The St. Louis Blues have acquired an NCAA import.
Sacred Heart forward Felix Trudeau signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Blues, the team announced on Monday.
Trudeau, 23, tied for sixth nationally this season with 48 points (25 goals, 23 assists) over 39 games. His 15 power-play goals were tops in the NCAA.
He transferred to Sacred Heart ahead of last season following two seasons at Maine. In four collegiate campaigns, Trudeau has 99 points (46 goals, 53 assists) and 171 penalty minutes in 130 games.
The six-foot-one Terrebonne, Que., native will join the Blues' AHL affiliate on a professional tryout contract for the remainder of the season.
Now seven years removed from winning the Stanley Cup, the Blues look to be heading toward a youth movement at a time of organizational transition, with longtime general manager Doug Armstrong on the verge of stepping down and handing the job to Alexander Steen this summer.
St. Louis traded captain Brayden Schenn to the New York Islanders at the deadline and had an agreement to send Colton Parayko to Buffalo before the veteran defenceman invoked his no-trade clause to block the move.
--with files from The Associated Press
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