#Marlies have signed D Riley McCourt to a two-year AHL contract. The 20-year-old was fifth in OHL scoring among defencemen last season with 62 points in 63 games for Flint. #Leafs
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McCourt is in session: Marlies sign Riley McCourt

By Jon Steitzer
Oct 8, 2020, 12:14 EDTUpdated: Oct 8, 2020, 12:48 EDT
Kyle Dubas wasted no time taking advantage of the opportunity to bring in an OHL overage defenseman who went undrafted this week.
So that’s a lot of points for the 5’11 defender. And it savvy move by the GM in adding him. While the deal is an AHL one, you can likely expect to have McCourt spend most of his season in Newfoundland for the Growlers.
SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
2014-15 | Niagara North Stars U16 AAA | SCTA U16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015-16 | Niagara North Stars U16 AAA | SCTA U16 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 20 | |
Ridley College | CISAA | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||
Ridley College | MPHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
St. Catharines Falcons | GOJHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2016-17 | Ridley College | CISAA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
St. Catharines Falcons | GOJHL | 42 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 54 | ||
Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
2017-18 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 26 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -2 |
Flint Firebirds | OHL | 30 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | -11 | |
2018-19 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 47 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 36 | -38 |
2019-20 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 63 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 44 | -4 |
data from eliteprospects.com |
Odds are this won’t be the last deal we see like this in the coming days. Restocking the AHL/ECHL rosters might not be a priority, but it’s something that needs to be done.
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