Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Top 300 AHL Free Agents 7/3

Friend of the blog Jonathan Bombulie of The (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) Citizens' Voice and I have spent the past few weeks compiling a list of the Top 300 available American Hockey League free agents. With the free agency period set to begin Friday, this is as good a time as any to publish the final product. 

Most fans, I figured, probably aren't going to want to look through all 300 of them. So the first 50 are in the table below, then numbers 51-300 are after the jump. There's a best of the rest listed there too.

This is the fourth draft of the big board. We've removed a lot of players from the original drafts who have signed elsewhere, but we might have missed a couple announcements. If you see someone here who has already signed somewhere or is not a free agent, please alert me in the comment section.

You could also Tweet me your comments and corrections @MCSaratogian. And be sure to follow Jonathan at @CVBombulie. He's the absolute authority on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

I plan to keep this updated all summer, so I'll be removing people as they sign with teams. A handful of the listed players signed with teams this afternoon, so this is now actually a list of only 293 or so.


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1 KEITH AUCOIN C TOR Signed with St. Louis
2 DARREN HAYDAR RW CHI One of the greatest scorers in AHL history; now 33
3 JAMIE TARDIF RW PRO Career-high 30 goals in seventh pro season
4 JEROME SAMSON RW CHA Signed with Winnipeg
5 RYAN HAMILTON LW TOR Signed with Edmonton
6 MARK MANCARI RW RCH Signed with St. Louis
7 ANDRE BENOIT D BNG Signed with Colorado
8 TREVOR SMITH C WBS Signed with Toronto
9 ALEXANDRE BOLDUC C POR Signed with St. Louis
10 DAVID LEGGIO G RCH Signed with Washington
11 YANN DANIS G OKC Signed with Philadelphia
12 ANDREW GORDON RW CHI Signed with Winnipeg
13 JON DISALVATORE RW HER First time in 10 AHL seasons he didn't score 20 goals; still got 18
14 BOBBY SANGUINETTI D CHA Signed in KHL
15 MARTIN ST. PIERRE C RCK Signed with Montreal
16 CHRIS MUELLER RW MIL Signed with Dallas
17 ROSTISLAV OLESZ C RCK Signed with New Jersey
18 MICHAEL LEIGHTON G ADK Journeyman has been outstanding in AHL his whole career
19 ANDREAS NODL LW CHA One-time Flyers prospect has slumped since 11-goal NHL season in 10-11
20 BRAD THIESSEN G WBS Signed with HIFK (Finland)
21 NATE GUENIN D NOR Signed with Colorado
22 JOEY CRABB RW HER Signed with Florida
23 CHRISTIAN HANSON C PRO Glens Falls native is big body who can score
24 NICK DRAZENOVIC C SPR Signed with Pittsburgh
25 CEDRICK DESJARDINS G SYR Re-signed with Tampa Bay
26 ANDREW EBBETT C CHI Signed with Pittsburgh
27 NICK HOLDEN D SPR Signed with Colorado
28 KYLE WILSON C NOR Signed with Dinamo Riga (KHL)
29 TIM KENNEDY LW WOR Signed with Phoenix
30 PATRICK MCNEILL D HER Signed with Columbus
31 STEVE PINIZZOTTO RW CHI Premier agitator, hitter hasn't really been healthy since leaving Hershey
32 FRANCIS PARE C GR Signed in Finland
33 DEREK MEECH D STJ Signed with Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
34 CHRIS CONNER RW POR Signed with Pittsburgh
35 BRENDAN MIKKELSON D SYR Capable depth defenseman; solid in the AHL, can fill in at NHL level
36 BARRY BRUST G ABB Signed with Medvescak Zagreb (KHL)
37 PHILIPPE CORNET LW OKC Scored 24 goals two years ago, was on pace to match that after call-up this year
38 DEREK NESBITT RW WBS Signed with Oklahoma City
39 GREG RALLO C SAN Re-signed with Florida
40 JIM VANDERMEER D CHI Veteran physical defender spent most of season in AHL
41 ANDRE DEVEAUX C SAN Before down year, had 40 points and 150 PIM in three straight seaons
42 RYAN CRAIG C SPR Signed with Columbus
43 BRETT CARSON D ABB NHL depth guy is 6-4, 225, right-handed and can put up numbers in AHL
44 NICK TARNASKY C RCH Signed with Montreal
45 NATHAN PAETSCH D GR Re-signed with Grand Rapids
46 KRYS KOLANOS RW ABB 101 points in 100 games in Abbotsford last two seasons
47 BRACKEN KEARNS C WOR 32-year-old has posted 43-plus points in four straight seasons, 20-plus goals in three
48 MATT TAORMINA D SYR Re-signed with Tampa Bay
49 AARON PALUSHAJ RW LE Signed with Carolina
50 MIKE ZIGOMANIS C TOR Signed with Rochester


