Leafs re-sign forward Gauthier

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Frederik Gauthier to a two-year, two-way contract.

The NHL salary of the contract carries an average annual value of US$675,000.

Gauthier, 23, had one assist in nine games with the Leafs last season. He had 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in 57 regular season games and eight points in 20 playoff games for the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies, helping them win the Calder Cup.

The six-foot-five, 232-pound native of Laval, Que., has five points in 37 career NHL games.