Canadiens sign Artturi Lehkonen to 3-year entry-level deal

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Team Finland's Artturi Lehkonen celebrates his goal past Team Canada goaltender Zachary Fucale with teammates Juuso Ikonen, left, and Aleksi Mustonen, right, during second period preliminary round hockey action at the IIHF World Junior Championship Monday, December 29, 2014 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

The Montreal Canadiens have signed Finnish forward Artturi Lehkonen to a three-year, entry-level deal.

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Montreal drafted Lehkonen in the second round, 55th overall, in the 2013 Draft.

“We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with Artturi Lehkonen. Artturi is a young forward who enjoyed success at a very young age playing in a highly competitive league in Sweden. He has shown a remarkable attitude since we selected him in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft,” said Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin in a press release.

“Over the past few years, his progression has been excellent, and he has gained valuable experience. We are proud to see him make the jump to another level, and we look forward to seeing him compete for a spot with our team at training camp in September.”

Lehkonen more than doubled his point totals in his second season with Frolunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League, finishing the regular season with 16 goals and 17 assists in 49 games.

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He was the SHL’s leading scorer in the playoffs with 11 goals and eight assists in 16 games as Frolunda won the Le Mat Trophy as league champions.

His 19 playoff points set a new Frolunda record that had previously been set by Daniel Alfredsson in 2005.

The 20-year-old was also a member of the Finnish world junior team that won gold in 2014.

May 8, 2016

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Artturi Lehkonen
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Montreal Canadiens
LENGTH
3 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Entry-Level Deal
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