Bruins Acquire Rights to Fallstrom
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BOSTON – Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli, a former Harvard standout, announced Sunday that the club has acquired the rights to Harvard forward Alexander Fallstrom as part of a trade with the Minnesota Wild.
The Bruins acquired the rights to Fallstrom, a second round
draft choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and forward Craig Weller
from the Wild in exchange for forward Chuck Kobasew.
Fallstrom, selected in the fourth round (116th overall) of the
2009 NHL Entry Draft, began his freshman year at Harvard University
in September, 2009. A native of Gothenburg, Sweden, he played for
Brinken, Lindigo and Djurgarden in Sweden before moving to
Minnesota where he attended Shattuck St. Mary’s School from
2007-2009. A senior captain at Shattuck St. Mary’s in
2008-09, Fallstrom led his team with 40 goals and 87 points
(40-47=87) in 52 games. In his first season with Shattuck he had 67
points (20-47=67) in 62 games.
