Flames sign defenceman Jeremie Poirier to entry-level deal

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetMarch 31, 2022 - 4:44pm

Defenceman Jeremie Poirier of the Saint John Sea Dogs. (HO-Saint John Sea Dogs/CP)

The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Jeremie Poirier to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Pen to paper

The #Flames have signed defenceman Jeremie Poirier to an entry-level contract: https://t.co/PnTEYw7wbQ pic.twitter.com/vT6RJwgA43

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) September 24, 2021

Poirier, 19, produced nine goals and 28 assists in 33 games with the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL last season. In 2019-20, he scored 20 goals to lead all blue-liners in the league.

The Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., native was selected 72nd overall by the Flames at the 2020 NHL Draft.

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