National Hockey League
National Hockey League
Coyotes sign North Dakota forward Hextall
Published
Apr. 22, 2011 9:54 p.m. ET
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The Phoenix Coyotes signed North Dakota junior forward Brett Hextall to an entry-level contract Friday.
Hextall, the 23-year-old son of former NHL goalie Ron Hextall, had 13 goals, 16 assists and 63 penalty minutes in 39 games this past season for the Fighting Sioux. In 115 games in three seasons at North Dakota, he had 39 goals, 42 assists and 242 penalty minutes.
Phoenix drafted the 5-foot-11, 195-pound Hextall, from Manhattan Beach, Calif., in the sixth round in 2008.
Hextall's grandfather, Bryan Hextall Jr.; great grandfather, Bryan Hextall Sr.; and great uncle, Dennis Hextall, also played in the NHL.
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Phoenix was swept by Detroit in the first round of the playoffs.
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