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Cole’s Notes From Around the League: 12/12/22-12/18/22

Anaheim Ducks

The Ducks recalled goaltender Olle Eriksson Ek from AHL San Diego.

Arizona Coyotes

The Coyotes reassigned defenceman Dysin Mayo to AHL Tucson. They recalled centre Jan Jenik. They reassigned Jenik.

Boston Bruins

The Bruins made no moves this week.

Buffalo Sabres

The Sabres acquired defenceman Joseph Cecconi from Dallas. They reassigned Cecconi to AHL Rochester. They recalled defenceman Jeremy Davies.

Calgary Flames

The Flames recalled defenceman Dennis Gilbert from AHL Calgary.

Carolina Hurricanes

The Hurricanes reassigned defenceman Maxime Lajoie to AHL Chicago.

Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks reassigned goaltender Jaxson Stauber to AHL Rockford. They reassigned defenceman Filip Roos.

Colorado Avalanche

The Avalanche reassigned centre Shane Bowers to AHL Colorado. They placed defenceman Daniil Zhuravlov on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. They recalled goaltender Jonas Johansson. They reassigned Johansson and defenceman Brad Hunt. They reassigned centre Jean-Luc Foudy and left winger Charles Hudon.

Columbus Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets recalled goaltender Daniil Tarasov from AHL Cleveland and reassigned goaltender Jet Greaves following his emergency recall.

Dallas Stars

The Stars recalled left winger Riley Tufte from AHL Texas. They acquired defenceman Oskari Laaksonen from Buffalo.

Detroit Red Wings

The Red Wings recalled goaltender Magnus Hellberg from AHL Grand Rapids. They recalled defenceman Steven Kampfer. They recalled left winger Elmer Soderblom.

Edmonton Oilers

The Oilers signed defenceman Jason Demers to a two-year contract. They recalled centre Brad Malone. They reassigned defenceman Markus Niemelainen.

Florida Panthers

The Panthers recalled left winger Grigori Denisenko from AHL Charlotte. They recalled centre Aleksi Heponiemi. They reassigned goaltender Alex Lyon.

Los Angeles Kings

The Kings recalled centre Rasmus Kupari and defenceman Jordan Spence from AHL Ontario. They signed centre Trevor Moore to a five-year contract extension. They reassigned Kupari, left winger Samuel Fagemo and defenceman Tobias Bjornfot. They recalled Kupari. They reassigned Kupari and defenceman Jordan Spence.

Minnesota Wild

The Wild reassigned defenceman Andrej Sustr to AHL Iowa. They reassigned centre Nic Petan. They reassigned centre Samuel Walker.

Montreal Canadiens

The Canadiens recalled centre Anthony Richard and reassigned centre Rem Pitlick.

Nashville Predators

The Predators recalled defencemen Kevin Gravel and Roland McKeown from AHL Milwaukee. They reassigned Gravel and McKeown.

New Jersey Devils

The Devils reassigned goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood to AHL Utica for conditioning purposes.

New York Islanders

The Islanders placed left winger Nikita Soshnikov on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. They recalled goaltender Cory Schneider from AHL Bridgeport on an emergency basis.

New York Rangers

The Rangers made no moves this week.

Ottawa Senators

The Senators recalled centre Rourke Chartier from AHL Belleville. They recalled centre Jake Lucchini and defenceman Dillon Heatherington.

Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers recalled centre Olle Lycksell from AHL Lehigh Valley. They recalled right winger Kieffer Bellows. They reassigned Bellows and Lycksell. Centre Lukas Sedlak has signed a three-year contract in Czechia with the Extraliga’s HC Dynamo Pardubice.

Pittsburgh Penguins

The Penguins recalled left winger Drew O’Connor and defenceman Mark Friedman from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

San Jose Sharks

The Sharks reassigned goaltender Eetu Makiniemi to AHL San Jose.

Seattle Kraken

The Kraken recalled defenceman Gustav Olofsson from AHL Coachella Valley. They claimed left winger Eeli Tolvanen off waivers from Nashville. They reassigned Olofsson.

St. Louis Blues

The Blues recalled right winger Alexey Toropchenko from his conditioning stint with AHL Springfield. They signed defenceman Marc-Andre Gaudet to a three-year entry-level contract. They reassigned centre Logan Brown for conditioning purposes. They recalled Brown from his conditioning stint and reassigned defenceman Will Bitten.

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning made no moves this week.

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs reassigned defenceman Mac Hollowell to AHL Toronto. They placed defenceman Axel Rindell on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. They recalled Hollowell on an emergency basis.

Vancouver Canucks

The Canucks recalled centre Lane Pederson to AHL Abbotsford.

Vegas Golden Knights

The Golden Knights recalled left winger Jonas Rondbjerg and defencemen Kaedan Korczak and Brayden Pachal from AHL Henderson.

Washington Capitals

The Capitals recalled goaltender Zachary Fucale from AHL Hershey.

Winnipeg Jets

The Jets reassigned centre Dominic Toninato to AHL Manitoba. They recalled centre Kevin Stenlund. They claimed centre Karson Kuhlman off waivers from Seattle. They recalled defenceman Ville Heinola. Centre Quinton Howden, who last played in the NHL for Winnipeg in 2016/17, has been released from his professional tryout contract in Finland with Liiga’s Mikkelin Jukurit.

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