Bayern: EHC Red Bull Munich signs defender Johansson

Munich (dpa / lby) - EHC Red Bull Munich signed a new defensive player shortly before the end of the transfer. As the leaders of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) announced on Tuesday evening, the 26-year-old Swede Emil Johansson comes from the first Finnish league. Bayern did not provide any information about the duration of the contract. "We are happy to have found a player in Emil, in what is currently an extremely difficult player market, who will give us more depth for the playoffs that start in March. He will certainly help us in the fight for the title," said sporting director Christian Winkler.