The Chicago Blackhawks have locked up another young forward for two more seasons, announcing a contract extension for MacKenzie Entwistle on Wednesday morning.
Entwistle signed a 2-year contract extension that’s worth $800,000. He was already under contract for the 2021-22 season as the final year of his entry-level contract with a $811,667 cap hit. This deal keeps him in Chicago through the end of the ‘23-24 season.
Mackenzie Entwistle returns on a two-year extension! #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/amHda85AcE— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) August 18, 2021Entwistle, who turned 22 in July, was originally a nice third-round pick (69th overall) of the Arizona Coyotes in the 2017 NHL Draft.