LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 28: Cole Beaudoin is selected by the Utah Hockey Club with the 24th overall pick during the first round of the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Sphere on June 28, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – 2024 first-round pick Cole Beaudoin has agreed to terms on an entry-level contract with the Utah Hockey Club.
The Utah Hockey Club announced the signing of Beaudoin, the 24th overall selection, on Monday, July 22.
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We have signed Cole Beaudoin to an entry-level contract!https://t.co/hmUZqtkSoc#UtahHC pic.twitter.com/j0BA4w6SOt
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) July 22, 2024
“My dad actually played in Salt Lake City for a year,” Beaudoin said after being selected. “I know he loved it there. He’s excited for me. He told me from a young age to work hard. We’ll definitely have a good chat when I see him.”
In Eric Beaudoin’s sole season with the Grizzlies, he recorded 21 points with five goals and 16 assists. Cole, now 18 years old, wasn’t even born yet.
Beaudoin scored 28 goals and assisted on 34 others while playing for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League in 2023-24. His 12 power-play goals led the team, while he was second in assists and third in goals and points. The 6’2, 209-pound forward added four game-winners and three short-handed goals while serving as the team’s alternate captain.
Beaudoin won a gold medal with Team Canada, scoring two goals and notching two assists at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Junior Championships. His second gold medal came with Team Canada at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup when he tallied six points in five games.
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