Akim Aliu has signed a contract for the rest of the 2019-20 season with HC Litinov of the Czech Extraliga.
Sportsnet's Ellitotte Friedman reported that Aliu will join the team on Wednesday and will suit up for his first game on Friday. There are 14 games remaining in the season.
Aliu was selected 56th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2007, but he didn't play his first game until the 2011-12 season with the Calgary Flames. He went onto appear in seven NHL games with the Flames over two seasons and recorded one goal, two assists, and 26 penalty minutes.
He has played with 15 teams in eight different leagues and six different countries since leaving the Flames in 2013.
He last suited up for the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL for the 2018-19 season where he notched 11 points in 14 games.
In November Aliu spoke out about the way he was treated by former Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters when they were together in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs. He posted a tweet saying that Peters directed a racial slur at him.
Aliu's initial comment started a movement in the NHL and former players were starting to speak about the abuse that they endured with Peters and other coaches during their careers.
Peters resigned as head coach of the Flames on Nov. 29, 2019.
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