Oscar Lindberg, Emerson Etem Returning To NY Rangers

Oscar Lindberg plays for Sweden NT in 2013 — Canada's Ryan O'Reilly (right) fights for the puck with Sweden's Oscar Lindberg during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann

The New York Rangers are bringing back Oscar Lindberg and Emerson Etem, signing both forwards and restricted free agents to separate deals, Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton confirmed Tuesday.

The team’s official website and Twitter account reported both deals.

OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with forward Emerson Etem. pic.twitter.com/TPveH54R0d
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) July 14, 2015

OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with forward Oscar Lindberg. pic.twitter.com/S0vKghVnPx
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) July 14, 2015

Etem, who was acquired by the Rangers in a trade during the recent NHL draft, also took to social media to announce his excitement in staying with the New York franchise.

it's a special day for me and my family, thank you for all the well wishes #GoRangers
— Emerson Etem (@tweetem_up) July 14, 2015

The New York Daily News reported the contract figures for both young players; the 23-year-old Etem signed a $850,000 deal for one year while 23-year-old Lindberg signed for $1.3 million over two years.

Etem was a first-round pick or 29th overall selection in the 2010 draft by the Anaheim Ducks, where he played from 2012 to 2014. In 112 NHL career games, he has a total of 31 points (15 goals and 16 assists).

Lindberg has played in only one NHL game in his career but was one of the standouts in the American Hockey League last season. In 75 games for the Hartford Wolf Pack, he had career highs of 28 goals and 28 assists.