Flames sign first-round pick Jakob Pelletier to entry-level contract

Calgary Flames select Jakon Pelletier during the first round NHL draft. (Jonathan Hayward/CP)

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed 18-year-old Jakob Pelletier to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The Flames announced the deal Monday after assigning Pelletier back to his Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team.

Pelletier was Calgary’s first-round pick (26th overall) in this year’s NHL entry draft.

The five-foot-10, 170-pound forward from Quebec City had 39 goals and 50 assists in 65 games for the Moncton Wildcats last season.

Entry-level contracts carry a maximum annual salary of US$925,000 until 2022 under the current collective bargaining agreement.

September 23, 2019

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Jakob Pelletier
SIGNED BY
Calgary Flames
LENGTH
3 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Entry-Level Deal
SALARY CAP HIT
N/A
TOTAL
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