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Angus MacDonell

Stars Sign Angus MacDonell To Entry-Level Deal

March 11, 2025 at 3:40 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson 1 Comment

The Stars announced they’ve signed forward prospect Angus MacDonell to a three-year, entry-level contract. It will begin next season, taking him through the 2027-28 campaign.

Dallas selected MacDonell, 19, in the sixth round of the 2023 draft. They were set to lose his signing rights on June 1 if they didn’t get him inked to a contract, after which he could have re-entered the draft for 2025.

The 5’10” center was drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League’s Mississauga Steelheads and followed the franchise with their minor relocation to Brampton last summer. While not overly bulky at 185 lbs, he plays much larger than he is and plays a physical game – the drawback there being frequent penalties. He’s logged 162 PIMs in 100 games over the past two years.

Of course, he complements that engagement with good offensive play. A good shooter, he’s tallied 24-23–47 in 39 games with the Steelheads this year after posting 32-30–62 in 61 games in 2023-24.

While he doesn’t have the ceiling of a top-six forward, he could top out as a solid complementary piece on a scoring-oriented third line like the Stars tend to ice. He’ll be eligible to report to AHL Texas on a tryout down the stretch after his junior season ends, but he won’t be able to make his NHL debut until next season. He’ll likely see a full year or two of development in the minors before being considered for a recall near the end of his rookie deal if he develops well.

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Training Camp Cuts: 9/22/24

September 22, 2024 at 3:19 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

Six teams got their preseason schedules underway last night. Many more are set to do so today. That means we’re still a couple of days away from a long list of roster cuts from around the league, but teams are still doing a little bit of maintenance to send lower-end prospects back to their junior teams as those seasons get underway.

As always, we’re keeping track of all of today’s training camp cuts. This piece will be updated throughout the day as more transactions come in.

Anaheim Ducks (per team announcement)

F Alexandre Blais (to QMJHL Rimouski)
F Thomas Desruisseaux (released from ATO to QMJHL Chicoutimi)
F Simon Lovsin (released from ATO to WHL Seattle)
F Maxim Masse (to QMJHL Chicoutimi)
G Michael McIvor (released from ATO to OHL North Bay)
D Vojtech Port (to WHL Moose Jaw)
F Ethan Procyszyn (to OHL North Bay)
D Tarin Smith (to WHL Everett)
D Loic Usereau (released from ATO to QMJHL Chicoutimi)
F Jaxsin Vaughan (released from ATO to WHL Regina)

Columbus Blue Jackets (per team announcement)

F Pano Fimis (released from ATO to OHL Erie)
G Nolan Lolande (to OHL Kingston)
D Luca Marrelli (to OHL Oshawa)
G Jacob Oster (released from ATO to OHL Oshawa)

Dallas Stars (per team announcement)

F Gabriel Frasca (released from ATO to OHL Erie)
F Brad Gardiner (to OHL Barrie)
F Joseph Henneberry (released from ATO to QMJHL Victoriaville)
F Jake Karabela (released from ATO to OHL Guelph)
F Angus MacDonell (to OHL Brampton)
D Niilopekka Muhonen (to WHL Medicine Hat)

Detroit Red Wings (per team announcement)

D Bauer Dumanski (released from ATO to WHL Prince George)
F Brayden Edwards (released from ATO to WHL Lethbridge)
D Marcus Kearsey (released from ATO to QMJHL Charlottetown)
F Chase Lefebvre (released from ATO to OHL Peterborough)
G Landon Miller (to OHL Soo)
F Charlie Paquette (released from ATO to OHL Guelph)
D Zach Sandhu (released from ATO to OHL Oshawa)
D Blake Smith (released from ATO to OHL Flint)
F Borya Valis (released from ATO to WHL Prince George)
D Josh Van Mulligen (released from ATO to WHL Medicine Hat)
D Matthew Virgilio (released from ATO to OHL Niagara)

Minnesota Wild (per team announcement)

F Gavin Hain (released from PTO to AHL Iowa)
G Kyle McClellan (released from PTO to AHL Iowa)
D Kalem Parker (to WHL Moose Jaw)
F Ryder Ritchie (to WHL Medicine Hat)
F Matthew Sop (released from PTO to AHL Iowa)
G Chase Wutzke (to WHL Red Deer)
D Will Zmolek (released from PTO to AHL Iowa)

