The 2023-24 NHL Offseason Summary includes Offseason Signings/Acquisitions, Re-Signings and Notable Offseason Departures for all Clubs
(Updated through Oct. 9, 2023; excludes players on PTOs) and Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions since the conclusion of the 2022-23
regular season
ANAHEIM DUCKS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
June 27: Acquired LW Andrew Agozzino from the San Jose for D Andrej Sustr
July 1: Signed D Trevor Carrick, D Radko Gudas and LW Alex Killorn
July 4: Signed D Robert Hagg
July 12: Signed C Leo Carlsson
July 19: Signed D Noah Warren
Aug. 7: Signed G Alex Stalock
Aug. 18: Acquired D Ilya Lyubushkin from Buffalo for a 2025 fourth-round pick
Sept. 5: Signed D Tristan Luneau
Oct. 1: Claimed D Lassi Thomson off waivers from Ottawa (Thomson was subsequently waived on Oct. 8 & claimed by Ottawa on Oct. 9)
Re-Signings
July 14: Re-signed C Benoit-Olivier Groulx
July 16: Re-signed G Lukas Dostal
Aug. 2: Re-signed RW Troy Terry
Oct. 2: Re-signed C Trevor Zegras
Oct. 5: Re-signed D Jamie Drysdale
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 5: Named Greg Cronin head coach
June 27: Named Ryan Getzlaf player development coordinator
July 11: Named Brent Thompson assistant coach
July 20: Named Emerson Etem audio color analyst and content contributor
Notable Offseason Departures
D Nathan Beaulieu (unrestricted free agent)
D Simon Benoit (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto)
LW Max Comtois (unrestricted free agent)
G Olle Eriksson Ek (restricted free agent, signed by Modo Hockey)
C Derek Grant (unrestricted free agent, signed by ZSC Lions)
D Scott Harrington (unrestricted free agent)
RW Bryce Kindopp (unrestricted free agent, signed by Rockford IceHogs)
C Justin Kirkland (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona)
C Jayson Megna (unrestricted free agent, signed by Boston)
D Kevin Shattenkirk (unrestricted free agent, signed by Boston)
G Anthony Stolarz (unrestricted free agent, signed by Florida)
D Andrej Sustr (traded to San Jose)
Head coach Dallas Eakins
Skating coach Mackenzie Braid (hired by Pittsburgh as skating coach)
* * * * *
ARIZONA COYOTES
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 1: Signed D Maksymilian Szuber
May 3: Signed RW Aku Raty
June 5: Signed D Patrik Koch
June 24: Acquired D Sean Durzi from Los Angeles for a 2024 second-round pick
July 1: Signed LW Travis Barron, C Nick Bjugstad, C Alex Galchenyuk, C Alexander Kerfoot, D Troy Stecher, G Matt Villalta and LW
Jason Zucker (Galchenyuk was subsequently waived for purpose of contract termination on July 13 & signed by SKA St. Petersburg on Aug.
25)
July 2: Signed LW John Leonard and D Montana Onyebuchi
July 10: Signed D Travis Dermott
July 14: Signed LW Zach Sanford
July 15: Signed C Justin Kirkland
July 27: Signed C Logan Cooley
Aug. 6: Signed D Matt Dumba
Re-Signings
June 20: Re-signed D Steven Kampfer
June 21: Re-signed LW Michael Carcone
June 25: Re-signed G Connor Ingram
June 27: Re-signed C Ryan McGregor
June 30: Re-signed D Cameron Crotty
July 8: Re-signed C Nathan Smith
July 16: Re-signed G Ivan Prosvetov
July 17: Re-signed LW Matias Maccelli
July 30: Re-signed C Jack McBain
Sept. 20: Re-signed RW Jan Jenik
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
July 12: Named Blaine Forsythe assistant coach
Notable Offseason Departures
C Laurent Dauphin (unrestricted free agent, signed by HC Ambrì-Piotta)
C Jean-Sebastien Dea (waived for purpose of contract termination)
RW Christian Fischer (unrestricted free agent, signed by Detroit)
LW Bokondji Imama (unrestricted free agent, signed by Ottawa)
RW Zack Kassian (waived for purpose of contract buyout)
LW Andrew Ladd (retired)
D Connor Mackey (unrestricted free agent, signed by NY Rangers)
D Patrik Nemeth (waived for purpose of contract buyout, signed by SC Bern)
G Ivan Prosvetov (waived, claimed by Colorado)
RW Brett Ritchie (unrestricted free agent)
Assistant coach Cory Stillman
Chief hockey development officer Shane Doan (hired by Toronto as special advisor to the general manager)
Executive vice president of communications and broadcasting Rich Nairn
* * * * *
BOSTON BRUINS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 5: Signed C Matthew Poitras
May 10: Signed D Mason Lohrei
June 26: Acquired D Ian Mitchell and D Alec Regula from Chicago for LW Nick Foligno and LW Taylor Hall (Mitchell & Regula were
subsequently signed by the club on July 10 and July 17, respectively); acquired D Reilly Walsh from New Jersey for C Shane Bowers (Walsh
was subsequently signed by the club on July 17)
July 1: Signed C Patrick Brown, C Morgan Geekie, LW Milan Lucic, C Jayson Megna, C Anthony Richard, D Kevin Shattenkirk, LW Luke
Toporowski, LW James van Riemsdyk and D Parker Wotherspoon
July 12: Signed C Jesper Boqvist
Aug. 16: Signed C John Farinacci
Oct. 4: Signed D Frederic Brunet
Re-Signings
June 19: Re-signed G Brandon Bussi
July 5: Re-signed G Kyle Keyser and C Jakub Lauko
July 11: Re-signed C Marc McLaughlin
July 17: Re-signed G Michael DiPietro
Aug. 1: Re-signed C Trent Frederic and G Jeremy Swayman
Notable Offseason Departures
D Jack Ahcan (unrestricted free agent, signed by Colorado)
C Patrice Bergeron (retired)
LW Tyler Bertuzzi (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto)
C Shane Bowers (traded to New Jersey)
D Connor Carrick (unrestricted free agent, signed by Seattle)
D Connor Clifton (unrestricted free agent, signed by Buffalo)
LW Nick Foligno (traded to Chicago)
LW A.J. Greer (waived, claimed by Calgary)
LW Joona Koppanen (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh)
RW Garnet Hathaway (unrestricted free agent, signed by Philadelphia)
LW Taylor Hall (traded to Chicago)
C David Krejci (retired)
C Vinni Lettieri (unrestricted free agent, signed by Minnesota)
LW Tomas Nosek (unrestricted free agent, signed by New Jersey)
D Dmitry Orlov (unrestricted free agent, signed by Carolina)
D Mike Reilly (waived for purpose of contract buyout, signed by Florida)
D Anton Stralman (unrestricted free agent, signed by HV71)
RW Chris Wagner (unrestricted free agent, signed by Colorado)
Assistant coach John Gruden (hired by Toronto Marlies as head coach)
Player development and scouting assistant Danielle Marmer (hired by PWHL Boston as general manager)
* * * * *
BUFFALO SABRES
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 2: Signed LW Viktor Neuchev
May 19: Signed D Nikita Novikov
May 25: Signed D Vsevolod Komarov
May 27: Signed D Ryan Johnson
July 1: Signed D Connor Clifton, G Devin Cooley, D Erik Johnson, C Justin Richards and G Dustin Tokarski
July 14: Signed C Anton Wahlberg
July 28: Signed LW Zach Benson
Aug. 18: Acquired a 2025 fourth-round pick from Anaheim for D Ilya Lyubushkin
Re-Signings
May 24: Re-signed RW Kyle Okposo
June 20: Re-signed LW Zemgus Girgensons and RW Lukas Rousek
June 23: Re-signed D Joseph Cecconi
June 26: Re-signed D Jeremy Davies
July 1: Re-signed C Tyson Jost
July 4: Re-signed D Kale Clague
July 14: Re-signed LW Brett Murray
July 17: Re-signed LW Linus Weissbach
Oct. 9: Re-signed D Rasmus Dahlin
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
July 10: Named Justin White video coach, Ed Gannon director of physical performance and head strength coach and Bob Mowry associate
athletic trainer
Aug. 28: Named Terry Pegula president
Notable Offseason Departures
G Craig Anderson (retired)
C Vinnie Hinostroza (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh)
D Ilya Lyubushkin (traded to Anaheim)
C Sean Malone (unrestricted free agent, signed by SCL Tigers)
D Lawrence Pilut (unrestricted free agent, signed by Lausanne HC)
D Austin Strand (unrestricted free agent, signed by Chicago Wolves)
G Malcolm Subban (unrestricted free agent, signed by St. Louis)
* * * * *
CALGARY FLAMES
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
June 27: Acquired C Yegor Sharangovich and a 2023 third-round pick from New Jersey for RW Tyler Toffoli (Sharangovich was
subsequently signed by the club on June 28)
July 2: Signed D Jordan Oesterle
July 3: Signed D Brady Lyle
July 26: Signed LW Samuel Honzek
Sept. 21: Signed LW Parker Bell
Oct. 9: Claimed LW A.J. Greer off waivers from Boston
Re-Signings
April 24: Re-signed RW Walker Duehr
June 6: Re-signed G Oscar Dansk
June 14: Re-signed C Clark Bishop
July 2: Re-signed LW Dryden Hunt, D Colton Poolman and C Martin Pospisil
July 6: Re-signed C Ben Jones and C Mathias Emilio Pettersen
Sept. 27: Re-signed C Mikael Backlund
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
April 17: Named Don Maloney president of hockey operations
May 23: Named Craig Conroy general manager
June 12: Named Ryan Huska head coach
June 15: Named Jarome Iginla special advisor to the general manager
June 23: Named Dan Lambert and Marc Savard assistant coaches
July 5: Named Michael Stone development coach
Notable Offseason Departures
C Trevor Lewis (unrestricted free agent, signed by Los Angeles)
LW Milan Lucic (unrestricted free agent, signed by Boston)
C Matthew Phillips (unrestricted free agent, signed by Washington)
LW Nick Ritchie (unrestricted free agent)
D Kristians Rubins (unrestricted free agent, signed by Modo Hockey)
D Troy Stecher (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona)
D Michael Stone (retired, hired by Calgary as player development coach)
RW Tyler Toffoli (traded to New Jersey)
Head coach Darryl Sutter
Associate coach Kirk Muller (hired by Washington as assistant coach)
General manager Brad Treliving (hired by Toronto as general manager)
* * * * *
CAROLINA HURRICANES
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
April 15: Signed D Domenick Fensore
May 31: Signed C Justin Robidas
July 1: Signed LW Michael Bunting and D Dmitry Orlov
July 3: Signed D Griffin Mendel
July 11: Signed LW Brendan Lemieux
July 15: Signed RW Felix Unger Sorum
July 24: Signed D Tony DeAngelo
Aug. 8: Acquired RW David Kase from Philadelphia for C Massimo Rizzo and a 2025 fifth-round pick
Aug. 10: Signed D Caleb Jones
Re-Signings
June 25: Re-signed C Jordan Staal
July 1: Re-signed G Frederik Andersen, RW Jesper Fast and G Antti Raanta
July 5: Re-signed D Dylan Coghlan
July 26: Re-signed C Sebastian Aho
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
Aug. 30: Named Daniel Bochner development coach
Notable Offseason Departures
D Calvin de Haan (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tampa Bay)
D Jake Gardiner (unrestricted free agent)
D Shayne Gostisbehere (unrestricted free agent, signed by Detroit)
RW Ondrej Kase (unrestricted free agent, signed by HC Litvínov)
D William Lagesson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto)
D Maxime Lajoie (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto)
LW Max Pacioretty (unrestricted free agent, signed by Washington)
RW Jesse Puljujarvi (unrestricted free agent)
C Massimo Rizzo (traded to Philadelphia)
C Paul Stastny (unrestricted free agent)
C Derek Stepan (retired)
* * * * *
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
June 26: Acquired LW Nick Foligno and LW Taylor Hall from Boston for D Ian Mitchell and D Alec Regula (Foligno was subsequently signed
by the club on June 27)
June 29: Acquired RW Corey Perry from Tampa Bay for a 2024 seventh-round pick (Perry was subsequently signed by the club on June 30);
acquired RW Josh Bailey and a 2026 second-round pick from NY Islanders for future considerations (Bailey was subsequently waived for
purpose of contract buyout)
July 1: Signed C Ryan Donato
July 17: Signed C Connor Bedard
July 25: Signed LW Samuel Savoie
Re-Signings
May 10: Re-signed G Arvid Soderblom
June 7: Re-signed C Andreas Athanasiou
June 22: Re-signed RW Joey Anderson
July 23: Re-signed C Philipp Kurashev
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 8: Named Darren Pang color analyst
Notable Offseason Departures
D Andreas Englund (unrestricted free agent, signed by Los Angeles)
D Jakub Galvas (unrestricted free agent, signed by Malmö Redhawks)
D Caleb Jones (unrestricted free agent, signed by Carolina)
LW Jujhar Khaira (unrestricted free agent, signed by Minnesota)
G Anton Khudobin (unrestricted free agent, signed by Sokol Krasnoyarsk)
D Ian Mitchell (traded to Boston)
D Alec Regula (traded to Boston)
RW Buddy Robinson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Traktor Chelyabinsk)
G Alex Stalock (unrestricted free agent, signed by Anaheim)
C Jonathan Toews (unrestricted free agent)
LW Austin Wagner (unrestricted free agent)
Associate general manager Jeff Greenberg (hired by Detroit Tigers as general manager)
* * * * *
COLORADO AVALANCHE
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
June 15: Acquired LW Fredrik Olofsson from Dallas for future considerations (Olofsson was subsequently signed by the club on June 15)
June 24: Acquired C Ryan Johansen from Nashville for C Alex Galchenyuk
June 27: Acquired D Gianni Fairbrother, a 2023 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick from Montreal for C Alex Newhook
June 28: Acquired C Ross Colton from Tampa Bay for a 2023 second-round pick (Ross was subsequently signed by the club on July 17)
July 1: Signed D Jack Ahcan, LW Jonathan Drouin, G Arvid Holm, D Corey Schueneman, LW Riley Tufte, RW Chris Wagner and LW
Miles Wood
July 25: Signed RW Nikolai Kovalenko
Aug. 18: Signed C Matt Stienburg
Sept. 12: Signed LW Tomas Tatar
Oct. 6: Signed D Saige Weinstein
Oct. 9: Claimed G Ivan Prosvetov off waivers from Arizona
Re-Signings
May 30: Re-signed D Nate Clurman
June 6: Re-signed D Wyatt Aamodt
July 1: Re-signed D Bowen Byram and C Andrew Cogliano
July 2: Re-signed G Justus Annunen and D Jack Johnson
July 26: Re-signed C Ben Meyers
Notable Offseason Departures
LW J.T. Compher (unrestricted free agent, signed by Detroit)
C Lars Eller (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh)
C Alex Galchenyuk (traded to Nashville)
C Darren Helm (retired)
LW Charles Hudon (unrestricted free agent, signed by Ontario Reign)
G Jonas Johansson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tampa Bay)
D Erik Johnson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Buffalo)
G Keith Kinkaid (unrestricted free agent, signed by New Jersey)
C Denis Malgin (unrestricted free agent, signed by ZSC Lions)
LW Mikhail Maltsev (unrestricted free agent, signed by Los Angeles)
C Alex Newhook (traded to Montreal)
LW Matt Nieto (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh)
C Evan Rodrigues (unrestricted free agent, signed by Florida)
LW Sampo Ranta (restricted free agent, signed by Modo Hockey)
* * * * *
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 4: Signed LW Dmitri Voronkov
June 6: Acquired D Kevin Connauton from Phildelphia for a 2023 first-round pick and conditional 2024 or 2025 second-round pick; acquired D
Ivan Provorov from Los Angeles for Connauton
June 9: Acquired D Damon Severson from New Jersey for a 2023 third-round pick (Severson was subsequently signed by the club on June 9)
