<a href='https://www.nhl.com/jets/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The Winnipeg Jets</a> have signed their young forward Kieron Walton to a three-year entry-level deal that will begin at the start of the 2025-26 NHL season. The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to a three-year entry-level deal with forward <a href='https://www.markerzone.com/hockey/stats/nhl/player/Kieron-Walton-67375' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Kieron Walton</a>, whose signing was first <a href='https://x.com/WPGMurat' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>reported by Murat Ates of 'The Athletic'.</a> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/WPGMurat/status/1909048522067804373'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> The agreement begins during the 2025-26 season and includes a base salary of $775,000 and <a href='https://puckpedia.com/player/kieron-walton' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>an average annual value of $858,000</a>. The deal also has signing bonuses, $80,000 in year one, and $85,000 for each of the final two seasons. Walton's minor league salary mirrors those signing bonus figures. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/PuckPedia/status/1909065899052810375'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> While the Jets have not officially stated it, Walton may end the season with <a href='https://moosehockey.com/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the Manitoba Moose</a>, Winnipeg's American Hockey League affiliate. The Moose have four games left but are out of playoff contention. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/jets/player/kieron-walton-8485070' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Walton</a>, a 6-foot-6 Toronto-born forward, just completed a breakout season with the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/IllegalCurve/status/1909069363052736858'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <h3>Walton was once nominated for MVP of the OHL</h3> In his third year in the league, he had 38 goals and 54 assists for 92 points, league ninth-best, and was nominated for the Red Tilson Trophy as OHL MVP. His playoff stint, however, lasted only four games, as Sudbury was swept by Kingston in the first round. Walton still managed five points. A seventh-round pick, 187th overall, by the Jets in 2024, Walton has tallied 148 points (64 goals, 84 assists) in 177 career OHL contests and six points in 15 playoff games. As stated by Daily Faceoff's Steven Ellis, Walton has taken huge strides in his game this season.