While everyone else is taking part in the free agent frenzy, someone in the Arizona Coyotes is still focused on their prospect pipeline. The team has signed goaltender Ivan Prosvetov to a three-year entry-level contract, according to The Athletic’s Craig Morgan. The 20-year old was selected in the fourth round in 2018 and played last season with the Saginaw Spirit of the OHL. The entry-level deal will be for $700K with a $70K AHL salary and a $92.5K signing bonus for each year.
Besides the timing, another reason that the move is surprising is that it’s for the 114th pick in the draft, not a first-round or even a second-round pick. However, Morgan reports that Arizona is very high on the goaltender out of Russia.
Prosvetov has already played in North America for several years now and is already used to those rinks. He spent one year playing in the USHL for the Youngstown Phantoms, appearing in 36 games and posting a 2.90 GAA and a .913 save percentage. He then joined the Saginaw Spirit of the OHL last season and was 36-11-1 in 53 games. He finished with a 2.94 GAA and a .910 save percentage.