July 1: Signed C Adam Fantilli
Sept. 29: Claimed G Spencer Martin off waivers from Vancouver
Re-Signings
June 5: Re-signed D Jake Christiansen
June 14: Re-signed C Josh Dunne
June 21: Re-signed RW Mathieu Olivier
June 23: Re-signed RW Carson Meyer
June 27: Re-signed RW Trey Fix-Wolansky
June 30: Re-signed D Marcus Bjork
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 14: Named Niklas Backstrom goaltending coach
July 1: Named Mike Babcock head coach (Babcock subsequently resigned on Sept. 17)
Sept. 17: Named Pascal Vincent head coach
Sept. 25: Named Mark Recchi assistant coach
Notable Offseason Departures
D Gavin Bayreuther (unrestricted free agent, signed by Dallas)
G Jon Gillies (unrestricted free agent)
G Michael Hutchinson (unrestricted free agent)
LW Joona Luoto (unrestricted free agent, signed by SC Bern)
C Lane Pederson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Edmonton)
C Justin Richards (unrestricted free agent, signed by Buffalo)
Head coach Brad Larsen
Assistant coach Kenny McCudden (hired by Washington as assistant coach)
Goaltending coach Manny Legace
* * * * *
DALLAS STARS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 6: Signed D Lian Bichsel
June 15: Acquired future considerations from Colorado for LW Fredrik Olofsson
July 1: Signed C Matt Duchene, C Craig Smith and C Sam Steel; acquired a 2025 fifth-round pick from New Jersey for D Colin Miller
July 2: Signed D Gavin Bayreuther
July 4: Signed D Derrick Pouliot
Re-Signings
June 6: Re-signed C Fredrik Karlström
June 7: Re-signed D Alexander Petrovic
June 15: Re-signed G Matt Murray
June 27: Re-signed RW Evgenii Dadonov
June 30: Re-signed D Jerad Rosburg
July 1: Re-signed D Joel Hanley
July 3: Re-signed RW Nick Caamano and C Scott Reedy
July 13: Re-signed C Ty Dellandrea
July 14: Re-signed C Riley Damiani
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
July 17: Named Ben Bishop player development coordinator,
Aug. 4: Named Dr. Troy Van Biezen director of sports performance, Mike Donoghue head strength and conditioning coach, Matthew
Crawley assistant strength and conditioning coach, Daniel Almonte massage therapist, Patrick Dolan head video coach, Chris Demczuk
assistant video coach, Dennis Soetaert head equipment manager and Nick Lazor assistant equipment manager
Aug. 7: Named Misha Donskov assistant coach
Notable Offseason Departures
C Max Domi (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto)
C Rhett Gardner (unrestricted free agent, signed by Philadelphia)
D Ben Gleason (unrestricted free agent, signed by Edmonton)
C Luke Glendening (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tampa Bay)
C Tanner Kero (unrestricted free agent, signed by Colorado Eagles)
LW Joel Kiviranta (unrestricted free agent)
D Colin Miller (traded to New Jersey)
LW Fredrik Olofsson (traded to Colorado)
LW Marián Studenič (unrestricted free agent, signed by Seattle)
LW Riley Tufte (unrestricted free agent, signed by Colorado)
* * * * *
DETROIT RED WINGS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
June 29: Acquired C Klim Kostin and RW Kailer Yamamoto from Edmonton for future considerations (Kostin was subsequently signed by the
club on July 1; Yamamoto was subsequently waived for purpose of contract buyout & signed by Seattle)
July 1: Signed LW J.T. Compher, LW Tim Gettinger, D Shayne Gostisbehere, D Justin Holl, G Alex Lyon, D Brogan Rafferty, G James
Reimer and RW Daniel Sprong
July 2: Signed RW Christian Fischer
July 3: Signed C Nolan Stevens
July 9: Acquired RW Alex DeBrincat from Ottawa for LW Dominik Kubalik, D Donovan Sebrango, a conditional 2024 first-round pick and a
2024 fourth-round pick (DeBrincat was subsequently signed by the club on July (9)
July 12: Signed C Nate Danielson
Aug. 15: Acquired D Jeff Petry from Montreal for D Gustav Lindstrom and a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick
Oct. 8: Signed C Zach Aston-Reese
Re-Signings
July 1: Re-signed D Gustav Lindstrom and RW Matt Luff
July 8: Re-signed G John Lethemon
July 14: Re-signed D Wyatt Newpower
July 15: Re-signed D Jared McIsaac
Aug. 22: Re-signed C Joe Veleno
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
July 5: Named Kris Draper assistant general manager and director of amateur scouting
Notable Offseason Departures
RW Alex Chiasson (unrestricted free agent)
LW Adam Erne (unrestricted free agent)
D Robert Hagg (unrestricted free agent, signed by Anaheim)
G Magnus Hellberg (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh)
LW Dominik Kubalik (traded to Ottawa)
D Gustav Lindstrom (traded to Montreal)
G Alex Nedeljkovic (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh)
D Jordan Oesterle (unrestricted free agent, signed by Calgary)
C Chase Pearson (unrestricted free agent, signed by HK Dukla Michalovce)
D Donovan Sebrango (traded to Ottawa)
C Pius Suter (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vancouver)
RW Filip Zadina (waived for purpose of contract termination, signed by San Jose)
* * * * *
EDMONTON OILERS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 31: Acquired C Jayden Grubbe from NY Rangers for a 2023 fifth-round pick (Grubbe was subsequently signed by the club on May 31)
June 29: Acquired future considerations from Detroit for C Klim Kostin and RW Kailer Yamamoto
July 1: Signed RW Connor Brown, C Drake Caggiula, D Noel Hoefenmayer and C Lane Pederson
July 2: Signed D Ben Gleason
Oct. 5: Signed RW Brady Stonehouse
Re-Signings
April 16: Re-signed D Cam Dineen
May 30: Re-signed D Philip Kemp
June 13: Re-signed C Derek Ryan
June 30: Re-signed C Mattias Janmark
July 4: Re-signed G Olivier Rodrigue
July 14: Re-signed C Raphael Lavoie
Aug. 1: Re-signed C Ryan McLeod
Aug. 24: Re-signed D Evan Bouchard
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
Aug. 3: Named Jeff Jackson CEO of hockey operations
Aug. 22: Named Rick Pracey director of amateur scouting
Sept. 5: Named Noah Segall video coach and Mike Fanelli video and coaching analytics coordinator
Notable Offseason Departures
LW Tyler Benson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Henderson Silver Knights)
C Nick Bjugstad (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona)
D Jason Demers (unrestricted free agent)
D Oscar Klefbom (unrestricted free agent)
C Klim Kostin (traded to Detroit)
D Slater Koekkoek (unrestricted free agent)
D Ryan Murray (unrestricted free agent)
C Devin Shore (unrestricted free agent, signed by Seattle)
G Mike Smith (unrestricted free agent)
RW Kailer Yamamoto (traded to Detroit)
Special advisor Steve Staios (hired by Ottawa as president of hockey operations)
Video coach Jeremy Coupal
Director of player personnel and amateur scouting Tyler Wright
* * * * *
FLORIDA PANTHERS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
April 18: Signed D Uvis Balinskis
May 8: Signed RW Mackie Samoskevich
June 12: Signed G Ludovic Waeber
July 1: Signed D Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D Dmitry Kulikov, D Niko Mikkola, D Mike Reilly, C Kevin Stenlund, G Anthony Stolarz and C
Alexander True; acquired C Steven Lorentz and a 2025 fifth-round pick from San Jose for LW Anthony Duclair
July 2: Signed RW William Lockwood and C Evan Rodrigues
July 5: Signed C Rasmus Asplund
Re-Signings
July 1: Re-signed D Lucas Carlsson and LW Grigori Denisenko (Denisenko was subsequently waived on Oct. 6 & claimed by Vegas on Oct.
