Former top prospect inks minor league deal to keep dream alive

After spending the last four seasons with the Anaheim Ducks and this past training camp with the Vegas Golden Knights on a PTO, former top prospect and second round pick Maxime Comtois won't be playing in the NHL this season.

On Sunday, it was announced that Maxime Comtois has agreed to terms on a contract with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League for the 2023-24 season.


Comtois, 24, became an unrestricted free agent on July 1st after the Anaheim Ducks decided not to issue him a qualifying offer. After going unsigned all summer, Comtois joined the Vegas Golden Knights on a professional tryout contract where he appeared in four preseason games, but failed to record any points. Just before the start of the 2023-24 season last week, Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy announced that team released Comtois from his PTO.


In the last two seasons, Comtois hasn't performed all that well, especially after he had 33 points in 55 games during the COVID-shortened 2021 season, which led the Anaheim Ducks. The past two seasons, Comtois has put up 16 and 19 points respectively.

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