2023-2024 AHL Contracts

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Laval's scoring leader moves to the NHL.


Converted his PTO into a SPC according to theahl.com

DiGiacinto bounced between the AHL (9GP 1-1-2) and ECHL (21GP 5-12-17) this season.


PTO Tracker
Belleville : F - Kyle Betts,
Calgary : F - Zack Andrusiak, D - Sam Jardine, F - Matthew Wedman
Charlotte : F - Brendan Perlini
Cleveland : F - Stefan Matteau, F - Alex Whelan
Hartford : F - Artem Anisimov, F - Tag Bertuzzi
Iowa : D - Andy Welinski
Laval : G - Kasimir Kaskisuo
Milwaukee : F - Cody Hodgson
Ontario : D - Cody Haiskanen, F - Colton Young
Syracuse : D - Chris Harpur
Texas : F - Jack Becker
Toronto : D - Cameron Gaunce

Added : F - Zach Andrusiak* (Calgary), F - Matthew Wedman (Calgary), F - Tag Bertuzzi (Hartford),
*Signed on January 27, released on January 28, re-signed on February 7.

Released : G - Dustin Nickel (Calgary/Dressed as backup), F - Mark Rassell (Calgary/8GP 2-1-3), G - Evan Moyse (Cleveland/Dressed as backup), F - Matthew Wedman (Henderson/4GP 1-1-2), F - Gavin Hain (Iowa/21GP 2-1-3), G - Peyton Jones (Iowa/2GP 0-2-0, 8 goals allowed on 44 shots), F - Brett Kemp (Manitoba/10GP 0-2-2), G - Max Duggane (San Jose/Dressed as backup), D - Cole Moberg (Syracuse/3GP 0-0-0), F - Ty Pelton-Byce (Texas/2GP 0-0-0), D - Brandon Estes (Tucson/3GP 0-0-0)

Signed to AHL contract : D - Bryan Yoon (Hartford/3GP 0-0-0), D - Lleyton Moore (Tucson/12GP 2-2-4)

Signed to NHL contract : F - Jesse Puljujarvi (WBS/13GP 4-5-9)

 

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Earlier this week, Stevens asked to be released from his NHL contract with Detroit. He now rejoins his former team.

Utica Comets General Manager, Dan MacKinnon, announced today that the team has signed forward, Nolan Stevens, to a standard player contract for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. This signing marks a return for Stevens to the Comets, the same team he played for during last year’s season.

Stevens, 27, continues his sixth season of professional hockey after starting the 2023-24 season with the Grand Rapids Griffins. The Brantford, Ontario native played 31 games for the Griffins scoring three goals and eight assists for 11 points. Last season with the Comets, Stevens ranked seventh amongst Comets scoring 15 goals and 18 assists for 33 points in 48 games played.

More info on the Lleyton Moore signing by Tucson

Defenseman Lleyton Moore has been signed to a two-year AHL contract by Tucson and loaned to the Thunder.

Wichita Thunder | Wichita Announces Several Transactions

Moore, Marek and Warm return to Wichita

wichitathunder.com

Spent last season with Coachella Valley.

 

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Phil Kessel seen skating with Abbotsford today. I don't see anything on Abby nor Van Canucks social media regarding a PTO, and nothing on AHL transactions.

 

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Earlier this week, Stevens asked to be released from his NHL contract with Detroit. He now rejoins his former team.

I wonder what's in Utica that makes this kid want out of an NHL contract.

If it's another person then this move must be quite the Valentine's day gift and very cool.

 

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The New Jersey Devils announced today that the team signed goaltender Isaac Poulter to a two-year, entry level contact with an annual average value of $812,500. The contract starts with this 2023-24 season and includes 2024-25. Poulter will remain in Utica (AHL).

