Braehead Clan have unveiled their second fresh signing of the summer with the arrival of Swedish winger Daniel Åhsberg.

The 31-year-old will arrive in Glasgow after a spell in Norway with Lillehammer and has played in France as well as his native Sweden, including Växjo Lakers and Frolunda.

“Daniel’s a player that has played around some of the top leagues in Europe for a long time and put up some good numbers in his career," said Clan head coach Ryan Finnerty.

“He’s got a North American touch to his game and Matt Keith [Braehead capatain] played with him in Sweden with Orebro. In fact, Matt spoke to me about possibly bringing him in last year so it was good to get that deal over the line.

“Daniel’s a good example of a high quality player coming to play in the UK and we’ve seen the door open to more and more Swedes coming here.

“Coventry had a couple, as did Sheffield, who had Fredrik Vestberg and have brought in Jerry Andersson. The UK is a bit of a gateway for those kinds of players now.

“It seems to be happening more and more and it’s only a positive for us to be able to bring in a player like Daniel.”

Braehead’s hockey & operations director Gareth Chalmers added: “Daniel comes highly recommended to us from a number of our contacts throughout Europe.

“Everyone we spoke to gave us very good feedback about Daniel on and off the ice. He is a strong powerful skater, very strong on puck retention, good along the boards, with good hands.”

Meanwhile, Braehead Brit Matt Haywood admits the lure of silverware played a big part in him returning to the Glasgow club.

The Englishman is Clan's longest serving player, and is eager to finally clinch that elusive first title win on Clyde side.

“We won the Gardiner Conference and really wanted to push for the league title and after speaking with Ryan and a couple of the guys, we know we want to drive forward," said Haywood.

“The expectation has always been there and the burning desire to succeed. We finished a point behind the season before last and the way we finished last year with the injuries we had was disappointing.

“I don’t think we’re far off that first trophy and hopefully we can go one further. From the shape of the team so far, I don’t see why we can’t really go for it next season."