Canadiens sign KHL goalie Demchenko

[ASFN Admin]

The Montreal Canadiens agreed to a one-year contract with goaltender Vasili Demchenko for next season, the team announced on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Demchenko, who played in the Kontinental Hockey League this season, will make $700,000 if he is in the NHL and $70,000 if sent to a Montreal minor league affiliate. Demchenko was 9-17-3 with a 2.77 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage while splitting the KHL season between Chelyabinsk (22 games) and Magnitogorsk (14).

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