Megna has played 193 career NHL games but spent most of the 2024-25 season in the AHL. The 32-year-old defenseman scored 16 points (2G / 14A) in 62 games with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL). He provides the Vegas Golden Knights with depth at the defence position after signing a two-year deal worth $800K AAV.
Megna played 44 games with the Blackhawks last season but has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 season in the AHL, scoring 16 points (2G / 14A) in 64 games with the Charlotte Checkers. He will slot into the lineup for Tobias Bjornfot, who was reassigned to Charlotte on Wednesday.
Megna played 44 games with the Blackhawks last season but has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 season in the AHL, scoring 16 points (2G / 14A) in 64 games with the Charlotte Checkers. In a corresponding move, Tobias Bjornot has been sent down to Charlotte.
Megna started the 2023-24 season with the Seattle Kraken organization but was claimed off waivers by the Blackhawks in January. He went on to play 44 games with Chicago, tallying two assists, 60 hits and 87 blocked shots while logging 17:31 ATOI. With Florida, look for him to start the 2024-25 season in the AHL.
Ethan Del Mastro will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights, allowing Megna to make his return from a one-game absence. Megna has two points (0G / 2A), 51 hits, and 83 blocks in 42 games this season.
Louis Crevier will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Megna to make his Blackhawks debut after being claimed off of waivers from the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday. Megna has spent most of the season in the press box for the Kraken, being limited to only two games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds, scoring one point (1G / 0A). He has 141 NHL games under his belt, tallying 25 points (4G / 21A) in time split between the Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, and Seattle.
The Kraken placed Megna on waivers Tuesday but he did not clear and has been claimed by the Blackhawks. Megna has spent most of the season in the press box for the Kraken, being limited to only two games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds, scoring one point (1G / 0A). He has 141 NHL games under his belt, tallying 25 points (4G / 21A) in time split between the Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, and Seattle.
Megna has yet to appear this season for Seattle after being a healthy scratch on most nights and has been loaned to Coachella Valley (AHL) for a conditioning assignment. The 30-year-old defensemen only appeared in six games for the Kraken in 2022-23 after being acquired from San Jose, where he had a goal and 11 assists, in 48 games played. He returns to the AHL for the first time since 2020-21 when he was the captain of the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).
Megna has been a healthy scratch for Seattle's previous six games but will draw back into the lineup Monday as they take on his old team, the San Jose Sharks. The 30-year-old has a goal, 11 assists, 49 SOG, 21 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 49 games played this season between San Jose and Seattle.
Megna was acquired from the Sharks for a fourth-round pick on Sunday and will be paired with Carson Soucy in his Kraken debut against the Islanders. Megna has 25 points (4G / 21A) in 135 career NHL games, including a career-high 12 points (1G / 11A) in 48 games this season.
Megna was originally a seventh-round pick of the Ducks in 2012 but has been with the Sharks organization since 2021. This season, Megna has scored one goal with 11 assists (12 points) in 48 games. The Kraken have two 2023 fourth-round picks, their own and Colorado's. They must declare which one goes to San Jose by June 15.
Megna has eight assists, 12 PIMs, 32 SOG and is a +4 plus/minus in 31 games and will draw back into the Sharks' lineup Thursday vs. Calgary after being a healthy scratch in their previous game.
Megna has eight assists, 12 PIMs, 32 SOG and is a +4 plus/minus but will be a healthy scratch Tuesday as Mario Ferraro returns to the lineup after a 10-game absence (undisclosed).
