2014-2015 AHL contracts

[Booba]

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers announced today that defenseman Matt Lashoff has been signed to an American Hockey League contract.

Lashoff, 28, spent the first half of the year with Novokuznetsk Metallurg of the Kontinental Hockey League, where he had two assists in 23 games. He has spent the past two and a half years in European leagues, playing in Russia, Sweden and Switzerland.

http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=209846203
Lashoff had to clear waivers in order to report to Bridgeport

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Made the opening-night roster (Either signed to an AHL SPC or a PTO) :
Adirondack : Trevor Gillies (12 Games Played) and Dustin Stevenson (21 GP)
Albany : Joe Faust (19 GP)
Binghamton : Brad Mills (9 GP)

*Nicolas Blanchard has played 28 games since joining the St John's Ice Caps on a PTO.

 

[Booba]

According to theahl.com, Nicolas Blanchard (St.John's) and Eric Baier (Albany) were released from their PTOs and signed to AHL contracts.

 

[Booba]

The Rochester Americans announced today that the team has signed forward Evan Rankin to an American Hockey League contract.

Rankin, 28, appeared in 18 games this season with Kolner Haie of the DEL (Germany), recording three points (2+1). In 2013-14, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound native of Portage, Michigan, played in 62 AHL games with the Syracuse Crunch, collecting 30 points (16+14) and 61 penalty minutes. From 2011-12 to 2012-13, Rankin appeared in 83 games for the Amerks, totaling 60 points (29+31) and 32 penalty minutes.

In 159 career AHL games with Manitoba, Grand Rapids, Syracuse and the Amerks, Rankin has recorded 93 points (47+46) and 104 penalty minutes. He has also appeared in 143 career ECHL games with Toledo and played four seasons of collegiate hockey at Notre Dame from 2004 to 2008.

http://www.amerks.com/newsX.asp?type=News&aID=1206#sthash.f21em8tA.dpuf

According to theahl.com, it appears that Guillaume Lépine was released from his PTO and signed to a SPC by Binghamton.

Lépine has appeared in 5 games with the B-Sens this season.

 

[Tao Jersey Jones]

Keenan Inks New Contract

Mike Keenan has signed a standard player contract with Albany.

“Good for him; he's earned it,” Kowalsky said. “You know what you are getting from him every day. He's going to give you the same thing whether it’s in the gym, on the ice or in the dressing room, practice or games. He's really earned that spot. We made the decision to start working on a deal a couple of weeks ago, but really his last three games have been his best of the year.”

The 25-year-old began the season with Orlando (ECHL) before Albany signed him to a PTO on Dec. 4. In 15 AHL games he has an assist.

http://www.thealbanydevils.com/notebook-sestito-back-in-albany-keenan-signs-ahl-deal#keenan

 

[Booba]

The Manchester Monarchs, primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, have signed left wing Paul Bissonnette to a standard player’s contract (SPC) through the remainder of the 2014-15 season. He was released from his professional try out agreement (PTO).

Bissonnette, 29, has three assists and 29 penalty minutes in 19 games with the Monarchs this season. Manchester signed the 6-foot-3 winger to a PTO on Dec. 9 after he was released by Portland the previous day.

http://www.manchestermonarchs.com/news/monarchsnews/?article_id=540

Also, Brandon Yip was released from his SPC with Norfolk (Per AHL transactions).

We don't know the official reason yet of his release, but the former NHLer probably didn't really appreciate being sent down to the ECHL.

I guess he is either looking to sign with another AHL or somewhere in Europe.

 

[Booba]

The Syracuse Crunch have claimed forward Nicolas Deschamps off of AHL waivers.

Deschamps, 25, has played 284 AHL regular season games with Hershey, Toronto, Syracuse and Iowa, totaling 147 points (52g, 95a).

The LaSalle, Quebec native signed with Oulu Kärpät in Finland to begin this season, moving on to the Straubing Tigers in Germany and Vienna Capitals in Austria.

Deschamps was originally signed by Lehigh Valley but he had to be placed on waivers because he played in Europe this season.

The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, announced today they have signed defenseman Matt Mangene off his tryout agreement and to an AHL contract for the remainder of the season.

Mangene (MAN-jeen), 25, signed a tryout agreement and joined the Stars on Dec. 20, 2014. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound native of Manorville, N. Y. tallied assists in his first two games for the Stars and has appeared in 15 games this season, recording seven assists overall.

http://www.texasstarshockey.com/articles/texas-signs-matt-mangene-to-ahl-contract

Now official :

NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL) released forward Brandon Yip today.

Yip, 29, appeared in 31 games this season for Norfolk, totaling three goals and 12 points. Most recently, the Vancouver native skated in seven games for Utah of the ECHL and recorded a goal and four points. The 6-foot-1, 195-pounder played in 174 career NHL games over five seasons for Colorado, Nashville and Phoenix, and scored 29 goals and 27 assists for 56 career points.

According to eliteprospects, Yip will sign with a German team in the upcoming days.

 

[210]

AHL transactions have the WorSharks releasing Trevor Parkes from his PTO and signing him to an SPC.

