Tonight reports are coming in that a player from the 2018 Canadian team that won the World Junior Championships has signed a new contract. Maxime Comtois has reportedly signed a one-year two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Comtois was a part of the team that was surrounded by controversy over the post World Juniors scandal. However, there have been no allegations against Comtois and he has not been charged or connected to the events.
Comtois, a former second-round pick, will now likely report to the AHL and look to get his career back jump started.
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MARS 4 | 114 ANSWERS BREAKING: Player Involved In The 2018 WJC Signs New Contract Will Maxime Comtois end up back in the NHL? | ||
| Yes | 74 | 64.9 % |
| No | 40 | 35.1 % |
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| Brett Howden | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Blake | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Dylan Coghlan | - | - | - | |
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