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Cooper Godin
March 14, 2024 (10:27)

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The main piece the Vancouver Canucks sent to the Calgary Flames in the Elias Lindholm trade has signed his first contract in the National Hockey League.

On Thursday, the Calgary Flames announced that they've agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract worth $2.85 million ($950,000 AAV) with defensive prospect Hunter Brzustewicz.

"ON THE HUNT!

We have signed defenceman Hunter Brzustewicz to a three-year entry-level deal!" The Flames said in a post on X.

Brzustewicz, 19, was selected in the third round, 75th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. So far this season in 62 games with the Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers, the Washington, Michigan native has 85 points (12 goals, 73 assists), 22 penalty minutes and is a plus-32.

His 85 points are second among defenceman in the Ontario Hockey League, only sitting behind Zayne Parekh of the Saginaw Spirit, who has 87 in 61 games for the 2024 Memorial Cup hosts.

"Hunter is a player that we coveted in his draft year and is having another outstanding season in Kitchener again this year," said Flames general manager Craig Conroy. "He moves well and sees the ice with great vision and hockey sense. As a right shot defenceman, Hunter provides us with a highly regarded skill set."

Brzustewicz, along with Andrei Kuzmenko, Joni Jurmo, a 2024 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick where packaged up and shipped to the Calgary Flames back on January 31st in exchange for Elias Lindholm.

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