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TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenders Jordie Benn and Victor Mete on Thursday for one-year contracts.

The average annual value of both contracts is $ 750,000.

Benn, a 34-year-old player from Victoria, BC, recorded eight points (one goal, seven assists) in 39 games with the Minnesota Wild during the 2021-22 season.

Benn has played 595 games of his career spread across Minnesota, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Montreal and Dallas and scored 135 points (25 goals, 110 assists) while adding four assists in 23 playoff games of his career.

He originally joined the Dallas Stars organization as a free agent on September 27, 2010.

Mete, a 24-year-old from Woodbridge, Ontario, recorded seven assists in 37 games with the Ottawa Senators during the 2021-22 season. He has totaled 43 points (five goals, 38 assists) in 236 regular-season games with Ottawa and Montreal and has collected two assists in 10 playoff games of his career.

Mete was the assistant captain of the Canadian team that won gold at the 2018 Junior World Championships and recorded three assists in six matches of the tournament.

Mete was originally selected by Montreal in the fourth round (100th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft.