Washington Capitals Mark Lynden Lakovic with entry-level contract – Hockey Writer – Washington Capitals
The Washington capital has little time to agree to a three-year entry-level contract with Lynden Lakovic. According to the team, the 27th overall draft in the 2025 NHL draft is expected to rejoin the Western Hockey League (WHL) Moose Paw Fighters in the 2025-26 season.
News | The Washington Capitals have signed Lynden Lakovic as a three-year entry-level contract ($975,000/$85,000). Lakovic is expected to lend to the Moose Paw Fighters in the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the 2025-26 season.#allcaps | @shift4
— Capital of Washington (@capitals) July 5, 2025
Lakovic, 18, signed a contract that spent $975,000 on the NHL while also earning $85,000 in the American Hockey League (AHL). If the Canadian Forwards gets the roster to start the 2025-26 season, the contract will only meet Washington’s salary cap figures.
Related: Lynden Lakovic 2025 Prospect Profile
The 6-foot-4, 200-pound winger played with Moose Jaw in the 2024-25 season, and he scored 58 points in 47 games. His 1.23-point average is fifth among WHL draft players. During the 2023-24 period, Lakovic scored 39 points in 68 games, up 32 points from his 2022-23 seven-point rookie campaign. His first season as captained the Warriors helped the first WHL title in franchise history.
Lakovic has international experience and represents Canada in various events. The British Columbia native scored two points in two games in the CHL-USA Prospect Challenge in 2024-25, while also scoring three points in seven games in the 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
