The Windsor Spitfires are getting a big boost on defense, as Mikhail Sergachev is returning to the team.
Canadiens today assigned defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to the Windsor Spitfires in the Ontario Hockey League. pic.twitter.com/mWlXIiKIep
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 31, 2016
The 18-year-old Russian played three games for the Montreal Canadiens this season, but had been sitting as a healthy scratch for the club's last five games.
He failed to register a point in any of those games, but was a plus-1.
Sergachev returns to the OHL, where he scored 17 goals and added 40 assists in 67 games as a rookie last season.
"I had a great experience in Montreal. I think I got better. I'm happy to come back to Windsor try to win a Memorial Cup" @sergachev31 (1/2)
— Windsor Spitfires (@SpitsHockey) October 31, 2016
"I want to see my boys! That's the main thing. I want to be back and talk to them and get back in the room." - @sergachev31 (2/2)
— Windsor Spitfires (@SpitsHockey) October 31, 2016
The Spitfires host Saginaw Thursday night at the WFCU Centre.
