Blackhawks prospect Michal Teply will indeed make the jump from the Czech Republic to North America next season after signing a WHL standard player agreement with the Winnipeg Ice on Wednesday.
The Ice selected Teply with the fourth overall pick in the CHL Import Draft.
Teply, who was picked in the fourth round (No. 105 overall) by the Blackhawks in this year’s NHL draft, scored 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 23 games for HC Benatky nad Jizerou in the Czech Republic’s second division. He also got his first crack at the Extraliga, the Czech’s top league, where he had two assists in 15 games.