51 BRANDON SEGAL RW CT Prototypical AHL power forward
52 J.T. WYMAN RW SYR Signed with Colorado
53 BENN FERRIERO LW CT Signed with Vancouver
54 BOBBY ROBINS C PRO Signed with Boston
55 NICK PALMIERI RW CT 6-3, 220-pounder had 13 goals in 70 AHL games last season; good bottom-six depth
56 TIM WALLACE RW CHA Topped 100 career NHL games last season
57 AARON GAGNON C STJ Has been capable scorer in AHL since 58-point breakout year in 2009-10
58 ZACH HAMILL C MIL 07 top 10 pick hasn't lived up to billing but did have 19 goals, 44 pts in AHL last yr
59 NICK JOHNSON RW POR Signed with Boston
60 AARON JOHNSON D PRO Signed with New York Rangers
61 BRAD WINCHESTER LW MIL 390-game NHL vet couldn't find work after lockout; 27 pts in 37 AHL gms
62 GRAHAM MINK RW PRO Veteran power forward still going strong at age 34
63 JEREMY SMITH G MIL Signed with Columbus
64 JONATHAN MATSUMOTO C CHI Signed with Florida
65 NATHAN LAWSON G BNG Signed with Ottawa
66 JAN MURSAK RW GR Signed with Amur Khabarovsk (KHL)
67 MIKE VERNACE D CT 27-year-old coming off career high 8 goals, 35 points
68 JEFF FRAZEE G ALB Minnesota product has been pretty decent for the last five AHL seasons
69 BEN MAXWELL C STJ Hasn't matched total from 58-point rookie year, but still good for 40 or so
70 BRYAN RODNEY D MAN Solid AHL offensive defenseman with a little NHL experience
71 MATT HALISCHUK RW MIL Signed with Winnipeg
72 MATT ANDERSON RW ALB Signed with Spartak Moskva (KHL)
73 JORDIE BENN D TEX Re-signed with Dallas
74 DEREK JOSLIN D WOR Hard-shooting defenseman has 116 NHL games on his resume
75 SIMON GYSBERS D TOR Right-handed shot has 80 points in 196 AHL games
76 ALEX STALOCK G WOR Signed with San Jose
77 JEFF WOYWITKA D PEO 278-game NHL vet consistently puts up good numbers in AHL
78 JONATHAN BLUM D MIL Signed with Minnesota
79 TY WISHART D BPT 6-4 offensive defenseman with some NHL experience
80 PIERRE-LUC LETOURNEAU-LEBLOND LW NOR 20 fighting majors entirely possible if he plays a full season
81 JOEY MORMINA D WBS Signed with Syracuse
82 SEAN COLLINS D CT A pretty solid right-handed AHL D with decent size, skill
83 PAUL RANGER D TOR Had 25 points in 51 games after returning from three-year break from sport
84 LELAND IRVING G ABB First-round draft pick has had ups, downs in four years in Flames org.
85 RAYMOND SAWADA RW STJ Matched career high with 29 points in 65 games
86 STEVEN ZALEWSKI C ALB Clarkson grad has been a 20-goal AHL scorer and got a few NHL games
87 JED ORTMEYER RW SAN Re-signed with San Antonio
88 LOGAN PYETT D CT Signed with Vityaz Podolsk (KHL)
89 BOBBY FARNHAM LW WBS Signed with Pittsburgh
90 TIM CONNOLLY C TOR Has nearly 700 NHL games to his credit, but that ship may have sailed
91 MATT GILROY D CT Signed with Florida
92 BOYD KANE LW HER Signed with Medveščak Zagreb (KHL)
93 ZACK FITZGERALD D/LW ADK Consistent AHL heavyweight; five straight 200 PIM seasons
94 THOMAS POCK D LE Signed with Klagenfurt AC (Austria)
95 ANTHONY STEWART RW MAN Former first-rounder spent most of last year in AHL, posting 7 pts in 30 gms
96 MAXIME FORTUNUS D TEX Re-signed with Texas
97 WARREN PETERS C WBS Vetern center consistently wins face-offs, finishes checks, blocks shots
98 TYSON STRACHAN D SAN Signed with Washington
99 ADAM PARDY D RCH Signed with Winnipeg
100 BRIAN MCGRATTAN LW MIL Re-signed with Calgary
101 GARNET EXELBY D PRO Physical D has 408 games of NHL experience
102 BRIAN BOUCHER G ADK Signed with EV Zug (Switzerland)
103 TRENT WHITFIELD C PRO Veteran scorer will be entering 16th pro season, numbers not what they used to be
104 CAM JANSSEN RW ALB Re-signed with New Jersey
105 ANDREW MURRAY C PEO 31 points in 51 games in first extended AHL stay since 2007-08
106 NATHAN MCIVER D BPT Racked up career-high 287 PIMs
107 CHRIS SUMMERS D POR Re-signed with Phoenix
108 MIKE MOTTAU D TOR Signed with Florida
109 TIM SESTITO LW ALB Signed with New Jersey
110 TRAVIS RAMSEY D STJ Shutdown defenseman entering sixth pro season
111 STEFAN LEGEIN RW MAN A pretty effective AHL agitator the last four seasons
112 DEAN ARSENE D STJ Steady defenseman will be entering 13th pro season
113 DAVID KOLOMATIS D MAN Signed with Washington
114 BRENNAN EVANS D GR Signed with Grand Rapids
115 ALEX BIEGA D RCH Signed with Vancouver
116 MIKE CARMAN C HER Former Avs third-rounder has been OK for Hershey last year and a half
117 MIKE McKENNA G PEO Signed with Columbus
118 CODY BASS C SPR Signed with Columbus
119 BRIAN SUTHERBY C LE Veteran of 460 NHL games captained Lake Erie at end of last season
120 NOLAN YONKMAN D SAN Signed with Anaheim
121 DARCY HORDICHUK LW OKC Gritty NHL veteran did first extended AHL stint since 2002-03
122 COLTEN TEUBERT D OKC 13th overall pick in 2008 hasn't hit potential in Oilers organization
123 JOE CALLAHAN D ABB 6-3, 220, right-handed stay-at-home D with tons of AHL experience
124 MIKE COMMODORE D TEX 33-year-old NHL veteran helped Carolina win Stanley Cup in 2006
125 MIKE HEDDEN LW TEX Re-signed with Texas
126 MATT PELECH D WOR Signed with San Jose
127 JON SIM LW ADK Veteran scorer seems to be slowing down at age 34
128 THEO PECKHAM D OKC Showed up to training camp out of shape, spent most of year as healthy scratch
129 PHILIP-MICHAEL DEVOS C SYR Role player who has a knack for scoring timely goals
130 BRANDON DEFAZIO LW BPT Signed with Vancouver
131 JEAN-FRANCOIS JACQUES LW SYR Prototypical fourth-liner had 40-point AHL season in 2011-12
132 ANDREW JOUDREY C SPR Two-time Calder Cup champion is solid bottom-six forward
133 QUINTIN LAING C ABB Quintessential AHL captain type at age 34
134 EVAN RANKIN RW RCH Signed with Syracuse
135 JON LANDRY D BPT Signed with Minnesota
136 DAVID MECKLER RW MAN 77 goals in six AHL seasons with Manchester
137 MIKE MURPHY G CHA Signed with Carolina
138 GUILLAUME DESBIENS RW CHI Signed with Colorado
139 RYAN PARENT D NOR 106 career NHL games for former first-round pick, but none since 2010-11
140 JORDAN HENDRY D NOR Signed with Straubing Tigers (Germany)
