Leafs Sign Viktor Loov

David Nonis, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Wednesday that the hockey club has signed defenceman Viktor Loov (LEWV) to a three-year entry level contract.

Loov, 21, registered five goals, seven assists, 12 points, 20 penalty minutes and a plus-two (+2) rating in 42 games for MODO in 2013-14, his rookie season in the Swedish Hockey League. The 6-3, 190-pound defenceman also played two games in the playoffs for MODO.

A native of Sodertalje, Sweden, Loov was selected by the Maple Leafs in the 7th round, 209th overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.