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 [August 27, 2016]
Aug 26 (The Sports Xchange) - The New York Rangers agreed to terms
with free-agent forward Brandon Pirri on a one-year contract Friday
worth $1.1 million.
Pirri, 25, split last season between Florida and Anaheim,
registering 14 goals, 15 assists and 30 penalty minutes in 61 games.
He established career-highs in several categories in 2015-16,
including games played, assists and points (29). He recorded a goal
on five of his six shootout attempts (83.3 percent) and registered
two game-deciding goals during the season.
The 6-foot, 183-pound Pirri has skated in 166 career NHL games over
parts of six seasons with Chicago, Florida, and Anaheim, recording
80 points (49 goals, 31 assists) and 52 penalty minutes.
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The Anaheim Ducks signed first-round draft pick Max Jones to a
three-year entry-level contract.
The 18-year-old left winger helped lead London to the Memorial Cup
and Ontario Hockey League championships in 2016, collecting one
goal, one assist and 23 penalty minutes in six playoff games. Jones
appeared in his rookie OHL season in 2015-16, recording 52 points
(28 goals, 24 assists) in 63 games.
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The
6-foot-2, 206-pound Jones was selected by Anaheim with the 24th
overall pick in the 2016 NHL draft.
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The Minnesota Wild agreed to terms with defenseman Gustav Bouramman
to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Bouramman, 19, posted 46 points (six goals, 40 assists) and 43
penalty minutes in 68 games with Sault Ste. Marie of the Ontario
Hockey League in 2015-16.
Bouramman was selected by Minnesota in the seventh round of the 2015
NHL draft. (Editing by Andrew Both)
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