{"id":29749,"date":"2018-05-24T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=29749"},"modified":"2018-05-24T13:09:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T17:09:00","slug":"dominik-kahun-signs-chicago-blackhawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/05\/24\/dominik-kahun-signs-chicago-blackhawks\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominik Kahun Signs Entry-Level Deal with Chicago Blackhawks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> signed free agent forward <strong>Dominik Kahun<\/strong> to a two-year entry-level contract worth $925,000 per season plus bonuses. This contract carries him through the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome aboard!<\/p>\n<p>Forward Dominik Kahun, defensemen Lucas Carlsson and Darren Raddysh and goaltender Kevin Lankinen have signed deals with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blackhawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Blackhawks<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f8kRQds2Xr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/f8kRQds2Xr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLBlackhawks\/status\/998565144337805313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Dominik Kahun Signs With the Chicago Blackhawks<\/h2>\n<p>The German forward is only one of three undrafted players to receive max &#8220;A&#8221; and &#8220;B&#8221; bonuses. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bozakty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Bozak<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/plotnse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sergei Plotnikov<\/a><\/strong> are the only two other undrafted players to get that level of bonuses on their\u00a0entry-level deals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Newly signed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blackhawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Blackhawks<\/a> forward Dominik Kahun received the max allowable Entry Level salary &amp; bonuses from the club.<\/p>\n<p>2018-19: $925,000 +$2,850,000 PB<br \/>2019-20: $925,000 +$2,850,000 PB<\/p>\n<p>Kahun becomes only the 3rd ever undrafted player to receive max &#39;A&#39; &amp; &#39;B&#39; performance bonuses. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oSKG3Wb2Za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oSKG3Wb2Za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapFriendly\/status\/998911404546633728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kahun played the last three seasons with Red Bull EHC Munchen in the German DEL. Red Bull won the league title those last three years and Kahun played a huge part in the victories. The 22-year-old registered 41 points in 42 regular season games. He added 14 points in 17 playoff games.<\/p>\n<p>Kahun was part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/02\/25\/2018-mens-hockey-gold-medal\/\" target=\"_self\">German Olympic team that surprisingly won the silver medal<\/a>. He netted two goals and three assists for five points in seven games.<\/p>\n<p>The signing<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/blackhawks\/news\/release-blackhawks-agree-to-terms-with-four-players\/c-298717134\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> was part of four announced by the team<\/a>. Chicago also signed defensemen <strong>Lucas Carlsson<\/strong> and <strong>Darren Raddysh<\/strong> and goaltender <strong>Kevin Lankinen<\/strong> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>Stan Bowman must see something in Kahun if he&#8217;s putting this type of money into an undrafted free agent. Kahun&#8217;s production in Germany and on the international level drew plenty of interest. Kahun would follow a path to the league similar to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kampfda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Kampf<\/a>&#8216;<\/strong>s if he makes the league.<\/p>\n<p>This signing is the continuation of Bowman&#8217;s plan to make the forwards younger. Kahun would join players like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/debrial01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex DeBrincat<\/a><\/strong> as future cornerstones. He&#8217;ll also be a welcome addition after the retirement of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hossama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marian Hossa<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bowman has managed to get Chicago to over $6.2 million of cap space, so the rebuild may be a quick one. The Blackhawks will also have the eighth and 27th overall picks in the upcoming draft. 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This contract carries him through the 2019-20 season. Welcome aboard! Forward Dominik Kahun, defensemen Lucas Carlsson and Darren Raddysh and goaltender Kevin Lankinen have signed deals with the #Blackhawks! https:\/\/t.co\/f8kRQds2Xr &mdash; Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) May [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":29753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,3271,34,309],"tags":[1046,246,1578,3344,3010,887,3345,1854,232],"class_list":["post-29749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blackhawks","category-european-leagues","category-news","category-nhl-top-prospects","tag-alex-debrincat","tag-chicago-blackhawks","tag-david-kampf","tag-dominik-kahun","tag-germany-hockey","tag-marian-hossa","tag-sergei-plotnikov","tag-stan-bowman","tag-tyler-bozak"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}