Calgary Flames sign first-round draft pick Samuel Honzek to entry-level contract

The Calgary Flames have signed 2023 first-round pick Samuel Honzek to a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal announced Wednesday carries an average annual value of US$950,000 at the NHL level. The Flames selected Honzek 16th overall at last month's draft. The six-foot-four, 195-pound winger from Trencin, Slovakia, had 23 goals and 56 points in 43 games with the Western Hockey League's Vancouver Giants last season. A finalist for the WHL's rookie of the year award, Honzek represented Slovak