Battalion graduating superstar forward Justin Brazeau is staying close to home as he begins his new career in pro hockey.
Darren Dreger, of TSN, is reporting that Brazeau has signed a two-year AHL deal with the Toronto Marlies, who are the farm team for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Dreger states its a $70,000 base salary along with a $60,000 signing bonus per year.
Justin Brazeau, who won the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy as the league’s top scoring right winger, finished second in OHL scoring but led all right wingers with 113 points including a league-high 61 goals along with 52 assists in 68 games.
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The 21-year-old from New Liskeard set a new Battalion mark for goals in a season and is one of just three North Bay OHL stars to surpass the 60 goal plateau joining former Centennials Vitali Yachmenev who scored 61 in 1993-94, and Nick Kypreos who netted 62 during the 1985-86 season.
Brazeau became just the second Battalion player to join the OHL’s century club for points in a season following Wojtek Wolski who produced 128 points in 2005-06. It’s also the first time North Bay fans have seen a 100-point player since Trevor Gallant accomplished the feat by putting up 105 points for the Centennials in 1995-96.
