Eight-year contract extension for Juraj Slafkovský

BROSSARD: General manager Kent Hughes of the Montreal Canadiens revealed on Monday that the team and forward Juraj Slafkovský have reached an agreement on an eight-year, $60.8 million contract (2025–26 to 2032–33). He will receive an average salary of $7.6 million per year from the deal.

During 2023–24, Slafkovský, 20, scored 50 points (20G, 30A) in 82 games with the Canadiens. In his second NHL season, he led the team in assists and points (44) and blocked the most shots (71), finishing third in goals and hits (152).

With an assist on March 26 in Colorado, Slafkovský became the first player in team history to score 40 points in a single season before turning 20.

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Once the NHL regular season ended, Slafkovský represented Slovakia at the 2024 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded eight assists in eight games.

Selected first overall by the Canadiens in 2022, the 6’3”, 230 lbs winger is leading his draft class in games played (121), goals (24), assists (36) and points (60), two seasons after being drafted.