Maple Leafs sign 1st-overall pick Auston Matthews to 3-year entry level contract

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted July 21, 2016 2:25 pm

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TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed top draft pick Auston Matthews to a three-year entry level contract.

The centre from Scottsdale, Ariz., was the first overall pick in last month’s draft in Buffalo.

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There were reports that the team had balked at the bonus demands of the Matthews camp but that issue appears to have been resolved.

The 18-year-old Matthews had 24 goals and 22 assists in 36 games in the Swiss league last season.

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