Senators sign WJC’s Paul to entry-level contract

Ottawa Senators announced Saturday that they have signed forward Nick Paul to a three-year entry-level contract (Terry Wilson/OHL Images)

A piece of the Jason Spezza trade has been locked up as the Ottawa Senators announced Saturday that they have signed forward Nick Paul to a three-year entry-level contract.

Paul, 19, is in his third season with the OHL’s North Bay Battalion where he has recorded 34 points in 27 games.

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Ottawa acquired Paul in the summer along with Alex Chiasson and prospect Alex Guptill and the Stars’ second-round pick in 2015 for longtime-Senator Spezza.

Paul was selected by Dallas in the fourth round of the 2013 NHL Draft.

The six-foot-three forward is currently playing with Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championships in Toronto and Montreal.

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