7)
July 2: Re-signed C Gerry Mayhew
July 17: Re-signed D Casey Fitzgerald and D John Ludvig
July 25: Re-signed C Eetu Luostarinen
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
Sept: 20: Named Paul Krepelka senior vice president of hockey operations, Gregory Campbell assistant general manager, Sunny Mehta
assistant general manager and head of analytics, Joakim Hedlund director of European scouting and Patric Hornqvist scouting and
development consultant
Notable Offseason Departures
LW Grigori Denisenko (waived, claimed by Vegas)
LW Anthony Duclair (traded to San Jose)
D Radko Gudas (unrestricted free agent, signed by Anaheim)
C Aleksi Heponiemi (restricted free agent, signed by EHC Biel)
RW Patric Hornqvist (retired, hired by Florida as scouting & development consultant)
D John Ludvig (waived, claimed by Pittsburgh)
G Alex Lyon (unrestricted free agent, signed by Detroit)
RW Givani Smith (unrestricted free agent, signed by San Jose)
C Eric Staal (unrestricted free agent)
D Marc Staal (unrestricted free agent, signed by Philadelphia)
C Colin White (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh)
* * * * *
LOS ANGELES KINGS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
April 22: Signed G Erik Portillo
June 6: Acquired RW Hayden Hodgson and D Ivan Provorov from Philadelphia for D Helge Grans, G Cal Petersen, D Sean Walker and a
2024 second-round pick; acquired D Kevin Connauton from Columbus for Provorov
June 24: Acquired a 2024 second-round pick from Arizona for D Sean Durzi
June 27: Acquired LW Pierre-Luc Dubois from Winnipeg for LW Alex Iafallo, C Rasmus Kupari, C Gabriel Vilardi and a 2024 second-round
pick (Dubois was subsequently signed by the club on June 27)
July 1: Signed D Andreas Englund, C Trevor Lewis, LW Mikhail Maltsev, G David Rittich, D Steven Santini and G Cam Talbot
July 2: Signed D Joe Hicketts
July 15: Signed D Jakub Dvorak
Re-Signings
June 7: Re-signed D Vladislav Gavrikov
June 30: Re-signed RW Taylor Ward
July 1: Re-signed D Jaret Anderson-Dolan
July 6: Re-signed LW Samuel Fagemo, C Anze Kopitar and C Tyler Madden (Fagemo was subsequently waived on Oct. 1 & claimed by
Nashville on Oct. 2)
July 7: Re-signed D Tobias Bjornfot
July 8: Re-signed C Akil Thomas
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
May 16: Named Bill Ranford director of goaltending
June 9: Named Mike Buckley goaltending coach
Notable Offseason Departures
C Lias Andersson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Montreal)
D Sean Durzi (traded to Arizona)
D Alexander Edler (unrestricted free agent)
LW Samuel Fagemo (waived, claimed by Nashville)
D Helge Grans (traded to Philadelphia)
LW Alex Iafallo (traded to Winnipeg)
G Joonas Korpisalo (unrestricted free agent, signed by Ottawa)
C Rasmus Kupari (traded to Winnipeg)
C Zack MacEwen (unrestricted free agent, signed by Ottawa)
G Cal Petersen (traded to Philadelphia)
C Gabriel Vilardi (traded to Winnipeg)
D Sean Walker (traded to Philadelphia)
Manager of hockey operations and legal affairs Vukie Mpofu (hired by Pittsburgh as director of hockey operations and legal affairs)
* * * * *
MINNESOTA WILD
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
April 18: Signed RW Danila Yurov
July 1: Signed C Vinni Lettieri and C Jacob Lucchini
July 2: Acquired RW Maxim Cajkovic and LW Pat Maroon from Tampa Bay for a 2024 seventh-round pick
Sept. 17: Signed LW Jujhar Khaira
Re-Signings
May 2: Re-signed LW Marcus Johansson
June 23: Re-signed G Hunter Jones
June 30: Re-signed G Zane McIntyre, D Dakota Mermis and RW Nick Swaney
July 16: Re-signed RW Brandon Duhaime
July 31: Re-signed G Filip Gustavsson
Sept. 19: Re-signed D Calen Addison
Sept. 29: Re-signed LW Marcus Foligno and RW Mats Zuccarello
Oct. 7: Re-signed RW Ryan Hartman
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
July 1: Named Jason King assistant coach
July 25: Named Matt Majka chief executive officer, Bill Guerin president of hockey operations and Mitch Helgerson chief revenue officer
Notable Offseason Departures
RW Mitchell Chaffee (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tampa Bay)
D Matt Dumba (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona)
C Damien Giroux (unrestricted free agent, signed by Rochester Americans)
D John Klingberg (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto)
C Gustav Nyquist (unrestricted free agent, signed by Nashville)
RW Ryan Reaves (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto)
C Mason Shaw (unrestricted free agent)
C Sam Steel (unrestricted free agent, signed by Dallas)
C Oskar Sundqvist (unrestricted free agent, signed by St. Louis)
Assistant coach Brett McLean (hired by Iowa Wild as head coach)
* * * * *
MONTREAL CANADIENS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
June 27: Acquired C Alex Newhook from Colorado for D Gianni Fairbrother, a 2023 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick (Newhook
was subsequently signed by the club on July 11)
July 1: Signed D Brady Keeper and C Philippe Maillet; acquired a 2024 third-round pick and 2024 seventh-round pick from Washington to D
Joel Edmundson
July 2: Signed C Lias Andersson
July 5: Signed D David Reinbacher
Aug. 6: Acquired G Casey DeSmith, RW Nathan Legare, D Jeff Petry and a 2025 second-round pick from Pittsburgh for LW Mike Hoffman
and C Rem Pitlick
Aug. 15: Acquired D Gustav Lindstrom and a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick from Detroit for D Jeff Petry
Sept. 13: Acquired LW Jakov Novak from Ottawa for future considerations
Sept. 19: Acquired LW Tanner Pearson and a 2025 third-round pick from Vancouver for G Casey DeSmith
Re-Signings
June 2: Re-signed LW Michael Pezzetta
June 5: Re-signed RW Cole Caufield
June 20: Re-signed C Sean Monahan
July 3: Re-signed LW Rafael Harvey-Pinard
July 4: Re-signed C Mitchell Stephens
July 13: Re-signed D Nicolas Beaudin and C Lucas Condotta
July 31: Re-signed RW Jesse Ylonen
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 27: Named Jim Ramsay director of sports medicine and head athletic therapist and Maxime Gauthier head physiotherapist
Sept. 22: Named Dr. Dan Deckelbaum head team physician, Dr. Thierry Pauyo head orthopedic surgeon, Matthew Moore massage therapist
and Daniel Chammas assistant athletic trainer
Notable Offseason Departures
D Frederic Allard (unrestricted free agent, signed by Luleå HF)
RW Alex Belzile (unrestricted free agent, signed by NY Rangers)
LW Paul Byron (retired)
LW Jonathan Drouin (unrestricted free agent, signed by Colorado)
D Joel Edmundson (traded to Washington)
D Gianni Fairbrother (traded to Colorado)
RW Denis Gurianov (unrestricted free agent, signed by Nashville)
LW Mike Hoffman (traded to Pittsburgh)
D Otto Leskinen (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tappara)
C Rem Pitlick (traded to Pittsburgh)
C Anthony Richard (unrestricted free agent, signed by Boston)
D Corey Schueneman (unrestricted free agent, signed by Colorado)
LW Joel Teasdale (unrestricted free agent, signed by Iowa Wild)
C Chris Tierney (unrestricted free agent, signed by New Jersey)
Head team physician Dr. David Mulder
* * * * *
NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 5: Signed C Fedor Svechkov
June 24: Acquired C Alex Galchenyuk from Colorado for C Ryan Johansen (Galchenyuk subsequently became an unrestricted free agent &
was signed by Arizona)
July 1: Signed G Troy Grosenick, C Gustav Nyquist, C Ryan O'Reilly and D Luke Schenn
July 3: Signed C Jasper Weatherby
July 6: Signed LW Kalan Lind and D Tanner Molendyk
July 11: Signed RW Denis Gurianov
Oct. 2: Claimed LW Samuel Fagemo off waivers from Los Angeles
Re-Signings
