{"id":554440,"date":"2026-04-17T10:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/554440\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:12:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:12:35","slug":"wisconsin-hockey-freshman-signs-nhl-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/554440\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin hockey freshman signs NHL contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin men&#8217;s hockey forward Blake Montgomery signed an entry-level deal with the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/ottawa\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ottawa Senators;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ottawa Senators&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery is one of numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/wisconsin-badgers\/3442\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Badgers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Badgers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Badgers<\/a> to sign with the professional ranks following the conclusion of the 2025-26 season. Of course, the team recently finished its campaign with an improbable run to the Frozen Four national title game.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Bowie, Maryland, native joined the program as a freshman last year. He appeared in 38 games for the Badgers, totaling nine goals and eight assists. His best performance was a two-goal output against <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/minnesota\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Minnesota&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota<\/a> on Nov. 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/senators\/news\/senators-agree-to-terms-with-left-winger-blake-montgomery-on-a-three-year-entry-level-contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ottawa&#039;s press release;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ottawa&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ottawa&#8217;s press release<\/a> notes that &#8220;Montgomery will join the Belleville Senators on an Amateur Tryout Agreement (ATO) contract.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebadgerswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@TheBadgersWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@TheBadgersWire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@TheBadgersWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/badgerswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/badgerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/badgers\/hockey\/2026\/04\/17\/wisconsin-hockey-blake-montgomery-nhl-sign\/89632881007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wisconsin hockey Blake Montgomery sign contract Ottawa Senators;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Wisconsin hockey Blake Montgomery sign contract Ottawa Senators&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Wisconsin hockey Blake Montgomery sign contract Ottawa Senators<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wisconsin men&#8217;s hockey forward Blake Montgomery signed an entry-level deal with the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. 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