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McCourt is in session: Marlies sign Riley McCourt

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.

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#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

4:04 PM · Oct 8, 2020

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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.