2015-2016 AHL contracts

[RyanCarpenter28]

Danny Syvret signs with Kolner of the Del.

 

[Booba]

Rampage Sign Nick Drazenovic to AHL Contract

The San Antonio Rampage announced today that forward Nick Drazenovic has been signed to an AHL contract.

Drazenovic, 29, was signed to a professional tryout contract on Dec. 14 and has tallied four assists in 13 contests for the Rampage. He recorded eight goals and 11 assists in 25 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins last season before suffering an injury that would keep him out for the remainder of the campaign.

http://sarampage.com/features/?article_id=3341

Players approaching the end of their PTOs :
Matt White (Milwaukee) 21 5-6-11
Joel Rehkamp (Lehigh Valley) 22 1-2-3
Mike Cornell (Charlotte) 20 3-3-6
Derek DeBlois* (Lake Erie) 18 1-1-2
Dalton Smith (Providence) 17 1-0-1

*2nd PTO of the season

 

[Smyth94]

The Syracuse Crunch have signed forwards Ryan Martindale and Kevin Lynch to professional try-out contracts, Crunch general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.

http://syracusecrunch.com/news/2016/1/28/Crunch_0128160015.aspx

 

[GoalieHole13]

Does a suspension during an AHL PTO 25 game contract count towards the 25 games? As example, Dalton Smith with Providence. Is on a PTO, played 17, and also served a 3 game suspension. Does his count remain at 17 or is it actually 20?

 

[Booba]

Zach Davies is retired. He was injured last year and decided not to play again.

Not totally retired! He is currently playing Senior Hockey in BC for the Smithers Steelheads.
http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=81500&seasonid=14982

Former AHLer Josh Aspenlind is also playing on this team.

http://sarampage.com/features/?article_id=3341

Players approaching the end of their PTOs :
Matt White (Milwaukee) 21 5-6-11
Joel Rehkamp (Lehigh Valley) 22 1-2-3
Mike Cornell (Charlotte) 20 3-3-6
Derek DeBlois* (Lake Erie) 18 1-1-2
Dalton Smith (Providence) 17 1-0-1

*2nd PTO of the season

The Admirals have signed forward Matt White to an AHL Deal for the rest of this season and 2016-17!

https://twitter.com/mkeadmirals/status/693578206163685376

Tom Sestito who has started the season on a PTO contract with WBS has signed a two-way NHL contract with the Penguins for the remainder of the season. Sestito has registered 6 points in 19 games in the AHL this season
https://twitter.com/generalfanager/status/694214882338684929

 

[Booba]

The Manitoba Moose hockey club announced today that they have released forward Kelly Zajac from his AHL contract.

Zajac, 27, played 14 games for the Moose this season where he registered one assist. He was signed to an AHL contract on Nov. 16 after beginning the season playing in Finland.

http://moosehockey.com/news/moose-announce-roster-moves/
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Not sure if this counts as good news or bad news but Derek DeBlois was signed to a SPC and demoted to the ECHL on the same day.

DeBlois has registered 5 points in 30 games with Lake Erie this season.
http://theahl.com/stats/transactions.php?f_season_id=51&f_team_id=373
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According to theahl.com, Benn Ferriero was released from his SPC with Providence on January 30th.
http://theahl.com/stats/transactions.php?f_season_id=51&f_team_id=309
Ferriero was held without a point in 7 contests with the P-Bruins.

However, he was still around the team a few days ago...

 

[marlcarp71]

Steve Spinell has retired and is now Associate Broker at JLL near Chicago since January 2016 but not mention on eliteprospects.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-spinell-a8555a99

Also
Chad Larose has retired again at the end of the 2014-15 as seen here.
http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2016/01/chad-larose.html

Ray Macias is now a full time student at Golden West College and an Independant Distributor for Herbalife since January 2016.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-macias-b27716107

Bryan Allen wrote on his linkedin status that he is a Retired Professional hockey player
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-allen-07a5b223

Olli Jokinen after multiple injuries and a surgery this winter opened a new hockey academy with other NHL retired players
https://www.sfhockeyacademy.com/about-us-2/

Ian White has retired due to too many injuries. You can read it at many occasions in this article. It may be worst if all the chardes against him got to be real.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/lo...-charges-described-as-paranoid-356275801.html

Jordan Leopold has retired. He is running with his wife the Mississippi Gardens Banquet Center in Brooklyn Park.
http://kstp.com/article/stories/s3980422.shtml

 

[Booba]

not mention on eliteprospects.

