OTTAWA

Senators sign defenceman Harpur to two-year contract extension

The Canadian Press Published Friday, February 9, 2018 4:49PM EST

Ottawa Senators Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Ben Harpur

Ottawa Senators centre Jean-Gabriel Pageau (44) celebrates his goal against the New York Rangers with Marc Methot (3), and Ben Harpur (67) during the first period in game two of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Ottawa on Saturday, April 29, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

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OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators signed defenceman Ben Harpur to a two-year, one-way contract extension on Friday.

The contract will carry a value of $650,000 next season and $800,000 in the 2019-20 season.

Harpur, 23, has one point in 20 NHL games with Ottawa this season. The Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., native also has two goals and seven assists in 16 American Hockey League games with the Belleville Senators.

"Ben has continued on his developmental path this season, improving his game to the point where we project him to be a significant contributor to our team for years to come," said Senators general manager Pierre Dorion.

Harpur was selected by Ottawa in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2013 draft. He played in 31 career NHL regular-season games and nine playoff games for the Senators last season.