Habs sign top pick Slafkovsky to entry level deal, add depth in free agency
Earlier, Montreal signed forwards Mitchell Stephens and Anthony Richard and defenceman Madison Bowey to one-year, two-way contracts.
Stephens had six assists in 27 games with Detroit in 2021-22. The native of Peterborough, Ont., was a second-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2015 and has three goals and 10 assists in 72 games with the Lightning and Red Wings. Bowey spent most of the 2021-22 season with the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks, where the 27-year-old had eight goals and 20 assists in 53 games. He also appeared in two games in the NHL with Vancouver.The Winnipeg native has five goals and 35 assists in 158 career NHL games with Washington, Detroit, Chicago and Vancouver.
Richard, a 25-year-old centre, had 17 goals and 21 assists in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch and Milwaukee Admirals this past season.The Canadiens also announced before free agency opened the signing of forwards Alex Belzile, Joel Teasdale and Nate Schnarr to one-year, two-way contract extensions.
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