Islanders Sign Daniil Prokhorov To Entry-Level Contract

8:30 p.m.: A few hours after the signing was made official, PuckPedia shared Prokhorov’s contract details:

• Year 1: $775K salary, $97.5K signing bonus, $102.5K GP bonus, $85K AHL salary
• Year 2: $800K salary, $97.5K signing bonus, $77.5K GP bonus, $85K AHL salary
• Year 3: $877.5K salary, $97.5K signing bonus, $85K AHL salary

10:21 a.m.: While recent Islanders draft pick Daniil Prokhorov signed a two-year contract in Russia just last week, it appears he’s already taking advantage of his baked-in NHL out clause. The Isles announced Tuesday they’ve signed their 2025 second-rounder to his three-year, entry-level contract. Stefen Rosner of NHL.com relays that the signing will precede a loan to the OHL’s Sarnia Sting, allowing him to play junior hockey stateside in his DY+1 after the Sting selected him in the second round of this year’s CHL Import Draft.

It’s more stability and a more competitive environment for the 18-year-old, who likely wasn’t ticketed for a full-time role in the KHL with Dynamo Moscow. He was instead expected to spend most of 2025-26 with their junior club, so he’ll instead be able to play in his age group in a higher-octane and more balanced league compared to Russia’s MHL.

Drafting Prokhorov was a bet on talent and ceiling. While not a well-rounded offensive threat by any means, he did tally 20 goals in 43 games for the MHL’s Dynamo St. Petersburg last year and plays a highly physical yet disciplined game. The 6’6″, 218-lb right winger only recorded 14 PIMs in 2024-25.

He’s a bit of a developmental project and presumably won’t be in the conversation for NHL ice time for a few years at least, especially not this season. Since he won’t hit the 10-game mark, his entry-level deal can slide to the 2026-27 season before taking effect and potentially again until 2027-28 if the same circumstances repeat themselves next year.