Everything There Is to Know About NHL Transactions
Stay up to date with all the NHL transactions at PuckPedia. You can also follow your favorite teams in both the AHL and ECHL, watching as they move between leagues. You’ll find information on trades, signings, terminations, injury designations, minor assignments, call-ups, and more.
To see the latest NHL transactions, check out our Team pages. Here you will find the most up-to-date information with the salary cap impact calculated.
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Darren Archibald | Darren Archibald
Recalled RW Darren Archibald from Belleville (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Filip Chlapik | Filip Chlapik
Recalled C Filip Chlapik from Belleville (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Carl Hagelin | Carl Hagelin
Acquired LW Carl Hagelin from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2019 third-round draft pick and a conditional 2020 sixth-round draft pick.2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Jonny Brodzinski | Jonny Brodzinski
Recalled RW Jonny Brodzinski from Ontario (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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J.T. Brown | J.T. Brown
Recalled RW J.T. Brown from Iowa (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Mike McKenna | Mike McKenna
Assigned G Mike McKenna to Lehigh Valley (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Lias Andersson | Lias Andersson
Recalled C Lias Andersson from Hartford (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Devante Smith-Pelly | Devante Smith-Pelly
Assigned RW Devante Smith-Pelly to Hershey (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Landon Bow | Landon Bow
Assigned G Landon Bow to Texas (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Tyler Gaudet | Tyler Gaudet
Recalled C Tyler Gaudet from Milwaukee (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Peter Cehlarik | Peter Cehlarik
Recalled LW Peter Cehlarik from Providence (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Trent Frederic | Trent Frederic
Assigned C Trent Frederic to Providence (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Ryan Donato | Ryan Donato
Recalled C Ryan Donato from Iowa (AHL).2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Ben Bishop | Ben Bishop
Activated G Ben Bishop from injured reserve.2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Jonny Brodzinski | Jonny Brodzinski
Activated LW Jonny Brodzinski from injured reserve.2019-02-21 |
2019-02-21 |
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Mike McKenna | Mike McKenna
Waived G Mike McKenna.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Devante Smith-Pelly | Devante Smith-Pelly
Waived RW Devante Smith-Pelly.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Michael Bunting | Michael Bunting
Assigned LW Michael Bunting to Tucson (AHL).2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Micheal Haley | Micheal Haley
Acquired C Micheal Haley off waivers from the Florida Panthers.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Robert Hagg | Robert Hagg
NHL fined D Robert Hagg $3,091.40 for interference against an opponent.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Radko Gudas | Radko Gudas
NHL suspended D Radko Gudas two games for high-sticking an opponent.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Joseph Cramarossa | Joseph Cramarossa
Signed C Joseph Cramarossa to a one-year, two-way contract.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Joseph Cramarossa | Joseph Cramarossa
Waived C Joseph Cramarossa.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Mathieu Joseph | Mathieu Joseph
Recalled RW Mathieu Joseph from Syracuse (AHL).2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Jan Rutta | Jan Rutta
Assigned D Jan Rutta to Syracuse (AHL).2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Joel Hanley | Joel Hanley
Re-signed D Joel Hanley to a two-year, two-way contract extension worth $1.4 million.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Nick Holden | Nick Holden
Activated D Nick Holden from injured reserve.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Casey Nelson | Casey Nelson
Activated D Casey Nelson from injured reserve.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Patrick Eaves | Patrick Eaves
Assigned RW Patrick Eaves to San Diego (AHL)..2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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MacKenzie Weegar | MacKenzie Weegar
Activated D MacKenzie Weegar from injured reserve.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Cam Talbot | Cam Talbot
Activated G Cam Talbot from injured reserve.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Jake Bischoff | Jake Bischoff
Assigned D Jake Bischoff to Chicago (AHL).2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Dylan Gambrell | Dylan Gambrell
Recalled C Dylan Gambrell from San Jose (AHL).2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Dylan Gambrell | Dylan Gambrell
Assigned C Dylan Gambrell to San Jose (AHL).2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Jordan Oesterle | Jordan Oesterle
Signed D Jordan Oesterle to a two-year, $2.8 million contract extension.2019-02-20 |
2019-02-20 |
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Charlie Coyle | Charlie Coyle
Acquired C Charlie Coyle from the Minnesota Wild for C Ryan Donato and a conditional 2019 fifth-round draft pick.2019-02-20 |
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Adam Clendening | Adam Clendening
Recalled D Adam Clendening from Cleveland (AHL).2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Kole Sherwood | Kole Sherwood
