CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Alexander Yelesin to a two-year entry-level contract.
The 23-year-old native of Yaroslavl, Russia, had four goals and six assists in 55 games for his hometown club Lokomotiv in the 2018-19 Kontinental Hockey League season.
Yelesin has eight goals and 11 assists over 109 career KHL games.
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The right-shot defenceman was named to the 2019 KHL all-star game in January.
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