Xavier Ouellet gets on with the Canadian

The Montreal Canadiens granted defenseman Xavier Ouellet a two-year contract extension on Friday.

The two-pronged deal will net the 27-year-old athlete $ 725,000 in the National Hockey League (NHL) and $ 425,000 in the American Hockey League (AHL) in the first year. In the second, Ouellet will receive $ 750,000 in the NHL and $ 425,000 in the AHL. He will also have $ 475,000 in guaranteed salary for the 2021-2022 season.

The player from Bayonne, France, played 12 games with the Habs in 2019-2020, in which he collected two assists and served four penalty minutes. He also recorded a differential of 0.

Drafted in second round (48e overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in 2011, Ouellet was acquired by the Canadiens in 2018. He has 28 points (5 goals, 23 assists) in 172 career regular season games in the NHL.

The defender has served as the captain of the Laval Rocket for two years.

www.journaldequebec.com

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