New York Rangers (per team announcement)

D Joe Arntsen (to WHL Lethbridge)
G Brad Arvanitis (released from PTO to ECHL Maine)
F Maxim Barbashev (assigned to AHL Hartford)
D Seth Barton (assigned to AHL Hartford)
D Zach Berzolla (assigned to AHL Hartford)
D Ryan McCleary (assigned to AHL Hartford)
F Bryce McConnell-Barker (to OHL Soo)
F Max McCue (to OHL London)
D James Petrovski (to OHL Owen Sound)
F Dylan Roobroeck (to OHL Oshawa)
F Sahil Panwar (assigned to AHL Hartford)

Vancouver Canucks (per team announcement)

D Layton Ahac (released from PTO to AHL Abbotsford)
D Parker Alcos (to WHL Edmonton)
D Joseph Arntsen (released from ATO to AHL Abbotsford)
D Zach Berzolla (released from PTO to AHL Abbotsford)
F Josh Bloom (to AHL Abbotsford)
G Dylan Ferguson (released from PTO)
F Ty Glover (to AHL Abbotsford)
F Ty Halaburda (released from ATO, to WHL Vancouver)
F Dino Kambeitz (released from PTO to AHL Abbotsford)
G Jonathan Lemieux (released from PTO to AHL Abbotsford)
F Deagan McMillan (released from ATO to WHL Victoria)
F Riley Patterson (to OHL Barrie)
F Anthony Romani (to OHL North Bay)
D Basile Sansonnens (to QMJHL Rimouski)
F John Stevens (released from PTO to AHL Abbotsford)
F Carsen Twarynski (released from PTO to AHL Abbotsford)
F Cooper Walker (released from PTO to AHL Abbotsford)

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West Notes: Perfetti, Tocchet, Weegar, MacDonell

September 17, 2024 at 9:00 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 4 Comments

Several restricted free agents have signed new deals in recent days as they ensured they’d be ready for the start of training camp.  However, that might not be the case for Jets forward Cole Perfetti.  TSN’s Darren Dreger reported on the latest Insider Trading segment that there is still a significant gap to bridge between the two sides in contract discussions.  Perfetti is coming off a season that saw him score 19 goals and 19 assists in 71 games but also saw him spend time as a healthy scratch, including in the playoffs.  This is a fairly obvious case for a bridge contract but even those can sometimes take a little longer to hammer out and this might be one of those cases.

Elsewhere out West:

  • After a surprise showing last season that saw the Canucks sit atop the Pacific Division, some wondered if they’d look to work out an extension with head coach Rick Tocchet. However, GM Patrik Allvin told Sportsnet’s Iain MacIntyre that with the team holding a club option on his contract for 2025-26, it’s too early to begin those talks just yet, noting they’ll get into those discussions when the time is right for both sides.  Vancouver has a 70-35-13 record under Tocchet so far, good for a .648 points percentage.
  • With the Flames embarking on a rebuild, some veterans have already been moved out while others might want out at some point. Don’t expect that to be the case for defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, however, as the blueliner told reporters including Josh Clipperton of the Canadian Press that he believes in the city and the team and has no desire to leave Calgary.  Weegar was acquired as part of the Matthew Tkachuk trade and quickly signed an eight-year, $50MM contract extension with a franchise that was trying to contend at the time.  Now, it appears he’ll be a key veteran to lean on during their rebuilding process.
  • Stars prospect Angus MacDonell has been drafted for the second time in as many years. After Dallas selected the 19-year-old in the sixth round last year, the NLL’s Buffalo Bandits announced (Twitter link) that they selected MacDonell in the fourth round of their draft on Sunday.  On top of recording 62 points in 61 games last season with OHL Mississauga, he also put up 29 points in 30 games in the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League, helping to earn this most recent selection.  Dallas has until June 1st to sign MacDonell to an entry-level deal and if one doesn’t materialize, he at least might have a fallback plan.

Calgary Flames| Dallas Stars| Vancouver Canucks| Winnipeg Jets Angus MacDonell| Cole Perfetti| MacKenzie Weegar| Rick Tocchet

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