Overview
- Sports director Matthias Roos said Chartier is the quality upgrade at center the team sought for weeks and praised his ability to manage pressure situations.
- Chartier will wear No. 14 and is slated to anchor the first line as Dresden looks for immediate on-ice impact.
- The Canadian spent last season in the KHL with Kunlun Red Star and CSKA Moscow, posting a negative plus-minus across 57 games, including one goal in 19 for CSKA and 17 points in 37 for Kunlun.
- Dresden sits bottom of the DEL with 7 points from 17 games and a league-worst 76 goals conceded, with the signing intended to aid puck management and the defensive transition.
- Chartier said the challenge appealed to him and that his focus is helping the team become more stable and move in the right direction step by step.