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Montreal Canadiens sign homegrown defenceman Victor Mete to one-year extension

Montreal Canadiens' Victor Mete skates during an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Montreal, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. Mete has signed a one-year extension with the Habs. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2020. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press

The Montreal Canadiens have signed Victor Mete to a one-year, US $735,000 extension.

The 22-year-old Mete had four goals and seven assists in 51 games with the Canadiens last season.

The five-foot-nine, 183-pound native of Woodbridge, Ont., has four goals and 27 assists in 171 career games with Montreal.

Mete was a fourth-round pick (100th overall) by the Canadiens in the 2016 NHL draft.

The London Knights graduate helped Canada win gold at the 2018 world junior hockey championship.

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The Canadiens also signed forward Brandon Baddock to a two-way, one-year contract worth $700,000 in the NHL and $110,000 in the AHL.

 

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