the last campaign through injury, has been with the club throughout its EIHL era.

 If he doesn’t return, it would leave Chad Smith as the only Lang Toun player on the roster.

 At six feet four, Emmerdahl brings size to the blue line.

 Todd Dutiaume, head coach, believes he will be a key player.

 “Jonas solidifies the defence,” he said. “He moves well for a big man and adds to the size we have put in place this season.”

 Emmerdahl, from Stockholm, has played his entire professional career in his native country’s  Allsvenskan, making his debut for VIK Västerås HK back in 2009/10.

 He played five further season with VIK Västerås HK before moving to IF Björklöven for the 2015/16 season.

 His coach at VIK, Fredrik Nilsson described him on EElite Prospects website as a two-way defenceman with good hockey sense, puckhandling and passing. 

 He added: “He is mobile skater and can be used on the power play unit as well as in shorthanded situations. He has also a good attitude,” 

 Over the course of his career, Emmerdahl has iced in 377 Allsvenskan games and tallied 15 goals and 62 assists, and never took m ore than 30 penalty minutes in any one season.

 The player described the move to Fife as “a new and exciting experience “ adding: “I am 

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