Overview
- The contract begins in 2026–27, while the AHL tryout makes him eligible to play for the Thunderbirds immediately.
- Trudeau, 23, led Sacred Heart with 25 goals and 48 points in 39 games this season and was named an AHA player of the year and a Hobey Baker finalist.
- The Quebec-born winger transferred from Maine in 2024 and topped Sacred Heart’s scoring in each of his two seasons there.
- Financial terms were not disclosed, and under the NHL CBA a standard entry-level salary generally falls between roughly $850,000 and $1,025,000.
- Analysts praise his size and scoring touch but say he must improve his skating and defensive awareness, with some caution given his production came in a non-power conference.