Hurricanes sign Necas to entry-level contract

The Carolina Hurricanes announced Friday that 2017 first-round draft selection Martin Necas has been signed to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The deal will pay Necas $832,500 on the NHL level or $70,000 on the American Hockey League level per season. The Czech Republic forward receives a signing bonus of $277,500.

Necas, 18, played last season for HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga, his country’s top professional league. He had seven goals and earned eight assists in 41 regular-season games, and scored four goals in 10 playoff games as Brno won the league championship.

Necas represented the Czech Republic in the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship.

This story was originally published July 14, 2017 at 3:09 PM with the headline "Hurricanes sign Necas to entry-level contract."