- Jaret Anderson-Dolan signed a two-year contract with Brynäs IF of the SHL that runs through 2027-28
- The 2017 second-round pick did not play a single NHL game last season
- Read below for what he said about leaving North America and what Brynäs is getting
Jaret Anderson-Dolan is done waiting on the NHL.
Brynäs IF announced Friday that the 26-year-old forward signed a two-year contract with the SHL club that runs through the 2027-28 season. He comes over from the Winnipeg Jets organization and reports to Gävle in mid-August.
Anderson-Dolan explained the decision in the club’s announcement, published in Swedish:
“I’ve heard a lot of good things about Brynäs IF, the club’s history and the supporters. When the opportunity came up it felt like the right step for me and my family. I like to compete, play physical and contribute all over the ice.”
The move closes a stretch where his NHL chances kept shrinking. Anderson-Dolan played seven games for Winnipeg in 2024-25 and none at all last season, spending the full year with AHL Manitoba.
Production was never the problem. Anderson-Dolan put up 37 points in 79 games down there, playoffs included.
Los Angeles drafted him 41st overall in 2017, and six seasons in that organization make the Kings the team he’s most tied to. He finished with 134 NHL games and 29 points, hitting a career high of 46 games in 2022-23.
Waivers changed his path in 2024. Nashville claimed him, then Winnipeg picked him up a few months later.
Sports director Johan Alcén pointed to the two-way habits and the medal on his résumé:
“Jaret is a player who always gives everything and is driven to win. He’s very all-around and useful in all parts of the game. Despite his young age he has a lot of experience, and he has also won World Championship gold with Canada.”
That gold came with Canada in 2021 and remains the biggest line on his career. Before he turned pro, Anderson-Dolan ran up 236 points in 244 games across six seasons with the WHL’s Spokane Chiefs.
He becomes the 13th forward under contract in Gävle, where Nicklas Backstrom is still on the books even though lingering injury problems could cost the Swede all of 2026-27. Anderson-Dolan meets his new teammates in mid-August.