Poulter, 22, joined the organization on June 22, 2022, signing a two-way AHL deal, and split time in 2022-23 between New Jersey’s ECHL affiliate in Adirondack and with Utica in the AHL. He signed a one-year, two-way AHL contract for the 2023-24 season on April 25, 2023. This season, the 6’2”, 175lbs. netminder has a 14-5-1-3 record in Utica, with a 2.54 goals-against average (GAA) and .913 save percentage. Poulter is one of nine AHL goaltenders who has earned three, or more, shutouts this season.

Dennis Cesana is staying in the organization after signing a one-year AHL contract for next season.


The 25-year-old is currently in his second full pro season and has one assist in 14 games. As a rookie last season, Cesana ranked sixth among Charlotte defensemen in scoring with 12 points (1g, 11a) in 49 games.

After a career high in 2022-2023 (27 points in 66 games). O'Leary was limited to 3 assists in 40 games this season. He will join the team of Ilves in Finland.

To fill O'Leary's spot, the Wild has added a familiar face :

Iowa Wild General Manager Mike Murray today announced the American Hockey League (AHL) club has signed forward Gavin Hain to a professional try-out contract (PTO).

Hain, 23 (4/3/00), has skated in 21 games with the Iowa Wild and totaled three points (2-1=3). He has also scored two goals with the Iowa Heartlanders this season.

 

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Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Mason Shaw to a two-way contract ($775,000/$400,000) for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.

Shaw, 25 (11/3/1998), owns seven points (4-3=7), 13 penalty minutes (PIM), two shorthanded goals (SHG) and one game-winning goal (GWG) in nine games with Iowa this season.

The Monsters announced Saturday that the Monsters signed forward Alex Whelan to an AHL contract for the remainder of the 2023-24 AHL season. In 14 appearances for Cleveland this year, Whelan posted 4-1-5 with four penalty minutes and added 14-9-23 with 11 penalty minutes in 23 appearances for the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators.

 

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New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has signed forward Blade Jenkins to a one-year AHL standard player contract (SPC) for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.

Jenkins, 23, has appeared in 46 games with the ECHL’s Worcester Railers this season, scoring 45 points (20 g, 25 a). He currently leads the Railers in goals, assists, and points.

PTO Tracker
Belleville : F - Kyle Betts,
Calgary : D - Sam Jardine, D - Patrick Kudla, F - Matthew Wedman
Charlotte : F - Brendan Perlini
Cleveland : F - Stefan Matteau
Hartford : F - Artem Anisimov, F - Tag Bertuzzi
Iowa : F - Gavin Hain, D - Andy Welinski
Laval : G - Kasimir Kaskisuo
Milwaukee : F - Cody Hodgson
Ontario : F - Colton Young
San Jose : D - Cody Haiskanen, D - Keoni Texeira
Syracuse : D - Chris Harpur
Texas : F - Jack Becker, F - Mark Rassell
Toronto : D - Matt Anderson, D - Cameron Gaunce, D - Nate Knoepke
Tucson : G - Jared Moe

Added : D - Patrick Kudla (Calgary), F - Gavin Hain (Iowa), D - Cody Haiskanen (San Jose), D - Keoni Texeira (San Jose), F - Mark Rassell (Texas), D - Matt Anderson (Toronto), D - Nate Knoepke (Toronto), G - Jared Moe (Tucson)

Released : F - Zack Andrusiak (Calgary/2GP 0-0-0), D - Cody Haiskanen (Ontario/14GP 1-2-3)

Signed to SPC : F - Alex Whelan (Cleveland/14GP 4-1-5)

 

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Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, February 19, that the team has signed forward Justin Brazeau to a two-year, two-way contract with an annual NHL cap hit of $775,000.

Brazeau, 26, has skated in 49 games with Providence this season, recording 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points. The 6-foot-5, 245-pound forward has appeared in 189 career AHL games with Providence and Toronto, totaling 53 goals and 65 assists for 118 points.

His new contract covers the current season and next.


Anderson's signing was announced yesterday via the ECHL website.

 

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Nickl, who is still playing for WBS' ECHL affiliate (while signed to a AHL contract), has a contract lined up for next season with an Austrian team.

 

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