Anaheim
The Ducks made no moves this week.
Arizona
The Coyotes recalled defenceman Brandon Gormley from his conditioning stint with AHL Portland. They reassigned winger Alexandre Bolduc.
Boston
The Bruins reassigned defenceman Joe Morrow to AHL Providence.
Buffalo
The Sabres recalled centre Mikhail Grigorenko from AHL Rochester. They recalled winger Johan Larsson. They recalled centre Tim Schaller and defenceman Mark Pysyk. They recalled winger Joel Armia. They reassigned Grigorenko, Schaller, Armia, and Pysyk.
Calgary
The Flames reassigned defenceman Corey Potter to AHL Adirondack. They recalled Potter. Defenceman Anton Babchuk, who last played in the NHL for Calgary from partway through 2010/11 through 2012/13, signed with the KHL’s Atlant Mytishchi.
Carolina
The Hurricanes reassigned winger Justin Shugg to AHL Charlotte. They recalled winger Brendan Woods. They reassigned Woods.
Chicago
The Blackhawks made no moves this week. Winger Pierre-Marc Bouchard, who was last a member of Chicago’s organization in 2013/14, has signed a two-year extension with Switzerland’s EV Zug.
Colorado
The Avalanche made no moves this week.
Columbus
The Blue Jackets recalled centre Sean Collins from AHL Springfield. They reassigned Collins. They recalled Collins on an emergency basis.
Dallas
The Stars reassigned defenceman Jamie Oleksiak to AHL Texas.
Detroit
The Red Wings reassigned defenceman Xavier Ouellet to AHL Grand Rapids and recalled goaltender Tom McCollum. They loaned defenceman Mattias Backman to Sweden’s Linkopings HC.
Edmonton
The Oilers reassigned centre Anton Lander to AHL Oklahoma City.
Florida
The Panthers made no moves this week.
Los Angeles
The Kings recalled winger Andy Andreoff from his conditioning stint with AHL Manchester.
Minnesota
The Wild recalled goaltender John Curry from AHL Iowa on an emergency basis.
Montreal
The Canadiens reassigned goaltender Joey MacDonald to AHL Hamilton. They recalled Dustin Tokarski from his conditioning stint with AHL Hamilton.
Nashville
The Predators made no moves this week.
New Jersey
The Devils recalled defenceman Adam Larsson from his conditioning stint with AHL Albany, also recalling winger Mike Sislo. They reassigned Sislo and Tim Sestito, recalling Sestito again shortly afterward. They yet again reassigned Sestito. The Devils fired head coach Peter DeBoer.
New York I.
The Islanders recalled goaltender Kevin Poulin from AHL Bridgeport on an emergency basis. They reassigned Poulin the following day.
New York R.
The Rangers made no moves this week.
Ottawa
The Senators signed winger Nicholas Paul to a three-year entry-level.
Philadelphia
The Flyers made no moves this week. Forward Adam Hall, who last played in the NHL for Philadelphia in 2013/14, signed a two-year extension with Switzerland’s HC Ambri-Piotta,
Pittsburgh
The Penguins recalled defencemen Derrick Pouliot and Taylor Chorney. They recalled goaltender Jeff Zatkoff and centre Dominik Uher. They reassigned Zatkoff, Uher, and Chorney.
San Jose
The Sharks recalled winger Micheal Haley from AHL Worcester. Winger John Scott was suspended four games by the NHL punching unsuspecting opponent Tim Jackman.
St. Louis
The Blues recalled defenceman Petteri Lindbohm from AHL Chicago.
Tampa Bay
The Lightning reassigned goaltender Andrey Vasilevskiy to AHL Syracuse.
Toronto
The Maple Leafs made no moves this week.
Vancouver
The Canucks reassigned defenceman Alex Biega to AHL Utica. Defenceman Cam Barker, who last played in the NHL for Vancouver in 2012/13, has signed a contract with the KHL’s HC Slovan Bratislava through the end of the season.
Washington
The Capitals recalled winger Andre Burakovsky from AHL Hershey, also recalling winger Aaron Volpatti from his conditioning stint with AHL Hershey.
Winnipeg
The Jets made no moves this week.
It was Christmas this week and I am positively giddy to be showing off what my brother gave me. Here it is:
Yep, that’s one of Mark Messier’s old hockey sticks, complete with his signature on the shaft. You may have heard of him.
Thanks for reading! I hope everyone had a Happy Holiday and a Merry Christmas!
