MINNESOTA WILD AGREES TO TERMS WITH VICTOR BARTLEY
Transcription
MINNESOTA WILD AGREES TO TERMS WITH VICTOR BARTLEY
For Immediate Release Friday, July 1, 2016 Contacts: Aaron Sickman (651) 602-6009 Carly Peters (651) 602-6034 Megan Kogut (651) 312-3439 MINNESOTA WILD AGREES TO TERMS WITH VICTOR BARTLEY SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has agreed to terms with free-agent defenseman Victor Bartley (pronounced VIHK-tohr BAR-tlee) on a one-year, two-way contract ($650,000/$350,000). Bartley, 28 (2/17/88), skated in one game with the Nashville Predators and nine games with the Montreal Canadiens last season and totaled four points (1-3=4) in 24 games in the American Hockey League (AHL) with Milwaukee and St. John’s. The 6-foot, 215-pound native of Ottawa, Ont., has totaled 23 points (1-22=23) and 61 penalty minutes (PIM) in 121 career NHL games during parts four seasons with Nashville (2012-16) and Montreal (2015-16). The blueliner also appeared in four playoff games with Nashville in 2014-15. Bartley has totaled 71 points (19-52=71) and 127 PIM in 172 career AHL games over five seasons with Providence (2008-09), Bridgeport (2009-10), Milwaukee (2011-13, 2015-16) and St. John’s (2015-16). He played for Canada at the 2006 Under-18 World Championship and was originally signed as a free agent by Nashville on May 24, 2011. For information about Minnesota Wild Season Tickets or to join the Wild Warming House, the only way to secure future season tickets, visit tickets.wild.com or contact a Wild Ticket Sales Representative at 651-222-WILD. Visit www.wild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, postgame notes, multimedia content and daily statistics. -- WILD -Follow the Minnesota Wild on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram.