Sabres sign two to entry-level deals

October 6, 2011 - 1:53 PM

HELSINKI, Finland -- The Sabres have signed forwards Riley Boychuk and Jonathan Parker to three-year, entry-level contracts.

The Sabres selected the 6-foot-4, 205-pound Boychuck in the seventh round of the 2010 draft. The 20-year-old recorded 39 goals, 83 points and 391 penalty minutes in 194 games with Portland of the Western Hockey League.

The undrafted Parker spent three years in the WHL, including a 45-goal, 86-point season with Prince Albert last season. The 20-year-old, who is 5-10 and 195 pounds, totaled 77 goals and 155 points in 205 games with Prince Albert and Seattle.

---John Vogl

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