Former Red Wings forward Filip Zadina has chosen to sign a two-year contract with HC Davos of the Swiss league:
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— Hockey Club Davos (@HCD_offiziell) September 2, 2024
Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen discusses the signing…
Zadina, 24, signed a two-year deal with Davos. No financial details have been released, but the average salary in the Swiss League is in the range of $250,000-$330,000. He earned $1.1 million last season with the San Jose Sharks, and earned as much as $1.8 million per season when he was with the Red Wings.
The signing came a few days after hockey insider Kevin Weekes reported Zadina’s representatives were talking to three teams, although he didn’t specify whether the teams were in the NHL or abroad.
Zadina’s housing and vehicle needs will be taken care of by HC Davos, which the Hockey News’s Sam Stockton notes are a powerhouse team:
Now, it’s on to a fresh start in Switzerland. The Davos club he joins is the National League’s historic titan, setting the standard with 31 titles. However, they finished sixth last year in the regular season then lost to Lausanne in the first round of the postseason. The Zurich Lions (with whom Auston Matthews notably spent his draft year in 2015-16) won the regular season and postseason titles. In the coming season, Zadina will look to help Davos back to the top of the table.
