Hockey Red Wings sign Filip Hronek to three-year contract

DETROIT The Hockey Red Wings signed Filip Hronek on Friday to a three-year contract worth US $ 13.2 million. The Czech defender will add $ 4.4 million to the salary cap through the 202324 seasons.

Hronek has scored 16 goals and 64 assists in his first 167 NHL regular-season games. The 23-year-old had 26 points with Detroit last season. Hronek, selected in the second round of the 2016 draft, is a candidate to play for his country this winter at the Beijing. Olympics after the NHL reached an agreement with international officials, players who after skipping the games sent to Pyeongchang.

Hronek, 23, played all 56 games last season and hit a record 26 points. He also tops Detroit in assists (24), tee times (11), and average ice time (23:23), about three minutes ahead of the next best player, Dylan Larkin (20: 24). Hronek, the 2016 second-round pick, who made his NHL debut in 2018, leads all of the Red Wings’ defenses with 80 points (16 goals, 64 assists) over the past three seasons. With Hronek under contract, the Wings still have a restricted free agent in front of Givani Smith.

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