Former Canadian Cédric Paquette signs with Dinamo Minsk of the KHL

He had two assists in 24 games with the Canadiens and was sidelined from Jan. 20 until March 13, when he was placed on waivers and sent to Laval.

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Unrestricted free agent Cédric Paquette will travel to Belarus.

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After failing to find a job in the tight NHL job market, the nine-year veteran NHL center, who spent last season with the Canadiens and Laval Rocket, signed a one-year contract. year with Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.

Former Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has signed Paquette as a last-six substitute for Corey Perry, but was given limited playing time and relegated to the press box after the Canadiens changed management. He had two assists in 24 games with the Canadiens and was ruled out from Jan. 20 until March 13, when he was placed on waivers and sent to Laval.

Its production resumed with the Rocket. He scored nine goals in 14 regular season games and added four goals and three assists in 14 playoff games.

A fourth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2012, the 29-year-old Gaspé native has 51 goals and 95 points in 448 career games with the Lightning, Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes and Canadiens. . He won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2020.

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