 

[Booba]

Two players were released from their AHL contracts

WBS Penguins
‏@WBSPenguins
TRANSACTION: The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and forward Tyler Murovich have mutually agreed to a release from his AHL contract.

@Jeffler
Blake Kessel, who was playing with the Orlando Solar Bears and Toronto Marlies this year, has signed with Ilves of the SM-Liiga.

Murovich has been picked up by Orlando (ECHL)

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Update :

Made the opening-night roster (Either signed to an AHL SPC or a PTO) :
Adirondack : Trevor Gillies (13 Games Played) and Dustin Stevenson (27 GP)
Albany : Joe Faust (22 GP)
Binghamton : *Brad Mills (9 games - Released from PTO)

Mills was released from his PTO and signed to a two-year contract by Ottawa on January 28. He has now played a total of 11 games this season with the B-Sens.

Since we're now so far into the season, I'll add Gillies, Stevenson and Faust to the AHL contracts list.

 

[Booba]

News!

The Tampa Bay Lightning kept polishing the potential playoff roster of the Syracuse Crunch on Monday by signing No. 2 goalie Allen York to a NHL-AHL deal.

York had been playing under an AHL-ECHL pact. The new deal runs through the end of the season. York, 25, has appeared in three games with the Crunch this year, posting a record of 1-0-1.

With the recent retirement of Evgeni Nabokov, Tampa Bay had been left with three goalies under NHL contracts: Ben Bishop, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Kristers Gudlevskis. NHL teams want to have four signed at any given time, in case two get hurt.

http://www.syracuse.com/crunch/inde...e?hootPostID=79e1dbea345bc308fd80164df9e51bfd

First AHL trade of the season

@TorontoMarlies 20 févr. Voir la traduction
#MarliesLive News: The #Marlies have acquired forward Peter Sivak from Bridgeport in exchange for Carson McMillan.

A 3rd PTO for Syvret

@IAWild
NEWS: #IAWild has resigned defenseman @DannySyvret to a new PTO.

 

[Booba]

Brent Sopel announces retirement
http://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks-hockey/7/71/400991/brent-sopel-announces-retirement

Barons re-acquire Stretch

The Oklahoma City Barons have acquired center C.J. Stretch from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in exchange for future considerations.

Stretch, a 5-foot-11, 195-pounder from Irvine, Calif., joins the Barons after scoring 27 points (seven goals, 20 assists) in 45 games with Bridgeport this season.

Among the most recognizable players to don a Barons jersey, Stretch has appeared in 89 games with Oklahoma City from 2012-14, collecting 37 points (18 goals, 19 assists). The fifth-year pro has totaled 25 goals and 45 assists for 70 points in 157 career AHL games with Bridgeport, Oklahoma City and Houston.

http://theahl.com/barons-re-acquire-stretch-p196440

 

[Booba]

A few players on AHL contracts were traded in the past couple of days :

The Chicago Wolves announced Tuesday that they have acquired defenseman Brendan Bell from the Norfolk Admirals in exchange for future considerations.

Bell has compiled one goal and 22 assists for 23 points in 47 games for Norfolk this season, his 12th pro campaign. Overall, he has totaled 54 goals and 198 assists for 252 points in 486 career AHL contests with Norfolk, Connecticut, Syracuse, Peoria, Binghamton, San Antonio, Toronto and St. John's.

http://theahl.com/wolves-acquire-defenseman-bell-p196562

The Portland Pirates have acquired defenseman Matt Lashoff via trade from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

In exchange, the Pirates have sent forward Dyson Stevenson to Bridgeport.

Lashoff, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound defenseman from East Greenbush, N.Y., played 11 games for Bridgeport this season, scoring one goal and three assists for four points while recording 22 penalty minutes.

Prior to signing a one-year AHL contract with the Sound Tigers on Jan. 12, the 28-year-old Lashoff began the season in the Kontinental Hockey League, skating in 23 games for Metallurg Novokuznetsk and collecting two assists and 14 penalty minutes.

Stevenson, a 6-foot, 185-pound right wing from Shaunavon, Sask., signed with the Pirates on Apr. 24, 2014. He has eight goals and eight assists for 16 points along with 104 penalty minutes in 46 ECHL games with Gwinnett this season, and also skated in two games with Portland.

http://theahl.com/pirates-pick-up-lashoff-from-bridgeport-p196555

Also, according to theahl.com, Ben Youds was traded from Providence to Lake Erie

 

[210]

Aaron Dell of the WorSharks was released from his AHL deal and signed to an NHL contract with SJ...

 

[Booba]

Two more trades :

The American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs announced Wednesday that they have acquired defenseman Keith Seabrook from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for future considerations.

http://www.icehogs.com/news/icehogs/?article_id=4605

The Norfolk Admirals have announced that they have traded forward Brad Winchester to the Oklahoma City Barons for future considerations.

