The Nashville Predators have signed goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo and defenseman Tyler Lewington to one-year, two-way contracts for the 2020-21 season. An AHL All-Star in 2020, Kaskisuo appeared in 27 games with the Toronto Marlies and posted a record of 14-9-2 with a 2.79 goals-against average, a .909 save percentage and one shutout. He also made
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The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with defenseman Joakim Ryan on a one-year, two-way contract. Ryan has spent the majority of the last three seasons in the NHL, appearing in 35 games with the Los Angeles Kings in 2019-20 when he notched one goal and four assists. Originally selected by San Jose in the
The Minnesota Wild have re-signed goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen to a two-year contract. The contract is a two-way deal for 2020-21 and a one-way deal for 2021-22. Kahkonen won the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender in 2019-20, going 25-6-3 with a 2.07 goals-against average, a .927 save percentage and seven shutouts
The New Jersey Devils have signed goaltender Scott Wedgewood to a one-year, two-way contract. Wedgewood appeared in 26 games with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch last season, posting a record of 13-8-2 with a 3.01 goals-against average, an .893 save percentage and one shutout. He served as the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning’s third-string goaltender
The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forward Danny O’Regan to a one-year contract. O’Regan, 26, skated in 62 games for the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack in 2019-20, tallying 11 goals and a team-high 27 assists for 38 points. Over four pro seasons, O’Regan has played 244 games in the AHL with Hartford, Rochester and San
The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Paul LaDue to a one-year contract. LaDue appeared in 48 games with the AHL’s Ontario Reign last season, setting career highs with nine goals, 18 assists, 27 points and a plus-11 rating. He also recorded one assist in two games with the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings. In four pro
The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Cameron Schilling to a one-year, two-way contract. Schilling skated in 54 games for the AHL’s Manitoba Moose in 2019-20, notching five goals and 19 assists for 24 points. Schilling began his career in the Capitals organization, debuting with the Hershey Bears in 2012 following his senior season at Miami
The St. Louis Blues have signed goaltender Jon Gillies to a one-year, two-way contract. Gillies, 26, completed his fifth pro season with the AHL’s Stockton Heat in 2019-20, posting a record of 14-10-4 with a 2.69 goals-against average, a .907 save percentage and one shutout in 30 appearances. In 160 career AHL games, all with
The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with goaltender Anton Forsberg and forward Alan Quine on one-year contracts, and with forward Seth Griffith on a two-year contract. Forsberg played 27 games with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers last season, going 15-9-2 with a 2.95 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. He also made three appearances
The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired right wing Cliff Pu from the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenseman Markus Nutivaara. Pu, 22, tallied two assists in 10 games with the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds in 2019-20. He also appeared in four games with Greenville of the ECHL. A native of Richmond Hill, Ont., Pu has skated
The Los Angeles Kings have acquired forward Lias Andersson from the New York Rangers in exchange for a second-round choice (60th overall) in today’s NHL Draft. The Rangers selected forward William Cuylle with the pick. Andersson, 21, has split the last three seasons between the Rangers and the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. In 2019-20, he
Ben Birnell | Observer-Dispatch Zack MacEwen has carved a interesting path early into his pro hockey career. MacEwen, who has had a notable rise among the prospects ranks in the Vancouver Canucks organization, got a piece of advice from Utica Comets head coach Trent Cull he said has stuck with him during his three pro
The St. Louis Blues have re-signed forward Nolan Stevens to a one-year, two-way contract. Stevens, 24, tallied nine goals and 22 assists for 31 points in 50 games with the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage in 2019-20. A fifth-round choice by the Blues in the 2016 NHL Draft, Stevens has played 109 games in the AHL
The Los Angeles Kings have re-signed forwards Mikey Eyssimont and Matt Luff to one-year contracts. Eyssimont, 24, established career highs with 12 goals, 16 assists and 28 points in 56 games with the AHL’s Ontario Reign last season, tied for second on the team in scoring. A fifth-round pick by the Kings in the 2016
The New York Islanders announced today that defenseman Sebastian Aho has agreed to terms on a two-year contract. Aho, 24, has been named to the AHL All-Star Classic in each of his first three seasons with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, participating in the 2019 and 2020 events after missing the 2018 event due to NHL
Thirty-one National Hockey League teams are preparing to take part in this week’s 2020 NHL Draft, and their top affiliates are ready and waiting for the next wave of young American Hockey League stars to begin their professional careers. In 2019-20, a total of 223 former first- and second-round draft picks played in the American
The Columbus Blue Jackets announced that forward Kole Sherwood has accepted the club’s qualifying offer for a one-year, two-way contract. Sherwood, 23, skated in 43 games with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters last season, registering 10 goals and three assists for 13 points. He also appeared in three NHL games with the Blue Jackets. As a
The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Lucas Johansen to a one-year, two-way contract. Johansen, 22, missed most of the 2019-20 season due to injury. In nine games with the AHL’s Hershey Bears, he notched two assists. In three pro seasons, Johansen has recorded nine goals and 34 assists for 43 points in 128 AHL games,