A native Quebecer is bolting Montreal.
Rafael Harvey-Pinard signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins worth $775,000 at the NHL level, the team announced on Wednesday.
Harvey-Pinard, of Saguenay, Que., had spent his entire career to date in the Canadiens organization, tallying 17 goals and 14 assists in 84 games with the big-league club.
He spent most of last season with the AHL's Laval Rocket, scoring five goals with 14 assists in 40 games.
Harvey-Pinard was selected by Montreal in the seventh round of the 2019 NHL Draft.
Now, he'll take the next steps of his career in Pittsburgh.
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