PRESS RELEASE
MONTREAL (July 1, 2015) – Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced today the acquisition of forward Zack Kassian and a fifth round pick in 2016 from the Vancouver Canucks, in return for forward Brandon Prust.
Kassian, 24, played 42 games with the Canucks in 2014-15 recording 16 points (10 goals and 6 assists). One of his tallies came on the powerplay while three others were game winners. The 6'3'' and 214 lbs forward also delivered 88 hits and served 81 penalty minutes with an average of 12:37 time on ice per game.