141 DANNY GROULX D CHI Had a 66-point AHL season as recently as 2009-10
142 MATT ELLIS C RCH Re-signed with Buffalo
143 CHAD JOHNSON G POR Signed with Boston
144 BRETT LEBDA D BNG Pretty good AHL puck mover at age 32; NHL ship might have sailed
145 BRETT SKINNER D GR Returned from Europe and played veteran role on Griffins D
146 CARTER HUTTON G RCK Signed with Nashville
147 AKIM ALIU RW ABB Physical Nigerian had 11 points, 111 PIM in fourth pro season
148 RANDY JONES D OKC Going on 32, 365-game NHL vertan's numbers not what they once were
149 RYAN RUSSELL C SPR Had 39 points as rookie in 2009-10, but dipped to just 16 last year
150 EVAN BROPHEY C POR Decent AHL production, but has never matched junior scoring numbers
151 RICHARD PETIOT D STJ Had 37 points with Rockford in 2009-10. Next-best total was 15
152 MIKE MOORE D MIL Signed with Boston
153 ROD PELLEY C NOR Signed with New Jersey
154 MARK MATHESON D CHI Signed with Vienna Capitals (Austria)
155 ZACK STORTINI RW HAM Signed with Anaheim
156 MICHAEL HUTCHINSON G PRO Pretty good for the P-Bruins the last two seasons
157 JOSH GREEN C OKC Numbers are declining at 35, but still good for 20-30 points
158 BRYAN HELMER D SPR No AHL D has scored more points, but Helmer had just two assists last year
159 BORIS VALABIK D POR Giant (6-foot-7, 245-pound) defenseman will drop the gloves with anyone
160 JEFF HOGGAN RW GR Re-signed with Grand Rapids
161 MATT WATKINS RW BPT Signed with Washington
162 CHAD BILLINS D GR Signed with Calgary
163 THEO RUTH D SPR Solid third-pairing defenseman in AHL for three seasons
164 CHAD WISEMAN LW ALB Veteran winger has been a 20-goal AHL scorer as recently as 09-10
165 JACK COMBS RW SAN Prolific scorer in lower minors, has 33 points in last 40 AHL games
166 PETER MANNINO G MAN Experienced AHL goalie had good 20-game showing with Monarchs last year
167 FREDERICK ROY C RCH Re-signed with Rochester
168 ERIC NEILSON RW SYR Re-signed with Syracuse
169 TROY BODIE LW POR Signed with Toronto
170 HENRIK KARLSSON G RCK Signed with Skellefteå AIK (Sweden)
171 MATT FORD RW SPR Signed with Oklahoma City
172 TYLER SLOAN D TEX 32-year-old won Calder Cup with Hershey in 2009
173 PATRICK RISSMILLER W RCH Former all-star has bounced around since leaving Sharks organization in 2008
174 MATHIEU BEAUDOIN RW RCK Totals have tailed off sharply since 51-point career year in 2010-11
175 JUSSI RYNNAS G TOR Signed in Finland
176 BRENT REGNER D CHI An AHL regular on defense for the last four years
177 ZACH MISKOVIC D SAN Re-signed with San Antonio
178 EVAN OBERG D SYR 23 points with Norfolk two years ago, nine with Syracuse last year
179 TRISTON GRANT LW GR Signed with Grand Rapids
180 PAUL MARA  D HOU 700-game NHL vet had 11 pts, 89 PIMs in 36 games with Aeros
181 JAY LEACH D ALB Veteran gritty defenseman
182 JAROD PALMER RW HOU Power forward prospect has been slowed by injury, including concussion
183 LUKE GLENDENING RW GR Signed with Detroit
184 JARED NIGHTINGALE D SYR Solid AHL depth defenseman with physical edge
185 ALEX PLANTE D OKC Has a hard shot, but has scored just six goals in four pro seasons
186 CARL SNEEP D TEX Former Penguins farmhand had six points in 31 games after trade
187 TIM MILLER RW CHI Dropped from 19 goals two years ago to two goals last year
188 DAVID MCINTYRE C HOU Has been a 15-goal, 30-point guy the last two years
189 CHRIS VANDEVELDE C OKC Role player, penalty killer good for 20-25 points
190 FREDERIC ST. DENIS D HAM Signed with Columbus
191 KYLE MACKINNON C PRO 28 goals, 52 points in 142 AHL games for Providence grad
192 SCOTT FORD D MIL Prototypical veteran physical AHL defenseman
193 DREW BAGNALL D HOU Signed with Buffalo
194 RICHARD BACHMAN G TEX Signed with Edmonton
195 BRENDON NASH D CHA 6-3 Cornell grad might have puck-moving potential; missed 11-12 with shoulder injury
196 ZACH MCKELVIE D ABB West Point grad is a rugged defenseman
197 JOHN ALBERT C STJ Signed with Winnipeg
198 KYLE HAGEL D HAM Physical defender had 22 fights last season
199 ALEX BERRY RW HER 14 goals, 150 PIMs for Norfolk in 2010-11; slowed by arm injury since
200 GREG AMADIO D SPR Retired, Coaching Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
201 WADE BROOKBANK LW RCK Signed with Rockford
202 DUSTIN SYLVESTER LW ABB Signed with Vienna Capitals (Austria)
203 GARRETT ROE LW ADK Signed with Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)
204 MATT CORRENTE D ALB Signed with Carolina
205 MAXIME MACENAUER C STJ Decent size, scoring for a bottom-six center, though minus-29 rating is alarming
206 KRIS FREDHEIM D HOU 6-2 stay-at-home D has been a regular for Aeros last three years
207 JORDAN HENRY D OKC Had 31 points, 104 PIM in 2009-10, but a journeyman since
208 DARCY ZAJAC RW ALB Signed with New Jersey
209 KEVEN VEILLEUX RW WBS Big and talented but injury prone with an off-ice strike against him
210 MAXIME LEGAULT RW RCH Carved out niche as role player in Sabres organization
211 ANDREW CARROLL C CT Physical, no-frills fourth-liner
212 JON KALINSKI LW HER One-time Flyers prospect limited to 27 games by knee injury
213 DAN DASILVA RW HOU 28-year-old came back from a year in Russia, put up some OK numbers
214 MICHAEL DAVIES RW CHI Wisconsin grad with back-to-back double-digit goal seasons
215 SEAN BACKMAN RW BPT Undersized Yale grad hit double digits in goals last year
216 DREW SCHIESTEL D RCH Second-round pick has been an AHL depth player for the last couple of years
217 JARED GOMES C SAN Re-signed with San Antonio
218 WILL ACTON LW TOR Signed with Edmonton
219 CHRIS COLLINS LW WBS Veteran winger can be effective on any line in AHL
220 THOMAS MCCOLLUM G GR Development has been slow in four pro seasons for 08 first-round pick
221 CORBIN MCPHERSON D ALB 6-4 right-handed D out of Colgate was a regular as a rookie with Albany
222 TYLER RUEGSEGGER C ABB 25-year-old Denver grad scored 11 goals in first full AHL season
223 MATT CLACKSON LW POR Fighter has racked up 833 PIM in 270 AHL games
