MONTREAL (Ticker) - The Montreal Canadiens on Thursday re-signed goaltender Yann Danis to a one-year contract.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The 25-year-old played six games with the Canadiens last season, posting a 3-2 record with a 2.69 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. On October 12, he became the third goaltender in Montreal history and 16th in the NHL to record a shutout in his NHL debut.
Danis, who signed with Montreal as a free agent on March 19, 2004, spent most of last season with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League, posting a record of 17-17 with a 2.97 GAA.
Also on Thursday, the Canadiens signed defensemen Andrew Archer and Dan Jancevski and right wing Duncan Milroy for the 2006-07 season.