Swift Current Broncos F Cody Eakin has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals of the NHL.

     The deal was inked just four months after Eakin was drafted by the Capitals in the third round of the NHL draft this summer in Montreal.

     The Capitals wasted no time in locking up Eakin for the future.  "It still seems surreal right now.  I don't want to change anything; I want to keep my focus on the Broncos.  I guess, enjoy it for the moment, and then it's back to work," said Eakin after practice on Tuesday.

     Eakin will finish up the season here and then head to Capitals camp next fall.  If he doesn't make the Capitals roster, he will be sent back to Swift Current for his 19-year-old season.