Canadiens ink Pezzetta to 1-year extension
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The Montreal Canadiens are bringing back forward Michael Pezzetta on a one-year deal worth $750,000.
Pezzetta was a pending restricted free agent. He collected five goals and six assists over 51 games in 2021-22, his rookie season. The 24-year-old spent all but eight contests in the NHL this past campaign after playing exclusively in the AHL and ECHL over the previous three seasons.
The Canadiens drafted him 160th overall in 2016.
Pezzetta played 2021-22 on an identical one-year, $750,000 pact coming off his entry-level contract.