Maple Leafs sign D Chadwick to entry-level deal

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Noah Chadwick to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The 18-year-old from Saskatoon has 24 points (seven goals, 17 assists) in 30 games with the Western Hockey League’s Lethbridge Hurricanes this season.

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Chadwick, a six-foot-four, 200-pound defenceman, has recorded 47 points (14 goals, 33 assists) in 110 career regular-season WHL games with Lethbridge while adding one assist in eight career playoff games.

He was selected by Toronto in the sixth round (185th overall) of the 2023 NHL draft.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 22, 2023.