Friday, October 25 morning, the Florida Panthers announced they had signed Hunter St. Martin on a three-year entry-level contract. St. Martin, 19, was drafted in the sixth round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft at 193rd overall after a strong 2023-24 campaign with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). ) where he scored 24 goals. and added 28 assists for 52 points in 68 games.

Officially official

We have agreed a three-year entry-level contract with striker Hunter St. Martin! pic.twitter.com/rGMW4rpMmf

– Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) October 25, 2024

This season, Saint-Martin has scored seven goals and added an assist for eight points in its first eight games. In 152 career WHL games, he has scored 39 goals and added 43 assists for 82 points, which works out to an average of 0.54 points per game. Before joining the WHL, the Edmonton native played in the Canadian Sports School Hockey League (CSSHL) for OHA Edmonton.

During the 2018-19 season with their U15 prep team, he scored 10 goals and added eight assists for 18 points in 27 games. During the 2019-20 season, he served as an assistant captain for the U15 prep team, scoring six goals and adding 11 assists for 17 points in 25 games. During the shortened 2020-21 season, he scored one goal and added three assists for four points in four games. During the 2021-22 season with their U18 prep team, he scored 10 goals and added 19 assists for 29 points in 26 games.

St. Martin’s cap hit will be $855,833 throughout his entry-level contract, according to PuckPedia.

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