After signing Josh Brook earlier this morning, the Canadiens have locked up another prospect, announcing the signing of winger Joel Teasdale to a three-year, entry-level contract. CapFriendly reports (Twitter link) that the deal will carry a cap hit of just over $753K before performance bonuses which exist in only the first year of the contract.
Teasdale went undrafted back in June but accepted an invitation to Montreal’s development camp shortly thereafter. He performed well enough to get invited to their main camp and even got into a preseason game with the big club.
Last season, the 19-year-old played in 65 games with Blainville-Boisbriand of the QMJHL, recording 32 goals and 33 assists and followed that up with a near point-per-game showing in the postseason, posting eight goals along with 13 helpers in 22 contests. That also helped him earn an invitation to Team Canada’s summer camp for the World Juniors.
Teasdale isn’t eligible to play at the minor league level so he will likely return to the Armada for the upcoming campaign. If he doesn’t play in ten or more games with Montreal in 2018-19, his contract will slide a year and not officially begin until 2019-20.