Former Toronto Marlies assistant captain Joseph Blandisi has signed a two-year contract with the KHL's SKA St. Petersburg, the team announced Tuesday.
Blandisi recorded 15 goals and 35 points in 58 games with the Marlies last season.
The 31-year-old has been a full-time AHL player over the past five seasons and has 126 goals and 321 points in 448 career AHL games with the Marlies, Albany/Binghamton Devils, San Diego Gulls, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and Laval Rocket. He was an AHL All-Star in 2016-17 with the Devils.
Originally a sixth round selection of the Colorado Avalanche in 2012, Blandisi notched 10 goals and 31 points in 101 career NHL contests with the New Jersey Devils, Anaheim Ducks, and Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Blandisi joins a long list of AHL veterans who have departed the league for Europe. Marlies teammate Mikko Kokkonen recently signed in the SHL.
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