Boston Bruins‘ 7th year center Paul Carey(27) gets extended for two more seasons on a two-way deal by the hometown team.
He’s very close to career high goals (21), assists (29) and points (50) with affiliate Providence Bruins and could eclipse marks he set only a couple campaigns ago for Hershey Bears (24-31-55), while under contract to Washington Capitals.
Picked up in a bit of a minor league deal with Ottawa Senators, he’ll no doubt help the farm club in their quest for a Calder Cup.
He appeared in 7 NHL games in 2018/2019 but has yet to record a point and is one game off 100 at the highest level.
The former Colorado Avalanche deep draft pick did skate one full season in the show recently for New York Rangers and has 8 goals and 8 assists total with most of those points coming in that year 2017/2018.
At 30-years old, he likely still has plenty left in the tank to contribute wherever he’s needed.
Jokerit‘s 7th year right wing Nicklas Jensen(71) signs on to stay another season with an option for a 2nd through 2020/2021.
He produced a solid 21 goals and 18 assists with a +12 rating through 48 KHL games in 2018/2019 to earn the extension.
It will be his third (and possibly fourth) campaign with the team.
He had career high marks of 32 goals and 23 assists for 55 points with Hartford Wolf Pack while under contract to New York Rangers before heading overseas.
The recently turned 26-year old seems to be just getting started and if he can continue scoring may get another look from an NHL team.
He’s only played 33 games in the big league with all of his 3-3-6 points coming in his 2nd season for Vancouver Canucks.
Rookie center Adam Rockwood(51) will skate for Springfield Thunderbirds in 2019/2020 after signing an ato upon finishing up at North Michigan University.
In his first 4 AHL games, he scored a goal and 3 assists with a +3 rating on a non-playoff bound club before being released, but is back after the recent transaction.
The small-ish 5’10” 165 lbs. forward has twice led teams he’s played for in assists.
First, with hometown Coquitlam Express in the BCHL, he amassed 61 helpers in his 2nd year and then as a junior in college put up a massive NCAA Division 1 leading 40 assists.
With a little more weight put on his bones, the 23-year old just may grab the attention of parent club Florida Panthers as he starts his pro career.
He already attended Vancouver Canucks‘ rookie camps on more than one occasion.
Entering his 5th pro year for 2019/2010, C.J. Motte(1) has announced his intention to try something new signing with HC Innsbruck of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.
It’s his first foray overseas and we’re pretty sure he will find some good success.
He leaves with solid numbers in the AHL having backstopped 19 games mostly on loan from ECHL contract clubs but this season actually signed a one-year two-way deal with Iowa Wild and did get in for four games.
His 2.25 GAA and .921 SV% with two shutouts and a 7-4 record.
The 27-year old will likely not be looking back.
New Jersey Devils‘ 6th round pick in the 2015 draft (#157 overall) rookie left wing Brett Seney(43) started his first season with affiliate Binghamton Devils but less than a month in was recalled and made a sound enough effort to stick.
In 51 NHL games on a team that struggled to string together wins he had 5 goals and 8 assists.
The small 5’9″ 170 lbs. forward was sent back down to the farm club in late February, where he has 2 goals and 16 assists in 23 AHL games, including 4 multi-point efforts.
He’s definitely proven that even despite the lack of size, he has the ability to put up points.
In four years at Merrimack College he was a three time 10+ goal scorer and in each campaign grabbed 10+ assists, 21 as a junior.
The 23-year old will no doubt be competing for a spot in the upcoming training camp and may just turn it into a full-season up in the show.
Philadelphia Flyers‘ 3rd round pick in the 2015 draft (#78 overall), 2nd year defenseman Mark Friedman(59) gets the nod on his first NHL recall to close out 2018/2019 with the parent club.
He will likely return to affiliate Lehigh Valley Phantoms immediately to help them push for a Calder Cup playoff berth.
The 5’10” 192 lbs. blue liner has played a career high 72 AHL games scoring a new best 5 goals, 19 assists and 24 points.
He had a similar affect on the scoresheet through his three years at Bowling Green University twice notching 17 assists, then 18 in his final campaign.
His pair of seasons with Waterloo Blackhawks before being selected pointed towards an ability to head man the puck, as he put up 27 then 30 assists before heading off to school.
In his debut, he skated 19 shifts for 12:33 total ice time with 1 shot, 1 hit and left a close 4-3 loss with a -1 rating.
The 23-year old (born on Christmas Day) is in the 2nd season of his 3-year entry level deal so still has some time to show what he can do.
9th year right wing Nick Petersen(8) is lighting up Erste Bank Eishockey Liga with new career highs 26 goals and 39 assists for 65 points in 54 games and a +28 rating for Klagenfurter AC, then added another 7 points in 6 playoff games.
The filled out big 6’3″ 194 lbs. forward spent the last 5 years in Germany’s top hockey DEL with a few different clubs, where he was a two-time 20+ goal scorer and once had 30+ assists and on three occasions more than 20.
He’s definitely had more success overseas than he did in North America mostly in Pittsburgh Penguins‘ prospect system, so it seems that the 29-year old will play out the remaining years of his time either in Austria or look for an opportunity to move up to a more competitive league.
Boston Bruins‘ 1st round pick in the 2015 draft (#15 overall) 2nd year right wing Zach Senyshyn(19) gets an emergency recall and jumps right in for his first game in the big league.
In his debut he skated 16 shifts for 12:41 total ice firing 4 shots on net, 1 hit and left a 3-0 victory with a +1 rating and his first NHL goal, an empty-netter.
The very decently-sized 6’1″ 192 lbs. forward isn’t exactly lighting it up for affiliate Providence Bruins but does have a new career high 14 AHL goals and very close to best 10 assists and 24 points, so maybe not blowing up the stat sheet, but seen as learning and effective.
He did have a pair of huge campaigns in his final years of junior hockey with Soo Greyhounds scoring two 40+ goal and 20+ assist for back-t0-back 65 point OHL seasons.
The 22-year old is only in the 2nd year of his entry level deal that had two slides to begin the term and may just quietly find himself a spot on the roster.
Florida Everblades‘ 5th year defenseman Matt Finn(4) has been enjoying some extended time on three different loans up.
He was first grabbed early by Grand Rapid Griffins, where he netted a his first goal since his 2nd season, then played 4 AHL games with Hartford Wolf Pack and recently was summoned by Ontario Reign for a single appearance.
Originally a Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 2nd round pick in 2012 (#35 overall), he spent his rookie year of limited use, 28 games with affiliate Toronto Marlies getting a goal and 2 assists, but also was dispatched to Orlando Solar Bears.
Before his sophomore campaign he was a small part of a 6-player deal that sent him to New York Islanders, where he played decently with farm club Bridgeport Sound Tigers scoring 6 goals and 8 assists in 33 games with a +4 rating, but also spent time with Kansas City Mavericks and made a strong showing.
The 6’1″ 205 lbs. blue liner would play the majority of his time in the follow up frame in the lower league establishing career high 11 goals and 14 assists for 25 points.
Not given a qualifying offer to stay, he next signed with Charlotte Checkers but had an almost season-ending injury that limited his use to 7 games up and 8 down with Florida.
The former two-time Guelph Storm captain, who also helped his team win the 2015 OHL Championship and was a league best plus/minus leader with a +57 probably thought it was nice in Florida and knew he’d be joining a strong club, so signed for 2018/2019, establishing a new best 14 goals, 13 assists and 27 point in a season in much less games and will be a big contributor come ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff time.
It will be interesting to see where the 24-year old goes next.
