sentences:  Maxwell was selected 49th overall in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens.While playing with the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League, Maxwell signed a three-year entry level contract with the Canadiens on March 1, 2008.Maxwell was called up on December 12, 2008, from the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Hamilton Bulldogs to replace the injured Saku Koivu in the lineup.