The Vegas Golden Knights have announced that forward Jakub Demek has been signed to a three-year entry-level contract. CapFriendly reports that the deal will carry a cap hit of $852K.
The 20-year-old Slovak center was selected in the fourth round, 128th overall, by Vegas at the 2021 draft. He played his draft season in his home country before heading to North America to spend two years in the WHL. In 2021-22, Demek scored 20 goals and 54 points for the Edmonton Oil Kings.
Last season, Demek was limited to just 15 regular-season games, though he did get into 14 playoff contests and managed to score 22 combined points.
Demek offers impressive physical tools standing six-foot-four, 196 pounds, and now with his entry-level deal the Golden Knights will look to have their development team work with Demek to help him leverage those impressive tools into meaningful contributions in professional hockey.