On Aug. 23, the St. Louis Blues announced the signing of defensive prospect Quinton Burns to a three-year entry-level contract (ELC) worth an average annual value (AAV) of $870,000.
PuckPedia: The St. Louis Blues signed Quinton Burns to a three-year entry-level deal late on Friday. His base salary on the deal will be the standard $775,000.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.