The Kings announced they’ve signed left wing prospect Vojtech Cihar to a three-year, entry-level deal. It carries a cap hit of $975K and runs through the 2027-28 season, although both of those terms will change as he’s eligible for an entry-level slide this year and next.

Cihar, 18, was the 59th overall pick in last year’s draft. The Kings will get a good look at him in North America soon enough. He’s on the Czechs’ roster for the 2026 World Juniors, which kicks off in a couple of weeks in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

It’s unusual for a player coming out of Europe who doesn’t profile as a first-round talent to spend their entire draft year without seeing time in the junior circuit. That’s what happened to Cihar, though. The 6’0″ forward has played exclusively in Czechia’s top-level

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