The Chicago Blackhawks have announced that the club has forward Alexander DeBrincat to a three-year, entry-level contract.
DeBrincat, 18, was selected by the Blackhawks in the second round, 39th overall, in the 2016 NHL Draft in Buffalo this past June.
The 5-foot-7, 170-pound forward leads the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with 17 goals and is currently second in the league with 35 points and is willing 59.2 percent of his face-offs in 14 games played with the Erie Otters this season.
During the 2015-16 campaign DeBrincat posted his second straight 51-goal season. One of three OHL players since 1997-98 with 50-goal season (Tyler Toffoli and Norman Milley). He was the 2015 OHL Rookie of the Year after scoring 51 goals and 53 assists for 104 points in his first season with Erie.
A small player that is known for being a sniper and having a strong skill set on the ice, he can often be underestimated due to his size but shies away from no one. In his first OHL season he amassed 73 penalty minutes while maintaining a plus-59 rating.
A native of Farmington Hills, Michigan, has amassed 119 goals and 121 assists for 240 career OHL points in 142 games.
Earned a bronze medal at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship with Team USA. In five tournament games played he scored one goal and had 25 penalty minutes while keeping a positive plus/minus.
Before joining the Erie Otters BeBrincat spent the 2013-14 season at Lake Forest Academy and played with the Victory Honda program before that.
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