NHL Hockey Player News

Dylan Gambrell has signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Gambrell had four goals, six assists, 46 SOG, 35 PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 60 games with Ottawa in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Maple Leafs. The 26-year-old centre has 17 goals, 23 assists, and a -28 plus/minus through 233 NHL games played and will make a solid depth piece for Toronto.

Dylan Gambrell
The Maple Leafs have signed Max Domi to a one-year deal worth $3.0 million.

Domi had 20 goals, 36 assists, 179 SOG, 82 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 80 games with both Chicago and Dallas in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year deal worth $3 Million with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 28-year-old centre will follow in the footsteps of his father who played 777 games for the Maple Leafs and picked up 196 points (84G/112A) and 2265 PIMs. Max has picked up 121 goals and 370 points in 581 career NHL games with six different teams.

Max Domi
The Lightning signed Calvin de Haan to a one-year contract worth $775K.

de Haan had two goals, 10 assists, 51 SOG, 20 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 53 games with Carolina in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year contract worth $775,000. The 32-year-old journeyman defenseman will be joining his fourth NHL team in 2023-24, bring 573 career games played and 131 points (21G/110A) to Tampa Bay.

Calvin de Haan
The Maple Leafs signed Tyler Bertuzzi to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million.

Bertuzzi had eight goals, 22 assists, 107 SOG, 29 PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 50 games with both Boston and Detroit in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year deal with Toronto worth $5.5 million. The 28-year-old left-winger joins the Maple Leafs' with 92 goals and 218 points through 326 career NHL games.

Tyler Bertuzzi
The Panthers signed Gerald Mayhew to a one-year, two-way deal.

Mayhew had 24 goals, 20 assists, 68 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus through 69 games with Charlotte (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way deal with Florida. The 30-year-old veteran centre has 13 goals and 15 points across 57 career NHL games with three different teams (MIN, PHI, ANA).

Gerald Mayhew
Edmonton has signed Benjamin Gleason to a two-year, $1.550 Million contract ($775,000).

Gleason had nine goals, 24 assists, 40 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 68 games with Texas (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, $1.550 Million contract ($775,000) with Edmonton. The 25-year-old undrafted offensive defensemen's only appearance in the NHL was in 2018-19 with Dallas, where he had an assist, two SOG and a -1 plus/minus.

Benjamin Gleason
Lias Andersson has signed a one-year, two-way contract with Montreal for $775,000.

Andersson had 31 goals, 28 assists, 38 PIMs and a -17 plus/minus through 67 games with Ontario (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract with Montreal for $775,000. The 24-year-old forward was a first round pick to Montreal in 2017 (7th overall) and has seven goals and 17 points across 110 career NHL games played.

Lias Andersson
Calgary has signed Jordan Oesterle to a one-year, one-way $925,000 contract.

Oesterle played the last two seasons with the Red Wings, finishing with a combined 19 points (4G / 15A) across 97 games. Oesterle operated as the No.6 defenseman for Detroit last season, averaging just 15:39 TOI/gm. Expect similar deployment in his first season with the Flames.

Jordan Oesterle
Colorado has re-signed Justus Annunen to a one-year, two-way contract extension ($775,000).

Annunen appeared in two regular season games in 2022-23 posting a 1-1-0 record, 3.58 GAA and .854 SV% with Colorado and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension ($775,000). The 23-year-old netminder was the Avalanche's 2018 third-round pick (64th overall) and has a 2-1-1 career record with a 3.92 GAA and .859 SV%.

Justus Annunen
Dallas has signed Gavin Bayreuther to a one-year, one-way contract ($775,000 AAV).

Bayreuther had two goals, 12 assists, 61 SOG, 23 PIMs and a -18 plus/minus through 51 games played with Columbus in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, one-year contract worth $775,000 with Dallas. The 29-year-old defenseman will join his second NHL team and brings five goals, 28 points and a -17 plus/minus across 122 games played to the Stars back end.

Gavin Bayreuther
Toronto has signed William Lagesson to a one-year, two-way contract ($775,000 AAV).

Lagesson had 10 goals, 22 assists, 46 PIMs and a +14 plus/minus through 65 games last season with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) and will join Toronto on a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000. The 27-year-old defenseman failed to see any NHL playing time in 2022-23 but still brings 60 games of experience as well as seven career assists to the Maple Leafs.

William Lagesson
Pierrick Dube haș signed a two-year, two-way entry level contract with Washington.

Dube had 16 goals, 16 assists, 30 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 44 games played with Laval (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, two-way entry level contract with Washington worth an AAV of $870,000. The French international representative has yet to make his NHL debut after being signed as an undrafted free agent from Shawinigan (QMJHL) after the 2021-22 season.

Pierrick Dube
Washington has signed Matthews Phillips to a one-year, one-way contract ($775,000 AAV).

Phillips finished fifth in AHL scoring with Calgary (AHL) in 2022-23 with 36 goals, 40 points, 12 PIMs and a +16 plus/minus through 66 games and has signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Washington Capitals. The 25-year-old right-winger was Calgary's sixth-round pick (166th overall) in 2016 and has played in three career NHL games, failing to pick up a point.

Matthew Phillips

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