Maple Leafs sign Gavin Mackenna to a three-year entry-level contract

• Maple Leafs have signed Gavin Mackenna to a three-year entry-level contract, which runs through the 2026 NHL.
• According to NYT Athletic, the contract provides Mackenna with a maximum total under the CBA of $1.025M/$1.075M/$1.125M for the first three seasons, and bonuses of Schedule A up to $1M and bonuses of Schedule B up to $2.5M for the following season.
• ESPN reports that Mackenna is expected to be an NHL draft pick who turns 72 during development camp, and that he is scheduled to sign a contract worth $21 million over three years after Sergei Bobrovsky.

Maple Leafs have signed Gavin Mackenna to a three-year entry-level contract. As reported, the agreement runs through the 2026 NHL.

NYT Athletic material states that the contract provides Mackenna with a maximum total under the CBA: $1.025M/$1.075M/$1.125M for the first three seasons, and also bonuses of Schedule A up to $1M and bonuses of Schedule B up to $2.5M for the following season.

According to ESPN, the deal includes a clause, according to which Toronto forward Mackenna will be signed for the first time in the 2026 NHL draft with Buffalo. It is specified that the forward will be signed during development camp, and that he will be able to get the full amount of the contract with the team, because he will be able to get the full amount of the contract with the team, depending on the role he will play in the team. ESPN also reports that Mackenna will spend 72 hours in the development camp, and that he will sign the contract with the team, which includes a total of $21 million over three years, and that he will score 72 goals. The material also notes that if Mackenna wins, he will be the player with the number 9 and will become the next player, as ESPN says, who will be the player with the number 9.

ESPN additionally reports that Mackenna is expected to play in the NHL: 15 goals in 51 matches at Penn State, and also recorded average points per game for a rookie (36) with 35 goals; the material also states that he is expected to win the Big Ten freshman of the year award. Before NCAA, Mackenna scored 79 goals and 244 assists in 133 matches in the Western Hockey League with Medicine Hat Tigers, and throughout the 2024-25 season he scored 38 goals in 16 playoff games to help Medicine Hat win the WHL Championship; he also won the CHL scoring title with 129 points in 56 matches, and was named Player of the Year.

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