(Press Release)
St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the club has re-signed forward Steve Ott to a two-year contract.
Ott, 31, joined the Blues via trade from Buffalo last season on Feb. 28 and went on to post three assists and 37 penalty minutes in 23 regular season games, as well as two assists and 14 penalty minutes in six postseason appearances.
Prior to his acquisition, Ott produced 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists) and 55 penalty minutes in 59 regular season games as Buffalo’s captain in 2013-14.
The 6-foot, 189-pound forward is a veteran of 11 NHL seasons, including stints with Dallas, Buffalo and St. Louis.
Ott has complied 267 points (103 goals, 164 assists) in 696 career regular season games, as well as 1,355 penalty minutes, which ranks 6th among active skaters. In addition, he has appeared in the postseason six times, logging seven points (three goals, four assists) and 46 penalty minutes in 40 games.
The Summerside, PE, Canada native was originally drafted by Dallas in the first round, 25th overall, of the 2000 NHL Draft.
Meanwhile, they have lost Vladimir Sobotka to the KHL. TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com is reporting Sobotka has signed with Omsk of the KHL.
Sobotka had nine goals and 33 points in 61 games for the Blues last season. The 27-year-old has 35 goals and 123 points in 381 career NHL games, spent split between the Blues and Boston Bruins.
Sobotka was a restricted free agent.
