Jack Lafontaine has signed his entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, but not under the cleanest of circumstances. With the highly-rated goalie prospect joining the organization, he is no longer eligible to continue his college career meaning he has left his team in the middle of a year. However, If you were presented with $1 million for signing a deal to play professional hockey, you’d probably do it too.
Lafontaine leaves Minnesota after 43 victories with the school. Suffering just 24 losses and six extra frame defeats in the same time frame, Lafontaine did his part for the University of Minnesota during his tenure with them.