NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Admirals, ECHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced they have signed forward Anthony Gagnon to a contract for the 2021-22 season.
Gagnon, 22, joins the Admirals for his first season of professional hockey after spending the last five years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Montréal native spent the 2019-20 season as team captain of the Québec Remparts and led the Remparts in points (51) and goals (25) while ranking second in assists (29).
Before joining the Remparts, Gagnon played in 96 games with Rimouski Océanic from 2017-19, registering 59 points. His career in the QMJHL started with the Gatineau Olympiques in 2015-16, with whom he played 115 games before heading to Rimouski.