Maple Leafs sign Nikita Grebyonkin to 3-year ELC

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed winger Nikita Grebyonkin to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning this season, the team announced Monday.

His deal has an average annual value of $875,000.

Grebyonkin, 21, chipped in with 19 goals and 41 points in 67 regular-season contests as a member of the KHL's Metallurg Magnitogorsk this campaign. He added six points in 23 playoff games to help his team win the Gagarin Cup.

The Maple Leafs selected Grebyonkin in the fifth round of the 2022 NHL Draft.