The Montreal Canadiens have signed a three-year, two-way contract with defenceman Arber Xhekaj.
The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a three-year, two-way contract with defenseman Arber Xhekaj.#GoHabsGohttps://t.co/gfyrHR1VaF
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 4, 2021
The 20-year-old defenceman will be released from training camp and sent to the Ontario Hockey League’s Kitchener Rangers. He will be eligible to join the Laval Rocket or the Trois-Rivières Lions after the OHL season is over.
The deal will pay Xhekaj $750,000 in salary in the NHL in 2021-22 and 2022-23, and $775,000 in 2023-24, while it will see him earn $70,000 in the AHL.