Buffalo Sabres‘ 10th year center Cal O’Reilly(19) signed a two-year one-way deal to join his younger brother’s team after two seasons with Utica Comets, under contract with parent club Vancouver Canucks in 2014/2015.
He eclipsed the 50 assist mark for the third time in the AHL last year.
The 6′ 191 lbs. forward left North America for a pair of campaigns in the KHL with Metallurg Magnitogorsk but was released after not producing early in his second run.
That was after he skated for no less than 5 squads in 2011/2012, initially with draft team Nashville Predators, then Phoenix Coyotes and farm team Portland Pirates before finally going to Pittsburgh Penguins and their minor league affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
The 29-year old is enjoying his second NHL recall of 2015/2016 from Rochester Americans (4-19-23 in 35 contests), where he was named team captain, and has an assist in three games playing at the highest level of hockey in three seasons.
Cal O’Reilly(36) Pittsburgh Penguins
6th year pro center Cal O’Reilly(36) didn’t survive the waiver wire in his recent Phoenix Coyotes‘ NHL call-up from their AHL affiliate Portland Pirates and was grabbed as a depth player for the injury riddled Pittsburgh Penguins‘ offensive push.
In 108 NHL games he has 13 goals and 28 assists (he just got his first with his new team over the weekend).
He was originally a 5th round Nashville Predators‘ pick in the 2005 draft (#150 overall) and skated for five plus seasons with them and Milwaukee Admirals before being traded to Phoenix at the beginning of this year.