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The Winnipeg Jets signed first-round draft pick Ville Heinola to a three-year entry-level contract worth $1,137,500 per season.
The Winnipeg Jets have locked up their first-round pick from this summer’s NHL draft.
Defenceman Ville Heinola, 18, signed a three-year, entry-level contract on Monday that will pay $1,137,500 per season in the NHL. That includes a base salary of $832,500, a $92,500 signing bonus and a $212,000 performance bonus.
Winnipeg selected the Finnish blue-liner with the 20th-overall pick last month in Vancouver. The Jets originally traded the pick to the New York Rangers last February, along with winger Brendan Lemieux, in exchange for centre Kevin Hayes.