Overview

• The extension carries a $6.59 million AAV and begins in 2026–27, running through the 2032–33 season as Nazar plays the final year of his entry-level deal.
• After starting last season in Rockford with 24 points in 21 AHL games, Nazar posted 12 goals and 26 points in 53 NHL games and then tied for Team USA’s scoring lead with 12 points in 10 games en route to World Championship gold.
• General manager Kyle Davidson called Nazar one of the league’s top young talents and described him as an integral piece of Chicago’s future.
• Insiders noted the pact is unusually large for a player with roughly 56 NHL games, with reports characterizing it as the biggest contract given to a forward at that experience level.
• The move secures a key forward for the rebuild and positions management to turn attention to future deals for other young cornerstones, notably Connor Bedard.