<p>The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/florida-panthers/line-combinations">Florida Panthers</a> <a href="https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-agree-to-terms-with-forward-mackenzie-entwistle-on-two-year-two-way-contract">announced</a> Thursday that the club has signed right winger MacKenzie Entwistle to a two-year, two-way contract.</p>



<p>Limited to seven regular-season appearances in 2024-25 with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers – the Panthers’ farm club – Entwistle collected one goal and one assist for two points coupled with 10 penalty minutes and a plus-two rating. Entwistle then saw eight more showings in the Calder Cup Playoffs in which he tallied two goals and one assist for three points with 20 penalty minutes.</p>



<p>Originally chosen by the former Arizona Coyotes in the third round of the 2017 NHL Draft, the 25-year-old native of Georgetown, Ont., has since appeared in 193 NHL contests with the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/chicago-blackhawks/line-combinations">Chicago Blackhawks</a> in which he has notched 15 goals and 20 assists for 35 points. With the Blackhawks in 2023-24, Entwistle saw a career-high 67 games in which he recorded five goals and six assists for 11 points.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="152"></div>



<p>At the AHL level, Entwistle has totaled 87 appearances over five seasons. With the Rockford IceHogs in 2019-20, Entwistle registered a career-high 26 points counting 11 goals and 15 assists coming in 56 games.</p>



<p>A graduate of the Canadian junior circuit, Entwistle total 220 career contests with the OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs and Guelph Storm over four seasons from 2015-19. A two-time J. Ross Robertson Cup winner in the OHL, Entwistle was a playoff champion with the Bulldogs in 2018 and again with the Storm in 2019.</p>



<p>Entwistle has also seen success in international competition, joining Team Canada at the 2019 World Juniors where he scored three times in five games. The forward was also named a top-three player with Canada at the 2017 IIHF Under-18 World Championship after he put up a team-leading seven points counting four goals and three assists in five outings. Entwistle was also part of Canada Red at the 2015 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge where he scored once in five games.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="165"></div>
