Mason returns to Predators

4:56 PM, Jul 1, 2012   |    comments
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Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - The Nashville Predators signed goaltender Chris Mason on Sunday.

Multiple reports state the contract is worth $1.25 million plus bonuses for one year.

Mason went 8-7-1 with a 2.59 goals-against average, .898 save percentage and two shutouts in 20 games last season for the Winnipeg Jets as a backup to Ondrej Pavelec.

A former fifth-round pick of the Devils in 1995, Mason played for the Preds for parts of six seasons from 1998-2008.

The 36-year-old Alberta native has gone 136-106-30 with one tie in 306 games (268 starts) for Nashville, St. Louis and Atlanta/Winnipeg.

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