Buffalo Sabres‘ 2nd round pick in the 2016 draft (#33 overall) 6th year Swedish-born center Rasmus Asplund(74) grabs a 1st NHL recall as a sophomore skater for affiliate Rochester Americans.
In 13 AHL games he has a goal and 7 assists with a +3 rating.
The 5’11” 190 lbs. forward skated 2 games averaging 20 shifts for 12 minutes per outing with 4 shots, 4 hits and went just above 50% in the face off dot in a win and a loss.
As a rookie in the minors, he scored 10 goals and had a team 2nd 31 assists.
His 20 assists in his fourth season for Farjestad BK of the SHL was a high in his home country’s top league.
It seems like coming over has awakened a scoring side of a player more known for one-ice accountability.
The 21-year old is in the 2nd year of his 3-year entry level deal.
Boston Jr. Rangers‘ 1st year defenseman Tanner Coleman(65) appears to be looking back at the scoreboard making sure they put up a first goal of the season to help his team take the 3-1 lead and eventual 4-1 win in the last Sunday morning EHL game.
The 5’10’ 175 lbs. blue liner also has an assist.
He played last season for close to home club Oswego Stampede getting 2 goals and 11 assists over 31 NA3HL games.
The very soon to turn 20-year old will look to continue the good run and likely do another season with the team before committing to a college.
Philadelphia Flyers‘ 1st round pick in the 2017 draft (#27 overall) rookie center Morgan Frost(23) is off to a quick start with affiliate Lehigh Valley Phantoms scoring 5 goals and 7 assists with a +1 rating in 14 AHL games.
The 6′ 180 lbs. forward posted back-to-back 100+ point seasons with Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, twice an OHL leading 70+ assists and a +70 best plus/minus as a third year player.
The 20-year old plays hard and is literally everywhere on the ice when he’s out there and has to be on the short list for a recall.
Philadelphia Flyers‘ 10th year defenseman Nate Prosser(39) was signed as an unrestricted free agent on opening day to a two-year two-way deal.
The undrafted blue liner has played 354 NHL games with 353 of those in a Minnesota Wild uniform.
He twice signed with St. Louis Blues but played only one game in the big league before being reassigned and was reclaimed on waivers twice to return to his hometown club.
The 6’2″ 207 lbs. d-man was a quick cut from training camp to report to Lehigh Valley Phantoms, he was made team captain and the thinking could be he will groom the youngsters in the AHL (and do an amazing job).
At 33-years old, the former Colorado College standout still very well could be effective on recall but we’ll see if that happens.
Los Angeles Kings‘ 1st round pick in the 2019 draft (#5 overall) center Alex Turcotte(15) committed to University Of Wisconsin after being selected and completing his 2nd year for USNTDP of the USHL, which easily led to his high selection.
The 5’11” 185 lbs. forward is off to a hot start already scoring 6 goals and 6 assists in just 8 NCAA games.
It would be little surprise to see the 18-year old play only a couple seasons of college hockey before turning pro.
New York Rangers‘ 2nd year defenseman Ryan Lindgren(55) was demoted late to start his sophomore campaign with affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack but obviously didn’t mind as he grabbed a first ever AHL goal.
He had no goals and 12 assists in 65 games last season.
In 9 games, he had a solid +8 rating and also added an assist to his scoring before getting the phone call to return.
He finished his rookie season having skated 5 big league games with no points.
In his return, he got an assist playing 22 shifts for 15:04 ice time, then scored his first NHL goal 4 games later and the 21-year old high draft pick may be off and running.
Northeast Generals‘ captain defenseman Joe Nagle(5) grabs his 1st goal of 2019/2020 and it happens to be the 3-2 overtime game-winner.
In only 21 NAHL games, he already has totals close to that of what he put up as a rookie and should likely blow past last year’s numbers.
The 20-year has yet to commit to a school.
Colorado Avalanche 1st round pick in the 2019 draft (#16 overall) Canadian-born center Alex Newhook(18) agreed to Boston College and is in his first season scoring 4 goals in 8 NCAA games to start.
The 5’9″ 174 lbs. forward was top scorer as captain of Victoria Grizzlies amassing 102 points in 53 BCHL games and voted the Vern Dye MVP Memorial Award.
It is quite possible this 18-year old rookie may not last 4-years at his university of choice.
11th year center Casey Pierro-Zabotel(18) joins an ECHL Eastern Conference team for the first time since 2014/2015, when he was in his third season with Atlanta Gladiators.
A veteran of 565 games in the league, his time in the Western Conference was certainly fruitful from the get-go.
He won a first 2016 Kelly Cup with Allen Americans, then followed it up with a 2nd 2017 Championship skating for Colorado Eagles scoring a career high 64 assists and 88 points.
Originally a Pittsburgh Penguins‘ 3rd round pick in the 2007 draft (#80 overall), he was signed to a three-year entry level deal after posting a WHL leading 79 assists and 115 points for Vancouver Giants.
He played only 9 AHL games for affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins but was mostly reassigned to Wheeling Nailers, where he was close to a point-per-game performer.
In his next season he was again sent down but then was first loaned to Cincinnati Cyclones, then had his rights traded to Bakersfield Condors for the last year of his contract.
The 30-year old has a phenomenal 150 goals and 357 assist for 507 to his credit and may not add huge scoring to Adirondack Thunder although 2 goals and 2 assists in 7 games is a nice start, but also gives the team plenty of leadership.
Florida Panthers‘ 3rd year center Dominic Toninato(14) plays his 2nd game of the 2019/2020 with his new club.
He was picked up in a trade over the summer.
The 6’2″ 191 lbs. forward skated two years with Colorado Avalanche, splitting time between the big league and AHL in his rookie campaign, but then skated only 2 games (with a 1st NHL goal) in his sophomore run.
UHe three times put up 15+ goals for hometown college, University Of Minnesota-Duluth, where as a captain in his last season won the regional 2017 NCAA/NCHC Championship and was a point-per-game performer (29-41-70 in 64 USHL games) in his only season for Fargo Force.
In 12 games for affiliate Springfield Thunderbirds, he’s already tapped in 4 goals and 2 assists with a +4 rating.
The 25-year old is set to become a restricted free agent at the end of the year but should be qualified, especially if he can continue to play up top and score effectively in the minors when reassigned.
