On Monday, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they've signed their 2020 first round pick, Seth Jarvis, to a three-year entry-level contract. The contract will see Jarvis make $832,500 AAV at the NHL level, $80,000 AAV at the AHL level, and included a $277,500 signing bonus.

"Seth is an extremely talented player with elite puck skills and scoring ability," said Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell. "He has a very bright future, and we are excited to watch him continue his development into an NHL player."

Jarvis, 18, has spent parts of the last three seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Winterhawks. In 130 regular season games, he has 139 points (58 G, 81 A), 43 penalty minutes, and is a +61. In 5 career playoff games, he's tallied 3 points (3 A), 4 penalty minutes, and is a -5.

He took his game to the next level during the 2019-20 season, which helped him get selected within the top-15 of the 2020 NHL Entry draft. In 58 games, he put up 98 points (42 G, 56 A), 24 penalty minutes, and was a +53. Jarvis saw a 59-point increase between his first full season with Portland, and his second season.

For his efforts during the 2019-20 season, Jarvis was named to the WHL's First All-Star team, and was awarded the Brad Hornung Trophy as the WHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player.

Internationally, Jarvis has represented Canada on a couple of occasions, most recently at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. In 5 games, he recorded 4 points (2 G, 2 A), 8 penalty minutes, and was a +1 as Canada took home silver following a loss to Russia in the gold medal game.

Source: Carolina Hurricanes

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