The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Cody Ceci to a two-year contract with an annual value of $2.8 million US. Ceci will get $2.25 million in the first year and $3.35 million in the second year. Ceci, an Ottawa native, has 56 points (18 goals, 38 assists) and 38 penalty minutes over 205 NHL games with his hometown club. The Senators' first-round pick (15th overall) in the 2012 draft, Ceci spent three-plus seasons with the Ontario Hockey League's Ottawa 67's, before completing his major junior career with the Owen Sound Attack. He began his professional career with the Binghamton Senators in 2013-14 before being recalled to the NHL for the first time on Dec. 12, 2013.

Source: CBC News August 23, 2016 19:07 UTC