April 16: Re-signed RW Michael McCarron and LW Kiefer Sherwood
June 27: Re-signed D Jake Livingstone
July 1: Re-signed C Anthony Angello, D Alexandre Carrier and C Cody Glass
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
May 31: Named Andrew Brunette head coach
June 22: Named Derek MacKenzie assistant coach
June 26: Named Pekka Rinne European development coach and scout
July 1: Named Barry Trotz general manager
July 2: Named Mark Borowiecki pro development coach
July 12: Named Dionna Widder chief revenue officer
July 14: Named Michelle Kennedy president and alternate governor
Notable Offseason Departures
C Rasmus Asplund (unrestricted free agent, signed by Florida)
D Mark Borowiecki (retired, hired by Nashville as pro development coach)
C Matt Duchene (waived for purpose of contract buyout, signed by Dallas)
D Cal Foote (unrestricted free agent, signed by New Jersey)
C Ryan Johansen (traded to Colorado)
LW John Leonard (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona)
LW Zach Sanford (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona)
General manager David Poile
Head coach John Hynes
Assistant coach Dan Lambert (hired by Calgary as assistant coach)
* * * * *
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
April 16: Signed G Tyler Brennan
May 1: Signed D Daniil Misyul
June 9: Acquired a 2023 third-round pick from Columbus for D Damon Severson
June 26: Acquired C Shane Bowers from Boston for D Reilly Walsh (Bowers was subsequently signed by the club on June 29)
June 27: Acquired RW Tyler Toffoli from Calgary for C Yegor Sharangovich and a 2023 third-round pick; acquired a
2023 sixth-round pick from San Jose for G Mackenzie Blackwood
July 1: Signed C Justin Dowling, C Kyle Criscuolo and G Erik Kallgren; acquired D Colin Miller from Dallas for a 2025 fifth-round pick
July 14: Signed C Chris Tierney
July 19: Signed LW Tomas Nosek
Aug. 9: Signed D Cal Foote
Sept. 13: Signed G Keith Kinkaid
Oct. 7: Signed C Max Willman
Re-Signings
June 15: Re-signed LW Jesper Bratt
June 23: Re-signed LW Erik Haula
June 28: Re-signed RW Timo Meier
July 1: Re-signed RW Nathan Bastian and C Michael McLeod
July 31: Re-signed D Kevin Bahl
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 22: Named Travis Green associate coach
Notable Offseason Departures
G Jonathan Bernier (retired)
G Mackenzie Blackwood (traded to San Jose)
C Jesper Boqvist (unrestricted free agent, signed by Boston)
D Mason Geertsen (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vegas)
D Ryan Graves (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh)
D Damon Severson (traded to Columbus)
C Yegor Sharangovich (traded to Calgary)
LW Tomas Tatar (unrestricted free agent, signed by Colorado)
D Reilly Walsh (traded to Boston)
LW Miles Wood (unrestricted free agent, signed by Colorado)
Associate coach Andrew Brunette (hired by Nashville as head coach)
* * * * *
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 1: Signed RW Matthew Maggio
May 19: Signed LW Daylan Kuefler and C Kyle MacLean
June 7: Signed LW Eetu Liukas
June 29: Acquired future considerations from Chicago for RW Josh Bailey and a 2026 second-round pick
July 5: Signed RW Julien Gauthier, C Karson Kuhlman and C Brian Pinho
Sept. 13: Signed D Isaiah George
Re-Signings
May 1: Re-signed RW Hudson Fasching
June 20: Re-signed D Samuel Bolduc
July 1: Re-signed LW Pierre Engvall, D Scott Mayfield, G Ilya Sorokin and G Semyon Varlamov
July 17: Re-signed RW Oliver Wahlstrom
July 18: Re-signed G Jakub Skarek
Notable Offseason Departures
C Andy Andreoff (waived for purpose of contract termination, signed by HC Sibir Novosibirsk)
RW Josh Bailey (traded to Chicago)
RW Richard Panik (unrestricted free agent)
LW Zach Parise (unrestricted free agent)
G Cory Schneider (retired)
D Parker Wotherspoon (unrestricted free agent, signed by Boston)
* * * * *
NEW YORK RANGERS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 31: Acquired a 2023 fifth-round pick from Edmonton for C Jayden Grubbe
July 1: Signed RW Alex Belzile, C Nick Bonino, D Nikolas Brouillard, D Erik Gustafsson, D Connor Mackey, C Riley Nash, C Tyler
Pitlick, G Jonathan Quick and RW Blake Wheeler
July 2: Signed D Mac Hollowell
July 13: Signed D Ryan McCleary
Re-Signings
June 7: Re-signed LW Anton Blidh
June 16: Re-signed D Zac Jones
July 11: Re-signed D K'Andre Miller
July 13: Re-signed D Ty Emberson (Emberson was subsequently waived on Sept. 29 & claimed by San Jose on Sept. 30)
Aug. 1: Re-signed D Brandon Scanlin
Aug. 24: Re-signed LW Alexis Lafrenière
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 13: Named Peter Laviolette head coach
June 23: Named Phil Housley associate head coach; named Dan Muse and Michael Peca assistant coaches
Aug. 25: Named Ryane Clowe co-senior advisor to president and general manager, Angela Ruggiero hockey operations advisor, Christian
Hmura skills and performance development coach, Mark Ciaccio prospect development skills coach, Paul Mara player development assistant,
Andy Hosler head athletic trainer, Brandon Rodgers senior sports therapist, Kayla McAvoy assistant sports scientist and Kathryn Yates
manager of performance data insights
Notable Offseason Departures
C Ryan Carpenter (unrestricted free agent, signed by San Jose)
D Ty Emberson (waived, claimed by San Jose)
LW Tim Gettinger (unrestricted free agent, signed by Detroit)
C Jayden Grubbe (traded to Edmonton)
D Libor Hajek (unrestricted free agent)
G Jaroslav Halak (unrestricted free agent)
RW Patrick Kane (unrestricted free agent)
D Niko Mikkola (unrestricted free agent, signed by Florida)
C Tyler Motte (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tampa Bay)
RW Vladimir Tarasenko (unrestricted free agent, signed by Ottawa)
Head coach Gerard Gallant
Assistant coach Mike Kelly
Assistant coach Jim Midgley (hired by Halifax Moosehead as head coach)
Assistant coach Gord Murphy
Head athletic trainer Jim Ramsay (hired by Montreal as director of sports medicine, performance & head athletic therapist)
* * * * *
OTTAWA SENATORS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 5: Signed LW Jiri Smejkal
May 25: Signed D Nikolas Matinpalo
June 15: Signed RW Oskar Pettersson
July 1: Signed RW Josh Currie, C Matthew Highmore, LW Bokondji Imama, G Joonas Korpisalo and C Garrett Pilon
July 6: Signed C Zack MacEwen
July 9: Acquired LW Dominik Kubalik, D Donovan Sebrango, a conditional 2024 first-round pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick from Detroit for
RW Alex DeBrincat
July 27: Signed RW Vladimir Tarasenko
Sept. 13: Acquired future considerations from Montreal for LW Jakov Novak
Sept. 21: Signed D Djibril Toure
Oct. 9: Claimed D Lassi Thomson off waivers from Anaheim (Thomson was waived by Ottawa on Sept. 30 & claimed by Anaheim on Oct. 1)
Re-Signings
June 29: Re-signed D Jacob Larsson
July 1: Re-signed D Erik Brannstrom, D Jacob Bernard-Docker and C Rourke Chartier
July 4: Re-signed D Travis Hamonic
July 11: Re-signed G Kevin Mandolese
Sept. 6: Re-signed D Jake Sanderson
Sept. 19: Re-signed LW Egor Sokolov
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 13: Announced that an entity controlled by Michael Andlauer entered into an agreement to purchase 90% and operational control of the
team
Sept. 11: Named Ben Sexton assistant coach and Sean Tierney director of analytics
Sept. 21: Announced that an entity controlled by Michael Andlauer has been approved by the NHL’s Board of Governors and the sale process
had been completed
Sept. 29: Named Steve Staios president of hockey operations
Notable Offseason Departures
C Derick Brassard (unrestricted free agent)
C Patrick Brown (unrestricted free agent, signed by Boston)
