Training Camp Cuts: 09/27/19
We’re getting closer and closer to the start of the regular season and teams are making their final cuts. We’ll keep track of them right here. Keep checking back throughout the day as this page will be updated regularly.
Arizona Coyotes (per team release)
F Lane Pederson (to Tucson, AHL)
D Jordan Gross (to Tucson, AHL)
D Kyle Capobianco (to Tucson, AHL)
Dallas Stars (per team release)
F Nicholas Caamano (to Texas, AHL)
F Rhett Gardner (to Texas, AHL)
F Jason Robertson (to Texas, AHL)
D Thomas Harley (to Mississauga, OHL)
Detroit Red Wings (per team release)
G Kaden Fulcher (to Toledo, ECHL)
F Matthew Ford (released from PTO)
F Josh Kestner (released from PTO)
F Troy Loggins (released from ATO)
F Tyler Spezia (released from PTO)
D Marcus Crawford (released from PTO)
D Charle-Edouard D’Astous (released from ATO)
D Alec McCrea (released from ATO)
G Pat Nagle (released from PTO)
Los Angeles Kings (per team release)
F Jaret Anderson-Dolan (to Ontario, AHL)
F Rasmus Kupari (to Ontario, AHL)
New Jersey Devils (per team release)
F Nathan Bastian (to Binghamton, AHL)
F Michael McLeod (to Binghamton, AHL)
New York Rangers (per team release)
F Steven Fogarty (to Hartford, AHL)
Minnesota Wild (per team release)
F Gerry Mayhew (to Iowa, AHL)
F Nico Sturm (to Iowa, AHL)
F Drew Stafford (released from PTO)
Vancouver Canucks (per team release)
F Zack MacEwen (to Utica, AHL)
D Jalen Chatfield (to Utica, AHL)
F Tyler Graovac (placed on waivers before AHL assignment)
G Richard Bachman (placed on waivers before AHL assignment)
Winnipeg Jets (per team release)
F Andrei Chibisov (to Manitoba, AHL)
F Michael Spacek (to Manitoba, AHL)
F Kristian Vesalainen (to Manitoba, AHL)
D Logan Stanley (to Manitoba, AHL)
D Cameron Schilling (placed on waivers before AHL assignment)
Dallas Stars Sign Thomas Harley
The Dallas Stars have signed Thomas Harley to a three-year entry-level contract, inking the young defenseman after selecting him 18th overall just a few months ago. Harley has actually still not been cut from training camp by the Stars, though he is expected to play for the Mississauga Steelheads of the OHL this season.
Harley, 18, recorded an outstanding season in 2018-19 with the Steelheads in his second year of junior hockey, scoring 11 goals and 58 points in 68 games. The smooth-skating defenseman can impact the game in several different ways, including an aggressive gap control style of defense that limits zone entries and can break a cycle. That kind of all-around play is exactly what the Stars have already discovered in Miro Heiskanen, and Harley carries some of the same traits as his potential future teammate. Not only did he perform well for Mississauga, but Harley also stood out on the international stage with Canada at the U18 World Juniors and was named the OHL Scholastic Player of the Year, an award given to the player who best combines success on the ice with success in school.
If he is sent back to junior for this season, Harley’s contract would slide forward and not kick in this season. That could actually happen in 2020-21 as well, though with the poise he has already shown at training camp he could compete for a roster spot before long.