Blackhawks sign Aliu to 3-year contract
Posted August 25, 2008 11:00 pm
The Chicago Blackhawks say they've signed right wing Akim Aliu to a three-year contract.
Financial terms of Monday's deal were not disclosed.
The 19-year-old native of Okene, Nigeria, was the Blackhawks' third choice, 56th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Last season, Aliu ranked third on the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights with a career-high 61 points. He had 28 goals, 33 assists and 133 penalty minutes in 60 games.
After being signed to an amateur tryout contract on April 4th, he made his professional debut with the AHL's Rockford IceHogs. Aliu posted two penalty minutes in two contests.
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