Confirmed with Link: Columbus signs Kole Sherwood to a 3 year ELC

[1857 Howitzer]

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[1857 Howitzer]

Cool to finally see a local player with the organization. Columbus hockey has come a long way in 15 years.

 

[hockey17jp]

He looked really good at the rookie camp.

 

[Viqsi]

I wanted it to happen and then it did.

Would be neat if LEM signed Kiefer as well, but, meh. No reason to get greedy. Let him play at Miami.

 

[Socks]

Good for the kid!

 

[Jackets16]

Very cool for the kid and I am glad we did this. I wondered if we would. I thought it would be smart as I expected him to get drafted next year.

 

[The Press Express]

Kole is one of my good buddies, sat next to him in half my classes senior year. Crazy few weeks for him, goes Undrafted, then becomes one of the firsts rookies to sign. The whole town of NA is thrilled!

 

[Jaxs]

Awesome. I just saw porty's blog. London is a good place for him to develop.

 

[MAHJ71]

A nice story.. good for him.

 

[KeithBWhittington]

Anybody know what the difference in money is between, say, an undrafted player and and a player potentially picked in the second or third round?

I'm glad for the team and for Kole, but if I'm in his situation, playing London with Marner and potentially, Werenski, I'm thinking about betting on myself in the draft next season.

Again, I'm glad for him, but this was a bit of a shock

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Yes!!!

 

[Xoggz22]

Kole's a very good player. Watch him play several times while watching one of my friends son play with him. Honestly, he really jumped out in every game I saw him play. He's quick and skilled and based on what I just read it looks like he's grown a bit. Don't know if it's enough to get him to the NHL but he was definitely a kid that you watched play and said "Damn, he's really good".

 

[blahblah]

I'll repeat myself from another thread. Good for him.

 

[EspenK]

Anybody know what the difference in money is between, say, an undrafted player and and a player potentially picked in the second or third round?

Don't know for sure but I think the low end for the NHL portion is around 550-575k; top end is somewhere around 950 plus the higher you are drafted there are bonuses. Go look at
http://capfriendly.com/?p=team-cap&team=Columbus%20Blue%20Jackets to see what guys in the minors are making. Should give you some frame of reference.

 

[DarkandStormy]

Don't know for sure but I think the low end for the NHL portion is around 550-575k; top end is somewhere around 950 plus the higher you are drafted there are bonuses. Go look at
http://capfriendly.com/?p=team-cap&team=Columbus%20Blue%20Jackets to see what guys in the minors are making. Should give you some frame of reference.

They only get paid that amount if they're in the NHL or on a one-way contract.

 

[futurcorerock]

Glad we have a born-and-raised local kid in the system, rather than having Dan Fritsche forced upon us by GMDM

 

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[The Press Express]

Anybody know what the difference in money is between, say, an undrafted player and and a player potentially picked in the second or third round?

I'm glad for the team and for Kole, but if I'm in his situation, playing London with Marner and potentially, Werenski, I'm thinking about betting on myself in the draft next season.

Again, I'm glad for him, but this was a bit of a shock

He signed a max rookie

 

[WannabeFinn]

Glad we have a born-and-raised local kid in the system, rather than having Dan Fritsche forced upon us by GMDM

I wasn't a CBJ fan 12 years ago but was Fritsche really "forced" by GMDM? He was drafted in the mid-2nd round yet ranked in the top 10 NA skaters. Could you blame any team of scouts or front office executives for picking someone that highly rated at that point?

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

He signed a max rookie

So you are saying an undrafted kid makes the same on an entry level deal as Mike Reilly or Connor McDavid?

I'm sure signing bonuses are quite different.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

That's really cool of Bjork. IDK much about Sherwood, but I hope he can make a good career out of this opportunity with us. Now he just needs to do some recruiting for Werenski and London

 

[The Press Express]

So you are saying an undrafted kid makes the same on an entry level deal as Mike Reilly or Connor McDavid?

I'm sure signing bonuses are quite different.

Yes. He had little to no exposure and was quite a mystery player. He showed up every prospect in the CBJ roster.

 

[LetsGOJackets!!]

Yes it is

That is very cool of Bjork to take an interest in the other players at development camp. Those are the character traits that make people leaders

Very happy for a local kid, & I understand that he might have gotten more waiting to sign.. but he is probably just happy to be getting his shot. His brother is a freshman at Miami? Excellent for the Sherwood family

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Wait, the Oilers got into trouble last year when they signed a kid who was still draft eligible. Is Kole still draft eligible? If he is, this could get nixed

 

[President Madagascar]

Wait, the Oilers got into trouble last year when they signed a kid who was still draft eligible. Is Kole still draft eligible? If he is, this could get nixed

Vladimir Tkachev, and his was denied because you had to have played the entire season in North America. That season he started in Russia before going to the QMJHL, so he was ineligible. Obviously that isn't the case with Sherwood, so it's good.