224 BRADY LAMB D ABB Nine points in rookie year out of Minnesota-Duluth
225 BLAIR RILEY RW BPT Signed with St. John's
226 JASON GREGOIRE LW STJ 43 points as North Dakota senior, 32 points in two pro seasons
227 PETTERI NOKELAINEN RW HAM After four NHL seasons, ended last year by going -10 in 17 gms with Hamilton
228 BRETT OLSON C ABB Undrafted FA out of Michigan Tech was lineup regular as a rookie
229 DYLAN YEO D TOR For the first time in his six-year career, spent 2012-13 entirely in AHL
230 WILL O'NEILL D STJ Signed with St. John's
231 MIKE TESTWUIDE RW ABB Colorado College product has backpedaled since 18-goal rookie year with Adk
232 RAMAN HRABARANKA D ALB Signed with New Jersey
233 TYLER MCNEELY LW LE 15 goals in 107 AHL games with three teams
234 JIMMY BONNEAU LW WOR Re-signed with Worcester
235 RICK SCHOFIELD C RCH Improved on rookie totals despite playing 15 fewer games
236 SAM KLASSEN D CT Became an AHL regular in third pro season
237 JOHN LEE D SAN Re-signed with San Antonio
238 JUSTIN JOHNSON RW MAN Accomplished fighter limited to 19 games last season
239 SEAN DOLAN RW CHA 6-3 Wisconsin grad entering third pro season
240 TIM SPENCER LW SPR Signed with Sheffield (UK)
241 BRETT SONNE C PEO 48 goals, 100 pts in last season in WHL; not much in four seasons with Rivermen
242 CAM REID LW MIL 6-3 forward had 19 pts in 54 AHL gms as a rookie
243 TOMMY GRANT LW WOR Was on pace for career year with Connecticut, struggled since trade
244 YANNI GOURDE LW WOR 11-12 QMJHL scoring champ struggled to score in AHL before breaking foot
245 LUCA CAPUTI LW NOR Stock has fallen since leaving Penguins organization
246 PHIL DESIMONE C ALB UNH grad's put up some OK numbers in two AHL seasons
247 GABE GUENTZEL D NOR Rookie had 10 points in 40 games, but was minus-17
248 BARRY GOERS D LE Wikipedia says his 2012-13 was "affected by injury and indifferent form"
249 ANTHONY NIGRO LW PEO Took step back after 13-goal AHL season in 11-12
250 MATT POPE RW HER Signed with Aalborg (Denmark)
251 JOSH BRITTAIN LW NOR 19 points in a little more than half a season for 6-foot-5 winger
252 SCOTT CAMPBELL LW BPT UMass-Lowell grad became AHL regular in second pro season
253 DAVID LALIBERTE RW ADK Had 28-goal season for Phantoms in 08-09 but has wandered since
254 ALEX HUTCHINGS RW SYR 47-goal scorer in juniors has some skill but hasn't clicked in AHL
255 BARRY ALMEIDA LW HER Undersized rookie from BC split season between Reading, Hershey
256 STEFAN DELLA ROVERE LW PEO Physical bottom-six forward has largely struggled as a pro
257 DUSTIN GAZLEY RW BNG Undersized Michigan State grad got AHL time after huge ECHL year as a rookie
258 SHANE HARPER RW ADK ECHL scorer, speed and feistiness in AHL bottom six
259 LUKE PITHER C CHA 24-year-old was pretty good after getting call from Wheeling (18 pts in 23 gms)
260 BLAKE KESSEL D ADK UNH product has put up OK numbers in two seasons with Phantoms
261 NATHAN MOON C SPR Scrappy forward with a scoring touch
262 NICK PETERSEN LW HOU Change of scenery didn't help much; 6 goals, 14 pts in 37 AHL games
263 VINCENT LOVERDE D MAN Miami (Ohio) grad put up decent numbers in two ECHL seasons, 51 AHL games
264 LOUIE CAPORUSSO LW BNG Third-rounder has been point-per-game guy in ECHL, not so much in AHL
265 DEVIN DIDIOMETE LW CHI Agitator on AHL-ECHL bubble
266 CODY WILD D WBS Solid depth defenseman at AHL level
267 JOHN MUSE G CHA BC grad had down year after outstanding rookie season in 11-12
268 SHAYNE WIEBE C CT A 44-goal scorer in his last junior season, bounced around in two years pro
269 ALDEN HIRSCHFELD F PRO Split rookie year between ECHL and AHL, netted 4-4-8 in each
270 MICHAEL LIAMBAS D MIL Trouble-making D split season between ECHL, AHL
271 JEFF DROUIN-DESLAURIERS G HOU Ex-Penguins goalie has been a nomad the last couple seasons
272 DANNY NEW D BNG Providence grad split rookie year between AHL, ECHL
273 STEPHANE CHAPUT C HAM Played for five AHL teams in five pro seasons
274 ANTOINE CORBIN D HAM 6-3 rookie got in 30 AHL games with Hamilton
275 JOEL BRODA C HOU 27-point AHL season two years ago, just four points in 30 games this year
276 ALLEN YORK G SPR RPI grad markedly improved numbers, but was stuck behind Curtis McElhinney
277 EVAN BARLOW LW SAN Dominant scorer in ECHL, but only 12 points in last 40 AHL games
278 STEFAN SCHNEIDER C CHI 6-foot-5 stay-at-home D
279 KELLY ZAJAC C ALB Union College grad split rookie year between AHL, ECHL
280 GORD BALDWIN D TEX Big (6-foot-5) D spent first year back from Europe on ECHL-AHL bubble
281 IAN SLATER C ADK AHL-ECHL bubble bottom-six forward with an edge
282 PAUL DAINTON G SPR Limited AHL duty yielded best numbers of his career
283 DAVID MARSHALL RW CHA Solid AHL depth guy
284 MIKE BANWELL D SPR Maine grad split second pro season between Springield and Worcester
285 JAY BARRIBALL RW PRO Hasn't found stride since 20-goal freshman year at Minnesota in 06-07
286 JORDAN HILL D BPT 6-2 defender has been in AHL more than ECHL in three pro seasons
287 CHRIS MCKELVIE LW ALB Bottom six AHL forward
288 ROB MADORE G CHA Pittsburgh native, UVM grad was excellent in nine-game AHL stint
289 ADAM COMRIE D WOR Signed with San Jose
290 HUNTER BISHOP LW MAN Many injuries, transactions for this Ohio St. product; point per game in ECHL last yr
291 JEREMIE BLAIN D CHI Signed with Vancouver
292 RYAN SCHNELL F STJ Signed with St. John's
293 PETER MERTH D WBS Penguins are 14-5 all-time with RPI product in line-up
294 TYLER RANDELL RW PRO Tough guy spent rookie year on AHL-ECHL bubble
295 JUSTIN VAIVE LW SAN Big body (6-foot-4), but won't score many goals
296 BRANDON SVENDSEN RW RCK Point-per-game ECHL scorer is serviceable AHL third liner
297 CHRISTIAAN MINELLA RW WBS Physical Pittsburgh native battled through injuries to make AHL debut at 27
298 JACOB LAGACE LW RCH Fifth-round pick had two 10-goal AHL seasons, spent last year in ECHL
299 JOHN CURRY G HOU Returned from Europe, was good in ECHL then got hurt
300 MARC CHEVERIE G BNG ECHL/AHL tweener for three pro seasons


