Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks President & General Manager Michael D. Gillis announced today that the Canucks have signed centre Cole Cassels.

The Columbus, OH, native has compiled 43 penalty minutes and ranks fourth in scoring on the OHL Oshawa Generals with 28 points (12-16-28) through 24 games played. The 6’0” centreman has recorded eight power play goals to share the team lead in power play goals.

Cassels was originally selected by Vancouver 85th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He follows in the footsteps of his father Andrew, who signed with Vancouver July 13, 1999, and recorded 168 points (40-128-168) in 198 games with the Canucks.

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SEASON TEAM GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 2010-2011 OHIO BLUE JACKETS-T1EHL 37 11 23 34 61 2010-2011 OHIO BLUE JACKETS-MINOR-OH 11 11 21 32 2011-2012 OSHAWA GENERALS-OHL 64 3 8 11 1 31 0 0 2012-2013 OSHAWA GENERALS-OHL 64 15 28 43 7 61 6 0

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