“Bringing in another solid winger will be a boost for our club this season,” Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said. “Daniel has matured a lot as a player and has shown he can contribute offensively when called upon. His addition up front will give us better depth and should help with more balanced scoring throughout our forward group.”

At just 27 years old, Sprong will join the sixth club of his NHL career. And though he figured to attract interest from teams needing depth forwards, it did take him three weeks to find a new home.

Spront was originally selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.