Devils sign 6th overall pick Pavel Zacha to entry-level deal
The New Jersey Devils have agreed to terms with forward Pavel Zacha on a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Devils selected Zacha with the sixth overall pick in June's NHL Entry Draft.
The club had until Saturday at 5 p.m ET to sign the 18-year-old, or he would have been ineligible to play in 2015-16.
Devils general manager Ray Shero said last Monday that he planned to work on getting the deal done last week.
The contract is bonus-laden, according to Tom Gulitti of The Record:
Zacha's contract includes Schedule A performance bonuses (not max), but no B bonuses.
— Tom Gulitti (@TGfireandice) August 11, 2015
Max a player can earn from A bonuses is $850K per season.
— Tom Gulitti (@TGfireandice) August 11, 2015
Zacha is under contract with Bili Tygri Liberec of the Czech Extraliga for one more season, but the Devils will not be required to pay a $100,000 transfer fee after negotiating with the club.
Zacha scored 16 goals and added 18 assists in 37 games with the OHL's Sarnia Sting in 2014-15.