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Montreal Canadiens sign homegrown defenceman Victor Mete to one-year extension

Oct 9, 2020 | 8:32 AM

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed Victor Mete to a one-year, US $735,000 extension.

The 22-year-old Mete had four goals and seven assists in 51 games with the Canadiens last season.

The five-foot-nine, 183-pound native of Woodbridge, Ont., has four goals and 27 assists in 171 career games with Montreal.

Mete was a fourth-round pick (100th overall) by the Canadiens in the 2016 NHL draft.