Senators Sign Matt Carkner to a Two-Year Contract
Wednesday, Jun. 18th, 2008
OTTAWA – Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray announced today the signing of defenceman Matt Carkner to a two-year contract.
Carkner, 27, spent last season with Ottawa’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. In 67 games with the B-Sens, he scored 10 goals and added 15 assists for 25 points while recording 218 penalty minutes.
The Winchester, Ont., native was Montreal’s second-round choice (58th overall) in the 1999 entry draft. In 2001, he signed a free-agent contract with the San Jose Sharks, spending the next five seasons with the AHL’s Cleveland Barons. Carkner made his NHL debut during the 2005-06 season, recording one assist and two penalty minutes in one game with San Jose.
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