Canadiens sign Armia to 2-year, $5.2M contract

The Montreal Canadiens have signed restricted free agent Joel Armia to a two-year contract worth $5.2 million, the team announced Thursday.

Armia had an arbitration hearing scheduled for July 20 if a deal wasn't struck before then.

The 26-year-old winger played his first season with the Canadiens in 2018-19 and set a career high with 13 goals while adding 10 assists in 57 contests.