In at present’s Information & Notes, Xavier Ouellet has signed an extension with the Montreal Canadiens, Josh Norris has signed with the Ottawa Senators & Chris Bourque has signed to play in Germany.
Xavier Ouellet Re-Indicators With Canadiens
The Canadiens have agreed to phrases on a one-year, two-way contract with Ouellet for the 2019-20 season. Ouellet’s contract pays him $700,000 on the NHL stage and $300,000 on the AHL stage. He’s assured $400,000 regardless of the place he performs.
Ouellet returned residence to Montreal after signing a one-year, two-way contract to hitch the staff final season following his time with the Detroit Crimson Wings (who drafted him 48th total in 2011). Ouellet would spend 19 video games in Montreal final season, recording three assists within the course of.
He was additionally an important member of the Laval Rocket final season, named the staff’s captain following Byron Froese departure from the membership. In 47 AHL video games, Ouellet would rating seven objectives and 28 factors with the Canadiens’ prime affiliate membership.
Norris Indicators With Senators
The Senators have taken care of some extra offseason enterprise having signed Norris to a three-year entry-level contract. The 20-year-old was initially drafted 19th total by the San Jose Sharks within the 2017 NHL Entry Draft earlier than being traded as one of many main items within the Erik Karlsson commerce.
Josh Norris has concluded his NCAA profession and has now signed an entry-level deal to hitch the Ottawa Senators. Norris was acquired by the Senators as part of the Erik Karlsson commerce. (courtesy United States Hockey League)
“Josh is without doubt one of the group’s prime prospects, a quick, expert, aggressive centre who we undertaking to play an necessary position with our staff sooner or later,” stated Senators normal supervisor Pierre Dorion. “In talking with Josh and his household, we had been all in settlement that it’s in the most effective pursuits of his improvement to make the step to show skilled after two nice seasons at Michigan. We’re very glad to have Josh signed and stay up for having him right here at improvement camp in June.”
Norris is without doubt one of the Senators extra highly-touted prospects and has expertise taking part in alongside Senators’ teammate Brady Tkachuk as the 2 hung out collectively within the USHL within the U.S. Nationwide Crew Growth Program.
Norris would even be a Hobey Baker nominee final season with the Michigan Wolverines, scoring 10 objectives and 19 factors in 17 video games. He’d end off his NCAA profession with 18 objectives and 42 factors in 54 video games.
Bourque Indicators in Germany
After spending time within the NHL, AHL, KHL and NLA, the 33-year-old Chris Bourque is now set to hitch EHC Munchen within the DEL.
Chris Bourque, New York Islanders, September 17, 2018 (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
The veteran ahead would make a reputation for himself within the AHL, profitable three Calder Cup Championships and proving he had the required management to be an important a part of a profitable tradition. He’d additionally obtain the spotlight of his profession final 12 months when taking part in within the 2018 Olympic Video games as a member of Crew USA.
Whereas Bourque solely performed in 51 NHL video games in his profession, scoring two objectives and eight factors, he nonetheless proved to be a really succesful hockey participant at different ranges. In his time within the AHL, Bourque persistently positioned among the many prime scoring gamers within the league, together with a career-high 293 factors in 2011-12 in addition to a career-high 30 objectives in 2015-16.
