Breaking: Former first round pick and rising star player agrees to a two-year contract!

Highly-skilled player under contract for two years

A highly-skilled player is now under contract for two more years.

On Thursday, Carolina Hurricanes GM Ron Francis announced the signing of the highly-skilled player Teuvo Teravainen. The former Chicago Blackhawks player established career highs in games played (81), goals (15), assists (27) and points (42) in 2016-17.

“Teuvo is a highly-skilled player and an important part of what we are building here,” Francis said. “He’s still a very young player and we look forward to seeing him take the next step in a Hurricanes uniform.”

The deal will pay Teravainen $2.86 million per season in 2017-18 and 2018-19. 

Teravainen (22-year-old) was originally selected by the Blackhawks in the first round, 18th overall