Blues agree to terms with Kristo

The St. Louis Blues, NHL affiliate of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, have agreed to terms with forward Danny Kristo to a one-year, two-way contract. Kristo, 25, notched 22 goals and 24 assists for 46 points in 72 games with the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack in 2014-15, his second professional season out of the University of […]

Jackets sign Sifers, Gallant, Bodnarchuk

The Columbus Blue Jackets, parent club of the AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters, have signed defenseman Jaime Sifers and forward Brett Gallant to two-year, two-way NHL/AHL contracts; and defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk to a one-year, two-way contract. Sifers, 32, spent the 2014-15 season on an AHL contract with Springfield, then Columbus’s affiliate. He notched three goals and […]

Kings ink Calder Cup champ Gravel

The Los Angeles Kings, parent club of the AHL’s Ontario Reign, have signed defenseman Kevin Gravel to a two-year contract. The 23-year-old Gravel is a 6-foot-4, 204-pound native of Kingsford, Mich., who appeared in 58 regular-season games last year in his first full professional season with Manchester (AHL). He posted six goals and nine assists […]

Panthers pick Flick

The Florida Panthers, parent club of the AHL’s Portland Pirates, have agreed to terms with forward Rob Flick on a one-year, two-way contract. Flick, 24, scored a career-high 19 goals in 65 AHL games with Providence last season, after entering the year with 12 goals in 154 AHL contests. Flick also finished with career bests […]

Bolts bring back Taormina

The Tampa Bay Lightning, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, have signed free agent defenseman Matt Taormina to a one-year, two-way contract. Taormina played all 76 games with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League last season, notching 11 goals and 27 assists for 38 points, and also participated in the 2015 AHL […]

Islanders add six-pack of forwards

The New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, announced today that forwards Justin Florek, Ben Holmstrom, Bracken Kearns, Justin Vaive, Joe Whitney and James Wright have agreed to terms on one-year, two-way (NHL/AHL) contracts. Florek, 25, played 73 games with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League last season, scoring […]

Devils sign O’Brien to one-year pact

The New Jersey Devils, parent club of the AHL’s Albany Devils, announced Wednesday the signing of free agent forward Jim O’Brien to a one-year, two-way contract for $575,000 at the NHL level. O’Brien, 26, joins the Devils organization after completing the 2014-15 season with Hershey (AHL). While with the Bears, he recorded 10 goals and […]

Caps ink Camper, Collins, Moore, Ness

The Washington Capitals, parent club of the AHL’s Hershey Bears, have signed forwards Carter Camper and Sean Collins and defensemen Mike Moore and Aaron Ness to one-year, two-way contracts. Camper, 26, recorded 15 goals and 37 assists for 52 points in 75 AHL games with Binghamton in 2014-15. The Cleveland, Ohio, native has registered 200 […]

Sabres sign Akeson, Donovan

The Buffalo Sabres, parent club of the AHL’s Rochester Americans, have signed forward Jason Akeson and defenseman Matt Donovan to one-year contracts. Akeson, 24, tallied 23 goals and 30 assists for 53 points in 57 games with the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2014-15, finishing second on the team in scoring. Akeson was the Phantoms’ […]

Ducks sign Hackett, Mueller, Piskula to deals

The Anaheim Ducks, parent club of the AHL’s San Diego Gulls, have signed goaltender Matt Hackett to a two-year contract and center Chris Mueller and defenseman Joe Piskula to one-year contracts. Hackett, 25, was 8-5-3 with a 2.76 goals-against average in 16 AHL games with Rochester last season, while also making five NHL appearances with […]