Blues’ sign Otto Stenberg to three-year, entry-level contract

St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced that the club has agreed to terms with Otto Stenberg on a three-year, entry-level contract. The contract has an average annual value (AAV) of $950,000.

Stenberg was selected No. 25 overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.

Stenberg spent the 2023-24 season with Frolunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) where he tallied three goals and three assists for six points in 31 games. Stenberg also spent time with BIK Karlskoga in the HockeyAllsvenskan where he scored four goals and nine points in nine games. He added seven points in 12 qualification games with Karlskoga.

The 18-year-old represented Sweden on the international stage at the World Juniors where he collected five goals and four assists for nine points in seven games, capturing a silver medal. Stenberg also won gold at the 2022 U-18 Men’s World Championship and silver at both the 2023 U-18 World Juniors and the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Daily Faceoff’s prospect expert Steven Ellis projected Stenberg to go 27th overall in his mock draft of the 2023 NHL Draft, Stenberg was selected 25h overall. Ellis had this to say about him in his prospect rankings:

“Scouts are completely mixed here. The highs are high. The lows are low. He looked out of place in the SHL but was excellent against kids his own age. The raw talent is there, especially as a 200-foot threat that can be dangerous around both nets. His biggest asset might be his play-reads.”