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Mitch Eliot signs entry-level contract with Vancouver Canucks

 

By @MichaelCaples –

Mitch Eliot is officially a member of the Vancouver Canucks.

The Grosse Pointe native signed an entry-level contract with the NHL franchise, general manager Jim Benning announced today.

The 20-year-old defenseman is in the midst of his second season with the OHL’s Sarnia Sting; Eliot has 28 points in 32 games.

A Honeybaked product, Eliot played two seasons for the Muskegon Lumberjacks before skating for two seasons with the Michigan State Spartans.