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| 19th March, 2008 - 5:51 pm |  RealGM Staff Report - The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that the club has signed goaltender James Reimer of the Red Deer Rebels to a three-year entry level contract.
"James has steadily progressed during his three seasons with the Rebels and has established himself as one of the top goaltenders in the Western Hockey League," said Maple Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher. "We are excited to have him in the organization and we look forward to his continued development beginning next season."
The 6-3, 208 pound native of Arborg, Manitoba was the Toronto Maple Leafs? third choice, 99thoverall, in the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Reimer, 20, has been a member of the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League for the past three seasons. Reimer?s save percentage (.916) improved for the third consecutive season despite battling a high ankle sprain in 2007-08 which limited him to only thirty games played. [READ] |
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