The Manitoba Moose have signed forward Evan Polei to a two-year American Hockey League contract, as well as goaltender Philippe Desrosiers and defensemen Tristan Pomerleau and Dean Stewart to one-year AHL contracts. Polei skated in 15 games for the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters in 2020-21, tallying three goals, three assists and a plus-7 rating. In 120
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The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with forward MacKenzie Entwistle on a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2023-24 season. Entwistle, 22, made his National Hockey League debut last season with the Blackhawks, recording one goal and one assist in five games. He also skated in 22 games with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs,
The Springfield Thunderbirds announced today that Stu Bickel has been named an assistant coach on Drew Bannister‘s staff. Bickel, 34, joins the Thunderbirds after serving as head coach and assistant general manager for the Minnesota Magicians in the North American Hockey League during the 2020-21 season. A native of Chanhassen, Minn., Bickel served as an
The Minnesota Wild have re-signed forward Mason Shaw to a two-year, two-way contract. Shaw, 22, has spent his entire three-year pro career with the AHL’s Iowa Wild, totaling 19 goals and 42 assists for 61 points in 124 games. In 2020-21, Shaw matched a career high with eight goals and added 14 assists for 22
The Calgary Flames have re-signed goaltender Tyler Parsons to a one-year, two-way contract. Parsons, 23, made one appearance in 2020-21, stopping 20 of 25 shots for the Stockton Heat in a game at Manitoba on Apr. 22. Over four pro seasons, Parsons has played 28 games in the AHL with Stockton, going 10-13-1 with a
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenseman Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm to a three-year entry-level contract. Selected by the Blue Jackets in the fifth round of the 2020 NHL Draft, Bjorgvik-Holm made his North American pro debut with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters last season and tallied one goal and four assists in 16 games. He also
The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed defenseman Casey Fitzgerald to a two-year contract. Fitzgerald skated in 22 games with the AHL’s Rochester Americans in 2020-21, posting career highs with nine assists and 11 points. Buffalo’s third-round choice in the 2016 NHL Draft, Fitzgerald has played 51 AHL games over two pro seasons, totaling five goals and
It’s getting to be repetitive. Jack Roslovic is growing weary of hearing, “Yeah, but don’t forget about playing defense,” whenever the idea of him becoming a top center for the Blue Jackets is the topic. It’s getting a little old, honestly, but the 24-year old forward also gets why it’s said so much. Despite playing
The Seattle Kraken have signed forward Carsen Twarynski and defenseman Cale Fleury to one-year, two-way contracts. Selected from Philadelphia in last month’s expansion draft, Twarynski played seven NHL games with the Flyers and two AHL contests with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2020-21. The Flyers’ third-round selection in the 2016 NHL Draft, Twarynski has skated
The Abbotsford Canucks have signed defensemen Ashton Sautner to a one-year American Hockey League contract. Sautner enters his seventh season in the Vancouver Canucks organization in 2021-22 after spending most of last season on the NHL taxi squad. He appeared in two games with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose. Originally signed as a free agent by
Steven Ellis/The Hockey News Riley Damiani was the first player agent Cam Stewart wanted to sign when he joined the industry. Damiani, now a Dallas Stars prospect, has also found a champion in Rich Peverley, the Stars’ director of player personnel. For a fifth-round pick (137th overall in 2018) who constantly hears he’s too small,
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Zac Rinaldo to a one-year, two-way contract. Rinaldo spent the 2020-21 season with the Calgary Flames, appearing in four NHL games. An 11-year pro, Rinaldo has skated in 143 games in the AHL with Stockton, Milwaukee, Providence and Adirondack, posting 11 goals and 20 assists with 492 penalty
The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed defenseman Guillaume Brisebois to a one-year, two-way contract. Brisebois, 24, played 14 games in the AHL between the Laval Rocket and the Utica Comets in 2020-21, totaling one goal and two assists. He also skated in one NHL contest with the Canucks. Selected by Vancouver in the third round of
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Tony Brown, the senior manager of broadcasting/team communications for the Cleveland Monsters, has been selected as the recipient of the James H. Ellery Memorial Award for the 2020-21 season. The James H. Ellery Memorial Award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding media coverage of the
No NHL team has been better than the Lightning over the past six years, and it does not really matter what metric you want to look at to evaluate them. They have the most regular season wins. The most playoff wins. They have played in the Stanley Cup Semifinals/Conference Finals four different times and the
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Andrew Poturalski to a one-year, two-way contract. Poturalski returns to the Hurricanes organization after two seasons with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls. In 2020-21, Poturalski won the AHL scoring title, recording nine goals and 34 assists for 43 points in 44 contests. Originally signed as a free agent by
The Seattle Kraken have named Dan Bylsma as an assistant coach with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers for the 2021-22 season. Seattle is joining the Florida Panthers as an affiliate of the Checkers this season. Bylsma will work with head coach Geordie Kinnear, who will begin his fifth season leading the Panthers’ top affiliate. Bylsma joins
The Stockton Heat have added assistant coach Don Nachbaur and video coach Kohl Schultz to the team’s coaching staff. The pair joins head coach Mitch Love, assistant coach Joe Cirella and development goalie coach Thomas Speer on the Heat staff for the 2021-22 season. Nachbaur joins the Heat after spending the 2020-21 season as head