The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Sami Niku to a three-year entry-level contract, the team announced early Monday.
Niku, 20, was selected in the seventh round — 198th overall — by the Jets in the 2015 NHL draft, but has played much of the last two seasons since then with JYP Jyväskylä in the Finnish Elite League (SM-Liiga).
Last season, Niku finished with 27 points (5G, 22A) in 59 games.