The Philadelphia Flyers announced today they have signed defenseman Derrick Pouliot to a one-year, two-way contract worth an average annual value (AAV) of $700K, according to President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Chuck Fletcher.
Below are notes on Pouliot and his career:
DERRICK POULIOT (POO-lee-awt)
POSITION: Defenseman
PREVIOUS TEAM: St. Louis (NHL), San Antonio (AHL)
DRAFTED: 2012 - 1st Round (8th overall) by Pittsburgh Penguins
AGE: 26 (1-16-1994)
BORN: Estevan, Saskatchewan
VITALS: 6'0", 196 lbs
SHOOTS: Left