Coyotes GM Don Maloney announced today that the team has signed defenseman Chris Summers to an entry level contract. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. Summers, 22, recently completed his senior season at the University of Michigan, recording 4-12-16 and 28 penalty minutes in 40 games while serving as team captain of the Wolverines. In 2008-09, Summers served as a co-captain for Michigan and registered career-highs in assists (13) and points (17) while being named a finalist for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Defensive Defenseman of the Year award and earning All-CCHA honorable mention status. A native of Milan, Michigan, Summers was originally selected by the Coyotes in the first round (29th overall) of the 2006 Entry Draft. He will report to the Coyotes? AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage.