NEWARK, N.J. – Goaltender Maxime Clermont and NHL veteran Stephane Veilleux were among 12 players signed by the New Jersey Devils on Monday.
Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello did not disclose any contract terms in making the announcement. Most of the players will play in the minor leagues this season.
Also signed were defenseman Peter Harrold and nine other forwards — Matt Anderson, Bryan Haczyk, Brad Mills, Nathan Perkovich, Tim Sestito, Myles Stoesz, Joseph Whitney, Chad Wiseman and Steve Zalewski.
Haczyk, Perkovich, Stoesz and Whitney were signed to AHL contracts.
Of the group only Sestito and Mills saw NHL action with the Devils last season. Sestito had two assists in 36 games, while Mills had a goal in four games.
Clermont, 19, spent each of the past four seasons with Gatineau (QMJHL), compiling a 90-60-11 mark in 185 appearances. The Devils drafted the Montreal native in the sixth round last year.
The 29-year-old Veilleux split the 2010-11 season with teams in Finland and Switzerland. He had 46 goals and 53 assists in 438 NHL games with Minnesota and Tampa Bay.
Harrold, 28, spent each of the past five seasons with the Kings’ organization, scoring eight goals in 164 NHL games. Anderson led the Devils’ AHL team in
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