Canadiens re-sign D Brisebois

Sep 12, 2008 - 7:07 PM
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MONTREAL (Ticker) -- The Montreal Canadiens continued their busy Friday by re-signing defenseman Patrice Brisebois to a one-year contract.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

The move was announced just minutes after Montreal acquired center Robert Lang from the Chicago Blackhawks for a second-round pick in 2010.

Brisebois, who himself was a second-round pick of the Canadiens in 1989, returned to the team for his second stint last season. The 37-year-old native of Montreal spent the first 14 campaigns of his career with the "Original Six" franchise before playing for the Colorado Avalanche from 2005-07.

In 2007-08, Brisebois recorded three goals and eight assists in 43 games with the Canadiens. The 6-1, 196-pounder, who helped the club to the Stanley Cup championship in 1993, has collected 93 tallies, 402 points and 604 penalty minutes in 947 career contests with Montreal and Colorado.




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