The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has signed defenseman Chris Tanev to a six-year contract. The average annual value of the contract is $4.5 million.
Tanev, 34, played 56 games with the Calgary Flames before being acquired by the Dallas Stars last season. With the Stars, Tanev recorded five points (1 goal, 4 assists) in 19 games and added two assists in 19 playoff games. In 792 career regular-season NHL games, the Toronto, Ont., native has recorded 190 points (33 goals, 157 assists) and 194 penalty minutes split between Vancouver, Calgary and Dallas. The 6-foot-2, 193-pound defenseman has 13 points (1 goal, 12 assists) in 60 playoff games.
Tanev went undrafted and joined the Vancouver Canucks as a free agent on May 31, 2010.
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