8th year defenseman Karl Stollery(7) switches up two runs in the KHL to sign with Frolunda Indians of the SHL for the upcoming campaign.
He had two decent years in Russia hockey, first with Dinamo Riga and last season for Jokerit scoring 3 goals and 7 assists with a great +18 rating.
The 31-year old was never looked to for scoring big points but plays a solid stay at home style, which should be welcome in Sweden.
11th year left wing Dwight King(12) posts a career high 32 assists for 1st year club Graz 99ers of EBEL and accepts terms to stay on for another go at the title.
The almost 30-year old veteran of 365 NHL games (53-56-109 with a +3 rating) is likely just looking for a good, fun place to play as he doesn’t need to do it for the money.
8th year net minder Joe Cannata(35) has been playing under NHL contracts since completing four years at Merrimack College but leaves for a first time, heading to Sweden’s tier two Allsvenskan signing with IF Bjorkloven for 2019/2020.
He likely is leaving as he was reassigned further down to the ECHL mostly in the last pair of seasons while under contract to Colorado Avalanche and even helped affiliate Colorado Eagles win the 2018 Kelly Cup Championship but has played no games in the big league.
The decently sized goalie has played 121 AHL games and 99 in the lower league (minus playoffs).
At 29-years old he should do very well overseas in his first run to possible move up to an SHL club.
14th year center John Mitchell(79) wraps up a great pro career with a pair of years in DEL, scoring a second best 13 goals and 25 assists for 38 points in his final season for EHC Red Bull Munchen.
He scored his highest totals as a third year player with draft club Toronto Maple Leafs‘ affiliate Toronto Marlies amassing 20 goals and 31 assists in 79 AHL games.
The 6’1″ 204 lbs. forward has a solid 548 NHL games played scoring 70 goals and 107 assists with his best season 2013/2014 for Colorado Avalanche scoring 11 goals and 21 assists with a +13 rating.
At 34-years old, it makes sense that the one-time St. John’s Maple Leaf did very despite being a deep draft pick.
7th year left wing Anthony Camara(36) takes an outstanding season scoring a career high 23 goals and 20 assists, 43 points for Iserlohn Roosters of DEL to signing a new deal with the SHL‘s HV71.
He split the previous campaign with three overseas clubs including his German squad that he joined for the 2018 playoffs, original contract team Odense Bulldogs and Graz 99ers of EBEL.
At still almost 26-years old, it’s likely he will do very well in Sweden’s top hockey.
CSKA Moskva 7th year left wing Ivan Telegin(7) signs for another 3 seasons after putting up a career high 16 assists and 22 points, then helping the team win the 2019 KHL Gagarin Cup.
After initially leaving Winnipeg Jets‘ system, he took 2013/2014 off working out the contract but seems to have been paid through the next session but played the following year in Russia, possibly on loan but it’s not specified.
It would be little surprise to ever see the 27-year old play for another team unless his scoring decreases to the point where he’d look for an entire other league.
9th year right wing Carter Ashton(9) signs on with his fourth KHL team in 5 years, switching allegiances to Dinamo Riga for 2019/2020.
He almost oddly has yet to really catch on striking for 28 points in his 2nd season for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in 59 games, but is still off pace of his rookie marks of 19 goals and 16 assists with Norfolk Admirals under contract to draft club Tampa Bay Lightning.
The big 6’3″ 215 lbs. forward was traded as a rookie to Toronto Maple Leafs, where he played all of his 54 NHL games scoring three assists.
Signed to a one-year extension he split time between affiliate before being dished back to the Lightning.
From there, he found new life in Russia and the 28-year old from Winnipeg, Manitoba shows little signs of stopping although we could see him switch leagues over there.
St. Louis Blues‘ 6th year goaltender Jordan Binnington(50) was the difference maker in the team’s first ever 2019 Stanley Cup Championship.
In game 7, he stopped 32 of 33 stops to gain the victory.
Recalled in early January, he got his first start a couple of days later and won 13 of 15 with one overtime loss to help right a team that had fallen to last in the standings.
Through 32 NHL games he posted a 24-5-1 record with a league best 1.89 GAA and .927 SV% that lifted the club up to 45-28 mark, good enough for 99 points and third in the Central Division.
Previously he elevated their affiliate San Antonio Rampage to good standing before leaving with an 11-4 record, 2.08 GAA and .927 SV%.
Signed to three consecutive 1-year extensions after his entry level deal was up, he is set to become a restricted free agent as July 1 approaches.
The almost 26-year old is going to be due a big pay increase and long term contract for the possible 2018/2019 Calder Trophy winner.
It also must have been a little weird to give and get well-wishes from Boston Bruins‘ opponents, former Providence Bruins 2017/2018 teammates, where he was reassigned to get some playing time that season.
