The Arizona Coyotes announced today that they have signed defenseman Maksymilian Szuber to an entry level contract. The Coyotes didn’t announce the terms of the three-year contract as per club policy.
The 20-year-old German was a Coyotes sixth round pick in the 2022 NHL entry draft. He spent this past season with EHC München of the DEL where he posted three goals and 10 points in 46 games. Szuber is built for playoff hockey standing 6’3” and weighing north of 200 pounds. In fact, just this week Szuber helped EHC München to a German Premier League championship while putting up two assists in 15 games.
Szuber will likely be joined very soon by a ton of young talent. Arizona has 35 draft picks in the next three NHL drafts, and already has a stable of good prospects. Should he continue to develop at his currently pace he could have an opportunity to play hard-nosed hockey for a strong Coyotes team.
Szuber won’t produce much in the way of offence as he has produced just 17 points in 83 career games in the DEL, however given his draft position it would be a massive win for Arizona should he become an NHL regular.
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