Belzile signs deal with Canadiens

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted May 24, 2019 3:51 pm

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MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Alex Belzile to a one-year, two-way contract.

The deal will pay Belzile US$700,000 at the NHL level and $175,000 in the American Hockey League with $200,000 in guaranteed salary.

The 27-year-old native of Saint-Eloi, Que., led AHL Laval in scoring last season with 19 goals, 35 assists and 54 points.

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Belzile has 118 points (47 goals, 71 assists) and 203 penalty minutes in 219 career AHL games since joining the league in 2012-13.

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