RW Alex DeBrincat (traded to Detroit)
G Dylan Ferguson (unrestricted free agent, signed by HC Dinamo Minsk)
C Dylan Gambrell (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto)
RW Julien Gauthier (unrestricted free agent, signed by NY Islanders)
D Nick Holden (retired, hired by Vegas a player development coach)
C Viktor Lodin (unrestricted free agent, signed by IK Oskarshamn)
C Jacob Lucchini (unrestricted free agent, signed by Minnesota)
LW Jakov Novak (traded to Montreal)
RW Scott Sabourin (unrestricted free agent, signed by San Jose)
G Cam Talbot (unrestricted free agent, signed by Los Angeles)
LW Austin Watson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tampa Bay)
President of business operations Anthony LeBlanc
Assistant general manager Trent Mann (hired by Pittsburgh as player development and scouting advisor)
* * * * *
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
June 6: Acquired D Helge Grans, G Cal Petersen, D Sean Walker and a 2024 second-round pick from Los Angeles for RW Hayden Hodgson
and D Ivan Provorov; acquired a 2023 first-round pick and conditional 2024 or 2025 second-round pick from Columbus for D Kevin
Connauton
June 27: Acquired a 2024 sixth-round pick from St. Louis for RW Kevin Hayes
July 1: Signed RW Garnet Hathaway, C Rhett Gardner and C Ryan Poehling
July 3: Signed D Marc Staal
July 5: Signed D Victor Mete
July 8: Signed G Aleksei Kolosov
July 25: Signed RW Alexis Gendron
Aug. 8: Acquired C Massimo Rizzo and a 2025 fifth-round pick from Carolina for RW David Kase
Aug. 21: Signed D Oliver Bonk
Sept. 26: Signed G Carson Bjarnason
Re-Signings
May 2: Re-signed D Egor Zamula
June 23: Re-signed D Louie Belpedio
July 5: Re-signed D Ronnie Attard
July 10: Re-signed LW Noah Cates and D Cam York
July 13: Re-signed RW Olle Lycksell
Aug. 5: Re-signed G Samuel Ersson
Sept. 6: Re-signed C Morgan Frost
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
May 11: Named Keith Jones president of hockey operations and Daniel Briere full-time general manager
June 2: Named Alyn McCauley assistant general manager, Riley Armstrong director of player development and Nick Schultz assistant
director of player development
June 13: Named Patrick Sharp special advisor to hockey operations
June 15: Named John LeClair special advisor to hockey operations
Notable Offseason Departures
LW Kieffer Bellows (unrestricted free agent)
D Justin Braun (unrestricted free agent, signed by Straubing Tigers)
C Jackson Cates (unrestricted free agent)
D Kevin Connauton (traded to Columbus)
D Tony DeAngelo (waived for purpose of contract buyout, signed by Carolina)
RW Kevin Hayes (traded to St. Louis)
RW Hayden Hodgson (traded to Los Angeles)
RW David Kase (traded to Carolina)
LW Brendan Lemieux (unrestricted free agent, signed by Carolina)
D Ivan Provorov (traded to Los Angeles)
LW James van Riemsdyk (unrestricted free agent, signed by Boston)
C Max Willman (unrestricted free agent, signed by New Jersey)
Amateur scout Rick Pracey (hired by Edmonton as director of amateur scouting)
Hockey analyst Kathryn Yates (hired by NY Rangers as manager of performance data insights)
* * * * *
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
April 30: Signed G Filip Lindberg
June 28: Acquired RW Reilly Smith from Vegas for a 2024 third-round pick
July 1: Signed C Noel Acciari, C Lars Eller, D Ryan Graves, LW Joona Koppanen, G Alex Nedeljkovic, LW Matt Nieto and D Ryan Shea
July 2: Signed G Magnus Hellberg, RW Marc Johnstone and LW Radim Zohorna
July 3: Signed D Will Butcher
July 7: Signed C Vinnie Hinostroza and LW Andreas Johnsson
July 14: Signed D Emil Pieniniemi
Aug. 6: Acquired LW Mike Hoffman and C Rem Pitlick from Montreal for G Casey DeSmith, RW Nathan Legare, D Jeff Petry and a 2025
second-round pick; acquired LW Dillon Hamaliuk, D Erik Karlsson and a 2026 third-round pick from San Jose for Hoffman, C Mikael
Granlund, D Jan Rutta and a 2024 first-round pick
Oct. 2: Claimed C Jansen Harkins off waivers from Winnipeg
Oct. 7: Signed C Colin White
Oct. 9: Claimed D John Ludvig off waivers from Florida
Re-Signings
April 29: Re-signed LW Alex Nylander
June 20: Re-signed RW Valtteri Puustinen
July 1: Re-signed G Tristan Jarry
July 14: Re-signed C Jonathan Gruden
July 15: Re-signed D Ty Smith
Aug. 2: Re-signed LW Drew O'Connor
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 1: Named Kyle Dubas president of hockey operations (Dubas was subsequently named general manager of the club on Aug. 3)
June 14: Named Jason Spezza assistant general manager
June 26: Named Vukie Mpofu director of hockey operations and legal affairs
Aug. 3: Named Andy Saucier director of professional personnel, Erik Heasley director of minor league and amateur scouting operations as
well as both Trevor Daley and Amanda Kessel special assistants to the president of hockey operations and general manager
Aug. 9: Named Marty Lauzon director of high performance
Aug. 29: Named Mark Osiecki and Matt Lorito pro scouts, Robbie Sandland and Brandon DeFazio amateur scouts and Cam Charron
hockey research and development analyst
Sept. 6: Named Doug Wilson senior advisor of hockey operations
Sept. 7: Named Jennifer Bullano Ridgley chief communications officer
Sept. 14: Named Jon Elkin director of goaltending, Kelly Murray video analyst, Andrew Fritsch and Josh Wrobel skills consultants, Patrick
Magee lead performance coach, Juan Gonzalez and Jason Martin strength and conditioning coaches, Kourtney Gordon performance
dietician and Ryan Shoufer assistant equipment manager
Sept. 23: Named Mackenzie Braid skating coach and Jeff Murray assistant skating coach
Sept. 30: Named Trent Mann player development and scouting advisor
Notable Offseason Departures
RW Josh Archibald (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tampa Bay)
C Nick Bonino (unrestricted free agent, signed by NY Rangers)
C Drake Caggiula (unrestricted free agent, signed by Edmonton)
G Casey DeSmith (traded to Montreal)
D Brian Dumoulin (unrestricted free agent, signed by Seattle)
C Mikael Granlund (traded to San Jose)
C Filip Hallander (restricted free agent, signed by Timrå IK)
LW Danton Heinen (unrestricted free agent)
D Dmitry Kulikov (unrestricted free agent, signed by Florida)
RW Nathan Legare (traded to Montreal)
D Jeff Petry (traded to Montreal)
C Ryan Poehling (unrestricted free agent, signed by Philadelphia)
D Jan Rutta (traded to San Jose)
G Dustin Tokarski (unrestricted free agent, signed by Buffalo)
LW Jason Zucker (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona)
President of hockey operations Brian Burke (hired by PWHL Players’ Association as executive director)
General manager Ron Hextall
Assistant general manager Chris Pryor
* * * * *
SAN JOSE SHARKS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
April 14: Signed D Artem Guryev
May 3: Signed D Valtteri Pulli and G Georgi Romanov
June 12: Signed C Filip Bystedt
June 27: Acquired G Mackenzie Blackwood from New Jersey for a 2023 sixth-round pick (Blackwood was subsequently signed by the club on
July 1); acquired D Andrej Sustr from Anaheim for LW Andrew Agozzino (Sustr subsequently became a free agent & was signed by Kölner
Haie)
July 1: Signed D Kyle Burroughs, C Ryan Carpenter, RW Scott Sabourin and RW Givani Smith; acquired LW Anthony Duclair from
Florida for C Steven Lorentz and a 2025 fifth-round pick
July 2: Acquired D Leon Gawanke from Winnipeg for D Artemi Kniazev (Gawanke was subsequently signed by the club on July 5)
July 3: Signed C Nathan Todd
July 10: Signed RW Filip Zadina
July 12: Signed RW Kasper Halttunen