Assigned RW Kole Sherwood to Cleveland (AHL).2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Brian Elliott | Brian Elliott
Recalled G Brian Elliott from Lehigh Valley (AHL).2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Patrick Eaves | Patrick Eaves
Waived RW Patrick Eaves.2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Micheal Haley | Micheal Haley
Waived C Micheal Haley.2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Tucker Poolman | Tucker Poolman
Recalled D Tucker Poolman from Manitoba (AHL).2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Brandon Manning | Brandon Manning
Assigned D Brandon Manning to Bakersfield (AHL).2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Michael Leighton | Michael Leighton
Signed G Michael Leighton to a one-year, two-way contract.2019-02-19 |
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Dale Weise | Dale Weise
Assigned RW Dale Weise to Laval (AHL).2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Tom McCollum | Tom McCollum
Signed G Tom McCollum one-year, $650,000 contract.2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Tom McCollum | Tom McCollum
Waived G Tom McCollum.2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Michael Dal Colle | Michael Dal Colle
Assigned LW Michael Dal Colle to Bridgeport (AHL).2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Andrew Ladd | Andrew Ladd
Recalled LW Andrew Ladd from Bridgeport (AHL).2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
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Thomas Hickey | Thomas Hickey
Recalled D Thomas Hickey from Bridgeport (AHL).2019-02-19 |
2019-02-19 |
Trades
NHL player transactions include the exchange of players, prospects, and draft picks among teams. Teams only have until the trade deadline, which tends to fall on the last week of February or the first week of March. The trade deadline for the current season is Monday, February 26, 2018.
Signings, Terminations & Injury Designations
Other ways the players on a team are impacted are through signings, terminations, and injury designations.
Free agents
Players who are free agents have no contract and are able to sign with any club. Previously, players could have unrestricted free agency if they were 31 years old or over. After the CBA came out of the lockout in 2005, the rules changed. Now, players aged 27 and over, as well as those with at least seven years in the NHL with expired contracts, can become unrestricted free agents. Plus, players aged 22 years and over who are not selected in the NHL Draft can sign with any team as a free agent.
Unrestricted free agents can start negotiating and signing contracts with any team after July 1 of each year. Before, teams were awarded with draft picks as compensation when they lost unrestricted free agents. Since 2004, there has been no compensation.
Buyouts
Buyouts occur when teams buy a player at the end of a season for the remainder of the player’s contract. This impacts both pay and cap hit. For players under the age of 26, pay and cap hit are reduced by two-thirds. For players aged 26 to 35, pay and cap hit are reduced by one-third. Finally, for players over the age of 35, pay is reduced by one-third but cap hit is not reduced. In addition, the new team pays over twice the period of the remaining contract.
Injured Reserve List
Players who are injured, disabled, or sick and unable to play for at least seven days cannot be bought out. Instead, their teams may place them on the Injured Reserve List. A club can only put a player on the Injured Reserve List if the player had previously passed the initial physical examination of the season. The team can then replace the player on its NHL roster with someone else.
Assigning Players to the Minors & Call-Ups
If a player has already participated in a defined number of games or he has played in a certain number of seasons since the signing of the original contract, the player must be available to all NHL teams before he is assigned to the minors. This is called 'clearing waivers,' and it means that other NHL teams can 'claim' the player from the 'waiver wire,' meaning they assume the contract, and provide only a small financial compensation to the team from which the player originated. When players clear waivers, their teams have the right to loan them to a minor affiliate, typically an AHL team, or they can choose to keep them in their club. Once cleared, players don't need to do it again for the lesser of either 30 cumulative days on the roster, or until they've played in 10 games in the NHL.
Players can also rise from the minors to an NHL team. This is known as a call-up. Players may be called up due to an injury or suspension of another player, or a team can use a regular call-up of minor league affiliates who are yet to sign a contract.
The AHL
The AHL, or American Hockey League, is the primary development league for the NHL. The AHL is currently made up of 30 teams. Since there are currently 31 NHL teams, 3 NHL Teams are sharing 2 AHL teams. There are plans for the AHL to expand to 31 teams, so that each NHL team can once again have their own exclusive affiliate.
The ECHL
The ECHL (previously the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level league with teams from across the U.S. and Canada. It is the only other league (along with the AHL) to which all players with entry-level NHL contracts must report.
Roster Limits
Each team in the NHL has a roster limit of:
- 50 players on contract
- 20 players on “dressed list” for games
- 23 players on the active NHL roster
- 90 players on the reserve list
Players in the AHL and ECHL are part of the 50 contract limit but don’t contribute to the 23 active roster limit.
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