It sounds as though Utica Comets defenceman Chad Billins won&#8217;t be returning to the club for next season. Or any in North America, for that matter.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash">#Canucks</a> free-agent signee Chad Billins is reportedly returning to Linköping in the SHL. <a href="https://t.co/BteDYc5sYi">https://t.co/BteDYc5sYi</a>
&mdash; Canucks Now (@CanucksNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksNow/status/853657388917735425">April 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Per this report, it sounds as though Billins is returning to Sweden to play for the Swedish Hockey League&#8217;s Linkoping HC. Billins, a hockey journeyman if there ever was one, last played for Linkoping in the 2015-16 season, producing 31 points in 50 games.
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In 72 games with the Comets this season, Billins added 20 points (3 goals and 17 assists) good for third among Utica defencemen. The same report that connects Billins to Linkoping indicates he left the club for a chance to play with the Vancouver Canucks. Even with all the Canucks&#8217; injuries, such an opportunity never arose. If not this season, then when?
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Based on Swedish translation, Billins &quot;[left] Linköping hoping to break into the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash">#Canucks</a>,&quot; and was unhappy to spend the season in Utica.
&mdash; Canucks Now (@CanucksNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksNow/status/853658412403404800">April 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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With the likes of Guillaume Brisebois, Jalen Chatfield and potentially more defencemen (pending entry-level contracts to Tate Olson and Carl Neill) joining the Comets next season, that situation likely won&#8217;t fix itself anytime soon.
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It sounds as though Utica Comets defenceman Chad Billins won't be returning to the club for next season. Or any in North America, for that matter.

https://twitter.com/CanucksNow/status/853657388917735425

Per this report, it sounds as though Billins is returning to Sweden to play for the Swedish Hockey League's Linkoping HC. Billins, a hockey journeyman if there ever was one, last played for Linkoping in the 2015-16 season, producing 31 points in 50 games.

<img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-36220" src="https://canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/04/screen-shot-2017-04-16-at-10-42-51-am.png?w=768" alt="" width="768" height="67" />

In 72 games with the Comets this season, Billins added 20 points (3 goals and 17 assists) good for third among Utica defencemen. The same report that connects Billins to Linkoping indicates he left the club for a chance to play with the Vancouver Canucks. Even with all the Canucks' injuries, such an opportunity never arose. If not this season, then when?

https://twitter.com/CanucksNow/status/853658412403404800

With the likes of Guillaume Brisebois, Jalen Chatfield and potentially more defencemen (pending entry-level contracts to Tate Olson and Carl Neill) joining the Comets next season, that situation likely won't fix itself anytime soon.

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Report: Chad Billins Returning to the SHL Next Season

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