The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenseman Keith Aulie to a one-year, one-way contract worth $975,000. (Photo/Susan Ferlita)
Via TampaBayLightning.com:
Aulie, 6-foot-6, 228 pounds, skated in 45 of 48 games with the Lightning in 2012-13, recording two goals and seven points while averaging 12:49 in ice time. He set career highs for games played, points and penalty minutes (60) in a season. He led all Tampa Bay skaters for hits with 91 and ranked second for penalty minutes.
A native of Rouleau, Saskatchewan, Aulie has played in 121 career NHL games with Tampa Bay and the Toronto Maple Leafs. He has recorded four goals and 12 points with 121 penalty minutes. Aulie made his NHL debut during the 2010-11 season with Toronto and played in 40 games while scoring two goals.
Aulie, 24, has played in 110 career AHL games with the Norfolk Admirals, Toronto Marlies and the Abbotsford Heat, notching five goals and 18 points. He won the Calder Cup with Norfolk during the 2011-12 season while in the Lightning organization. Aulie played in 18 games with the Admirals during the playoffs that year, recording a goal and six points.
The blue-liner was acquired from Toronto in exchange for forward Carter Ashton on February 27, 2012. Aulie was originally drafted by the Calgary Flames in the fourth round, 116th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
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