US EditionWild Sign 2022 1st-Round Draft Pick Danila Yurov to 3-Year, Entry-Level Contract
- On Friday, the Minnesota Wild inked a three-year entry-level deal with the center they selected in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft.
- Yurov earned this opportunity after five seasons playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL, where he won a Gagarin Cup last year.
- He tallied 41 goals and maintained a plus-41 rating across 209 KHL games, and earned a silver medal representing Russia at the 2021 World Junior Championship.
- General manager Bill Guerin expressed interest in observing his performance first before making further decisions, while highlighting the importance of a strong defensive game.
- Yurov, who will be 21 next season, has a prime chance to make the team amid limited center depth if he shows willingness to play a 200-foot game.
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Wild sign 2022 1st-round draft pick Danila Yurov to 3-year, entry-level contract
The Minnesota Wild have signed center Danila Yurov to a three-year, entry-level contract. He was their 2022 first-round pick in the NHL draft, 24th overall. Yurov has played in the KHL in his native Russia for the last five seasons…
Wild sign Russian prospect Danila Yurov to entry-level contract
Some reinforcements are on the way for the Wild. Danila Yurov speaks during a news conference after being selected by the Minnesota Wild during the first round of the NHL hockey draft in Montreal on Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, file) After existing in the abstract pretty much ever since he was drafted, Russian prospect Danila Yuorv has officially signed his entry-level contract with the Wild. The last time an…
Wild sign 2022 1st-round draft pick Danila Yurov to 3-year, entry-level contract - The Morning Sun
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed center Danila Yurov, their 2022 first-round draft pick, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday. Yurov has played in the KHL in his native Russia for the last five seasons for Metallurg Magnitogorsk, with 41 goals, 47 assists and a plus-41 rating over 209 career games. He had eight goals in 61 games in the playoffs, winning a Gagarin Cup championship with Metallurg last year. Yurov, who wo…
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