Pro Hockey Rumors

The final day of the preseason is today so pretty soon, teams will be finalizing their season-opening rosters which means there will be plenty of players on waivers this weekend.  Here is today’s group, via TSN’s Chris Johnston (Twitter link). Boston Bruins F Jesper Boqvist F Oskar Steen D Jakub Zboril Buffalo Sabres F Brandon Biro D Kale Clague D Riley Stillman Colorado … [Read more...] about Waivers: 10/7/23

Less than a week away from the opening night of the 2023-24 NHL season, teams continue to make roster cuts in an effort to finalize their official roster heading into the year. As always, we’ll track roster moves here. Boston Bruins (via team release) G Brandon Bussi (to Providence, AHL) Carolina Hurricanes (via team release) F Zach Aston-Reese (released from PTO) F Kieffer … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 10/06/23

10/05/23: Per Sportsnets’ Elliotte Friedman, all players on the waiver wire yesterday have cleared (X Link). 10/04/23: Teams continue to trim their rosters ahead of the regular season, which starts in just six days. That means multiple players will hit the waiver wire daily until opening night rosters are due, and today is no different. Per TSN’s Chris Johnston, 12 players were … [Read more...] about Waivers: 10/04/23

The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Frédéric Brunet to a three-year entry-level contract carrying a cap hit of $860K, per a team release. Boston assigned Brunet to AHL Providence on October 1, where he’s likely to spend the entire 2023-24 season. Brunet, 20, was a 2022 fifth-round draft choice of the Bruins after going undrafted upon his initial eligibility in 2021. It’s … [Read more...] about Boston Bruins Sign Frederic Brunet To Entry-Level Contract

Now exactly one week away from the first game of the 2023-24 NHL season, teams are working overtime to get their roster down to 23 players. As always, we’ll keep track of those roster moves here. Boston Bruins (via a team release) D Mike Callahan (to Providence, AHL) F Fabian Lysell (to Providence, AHL) D Alec Regula (to Providence, AHL) pending waiver clearance D Dan Renouf … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 10/03/23

AHL training camps are beginning to kick into gear as NHL teams make some of their final training camp cuts. As always, we’ll keep track of those roster moves here. Arizona Coyotes (via team release) F Josh Doan (to Tucson, AHL) F Curtis Douglas (to Tucson, AHL) F Conor Geekie (to Wenatchee, WHL) F Milos Kelemen (to Tucson, AHL) D Michael Kesselring (to Tucson, AHL) D Patrik … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 10/02/23

Bruins defenseman Jakub Zboril returned to practice yesterday for the first time since being injured in Boston’s preseason opener, relays Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic (Twitter link). The blueliner was in a non-contact sweater but it was still a step in the right direction.  This is an important camp for the 26-year-old who is entering the final year of his contract, one that … [Read more...] about Zboril Resumes Skating, Could Heinen Fit On Boston’s Fourth Line?

It’s another day in the NHL preseason, meaning it’s another day of cuts and reassignments. Yesterday was a busy one for player movement across North American hockey’s various preseasons, and today could be no different. We’ll track those transactions here. Boston Bruins (via team release) D Jackson Edward (to London, OHL) D Ryan Mast (to Providence, AHL) Calgary Flames (via … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 09/29/23

Today should see more significant cuts from league-wide rosters. Up until now, players attending camps on amateur tryouts or young draft picks getting returned to their junior clubs have mostly dominated this list. We’re now 12 days from the start of the regular season, though, and that means the playing season waiver period will open today at 1 p.m. CT. Therefore, any players … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 09/28/23