Aug. 6: Acquired C Mikael Granlund, LW Mike Hoffman, D Jan Rutta and a 2024 first-round pick from Pittsburgh for LW Dillon Hamaliuk, D
Erik Karlsson and a 2026 third-round pick
Sept. 30: Claimed D Ty Emberson off waivers from NY Rangers
Oct. 4: Signed LW Quentin Musty
Oct. 5: Signed D Jake Furlong
Re-Signings
June 28: Re-signed G Eetu Makiniemi
June 30: Re-signed C Jacob Peterson
July 1: Re-signed LW Fabian Zetterlund
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 23: Named Patrick Marleau player development coach and hockey operations advisor
Aug. 18: Named Ryan Miller goalie scout and goaltending development coach, Jaren Burke, Igor Eronko and Thomas Vanek amateur
scouts and Jack Anderson assistant strength and conditioning coach
Notable Offseason Departures
LW Andrew Agozzino (traded to Anaheim)
C Kyle Criscuolo (unrestricted free agent, signed by New Jersey)
G Aaron Dell (unrestricted free agent)
LW Jonah Gadjovich (unrestricted free agent, signed by Charlotte Checkers)
C Noah Gregor (unrestricted free agent)
LW Dillon Hamaliuk (traded to Pittsburgh)
LW Andreas Johnsson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh)
D Erik Karlsson (traded to Pittsburgh)
RW Martin Kaut (restricted free agent, signed by HC Dynamo Pardubice)
D Artemi Kniazev (traded to Winnipeg)
C Steven Lorentz (traded to Florida)
D Derrick Pouliot (unrestricted free agent, signed by Dallas)
G James Reimer (unrestricted free agent, signed by Detroit)
LW CJ Suess (unrestricted free agent, signed by Manitoba Moose)
LW Evgeny Svechnikov (unrestricted free agent, signed by Ak Bars Kazan)
LW Jeffrey Viel (unrestricted free agent, signed by Winnipeg)
* * * * *
SEATTLE KRAKEN
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
April 27: Signed RW Jagger Firkus
May 2: Signed G Ales Stezka
May 8: Signed G Niklas Kokko
May 11: Signed D Ty Nelson
June 11: Signed RW Jani Nyman
July 1: Signed D Brian Dumoulin, D Jimmy Schuldt and LW Marián Studenič
July 2: Signed RW Kailer Yamamoto
July 3: Signed D Connor Carrick
July 5: Signed C Tucker Robertson
July 7: Signed LW Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
July 15: Signed LW Eduard Sale
Aug. 31: Signed C Devin Shore
Sept. 1: Signed D Mitch Reinke
Re-Signings
June 27: Re-signed D Gustav Olofsson
June 30: Re-signed G Joey Daccord
July 1: Re-signed C John Hayden
July 7: Re-signed D Will Borgen
July 8: Re-signed RW Kole Lind
July 9: Re-signed D Cale Fleury
July 21: Re-signed D Vince Dunn
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
Sept. 27: Named Dave Tippett coaching consultant
Notable Offseason Departures
C Ryan Donato (unrestricted free agent, signed by Chicago)
RW Joonas Donskoi (retired)
RW Jesper Froden (unrestricted free agent, signed by ZSC Lions)
C Morgan Geekie (unrestricted free agent, signed by Boston)
G Martin Jones (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto)
D Carson Soucy (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vancouver)
RW Daniel Sprong (unrestricted free agent, signed by Detroit)
C Alexander True (unrestricted free agent, signed by Florida)
* * * * *
ST. LOUIS BLUES
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
April 28: Signed D Leo Loof
May 8: Signed C Andre Heim
June 27: Acquired RW Kevin Hayes from Philadelphia for a 2024 sixth-round pick
July 1: Signed D Josh Jacobs, D Wyatt Kalynuk, LW Mackenzie MacEachern and G Malcolm Subban
July 12: Signed C Oskar Sundqvist
July 14: Signed C Dalibor Dvorsky
July 19: Signed D Jeremie Biakabutuka
Re-Signings
May 10: Re-signed RW Mathias Laferriere
June 21: Re-signed C Adam Gaudette
June 23: Re-signed D Scott Perunovich
June 30: Re-signed D Tyler Tucker
July 6: Re-signed LW Hugh McGing
July 16: Re-signed RW Alexey Toropchenko
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 14: Named Mike Weber assistant coach and Michael Babcock skills coach
June 26: Named Alexander Steen European player development consultant
Notable Offseason Departures
C Logan Brown (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tampa Bay)
RW Martin Frk (unrestricted free agent, signed by SC Bern)
G Thomas Greiss (retired)
C Matthew Highmore (unrestricted free agent, signed by Ottawa)
LW Josh Leivo (unrestricted free agent, signed by Salavat Yulaev Ufa)
C Tyler Pitlick (unrestricted free agent, signed by NY Rangers)
D Dmitri Samorukov (unrestricted free agent, signed by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
D Steven Santini (unrestricted free agent, signed by Los Angeles)
Assistant coach Craig MacTavish
Assistant coach Mike Van Ryn (hired by Toronto as assistant coach)
* * * * *
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 1: Signed RW Maxim Groshev
May 10: Signed G Matt Tomkins
June 5: Signed D Emil Martinsen Lilleberg and C Waltteri Merela
June 28: Acquired a 2023 second-round pick from Colorado for C Ross Colton
June 29: Acquired a 2024 seventh-round pick from Chicago for RW Corey Perry
July 1: Signed RW Josh Archibald, C Logan Brown, RW Mitchell Chaffee, C Luke Glendening, G Jonas Johansson and LW Conor
Sheary (Archibald was subsequently waived for purpose of contract termination on Sept. 9)
July 2: Signed D Calvin de Haan; acquired a 2024 seventh-round pick from Minnesota for RW Maxim Cajkovic and LW Pat Maroon
Sept. 9: Signed C Tyler Motte
Oct. 9: Signed LW Austin Watson
Re-Signings
May 5: Re-signed C Michael Eyssimont
June 5: Re-signed D Sean Day
June 14: Re-signed LW Cole Koepke
June 21: Re-signed LW Gabriel Fortier
July 15: Re-signed LW Tanner Jeannot
Aug. 22: Re-signed LW Brandon Hagel
Aug. 23: Re-signed D Darren Raddysh
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 29: Named John Rosso director of amateur scouting
Notable Offseason Departures
LW Rudolfs Balcers (unrestricted free agent, signed by ZSC Lions)
LW Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (unrestricted free agent, signed by Seattle)
RW Maxim Cajkovic (traded to Minnesota)
D Ian Cole (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vancouver)
C Ross Colton (traded to Colorado)
G Brian Elliott (unrestricted free agent)
LW Alex Killorn (unrestricted free agent, signed by Anaheim)
G Maxime Lagace (unrestricted free agent, signed by Färjestad BK)
LW Pat Maroon (traded to Minnesota)
RW Corey Perry (traded to Chicago)
Physical therapist and assistant strength and conditioning coach Brandon Rodgers (hired by NY Rangers as senior sports therapist)
* * * * *
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 15: Signed G Vyacheslav Peksa
July 1: Signed G Artur Akhtyamov, D John Klingberg, D William Lagesson, D Maxime Lajoie, RW Ryan Reaves and D Marshall Rifai
July 2: Signed LW Tyler Bertuzzi
July 3: Signed C Max Domi and C Dylan Gambrell
Aug. 9: Signed G Martin Jones
Aug. 10: Signed RW Easton Cowan
Aug. 28: Signed D Simon Benoit
Oct. 8: Acquired a 2024 fifth-round pick from Vancouver for C Sam Lafferty
Re-Signings
June 28: Re-signed RW Pontus Holmberg and C David Kampf
July 23: Re-signed G Ilya Samsonov
July 31: Re-signed C Nick Abruzzese
Aug. 23: Re-signed C Auston Matthews
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
May 31: Named Brad Treliving general manager
June 9: Named Shane Doan special advisor to the general manager
July 18: Named Derek Clancey assistant general manager of player personnel
July 20: Named Guy Boucher and Mike Van Ryn assistant coaches
Oct. 9: Named Curtis McElhinney director of goaltending development and scouting, Jake Muzzin pro scout and Chris Bourque college free
agent scout
Notable Offseason Departures
C Noel Acciari (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh)
C Zach Aston-Reese (unrestricted free agent, signed by Detroit)
D Jordie Benn (unrestricted free agent)
