Breaking: Top NCAA free agent Veronneau finally decides where he will play!

Max Veronneau could be the welcomed hero in Ottawa. 

According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, Veronneau received interest from more than 25 NHL clubs before he made his final decision on where he will play. 
Finally later on Tuesday, Veronneau announced that he is signing with the Senators. 

The 23-year-old free agent posted 13 goals and 37 points in 31 games with Princeton, whose season came to an end in triple-overtime against Brown on Saturday. He posted career-best offensive totals as a junior last season with 17 goals and 55 points in 36 contests. He led the NCAA in assists with 38 and was named First-Team All-ECAC Hockey and Second-Team All-American.

The Ottawa native is listed as six-foot and 180 pounds and clearly his hometown Senators got the best of the Edmonton Oilers, who were believed to be making a “major push” to sign him.

“We are very excited to have Max join the Ottawa Senators,” said Senators general manager Pierre Dorion. “We aggressively pursued Max, whose talents made him one of the highly sought-after college free agents available this year. He plays the game with tremendous pace and has terrific offensive instincts. Max will be given the opportunity to compete to be part of the Senators team, both now and in the future.”

Veronneau attended Vegas Golden Knights development camp in 2017 and went to camps with both the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils last summer. 

Two of his teammates from Princeton have also signed deals as free agents on Tuesday. According to McKenzie, defenseman Josh Teves has signed with the Vancouver Canucks, while teammate Ryan Kuffner, a forward, has signed with the Detroit Red Wings.