NHL Signings & Free Agents

Giles is an undrafted 26-year-old forward that has spent most of his career in the AHL. He recorded one assist in three games with the Sharks this season, but scored 24 points (10G / 14A) in 67 games with the Barracuda (AHL).

Halliday was a fourth-round pick, 104th overall, of the Ottawa Senators in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old forward impressed at the AHL level this season, scoring 29 points (2G / 27A) in 29 games with Belleville. He also saw some success while making his NHL debut this season, scoring 11 points (4G / 7A) in 30 games.

Stockselius was a second-round pick, 54th overall, of the Calgary Flames in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. The 18-year-old forward scored just one assist this season in 16 games with Djurgardens IF (SweHL).

Holloway missed a significant portion of the 2025-26 season due to injuries, but was tremendous when healthy, building on his breakout 2024-25 season. The 24-year-old forward averaged a career-high 18:15 time-on-ice, recording 129 hits and 51 points (22G / 29A) in 59 games. Even with his injury woes, Holloway’s 51-point season was tied for second on the Blues, earning him a five-year contract extension.

Pinchuk is an undrafted 24-year-old forward that has spent the previous five seasons in the KHL. In 2025-26, Pinchuk scored 66 points (31G / 35A) in 65 games with Minsk Dynamo (KHL).

Sweezey is an undrafted 30-year-old defenseman that spent the entire 2025-26 season in the AHL, where he scored 17 points (1G / 16A) in 69 games with the Providence Bruins. His only NHL appearance was as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2022-23 season, scoring one assist in nine games.

Procyszyn was a third-round pick, 68th overall, of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The 19-year-old forward recently finished his fourth season in the OHL, scoring 59 points (31G / 28A) in 65 games with the North Bay Battalion.

Beckman was a fourth-round pick, 97th overall, by the Senators in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. The 18-year-old goalie recently completed a sensational 15-game stint in the QMJHL, posting a 13-1-0 record along with a 1.52 GAA and .940 SV% with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens.

Brown was a fourth-round pick (No.99 overall) in 2022 and signs with the Jets after finishing his junior season at the University of Denver. The 22-year-old rig-shot defenceman had two goals and 10 assists (12 points) in 33 games this season.

Lundkvist is in his fourth season with the Stars and has three goals and eight assists (11 points) in 52 games this season. Lundkvist is coming off of a one-year, $1.25M deal, so he earns an extra year of security and a $500K raise per season.

Brown was a fourth-round pick, 99th overall, of the Winnipeg Jets in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old defenseman recently completed his third season of collegiate hockey, scoring 12 points (2G / 10A) in 33 games with the University of Denver.

Pohlkamp was a fifth-round pick of the Sharks in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old defenseman recently completed his third season of collegiate hockey, scoring 39 points (18G / 21A) in 42 games with the University of Denver.

Dexheimer completed his senior season at Wisconsin (NCAA) last week after a loss in the National Championship and has signed a one-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday with the Minnesota Wild. The 23-year-old undrafted defensemen was the captain of Wisconsin this season and had seven goals and 28 points in 39 games played in 2025-26.

Koromyslov was St. Louis' 2020 4th round pick (120th overall) and has signed a two-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Russian defensemen just completed his fourth season in KHL and second with Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL), where he had a goal and 17 points in 61 games played.

Fresh off of winning an NCAA National Title, Rieger Lorenz has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with Minnesota on Wednesday. The 22-year-old winger was Minnesota's 2022 2nd round pick (56th overall) and completed a successful senior season at the University of Denver (NCAA) with 17 goals and 35 points in 43 games played.

Finley was a third-round pick of the Islanders in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old forward recently completed his third season of collegiate hockey, scoring 33 points (17G / 16A) in 36 games with the University of Wisconsin.

Fresh off his NCAA Championship loss, Blake Montgomery has signed a three-year entry-level contract with Ottawa on Wednesday. The 20-year-old towering defensemen was Ottawa's 2024 4th round pick (117th overall) and had nine goals and 17 points in 38 games in his first season in Wisconsin (NCAA) after coming over from London (OHL) the previous season.

Nieminen was Nashville's 2025 6th round pick (163rd overall) and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract on Tuesday with Nashville. The 20-year-old Finnish defensemen spent all of 2025-26 with Pelicans (Liiga) and had five goals, and 17 points in 47 games in his second season of professional hockey in Finland.