The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Maxence Guenette to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Guenette, 19, is currently playing his fourth season with the QMJHL’s Val-d’Or Foreurs with five goals and 22 points in 36 games.
“Maxence is a strong puck moving defenceman who absorbs a lot of ice-time for his team in Val-d’Or, the QMJHL’s top ranked team this season,” Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said in a team statement. “He maintains good vision, hockey sense and puck skills. We’re especially pleased to already see some significant strides he’s made since being drafted.”
A seventh-round pick (187th overall) of the Senators in 2019, Guenette has 25 goals and 106 points along with 84 penalty minutes in 227 career major-junior games.
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