Notre Dame forward Kyle Palmieri signed a three-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks Tuesday, eschewing his remaining three seasons of collegiate eligibility. According to the Los Angeles Times, the pact could be worth as much as $2.43 million over the life of the deal and includes an annual bonus of $90,000.

Palmieri, selected by the Ducks with the 26th overall pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, scored nine goals and eight assists in 31 games with the Fighting Irish last season. He tied for sixth among CCHA rookies in goals. The Montvale, N.J., native was also part of the U.S. team that won the gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Palmeiri is the 31st underclassman since mid-March to leave the college ranks in order to sign an NHL contract and the fifth player this offseason to bolt after just one year on campus—the others in that group are Alaska Anchorage’s Lee Baldwin (New York Rangers), Harvard’s Louis Leblanc (Montreal), Minnesota’s Nick Leddy (Chicago), and RIT’s Chris Tanev (Vancouver).