The contract will begin in the 2022-23 season and run through 2024-25. His deal carries an average annual value of $859,167 at the NHL level.
Svejkovsky, 20, is currently in his fourth year in the Western Hockey League, splitting the 2021-22 season between the Medicine Hat Tigers and the Seattle Thunderbirds. The forward has recorded career highs across the board this season with 32 goals, 41 assists and 73 points in 55 games.
Svejkovsky's 32 goals this season are tied for 21st in the entire WHL, while his 73 points are the 20th most. He scored 13 goals and 30 points with Medicine Hat prior to his trade in December, which both still lead his former team. His 19 goals with Seattle post-trade are the sixth-most among his Thunderbird teammates.
The 5-foot-10, 165-pound forward has recorded 71 goals, 88 assists and 159 points in 194 games in the WHL with Seattle, Medicine Hat and the Vancouver Giants.
Prior to his time in the WHL, Svejkovsky played one season in the British Columbia Hockey League with the Wenatchee Wild, recording 11 points (5G-6A) in 16 games.
The Tampa, Florida native was drafted by the Penguins in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft.
His father, Jaroslav Svejkovsky, played 113 games across four NHL seasons with the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning. From 1996-2000, he recorded 23 goals, 19 assists and 42 points.
