Coyotes GM Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have signed defenseman Maxim Goncharov to an entry level contract. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. Goncharov, 20, appeared in 51 games this season for CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), recording 4-13-17 with 52 penalty minutes and a +5 rating to rank 3rd on his team in scoring among defensemen. Goncharov was selected by the Coyotes in the fifth round (123rd overall) of the 2007 Entry Draft.