It's hard to keep track of these moves when the players don't officially announce it themselves! Nevertheless, good job finding all this info!
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Unknown contracts (PTOs or SPCs?)
Grand Rapids : Joel Rechlicz
Providence : Dalton Smith
Springfield : Daniel New

- Rechlicz (8 0-0-0) has been used sparsely by GR
- Smith (17 1-0-1) has only dressed for one game since December 11.
- New (10 0-3-3) has only played one game since December 9.

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Here are a few players who have entered the "unknown contract" territory now that they have played over 25 games.

There seems to be no information as to whether those players are signed to a PTO or a SPC.

Kyle Flanagan (Binghamton) 30 5-7-12
Joe Rehkamp (Lehigh Valley) 30 1-2-3
Kyle Bonis (San Diego) 28 4-4-8
Mike Cornell (Charlotte) 26 3-3-6

Approaching unknown contract territory...
Zack Torquato (Chicago) 20 2-1-3
Tony Turgeon (Portland) 20 0-1-1
Manny Malhotra (Lake Erie) 18 3-1-4
Ethan Werek (Charlotte) 18 6-2-8

If I'm not mistaken John Kurtz (25 2-0-2) and David Shields (12 2-4-6) from Utica are the only players currently playing in the AHL who have reportedly signed a 2nd PTO.
https://twitter.com/OD_Comets/status/698929500965490688
http://www.uticacomets.com/?p=6853

 

[RyanCarpenter28]

Rockford signs Jonathan Carlsson to a Pto.

 

[GoalieHole13]

D Smith was released from PTO yesterday.

 

[RyanCarpenter28]

Stockton signs Mike Vernace.

 

[Booba]

D Smith was released from PTO yesterday.

Confirmation


Eric Roy (10 1-3-4) has been signed to a SPC by Lake Erie.
http://theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=5580

Kelly Zajac who was recently released by Manitoba has signed with the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL).
http://www.stingrayshockey.com/news/teamnews/index.html?article_id=3523

 

[LadyStanley]

Stockton signs Mike Vernace.

And Verpaelst -- both to PTOs

 

[caley]

If I'm not mistaken John Kurtz (25 2-0-2) and David Shields (12 2-4-6) from Utica are the only players currently playing in the AHL who have reportedly signed a 2nd PTO.

Kurtz has been subsequently released.

 

[RyanCarpenter28]

Dalton Smith signs with Lehigh Valley.

 

[RyanCarpenter28]

John Kurtz signs a Pto with Toronto.

 

[GoalieHole13]

Dalton Smith signs with Lehigh Valley.

Wonder if this is the team recipe and inspiration he needed to have it all come together for him. Perhaps the legacy aspect will work some magic for him. Hope so!

 

[Booba]

Dalton Smith signs with Lehigh Valley.

John Kurtz signs a Pto with Toronto.

That's why I remain careful before adding a player to the list.

X amount of time spent on the roster or X numbers of games played doesn't necessarily translate to ''being signed to an AHL contract.''

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NEWS: The Checkers have signed Ethan Werek (22 8-3-11) to an AHL contract
http://www.gocheckers.com/articles/1559-ethan-werek-s-work-pays-off


Updates
Unknown contracts (PTOs or SPCs?)
Grand Rapids : Joel Rechlicz (8 0-0-0)
Springfield : Daniel New (10 0-3-3)

Unusually long PTOs...
Binghamton : Kyle Flanagan (34 5-7-12)
Charlotte : Mike Cornell (30 3-3-6)
Lehigh Valley : Joe Rehkamp (33 1-2-3)
San Diego : Kyle Bonis (31 4-6-10)

Confirmed 2nd PTO
Utica : David Shields (13 2-5-7)

 

[LadyStanley]

Barracuda sign Matthew White (emergency backup while Dell recalled to NHL until Reimer gets his US work visa and gets to NHL SJ).

