NHL Free Agency Day 1: recapping under-the-radar and minor signings
The opening day of free agency in the National Hockey League is always so busy that sometimes many signings go under the radar. Here's a recap on the minor signings of Day 1.
- Xavier Ouellet signs with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Two-year contract worth $1.5 million ($750,000 AAV).
- Curtis Lazar signs with the Vancouver Canucks. Three-year contract worth $3 million ($1 million AAV).
- Andreas Athanasiou signs with the Chicago Blackhawks. One -year contract worth $3 million.
- Laurent Dauphin signs with the Arizona Coyotes. One-year contract worth $750,000.
- Kevin Rooney signs with the Calgary Flames. Two year contract worth $2.6 million ($1.3 million AAV).
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel signs with the Toronto Maple Leafs. One-year contract worth $1 million.
- Olli Maatta signs with the Detroit Red Wings. One-year contract worth $2.25 million.
- Ilya Lyubushkin signs with the Buffalo Sabres. Two-year contract worth $5.5 million ($2.75 million AAV).
- Adam Gaudette signs with the Toronto Maple Leafs. One-year contract worth $750,000.
- Troy Stecher signs with the Arizona Coyotes. One-year contract worth $1.25 million.
- Jaroslav Halak signs with the New York Rangers. One-year contract worth $1.55 million.
- Colin White signs with the Florida Panthers. One-year contract worth $1.2 million.
- Thomas Greiss signs with the St. Louis Blues. One-year contract worth $1.3 million.
- Brett Kulak re-signs with the Edmonton Oilers. Four-year contract worth $11 million ($2.75 million AAV).
- Frank Vatrano signs with the Anaheim Ducks. Three-year contract worth $10.95 million ($3.65 million AAV).
- Nick Bjugstad signs with the Arizona Coyotes. One-year contract worth $900,000.
- Eric Comrie signs with the Buffalo Sabres. Two-year contract worth $3.6 million ($1.8 million AAV).
- Brendan Lemieux re-signs with the Los Angeles Kings. One-year contract worth $1.35 million.
- Charles Hudon signs with the Colorado Avalanche. One-year contract worth $750,000.
- Madison Bowey signs with the Montreal Canadiens. One-year contract, financial details not released.
- Mason Marchment signs with the Dallas Stars. Four-year contract worth $18 million ($4.5 million AAV).
- Matt Irwin signs with the Washington Capitals. One-year contract worth $750,000.
- Noel Accari signs with the St. Louis Blues. One-year contract worth $1.25 million.
- Mitchell Stephens signs with the Montreal Canadiens. One-year contract, financial details not released.
- Anthony Richard signs with the Montreal Canadiens. One-year contract, financial details not released.
- Oskar Lindblom signs with the San Jose Sharks. Two-year contract worth $5 million ($2.5 million AAV).
- Jan Rutta signs with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Three-year contract worth $8.25 million ($2.75 million AAV).
- Louis Domingue signs with the New York Rangers. Two-year contract, financial details not released.
- Nick Cousins signs with the Florida Panthers. Two-year contract worth $2.2 million ($1.1 million AAV).
- Ben Chiarot signs with the Detroit Red Wings. Four-year contract worth $19 million ($4.75 million AAV).
- Artturi Lehkonen re-signs with the Colorado Avalanche. Five-year contract worth $22.5 million ($4.5 million AAV).
- Erik Gudbranson signs with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Four-year contract worth $16 million ($4 million AAV).
- Colin Blackwell signs with the Chicago Blackhawks. Two-year contract worth $2.4 million ($1.2 million AAV).
- David Rittich signs with the Winnipeg Jets. One-year contract worth $900,000.
- Andre Burakovsky signs with the Seattle Kraken. Five-year contract worth $27.5 million ($5.5 million AAV).
- Marc Staal signs with the Florida Panthers. One-year contract worth $750,000.
- Eric Staal signs a professional tryout contract with the Florida Panthers.
- Dominik Kubalik signs with the Detroit Red Wings. Two-year contract worth $5 million ($2.5 million AAV).
- Kale Clague signs with the Buffalo Sabres. One-year contract worth $750,000.
- Nic Petan signs a two-year contract with the Minnesota Wild.
- Josh Brown signs with the Arizona Coyotes. Two-year contract worth $2.55 million ($1.275 million AAV).
- David Perron signs with the Detroit Red Wings. Two-year contract worth $9.5 million ($4.75 million AAV).
- Vinni Lettieri signs with the Boston Bruins. One-year contract worth $750,000.
- Denis Malgin signs a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- A.J. Greer signs with the Boston Bruins. Two-year contract worth $1.525 million ($762,500 AAV).
- Connor Carrick signs with the Boston Bruins. One-year contract worth $750,000.
- Keith Kinkaid signs with the Boston Bruins. One-year contract worth $750,000.
- Alex Stalock signs with the Chicago Blackhawks. One-year contract worth $750,000.
- Nicolas Deslauriers signs with the Philadelphia Flyers. Four-year contract worth $7 million ($1.75 million AAV).
- Oskar Dansk signs with the Calgary Flames. One-year contract worth $750,000.
- Andrei Kuzmenko signs a one-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks.
- Justin Braun signs with the Philadelphia Flyers. One-year contract worth $1.75 million.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 16, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jack Quinn | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bowen Byram | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Caufield | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Matheson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ryan McLeod | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Norris | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||