LW Michael Bunting (unrestricted free agent, signed by Carolina)
D Carl Dahlstrom (unrestricted free agent, signed by Färjestad BK)
C Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (restricted free agent, signed by Traktor Chelyabinsk)
D Erik Gustafsson (unrestricted free agent, signed by NY Rangers)
D Justin Holl (unrestricted free agent, signed by Detroit)
D Mac Hollowell (unrestricted free agent, signed by NY Rangers)
G Erik Kallgren (unrestricted free agent, signed by New Jersey)
C Alexander Kerfoot (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona)
D Filip Kral (unrestricted free agent, signed by Lahti Pelicans)
C Sam Lafferty (traded to Vancouver)
D Victor Mete (unrestricted free agent, signed by Philadelphia)
C Ryan O'Reilly (unrestricted free agent, signed by Nashville)
D Luke Schenn (unrestricted free agent, signed by Nashville)
RW Wayne Simmonds (unrestricted free agent)
LW Radim Zohorna (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh)
General manager Kyle Dubas (hired by Pittsburgh as president of hockey operations & interim general manager)
Assistant coach Spencer Carbery (hired by Washington as head coach)
Special assistant to the general manager Jason Spezza (hired by Pittsburgh as assistant general manager)
Goaltender evaluation and development coach Jon Elkin (hired by Pittsburgh as director of goaltending)
Management development associate Jaren Burke (hired by San Jose as amateur scout)
* * * * *
VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
April 19: Signed D Elias Pettersson
May 6: Signed RW Jonathan Lekkerimaki
May 31: Signed D Jett Woo
July 1: Signed C Teddy Blueger, D Ian Cole, D Matt Irwin, C Tristen Nielsen, G Zach Sawchenko and D Carson Soucy
Aug. 11: Signed C Pius Suter
Sept. 19: Acquired G Casey DeSmith from Montreal for LW Tanner Pearson and a 2025 third-round pick
Sept. 24: Signed D Sawyer Mynio
Sept. 25: Signed G Ty Young
Oct. 8: Acquired C Sam Lafferty from Toronto for a 2024 fifth-round pick
Re-Signings
June 30: Re-signed D Noah Juulsen
July 2: Re-signed D Akito Hirose
July 9: Re-signed LW Nils Hoglander
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
May 16: Named Alex Trinca director of sport performance
July 4: Named Roman Kaszczij head athletic therapist
Notable Offseason Departures
D Ethan Bear (unrestricted free agent)
D Kyle Burroughs (unrestricted free agent, signed by San Jose)
G Collin Delia (unrestricted free agent, signed by Winnipeg)
D Travis Dermott (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona)
C Justin Dowling (unrestricted free agent, signed by New Jersey)
D Oliver Ekman-Larsson (contract buyout, signed by Florida)
LW Micheal Ferland (unrestricted free agent)
G Spencer Martin (waived, claimed by Columbus)
LW Tanner Pearson (traded to Montreal)
Assistant coach Jason King (hired by Minnesota as assistant coach)
Assistant general manager Derek Clancey (hired by Toronto as assistant general manager of player personnel)
Director of sport performance Bryan Marshall
* * * * *
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
June 1: Signed G Carl Lindbom
June 28: Acquired a 2024 third-round pick from Pittsburgh for RW Reilly Smith
July 1: Signed D Mason Geertsen and LW Mason Morelli
July 15: Signed C David Edstrom
Oct. 7: Claimed LW Grigori Denisenko off waivers from Florida
Oct. 8: Signed C Jakub Demek
Re-Signings
June 28: Re-signed C Ivan Barbashev and D Brayden Pachal
June 30: Re-signed G Adin Hill
July 1: Re-signed C Gage Quinney
July 2: Re-signed G Jiri Patera
July 19: Re-signed LW Pavel Dorofeyev and C Brett Howden
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
June 26: Named Steve McCauley director of sports performance and medicine
July 12: Named Dominique Ducharme and Joel Ward assistant coaches
Sept. 12: Named Nick Holden player development coach
Notable Offseason Departures
C Teddy Blueger (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vancouver)
G Laurent Brossoit (unrestricted free agent, signed by Winnipeg)
RW Phil Kessel (unrestricted free agent)
C Nolan Patrick (unrestricted free agent)
G Jonathan Quick (unrestricted free agent, signed by NY Rangers)
RW Reilly Smith (traded to Pittsburgh)
Assistant coach Ryan Craig (hired by Henderson Silver Knights as head coach)
Assistant coach Misha Donskov (hired by Dallas as assistant coach)
* * * * *
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
April 27: Signed D Hardy Haman Aktell
May 1: Signed LW Ivan Miroshnichenko
July 1: Signed RW Pierrick Dube and LW Max Pacioretty; acquired D Joel Edmundson from Montreal for a 2024 third-round pick and 2024
seventh-round pick
July 2: Signed C Matthew Phillips
July 3: Signed C Alex Limoges
July 5: Signed D Chase Priskie
July 6: Signed LW Andrew Cristall
Re-Signings
May 1: Re-signed D Alexander Alexeyev
May 5: Re-signed C Michael Sgarbossa
July 1: Re-signed G Hunter Shepard
July 2: Re-signed D Dylan McIlrath
July 4: Re-signed D Martin Fehervary and RW Riley Sutter
Aug. 4: Re-signed RW Tom Wilson
Notable Front Office Hires/Promotions
May 30: Named Spencer Carbery head coach
June 22: Named Mitch Love assistant coach
July 20: Named Kenny McCudden and Kirk Muller assistant coaches
Aug. 28: Named Brian MacLellan president of hockey operations and general manager, Chris Patrick associate general manager and Dick
Patrick chairman
Notable Offseason Departures
C Henrik Borgstrom (restricted free agent, signed by HV71)
RW Connor Brown (unrestricted free agent, signed by Edmonton)
D Gabriel Carlsson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Växjö Lakers)
G Zach Fucale (unrestricted free agent, signed by Traktor Chelyabinsk)
LW Carl Hagelin (retired)
D Matt Irwin (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vancouver)
C Garrett Pilon (unrestricted free agent, signed by Ottawa)
LW Conor Sheary (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tampa Bay)
C Craig Smith (unrestricted free agent, signed by Dallas)
RW Mike Vecchione (unrestricted free agent)
Head coach Peter Laviolette (hired by NY Rangers as head coach)
Assistant coach Blaine Forsythe (hired by Arizona as assistant coach)
Assistant coach Kevin McCarthy
* * * * *
WINNIPEG JETS
Offseason Signings/Acquisitions
May 1: Signed RW Nikita Chibrikov
June 15: Signed C Fabian Wagner
June 27: Acquired LW Alex Iafallo, C Rasmus Kupari, C Gabriel Vilardi and a 2024 second-round pick from Los Angeles for LW Pierre-Luc
Dubois (Vilardi and Kupari were subsequently signed by the club on July 19 and Aug. 2, respectively)
July 1: Signed G Laurent Brossoit, G Collin Delia and LW Jeffrey Viel
July 2: Acquired D Artemi Kniazev from San Jose for D Leon Gawanke
July 5: Signed G Domenic Divincentiis
Sept. 21: Signed LW Colby Barlow
Re-Signings
April 19: Re-signed C Dominic Toninato
June 23: Re-signed D Ashton Sautner
July 1: Re-signed C Vladislav Namestnikov
July 3: Re-signed LW Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
July 5: Re-signed D Dylan Samberg
July 17: Re-signed C Morgan Barron
Aug. 19: Re-signed D Logan Stanley
Sept. 13: Re-signed Declan Chisholm
Oct. 9: Re-signed G Connor Hellebuyck and C Mark Scheifele
Notable Offseason Departures
LW Pierre-Luc Dubois (traded to Los Angeles)
C Sam Gagner (unrestricted free agent)
D Leon Gawanke (traded to San Jose)
C Jansen Harkins (waived, claimed by Pittsburgh)
C Karson Kuhlman (unrestricted free agent, signed by NY Islanders)
RW Saku Maenalanen (unrestricted free agent, signed by SCL Tigers)
G David Rittich (unrestricted free agent, signed by Los Angeles)
C Kevin Stenlund (unrestricted free agent, signed by Florida)
RW Blake Wheeler (waived for purpose of contract buyout, signed by NY Rangers)
###
