On Tuesday afternoon, the Chicago Blackhawks announced that they have officially signed forward Anton Frondell to a three-year entry-level contract with an average annual value of $975,000. Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) on X [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gv7BF4ZWIAAEh5D.jpg:large] Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) on X a Swede signing‼️✍️ 📰 ➡︎ https://t.co/RcGvmeK8J4 [https://x.com/nhlblackhawks/status/1945204616448098488?s=46&t=NDF-ZZp7Wd4XL6YBtj83Og] Chicago selected Frondell with the 3rd overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft out of Sweden. His club in the SHL is Djurgårdens, where he had 25 points in 29 regular-season games last year. Frondell also helped the club to an HockeyAllsvenskan Championship and an SHL promotion. He had seven points in 16 qualification games, which played a key role in the team’s success. Frondell is ready to begin his true journey to Chicago. Now that he’s signed, he's eligible to play in the NHL or the AHL. However, he could also be loaned back to Djurgårdens [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/latest-news/anton-frondell-will-sign-with-blackhawks-play-2025-26-in-sweden]. That seems more likely, given a report from the Swedish media outlet Expressen [https://www.expressen.se/sport/blogg/nordstrom/2025/07/12/naste-svensk-att-skriva-nhl-kontrakt/] last week. Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) on X [https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1945213656540532736/img/gcCXiqLacfLTFxR8.jpg:large] Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) on X that's our no. 3 overall pick👏🥹 [https://x.com/nhlblackhawks/status/1945215635740315912?s=46&t=NDF-ZZp7Wd4XL6YBtj83Og] This three-year deal won't kick on for Frondell until he plays in the NHL. If he does go back to Sweden for 2025-26, he will still have three years left on his ELC going into the following year. Visit The Hockey News Chicago Blackhawks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/] team site to stay updated on the latest news [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/nashville-predators/latest-newshttps://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/latest-news], game-day [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/nashville-predators/game-dayhttps://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/game-day] coverage, player features [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/nashville-predators/playershttps://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/players], and more.
