One other top-10 choice from the 2024 NHL Draft has signed an entry-level contract because the Anaheim Geese announced the staff has agreed to phrases with Beckett Sennecke. The Toronto native was drafted by the Geese with the third general collection of final week’s draft.
In line with CapFriendly, the deal could have a base wage of $875K on the NHL degree with a $97.5K yearly signing bonus along with $1M per 12 months in efficiency bonuses. After factoring within the efficiency and signing bonuses connected to the deal, Sennecke could have the power to make $1.975M per 12 months on his entry-level deal.
Sennecke was one of many later risers within the draft after an impressive efficiency within the Ontario Hockey League playoffs this previous 12 months. The younger ahead scored 27 objectives and 68 factors for the Oshawa Generals over 63 video games within the regular-season and scored a formidable 10 objectives and 22 factors in 16 postseason contests. Not solely did Sennecke lead the Generals in objectives and factors all through the 2024 OHL playoffs — he led your entire league.
Despite the fact that he’s thought-about a substantial attain with the third general choose, the Geese are nonetheless getting an distinctive expertise. Sennecke has mature consciousness and puckhandling for his age and will assist Anaheim on each side of the puck.
Outdoors of Sennecke, the Geese have additionally signed twenty third general choose from the 2024 NHL Draft, Stian Solberg, to his entry-level contract according to a team announcement. Solberg spent final season taking part in for Vålerenga of Norway’s prime skilled league, the Eliteserien.
In 42 video games towards different skilled gamers, Solberg scored 5 objectives and 15 factors whereas carrying a +2 ranking. Additionally placing in spectacular work in the course of the postseason, Solberg scored two objectives and 9 factors in 17 postseason contests whereas his regular-season scoring was the fourth-most by a defenseman below the age of 18.
Subsequent season, Solberg is predicted to take his abilities to the Swedish Hockey League the place he’ll play for Färjestad BK. The membership has a good historical past of manufacturing NHL-caliber defensemen as Fredrik Olausson, Jonas Brodin, and Oliver Kylington, amongst others are merchandise of the 91-year-old Swedish franchise.