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RILEY ARMSTRONG RW HAM Colby's brother had nice year as captain in Utah of the ECHL
SCOTT ARNOLD RW POR 20 points in 32 ECHL games earned rookie 10-game call-up
MATHIEU AUBIN C HOU 6-3 QMJHL, ECHL scorer had had some AHL call-ups
ALEXANDER AVTSIN RW HAM Fourth-round pick believed to be headed to KHL
ERIC BAIER D CHA Providence grad has played for five AHL teams in two-plus pro seasons
NICK BAILEN D RCH Puck-moving RPI grad had three assists in nine-game ATO
CORBIN BALDWIN D HOU 6-5 stay-at-home D spent most of rookie year in ECHL
CHRIS BARTON F WBS Merrimack product has 103 points in 116 ECHL games
JASON BEATTIE D RCH Had assist in one-game ATO out of Niagara
MATT BECA RW CHA Smallish winger is a two-time 20-goal scorer in ECHL
KRIS BELAN LW MAN ECHL scrapper played eight games with Monarchs
ALEX BELZILE RW HAM Undrafted rookie put up some numbers in ECHL and in short AHL stay
JEAN-SEBASTIEN BERUBE LW ALB Hasn't produced much in three years in Devils system
GABRIEL BEAUPRE D LE Split rookie season between Lake Erie, Central League
JOSH BIRKHOLZ RW SAN Rookie was scoreless in four-game call-up from ECHL
EVAN BLOODOFF LW POR 20-goal season in ECHL earned winger nine-game call-up
AARON BOGOSIAN F PEO Role player has bounced between four teams in two pro seasons
ANDY BOHMBACH LW ABB Scored 20 goals in ECHL all three pro seasons; hasn't caught on in AHL
KYLE BONIS LW NOR Did six-game ATO after good junior, senior years at Ferris State
JEAN BOURBEAU RW BNG CHL/ECHL journeyman
ANDRE BOUVET-MORRISSETTE RW PEO 39-goal scorer in juniors, had just five between AHL and ECHL
RILEY BRACE LW WOR Posted six points in eight-game ATO stint
KYLE BUSHEE D BNG One-time Nailer has been a productive ECHL offensive defenseman
BRETTON CAMERON RW TEX Top-two line player in ECHL, has struggled to find offense in AHL.
JOSH CARON D HOU 6-4 stay-at-home D got 11 AHL games as a rookie
CHRIS CARROZZI G STJ Went 19-7-2 with underwhelming stats in ECHL
MATT CASE D MAN ECHL offensive defenseman got five games with Manchester
CHAD COSTELLO RW BPT Undersized prolific ECHL scorer
JUSTIN COURTNALL LW PRO Five-game AHL stint for rookie out of Boston U
MARCO COUSINEAU G NOR Just six AHL games in three pro seasons
DEREK COUTURE RW HOU 29-year-old had 24 goals, 218 PIMs in ECHL, eight-game AHL call-up
JACE COYLE D TEX Offensive D has put up numbers in WHL, ECHL but not AHL
NICK CRAVEN RW BNG 6-3 Wesleyan U. grad did ATO with Binghamton
PAUL CROWDER RW MIL Top Wheeling scorer had AHL call-ups with WBS, Milwaukee
PATRICK CULLITY D STJ Vermont product hasn't really found a home since leaving college
TRENT DAAVETTILA LW CHI Big ECHL scorer for four years running
SCOTT DARLING G HAM Third-year pro spent most of year in Wheeling
NATHAN DECK D OKC Split second pro season evenly between AHL, ECHL
STEVEN DELISLE D SPR Who else can claim they've been part of package deals for Rick Nash and Marian Gaborik?
JACK DOWNING RW BNG Spent most of second season in ECHL; still has some power forward potential
MIKE EMBACH LW LE Two-game call-up from ECHL
ADAM ESTOCLET C ABB Spent most of season as play-making center with Utah (ECHL)
MARSHALL EVERSON F PEO Had 33-point junior season at Harvard, dipped to 16 as senior
NORM EZEKIEL F/D STJ Small but fiesty utility player spent most of rookie year with ECHL Colorado.
JUSTIN FESER LW POR Did six-game ATO after 106-point overage season in WHL
COREY FIENHAGE D RCH Rugged blueliner spent most of year in ECHL
OLIVIER FORTIER C HAM Third-round pick hasn't found AHL success
BRIAN FOSTER G SAN Buried on Florida depth chart, just 19 AHL games since 2010 pro debut
PHIL FOX RW HOU Central League scorer got one game with Aeros
AUSTIN FYTEN LW TEX Good numbers in ECHL, two assists in 11-game AHL stint
KEVIN GAGNE D NOR Junior teammate of Simon Despres did five-game ATO
A.J. GALE LW LE 26-year-old 46-goal scorer in Central League got four AHL games
JACOB GERVAIS-CHOUINARD G HAM Three-time 20-game winner in QMJHL did ATO with Hamilton
RYAN GINAND LW HOU 27-year-old has good track record as ECHL scorer
JOSH GODFREY D STJ Signed with Landshut Cannibals (Germany)
RYLEY GRANTHAM LW HOU Physical fourth-line forward
MATT GRASSI D HAM Undrafted stay-at-home D from Michigane State did ATO
SCOTT GREENHAM G BNG Second-year pro out of Alaska-Fairbanks has had AHL cups of coffee
RYAN GRIMSHAW D TOR Harvard grad split rookie season between AHL, ECHL
SACHA GUIMOND D NOR Signed with Utica
BRIAN HACZAK LW ALB Undersized ECHL scorer has a few AHL games to his credit
