The Montreal Canadiens recalled forward Joel Armia on Friday.
The man who has played primarily for the Laval Rocket in the American League this season will join the team in California in the evening and be available for Saturday’s game against the Kings in Los Angeles.
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The veteran was sent to the Habs’ farm club after training camp. However, he played six games for Bleu-Blanc-Rouge and scored one goal.
Armia has been successful with the Rocket, scoring six times in eight games and providing three assists for nine points.
The Canadian also stated that he had placed defender Arber Xhekaj’s name on the injured list retroactively to his last game on November 16th.