Montreal Canadiens select Nathan Beaulieu with 17th pick in the NHL draft
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Montreal Canadiens have selected defenceman Nathan Beaulieu with the 17th pick at the NHL draft.
Beaulieu had 12 goals and 33 assists in 65 regular-season games for the Memorial Cup champion Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
He added four goals and 13 assists in 19 playoff games and a goal and two assists in the Memorial Cup.
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Apart from P.K. Subban, the Habs have an aging defence with the likes of Jaroslav Spacek, Hal Gill and Andrei Markov.
Montreal, which signed Markov to a US$17.25-million, three-year extension this week, finished with a 44-30-8 record in 2010-11.
The Canadiens lost out in seven games in the first round of the playoffs to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins.
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