No NHL teams willing to take a chance on Sean Day
Once considered a highly-touted prospect, Sean Day is now a free agent after clearing unconditional waivers. The 22-year-old, who was granted exceptional status to play on the Ontario Hockey League as a 15-year-old, has had his entry-level contract with the New York Rangers terminated.
Since turning pro in 2018, Day has spent his time between the ECHL's Maine Mariners and AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack after being drafted in the third round by the Rangers in 2016. The blueliner managed 18 points in 62 career games in the AHL while recording 35 points in 55 games in the ECHL.
Day is one of seven players in history who have been granted exceptional status to play in the CHL at 15-years of age. The others are John Tavares, Aaron Ekblad, Connor McDavid, Joe Veleno, Shane Wright, and Connor Bedard.
Day had one season remaining on his entry-level contract and will receive buy-out money from the Rangers for that. There's no word on whether the contract termination was requested by Day, New York or a mutual agreement. He could have possibly made an interesting reclamation project for an NHL team willing to take a chance on him, but that did not come to be. Day is now free to sign wherever he wants, including outside of the NHL.
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