Edit:

Barracuda announce ATO signing.

 

[Booba]

The Milwaukee Admirals announced today that they have signed defenseman Jimmy Oligny to a two-year, American Hockey League contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2017-18 season.

Oligny leads Admirals defenseman and is second on the team with a +12 rating. The La Sarre, QC native has three goals and 10 assists for 13 points to go along with a club best 73 penalty minutes in 52 games with Milwaukee this season

http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/news/22916oligny?preview=true

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The Chicago Blackhawks announced today they have agreed to terms with goaltender Mac Carruth on a one-year contract, which runs through the end of the 2015-16 National Hockey League season.

Carruth, 23, has posted a 0-2-1 record with a 3.32 goals-against average and .882 save percentage in six games with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League this season; he has also collected a 12-7-2 record with a 2.30 GAA, .923 SV% and one shutout in 21 games with the Indy Fuel of the East Coast Hockey League before being recalled by Rockford on Jan. 22. Drafted by Chicago in the seventh round (191st overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft, Carruth has registered a 4-5-1 record in 16 career AHL games and a 0-1-0 mark in one 2015 Calder Cup Playoffs game; he holds a 39-39-10 record with six shutouts in 92 career ECHL contests.

Carruth was on a AHL contract with Rockford.
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The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, announced Monday they have traded goaltender John Muse to the Charlotte Checkers in exchange for future considerations.

First AHL trade of the season!

 

[LadyStanley]

Hearing that Malhotra was released from TO

 

[Booba]

Recently released (PTOs) :
-Scott Gomez (Hershey | 18 4-20-24) - Signed by Ottawa
-Manny Malhotra (Lake Erie | 23 4-2-6)
-Kyle Bonis (San Diego | 32 4-6-10)
-Kellan Lain (Iowa | 14 2-1-3)

 

[Booba]

Busy day for Syracuse who made a trade, lost their 3rd string goaltender to retirement and sign a new goaltender.

The Syracuse Crunch have signed goaltender Nicola Riopel to an American Hockey League contract for the rest of the 2015-16 season.

He replaces Allen York as the team's No. 3 goalie. York, who had been with Greenville of the ECHL, has decided to retire.

Riopel, 27, has appeared in 19 games with the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL this season, posting a 7-8-1 record along with a 2.45 goals-against average and .925 save percentage. He also has a 4.03 goals-against average and .843 save percentage in two games with the Rapid City Rush this season.

http://www.syracuse.com/crunch/inde...w_third_goalie_after_allen_york_retires.html?

The Rochester Americans on Friday acquired veteran defenseman Joey Mormina from the Syracuse Crunch in exchange for future considerations.

Mormina, 33, has skated in 30 games with the Crunch this season, posting three assists and 24 penalty minutes. Over his three seasons with Syracuse, the 6-foot-6, 229-pound alternate captain has skated in 140 games and posted 35 points (7g, 28a) and 180 penalty minutes.

http://theahl.com/syracuse-deals-mormina-to-rochester-p201600

The GR Griffins have signed Joel Chouinard (7 1-2-3) to a AHL contract
http://theahl.com/stats/transactions.php?f_season_id=51&f_team_id=328

 

[Smyth94]

The Chicago Wolves announced Saturday that defenseman Hubert Labrie (“hew-BAIR la-BREEâ€) has been acquired from the San Antonio Rampage (AHL) in exchange for future considerations.

Labrie, 24, posted 7 assists and 61 penalty minutes in 50 games for San Antonio this season. The 5-foot-11, 194-pound Victoriaville, Quebec, native owns 5 goals, 24 assists and 238 penalty minutes in 196 American Hockey League appearances for the Texas Stars, Springfield Falcons and San Antonio.

http://www.chicagowolves.com/2016/03/05/wolves-acquire-labrie/

 

[Tao Jersey Jones]

So is that three total trades for the season?

AHL trade deadline is 3 pm EST today.