EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Kirill Maksimov to a three-year entry-level contract.
The 18-year-old from Moscow has 73 points (33 goals, 40 assists) and a plus-17 rating in 59 games with the Ontario Hockey League's Niagara Ice Dogs this season.
Maksimov, a six-foot-two, 193-pound forward, won a bronze medal with Russia at the 2017 Under 18 World Men's Hockey Championship. He also played at the 2016 Under 18 World Men's Hockey Championship as an underaged player.
Maksimov was the Oilers' fifth-round selection, 146th overall, in the 2017 draft.
The Canadian Press
