Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Joe Veleno has found his new home, as he has signed a one-year, $900,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens.

While most Montreal Canadiens fans were hoping their team would find a way to add a second-line center, GM Kent Hughes went out and signed free agent Joe Veleno to a one-year, one-way contract.

The Hawks upgrade their offense from the 25-year-old Veleno ($2.275 million), a center who was acquired in a March trade that sent goalie Petr Mrázek and forward Craig Smith to the Detroit Red ...

The Hawks upgrade their offense from the 25-year-old Veleno ($2.275 million), a center who was acquired in a March trade that sent goalie Petr Mrázek and forward Craig Smith to the Detroit Red ...

The Montreal Canadiens have signed former Detroit Red Wings forward Joe Veleno to a one-year, one-way contract. Veleno, 25, an unrestricted free agent who was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks on ...

The Detroit Red Wings were delighted when Joe Veleno was available to them with the 30th pick in the 2018 draft, after he was widely projected to go higher. A prolific scorer in the Quebec Maritimes ...

Veleno, 25, was acquired by Chicago at the trade deadline in a deal that sent forward Craig Smith and goaltender Petr Mrazek to Detroit. He didn’t make as strong of an impression as the team hoped, ...

"I have to many friends still here and family here. It's great to be back." Mrazek and forward Craig Smith were acquired from Chicago for forward Joe Veleno, who made his Blackhawks debut Saturday.

Detroit acquired goaltender Petr Mrazek as well as forward Craig Smith. The Red Wings drafted Mrazek with the 141st overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft out of Ostrava, Czechia.

3:10: Steve Yzerman on trading Joe Veleno for Petr Mrazek and Craig Smith 5:30: Veleno's unfulfilled potential 7:10: Mellissa Channell-Watkins interview ...

A former high-end prospect is heading back home. On Wednesday, the Montreal Canadiens announced that the team has signed forward Joe Veleno to a one-year contract.

Smith is a five-time 20-goal scorer as an NHLer. “Historically, Craig has been a guy that’s been able to shoot the puck in the net a little bit and, and we can use a little bit of that ...