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Coyotes sign former 2nd-round pick Bahl to entry-level contract

Mar 15, 2019, 7:08 PM

DALLAS, TX - JUNE 23:  Kevin Bahl poses after being selected 55th overall by the Arizona Coyotes du...

DALLAS, TX - JUNE 23: Kevin Bahl poses after being selected 55th overall by the Arizona Coyotes during the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 23, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

(Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The Arizona Coyotes announced Friday they have signed defenseman Kevin Bahl to a three-year entry-level contract.

The 18-year-old Bahl was a second-round pick by the Coyotes in the 2018 NHL Draft.

For the Ottawa 67’s this season in the Ontario Hockey League, Bahl has five points and 28 assists for a total of 33 points, along with 87 penalty minutes.

Known for his size, the 6-foot-6, 234-pound defenseman has played 181 career OHL games for Ottawa.

Bahl was the 55th pick in last year’s draft, a selection the Coyotes acquired from the Minnesota Wild in the Martin Hanzal deal from Feb. of 2017.

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