Winchester, 34, has been out most of the 2014-15 season with an injury, and has not played since January 17. In his 15 games this year for the Admirals, Winchester amassed nine points on four goals and five assists, along with 39 penalty minutes.

http://theahl.com/norfolk-s-winchester-to-okc-for-future-considerations-p196631

Also, according to theahl.com, Iowa has signed Joe Perry to a SPC. Perry has amassed one assists in six games this season with the Wild.

 

[Booba]

Only two trades on very quiet trade deadline day :

The Syracuse Crunch have acquired forward Justin Courtnall from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in exchange for future considerations.

Courtnall, 25, has played 40 games with Bridgeport this season, totaling four goals, seven points and 82 penalty minutes. In 107 career AHL games with Providence, Hamilton and Bridgeport, he has 10 goals and 16 points.

The Worcester Sharks (@WorcesterSharks), proud American Hockey League affiliate of the San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) announced today that the club has acquired forward Vincent Arseneau (@Vincentarseneau) from the Manchester Monarchs for future considerations.

Arseneau, 22, has posted 14 points (9-5-14) and 132 penalty minutes in 37 games with the Ontario Reign and the Indy Fuel of the ECHL this season. Vincent played 24 games with Lake Erie (AHL) in 2012-14 and posted one assist along with 95 penalty minutes. He also skated in 47 games with Denver (CHL) in 2013-14 and posted 37 points (24-13-37) and 120 penalty minutes in 47 games.

However, the most notable move of the day, in the AHL, wasn't even a trade!

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins today announced that they have signed defenseman Danny Syvret to a professional tryout agreement (PTO).

The 10th-year veteran appeared in 58 games this year for the Iowa Wild, recording four goals, 14 assists and 18 penalty minutes. Last season, Syvret led Hartford in both assists (37) and points (46) and was the only Wolf Pack player to appear in all 76 games.

 

[210]

Daniel Ciampini's ATO has been torn up and he's been signed to an AHL deal with Worcester.

 

[Mike Jones]

Daniel Ciampini's ATO has been torn up and he's been signed to an AHL deal with Worcester.

Is that just for the remainder of this year or next year as well?

 

[210]

Is that just for the remainder of this year or next year as well?

Neither the WorSharks or SJSharks comment on contract lengths so I don't have an official answer for that, and I didn't get to talk to Ciampini so I couldn't ask him.

 

[Mike Jones]

Neither the WorSharks or SJSharks comment on contract lengths so I don't have an official answer for that, and I didn't get to talk to Ciampini so I couldn't ask him.

No worries - I was just curious.

Thanks!

 

[Booba]

News!

-Charlie Dodero (Syracuse), Dane Walters (Rockford) and Andrew Cherniwchan (Providence) have been released from their PTOs and signed to SPCs.

-After scoring 19 points in 34 games, Ian White was released from his PTO. To take White's place on the roster, Milwaukee has sign its former captain Scott Ford to a PTO.
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The first signings of 2015-2016 have been announced!

Matt Lorito has been since to the traditional PTO + SPC.

Though Matt Lorito ’15 did not end his last season for the men’s hockey team as he had hoped, he is starting his post-Brown hockey career on a better note.

The senior signed an amateur tryout agreement with the AHL’s Albany Devils, the minor league affiliate for the NHL’s New Jersey Devils. Albany was not the only team that reached out to Lorito — eight other NHL team representatives contacted him, including the Washington Capitals and the Nashville Predators, he said.

Not only did he sign an ATO, but he also has a contract in place for the next season in the AHL. The ATO allows him to join the team for the remainder of this season — which is almost over — and the AHL contract allows him to play his first full season for the club next year.

http://www.browndailyherald.com/2015/03/16/lorito-15-signs-with-devils-affiliate/

Scott Czarnowczan has signed for another year with Grand Rapids.
http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=3075

More players might be under contract for next season, however nothing was announced in that regard.

 

[Booba]

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers announced today that goaltender C.J. Motte has been signed to an American Hockey League contract for the rest of the 2014-15 season.

Motte, 23, signs with Bridgeport as a college free agent. The 6’0, 177-pound netminder spent the past four years at Ferris State University, posting a .922 save percentage and a 2.07 goals against average in 2014-15.

http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=209982960

#MarliesLive news: #Marlies have signed Byron Froese to an #AHL contract for the 2015-16 season.

With 26 points in 33 games this season with the Marlies, Froese is clearly one of the nicest surprise in the AHL.

 

[caley]

TorontoMarlies: Toronto Marlies have signed TJ Foster to a two year AHL contract starting in 2015-16.

Thought he looked like a solid player in his WHL days.

 

[tigervixxxen]

This might be a stupid question but I thought all AHL contracts were one year?

 

[210]

This might be a stupid question but I thought all AHL contracts were one year?

Nope, they can be multiple years. It's unusual to be more than one, but it has happened.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

This might be a stupid question but I thought all AHL contracts were one year?

define one year---unless you're confusing it with one and/or 2 way deals?

 

[Booba]

-According to theahl.com, Daniel Doremus was signed to a SPC by Worcester on April 1st.

-Garnet Hathaway, who was under contract with Adirondack, has signed an entry-level contract with Calgary.