Seattle Kraken Sign Tucker Robertson to Entry-Level Contract

SEATTLE, Wash. - July 5, 2023 -Today, the Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) announced that they have signed forward Tucker Robertson to a three-year, entry-level contract ($950k AAV).

"Tucker continued to improve his overall game this past season and finished the year as one of the OHL's top scorers," said Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis. "We're excited to officially welcome him to the Kraken organization."

Robertson, 20, totaled 90 points (36 goals, 54 assists) in 68 regular-season games with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), setting OHL career highs in assists, points, power-play goals (13) and game-winning goals (nine). He led the Petes and tied for 11th in the OHL in scoring in 2022-23, and ranked in the top five on his team in goals (second), assists (first), power-play goals (second) and shorthanded goals (three, tied for second). Robertson topped all OHL skaters with 831 faceoff wins and his 58.5 percent success rate at the faceoff dot in was the best mark among OHL skaters to take at least 1300 draws. Robertson recorded an OHL career-best 22 points (nine goals, 13 assists) in 23 playoff games en route to winning the OHL Championship with Peterborough. He finished the postseason ranked in the top 10 in the OHL in playoff goals (tied for seventh), assists (tied for eighth), points (tied for eighth) and game-winning goals (three, tied for first).

The five-foot-10, 188-pound forward has totaled 189 points (85 goals, 104 assists) in 191 regular-season OHL games, all of which he has played for the Peterborough Petes. He has totaled at least 80 points in each of the last two seasons and scored a career-high 41 goals in 2021-22. The Toronto native added 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) in 27 playoff games. He was originally selected by the Kraken in the fourth round (123rd overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft.