NHL Signings & Free Agents

Moments after being acquired from the Golden Knights for the No.26 overall pick, the No.92 overall pick, and a conditional 2028 first-round pick, Pavel Dorofeyev signed a seven-year contract worth $11.0M AAV ($77.0M total). The 25-year-old is coming off a career season where he posted career highs in goals (37), assists (27), points (64), PPG (20) and PPP (30) across 82 games played.

Fresh off a career season which saw him post highs in goals (8), assists (32), points (40), PIMs (63), PPP (13) and SOG (159), Brandt Clark has signed a five-year deal worth $7.4M AAV ($37.0M total) with Los Angeles. The 23-year-old was Los Angeles' 2021 1st round pick (8th overall) and is entering his third full season with the Kings. He is expected to run their top powerplay unit and improve on his 19:48 TOI from 2025-26 next season.

Burns is just 57 games away from tying Phil Kessel's iron-man streak and will get a chance to break that record after signing a one-year, $850,000 contract extension with Colorado on Friday. The deal includes $2 million in performance bonuses. Burns is entering his 23rd NHL season after an impressive first year with the Avalanche in 2025-26, where he picked up 12 goals and 35 points in 82 games played.

Kulak was acquired from Pittsburgh prior to last season's trade deadline and will remain with Colorado for five more seasons after signing a five-year, $4.5 million AAV contract extension. ($22.5M total) on Friday. The 32-year-old appeared in a league high 83 games in 2025-26, picking up a goal, 12 points and a -4 plus/minus throughout games with Pittsburgh, Edmonton and Colorado.

DeAngelo was expected to be the Islanders' power play quarterback in the 2025-26 season, but the emergence of rookie Matthew Schaefer sent him to a lesser role. That said, the 30-year-old DeAngelo managed to impress, earning himself some security with a two-year contract extension worth $9 million. DeAngelo averaged 19:08 time-on-ice and scored 35 points (5G / 30A) in 76 games with the Islanders last season.

Samuel Bolduc will remain in Ottawa's organization for at least one more season after it was announced on Friday the 25-year-old defensemen had signed a one-year, two-way contract extension. Bolduc was acquired at last year's trade deadline and excelled after arriving in Belleville (AHL), with one goal and 10 points in 12 games played.

Ottawa secured some defensive depth for Belleville (AHL) on Friday after it announced they had signed Djibril Toure to a to a one-year, two-way contract extension. The 23-year-old defensemen spent 2025-26 between Belleville and Allen (ECHL), appearing in 43 combined games and picking up 129 PIMs.

Ottawa has secured some blueline depth on Friday after the team announced they had signed Jordan Spence to a four-year, $5 million AAV contract extension ($20M total). The 25-year-old Australian defender is entering his sixth NHL campaign and second with Ottawa after putting up career highs in nearly all statistical categories in 2025-26 (Goals, Pts, PIMs, SOG and TOI).

With four NHL games under his belt, Calgary has signed Sam Morton to a one-year, two-way contract extension on Friday. The 26-year-old undrafted forward is expected to compete for a spot on Calgary's roster out of training camp after a successful second campaign with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL), which saw him put up 17 goals and 38 points in 68 games played.

Calgary cleaned up some in house signings on Friday after it was announced the team had signed AHL standout Rory Kerins to a one-year, two-way contract extension. The 24-year-old forward has been the Wranglers (AHL) most productive player for the better part of two seasons, picking up 22 goals and 57 points in 56 games in 2025-26 and finishing 25th in AHL scoring. He is expected to compete for a bottom-six role in Calgary this upcoming season.

Detroit has locked up some defensive depth on Thursday after the team announced they had signed 23-year-old William Wallinder to a two-year, two-way contract extension. The 23-year-old was Detroit's 2020 2nd round pick (32nd overall) but has yet to make his NHL debut after spending the last three seasons in Grand Rapids (AHL). He is expected to start 2026-27 with Grand Rapids but could make an NHL appearance with strong play early on.

Anaheim has locked up a key piece of their defensive unit on Thursday after the team announced they had signed Ian Moore to a two-year deal worth $1.15M AAV. The 24-year-old is entering his second full NHL season after a successful rookie campaign in 2025-26 saw him put up four goals and 12 points in 67 games played.

Ethan Cardwell will remain with San Jose's organization for a fourth season after it was announced the forward had signed a one-year, two-way contract to remain with the Sharks. The 23-year-old appeared in seven games with the Sharks in 2025-26, but did majority of his damage with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL), where he had seven goals and 15 points in 24 games played.

Dallas will bring back one of Texas' (AHL) best players next season after it was announced the Stars had signed Matthew Seminoff to a two-year, two-way contract extension. The 22-year-old was drafted in the sixth round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft (179th overall) and has spent the last three seasons in Texas (AHL). In 72 games in 2025-26, he had 24 goals and 50 points while picking up 24 PIMs.

Following a successful first professional season in Texas (AHL), Dallas has signed Harrison Scott to a two-year, two-way contract extension. The 25-year-old was originally signed as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Maine (NCAA) after the 2024-25 season and had 18 goals and 32 points in 72 games in his first full campaign in the minors last year.

After three strong seasons in Ontario (AHL), Los Angeles has decided to keep Francesco Pinelli in the organization for another season after the forward signed a one-year, two-way contract on Thursday. The 23-year-old was Los Angeles' 2021 2nd round pick (42nd overall) but has yet to make his NHL debut. In 65 games with Ontario in 2025-26, he had 14 goals, 35 points and 50 PIMs. He is expected to be a key part of the Reigns' roster yet again to start 2026-27.

Dallas continued to lock up defensive depth on Thursday after the team announced they had signed Luke Krys to a two-year, two-way contract extension. The 25-year-old has spent the last two seasons with Texas (AHL) after coming over from Providence College (NCAA) in 2023-24. In 40 games played in 2025-26, he had seven goals, 16 points and 30 PIMs.

After appearing in 33 games with Dallas in 2025-26, the Stars have locked up Kyle Capobianco to a two-year contract extension worth $850K AAV. The 28-year-old was effective when called upon last season, with two goals, five points and eight PIMs across his 33 appearances. He is expected to provide key defensive depth for the Stars as they enter the 2026-27 campaign.

After five appearances with Columbus in 2025-26, Mikael Pyyhtia has earned himself a two-year contract extension worth $875,000 AAV to remain with the Blue Jackets. The 24-year-old forward was Columbus' 2020 4th round pick (114th overall) and has appeared in 71 NHL games with the Blue Jackets since 2022-23, picking up five goals, 11 points and eight PIMs during that time. He is expected to compete for a bottom-six role in training camp for the Blue Jackets.

Valimaki was a 16th-round pick of the Calgary Flames in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, but he spent the entirety of the 2025-26 season in the AHL, scoring 23 points (7G / 16A) in 27 games. The 27-year-old defenseman has had some success at the NHL level, including an impressive 34-point campaign (4G / 30A) in the 2022-23 season in 78 games with the Arizona Coyotes.