MARC HAGEL RW LE Did six-game ATO after senior year at Miami (Ohio)
CONNOR HARDOWA D ABB 6-1, 210 right-handed D did two-game ATO after four years at UNH
THOMAS HEEMSKERK G WOR Has had really good numbers in extremely limited AHL time
ADAM HOBSON C RCK Returned to North America after two years in Sweden
TANNER HOUSE F OKC Maine grad, 27, has struggled to replicate college numbers in pros
SCOTT HOWES LW SPR Elite scorer in lower minors, produced 5-2-7 in 12 AHL games
GEORGE HUGHES D SAN 37 points in senior year at St. Lawrence, did 11-game ATO
ERIC HUNTER C OKC 39-point ECHL campaign earned sophomore 11-game call-up
ADAM HUXLEY LW BPT ECHL scrapper played eight games with Bridgeport
CHRIS HUXLEY D MAN Harvard grad got 27 AHL games in second pro season
MARK ISHERWOOD D HAM ECHL offensive defenseman with a couple of AHL games
A.J. JENKS LW CHA Three-time 20-goal man in OHL hasn't clicked in three pro seasons
JACOB JOHNSTON D TEX Four-game ATO after four years of Canadian college hockey
DOUG JONES F TEX Dartmouth grad had 50 points as ECHL rookie
NOLAN JULSETH-WHITE D PRO Five-game AHL call-up for ECHL rookie out of Union College
PAUL KARPOWICH G PEO Clarkson grad had rough rookie year
ERIC KATTELUS LW CHI Signed with Chicago
RAY KAUNISTO F STJ Spent first two pro seaons with Manchester, but toiiled in ECHL last year
MATT KENNEDY RW NOR Decent size for bottom-six forward, but has played just 63 games over past two years
PATRICK KILLEEN G SPR Big (6-foot-4), but ECHL numbers haven't been good
MATTHEW KIRZINGER C STJ Undersized center did two-game ATO out of Ferris State
GARRETT KLOTZ LW NOR 6-foot-6 fighter, but most AHL time has come on bad Adirondack teams
KANE LAFRANCHISE D HOU Got some AHL time after two years in ECHL
ERIC LAMPE F NOR Solid numbers in ECHL haven't translated to AHL
CODY LAMPL D GR Fourth-year ECHL pro with two career AHL call-ups
MICKEY LANG C RCK 83-point year in Central League more than doubled rookie totals
THOMAS LARKIN D SPR Signed with Columbus
NICK LARSON LW PEO Five-game ATO after four years at Notre Dame
DAULTAN LEVEILLE C HAM Michigan State grad, 2008 first-round pick spent most of rookie year in ECHL
TREVOR LEWIS F PEO Signed with San Antonio
ERICK LIZON RW OKC Re-signed with Oklahoma City
NATHAN LONGPRE F PEO Robert Morris grad has played for four AHL teams since early 2011
ANTHONY LUCIANI RW SAN ECHL production dropped sharply after 49-point rookie season
TREVOR LUDWIG D HOU 28-year-old has played for six AHL teams
TYLER LUDWIG D HOU 28-year-old has played 9 career AHL games, all with Texas teams
DAVID MACDONALD D PRO Filled in on depleted blueline in playoffs after solid ECHL rookie year
KIRK MACDONALD RW HOU Reliable veteran AHL forward won Kelly Cup with Reading
MAX MACKAY RW BPT Jack Capuano's nephew had six points in eight gms for Wheeling last year
WADE MACLEOD LW SPR Hasn't played since convulsing on ice in mid-February
JAMIE MACQUEEN LW LE Undrafted Bemidji State rookie played 27 games in Lake Erie's bottom six
DANIEL MAGGIO D LE 6-3 rookie had 110 PIMs in 25 games with Monsters
MIKE MARCOU D SAN 25 points in 54 ECHL games as rookie out of Umass-Amherst
BRANDON MARINO F NOR Gifted scorer in lower minors made AHL debut at 26
JAMES MARTIN D ABB Big stay-at-home D spent most of last season in Utah (ECHL)
JOEY MARTIN C TEX 94 points in 123 career ECHL games, limited AHL time
MIKE MATCZAK D ABB Smallish offensive defenseman out of Yale entering third pro season
KENDALL McFAULL D OKC Shutdown D played two games on ATO out of juniors
ROB MIGNARDI RW HOU Two-time 30-goal scorer in OHL hasn't clicked in pros yet
KENTON MILLER C CHI Six AHL games during 30-goal rookie seasons in Central League
MARK MITERA D GR 2006 Anaheim first-rounder won Kelly Cup with Reading last year
MIKE MONTGOMERY D HOU 6-3 stay-at-home D
TYLER MUROVICH LW HAM Two-game WBS Penguin from Pittsburgh split season between AHL,ECHL
PAT NAGLE G SYR Ferris State grad has been OK in ECHL in first two pro seasons
KORY NAGY C ADK Double-digit goal scorer in ECHL
JOHN NEGRIN D LE One-time Flames prospect split season between AHL, ECHL
TAYLOR NELSON G WOR Ferris State grad spent rookie year in ECHL, going 11-20-5 with 3.53 GAA
CARL NIELSEN D SYR Michigan Tech captain had two-game ATO
IAN O'CONNOR LW MAN Scored two goals in 17-game call-up from Reading
WES O'NEILL D HOU 6-4 D with five career NHL gms has spent most of last two years in ECHL
DREW OLSON D PEO Five-game ATO out of Minnesota-Duluth
DEAN OUELLET C HAM Signed with Arystan Temirtau (Kazakhstan)
DAVID PACAN RW SAN 6-foot-3 winger had 52 points in 57 ECHL games as a rookie
