OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators announced today that the team has signed amateur tryout (ATO) defenceman Djibril Toure to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Toure, 20, spent the 2022-23 season with the Ontario Hockey League’s Sudbury Wolves and registered 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) and a team-leading 91 penalty minutes over 57 regular-season games in what was his first major junior season. He also earned one point (one assist) and a team-leading 12 penalty minutes while skating in each of the team’s four post-season contests against Peterborough.
“Djibril’s growth over the last two years has been remarkable,” said Senators general manager Pierre Dorion. “He’s come a long way, from playing in the CCHL as recently as two seasons ago, to earn this contract. He’s a rangy defender who skates well and who has shown consistent improvement in his game.”
A native of Dorval, Que., Toure was undrafted and split the 2021-22 campaign between the Central Canada Hockey League’s Carleton Place Canadians and the Hawkesbury Hawks, totalling 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) and 76 penalty minutes over 45 games.
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