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| 3rd July, 2008 - 3:55 pm |  Press Release - Cliff Fletcher, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Thursday that the hockey club has obtained centreman Mikhail Grabovski (pronounced ?gra BAWV-skee?) from the Montreal Canadiens. In exchange, the Canadiens will receive the rights to Greg Pateryn (selected in the 5th round of the 2008 Entry Draft) and Toronto?s second-round draft selection in 2010.
?Mikhail had tremendous success at the most recent World Hockey Championships,? said Fletcher. ?He has great upside and we will look for him to contribute for us right away at the centre position.?
Grabovski, 24, scored three goals and added six assists in 24 games for Montreal in 2007-08. He recorded his first NHL goal against Boston?s Manny Fernandez on October 22 at the Bell Centre. He missed 25 games due to an ankle injury this past season. Upon his return from the injury, he recorded 20 points in 12 games with the Hamilton Bulldogs. His efforts earned him AHL Player of the Week honours for the period ending February 17. He was named first star in five consecutive AHL games from February 15 to February 20 at which point he was recalled to Montreal for the remainder of the season.
The native of Potsdam, East Germany was originally Montreal?s fourth choice, 150th overall, in 2004. [READ] |
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