After spending the entire season with the Montreal Canadiens so far, rookie defenseman Cale Fleury has been sent down to the minors. The Canadiens announced Friday the 21-year-old was being returned to the Laval Rocket of the AHL.
Fleury had played 41 games with Montreal this season, recording one goal. He also received six penalty minutes and was a minus -4. These were the first 41 games of his NHL career as he spent all of last season in the AHL. In 60 games with the Rocket last season, the Carlyle, SK native recorded nine goals and 14 assists for 23 points.
The 6-foot-1, 205-pound blue-liner was the Canadiens' third-round pick (87th overall) in 2017.
The Habs are currently eight points out of a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with about 30 games to go in the season.
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