DANICK PAQUETTE RW HER Feisty 08 third-round pick hasn't climbed out of ECHL much in three pro seasons
SCOTT PARSE RW ALB Only played 15 games with Albany last year; injured and released in March
GAELEN PATTERSON C ABB Seventh-round pick seemed to slide down Calgary's depth chart
JORDAN PEARCE G GR Notre Dame grad has split four pro seasons between ECHL, AHL
MICHAEL PELECH C PEO Near point-per-game ECHL scorer got call-ups to three teams
BRETT PERLINI LW LE Has floundered since good junior year at Michigan State in 2010-11
REID PETRYK C LE Two-game ATO after 16-goal season in WHL
CASEY PIERRO-ZABOTEL C CHA Former Penguins draft pick had huge year in ECHL
MATTHEW PISTILLI RW CHA Had real good year in ECHL but only three AHL games
SCOTT PITT F PEO Five AHL games during 53-point sophomore ECHL season
KEVIN QUICK D RCK Spent most of last year in ECHL, but has 176 games of AHL experience
PRAB RAI C CHI Has played just 31 games since turning pro in 2010
CHRIS RAWLINGS G POR Northeastern's career leader in shutouts did one-game ATO
CHRIS REED D LE Ohio State grad got call-ups to three AHL teams last year in second pro season
HARRISON REED  RW LE One-time Carolina prospect had 21 goals in ECHL, 14 games in AHL
CODY REICHARD G HOU Rookie from Miami (Ohio) had solid seven-game AHL stay
TY RIMMER G MAN WHL goalie did one-game ATO with Monarchs
JEAN-MICHEL RIZK RW NOR Back-to-back 30-point seasons in ECHL
JOSH ROBINSON G TEX Re-signed with Texas
BEN ROSEN D BPT Did one-game ATO out of BU
ADAM ROSS D HAM Signed with Cardiff Devils (Wales)
ANDREW ROWE LW NOR Went to ECHL after two underwhelming seasons in ADK, posted 72 points
CARTER ROWNEY RW ABB Undrafted forward out of North Dakota with good size did four-game ATO
MATHIEU ROY LW LE 38-goal scorer in ECHL got three-game call-up to Monsters
DAVID RUTHERFORD C CHA 5-9 point-per-game scorer in lower minors
LEIGH SALTERS LW CHA 6-4, 225-pounder has been successful ECHL power forward last two years
VINNY SAPONARI RW STJ Two points in seven-game ATO out of Northeastern
JAMIE SCHAAFSMA C HOU Veteran of Dutch league got one game with Aeros
NICK SCHAUS D NOR Five pro teams in three years for Umass-Lowell grad
IAN SCHULTZ RW HAM Played for three ECHL teams, including Nailers, in third pro year
STEPHEN SCHULTZ RW BNG Colorado college grad coming off big ECHL season
STEVEN SEIGO D ABB Signed in Finland
C.J. SEVERYN LW CHA Ohio State grad had 20 goals, 100 PIMs in ECHL
JOEY SIDES F STJ Point-per-game scorer in lower minors, 27, earned six-game call-up
RUSS SINKEWICH D POR Journeyman has played for eight teams since turning pro in 2008
PETER SIVAK RW WOR 31-year-old Czech had five points in nine-game call up in first North American season
ERIK SPADY D GR Second-year pro out of Northern Michigan got first AHL game last year
JOE STEJSKAL D HAM Stay-at-home D spent year on AHL-ECHL bubble
STEFAN STEPANOV D ALB Signed with Atlant Mytishchi (KHL)
DEAN STRONG RW LE Undersized 27-year-old from UVM; has some AHL experience
GARY STEFFES C LE Central League scorer got 16 AHL games in third pro season
COREY SYVRET D TOR Scoreless in 11-game call up from ECHL
MIKAEL TAM D WOR Signed with Lake Erie
MATT TASSONE LW LE Got 13 AHL games in third pro season
DANIEL TETRAULT D PEO 13th-year pro got his first AHL call-up since 2002-03
DAINE TODD C TEX Made pro debut at 26 after four years at Canadian college
MATHIEU TOUSIGNANT C STJ Fallen off a bit since 10-goal, 100-PIM season in 10-11
HUNTER TREMBLAY LW STJ Lengthy absence from line-up due to concussion-like sysmptoms
NICOLAS TREMBLAY C PRO Point-per-game scorer in ECHL got five-game call-up to AHL
NICK TUZZOLINO D ABB One-time WBS camp invitee has put up points, PIMs in ECHL but not AHL
DENNY URBAN D WOR Signed with San Antonio
MARC-OLIVIER VALLERAND RW NOR Has improved ECHL numbers every year, 67 points last season
TAYLOR VAUSE C TEX Undersized center had 17 points in 55-game rookie season out of WHL
MITCH WAHL RW ADK 08 second-rounder has been in ECHL more than AHL last two seasons
DANE WALTERS RW WOR Had three-game ATO after wrapping up career at Western Michigan
SHAWN WELLER LW STJ South Glens Falls native helped ECHL Stockton to Kelly Cup Finals
SEAN WILES RW BPT 6-3 26-goal scorer in ECHL
BEN WILSON C LE Call-up depth for Lake Erie the last two seasons
WILLIAM WRENN D TEX Was one of highest-scoring rookie D in ECHL before call-up
BEN YOUDS D RCK Was full-time AHL defnseman as rookie, but played on ECHL-AHL bubble last year
TEIGAN ZAHN D OKC Five AHL games for rookie out of U. of Calgary

