The Tampa Bay Lightning signed unrestricted free agent right wing Michel Ouellet to a two-year contract on Sunday.
Ouellet played in 73 games for Pittsburgh last season, posting 19 goals, 48 points and 30 penalty minutes. The Rimouski, Quebec native also ranked fourth on the Penguins with 11 power-play goals and averaged 13:19 in ice time.
"Michel Ouellet is a goal scorer and has been throughout every level of his career," Tampa Bay executive vice president and general manager Jay Feaster said. "He is extremely effective on the power play and he has a knack for burying his chances in the offensive zone. We feel his game is best suited to playing in a top-two line role and he will get that opportunity in Tampa. The fact he played junior hockey with Brad Richards in Rimouski is a real plus, as we believe there will be good chemistry between the two, and he knows how to win."
Ouellet was originally drafted by the Pens in the fourth round (124th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He played four seasons for his hometown Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, two of which (1998-99, 1999-00) as a teammate of Lightning center Brad Richards.
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