SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent forward Michael Bournival to a one-year, two-way contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced.
 
Bournival, 5-foot-11, 194 pounds, played in 20 games with the St. John's IceCaps last season after suffering an injury.  He recorded a goal and eight points while in St. John's.  
 
A native of Shawinigan, Quebec, Bournival has spent his entire professional career in the Montreal Canadiens organization.  He has skated in 89 career NHL games with Montreal, notching 10 goals and 19 points.  Bournival registered career highs of 60 games played, seven goals and 14 points in 2013-14.  He also appeared in 14 Stanley Cup Playoff games that season.  Bournival has played in 104 career AHL games with the Hamilton Bulldogs and St. John's, netting 16 goals and recording 50 points.
 
Bournival was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche  in the third round, 71st overall, of the 2010 NHL Draft.
 
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