John Ferguson, vice-president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Thursday that the club has signed forward Nikolai Kulemin to a three-year, entry level contract. The 6-1, 205 pound native of Magnitogorsk, Russia, was the Toronto Maple Leafs? second choice, 44th overall, in the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He won a Silver Medal with Team Russia at the 2006 World Junior Championships and has represented his country at the 2006 and 2007 World Championships; most recently in Moscow, Russia, collecting a Bronze Medal along with three points (two goals, one assist) in nine games.