Minor Transactions: 11/12/24
There have been a few smaller transactions with NHL connections around the hockey world, whether it’s paper transactions, a short-term recall, or prospect-related. We’ll run through those here.
- Following their acquisition of Lars Eller, the Capitals announced that they’ve re-assigned center Michael Sgarbossa to AHL Hershey. The 32-year-old has played in three games with Washington this season, picking up a goal and an assist. Sgarbossa has a goal and eight helpers in seven games with the Bears so far this season.
- The Hurricanes announced that they’ve re-assigned defenseman Ty Smith to AHL Chicago. Carolina recalled the 24-year-old on Sunday but didn’t play him. Smith has three assists in four games with the Wolves so far this season and has 123 career NHL appearances under his belt from his time with New Jersey and Pittsburgh.
- Following yesterday’s victory over Nashville, the Avalanche announced (Twitter link) that they’ve assigned forwards Nikita Prishchepov and T.J. Tynan to AHL Colorado. They’ve done this several times now in a money-saving measure. Prishchepov, a seventh-round pick back in June, has been held off the scoresheet in five games with the Avs so far while Tynan has an assist in six appearances.
- Canadiens prospect Joe Vrbetic has signed a one-year deal with ECHL Indy, per a team announcement. Montreal drafted the 22-year-old in the seventh round in 2021 but he hasn’t played with any of their affiliates this season. Vrbetic had a 3.52 GAA with a .891 SV% in 33 games last season with ECHL Trois-Rivieres. The Canadiens hold his draft rights until June 1, 2025.
Minor Transactions: 10/18/23
The Champions Hockey League is entering its final day of the regular season, with five remaining games on the slate. This includes a bout between Oceláři Třinec and the Aalborg Pirates where Oceláři will be looking to solidify their spot in the CHL postseason; currently sitting one win away from a spot in the Top 16. If Oceláři can’t leave with a win, the Belfast Giants may be in place to leapfrog them with a win over Dynamo Pardubice. Belfast sits a win back from Oceláři in the standings, on the fringe of the playoffs.
The transaction wire is staying lively in light of such exciting hockey going on around the world. And as always, we’ll track those moves here.
- 26-year-old centerman Colt Conrad has signed with the Fischtown Pinguins of the DEL, Germany’s top league. Conrad has spent part of the last five seasons in the minor leagues, recording 42 ECHL games and 115 AHL games in that span. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed Conrad out of Western Michigan University in 2019.
- The Laval Rockets have signed goaltender Joe Vrbetic to a one-year, two-way AHL contract. Vrbetic played in four games with Laval last season, recording a .871 save percentage and 2-1-0 record. The bulk of his year was spent with Trois-Rivieres of the ECHL, where he played 28 games and recorded a .896 save percentage. The 2022-23 season was Vrbetic’s first year of professional hockey, after three years of supporting the North Bay Battalion in the OHL.
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