Until next time,
MC 

25 Comments:

Blogger Brennan Klak said...

Wanted to comment on a few ones I know of:
Josh Godfrey signed with the Landshut Cannibals
Henrik Karlsson signed in Sweden
Jan Mursak has some sort of deal lined up in the KHL, despite finishing the year with the Griffins
Dustin Sylvester went to the Vienna Capitals

July 3, 2013 at 8:07 PM 
Blogger Saratogian said...

Thanks for the help. I'll update those right away.

July 3, 2013 at 8:15 PM 
Blogger Brennan Klak said...

Thomas Pock went to Klagenfurter AC in Austria
Matt Anderson to Spartak Moskva
Logan Pyett to Vityaz Podolsk

Adding those as well

July 3, 2013 at 8:39 PM 
Blogger Brennan Klak said...

Adam Ross signed with the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL
Dean Ouellet signed with Arystan Temirtau in Kazakhstan
Mathieu Aubin, Mike Embach and David MacDonald signed with the Cincinnati Cyclones (re-signings)
C.J. Severyn and Tyler Murovich re-signed with the Orlando Solar Bears

All of those guys are on your Best of the Rest list




July 3, 2013 at 10:26 PM 
Blogger possum said...

The Carolina Hurricanes don't think Mike Murphy is a free agent.

July 11, 2013 at 9:20 AM 
Blogger Dan said...

Halischuk signed with Winnipeg.

July 11, 2013 at 8:00 PM 
Blogger Dan said...

Tam signed with Lake Erie.

July 11, 2013 at 8:05 PM 
Blogger Saratogian said...

Thanks.

July 12, 2013 at 3:50 PM 
Blogger Dan said...

Boucher signed in Switzerland (EV Zug).

July 13, 2013 at 3:07 PM 
Blogger Dan said...

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July 13, 2013 at 3:12 PM 
Blogger Dan said...

M. Ford signed with OKC.

July 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM 
Blogger Dan said...

Meech signed with Dinamo Minsk (KHL).

July 14, 2013 at 8:26 AM 
Blogger Dan said...

Bonneau re-signed with Worcester. Brice was signed to an AHL contract by Worcester.

July 16, 2013 at 11:39 AM 
Blogger Dan said...

Fortunus signed an AHL contract with Texas.

Riley signed an AHL contract with St. John's.

July 16, 2013 at 5:15 PM 
Blogger Dan said...

Schnell re-signed with St. John's.

July 16, 2013 at 5:17 PM 
Blogger Dan said...

Spencer signed with Sheffield Steelers (UK).

July 16, 2013 at 5:22 PM 
Blogger Dan said...

Urban signed with San Antonio.

July 16, 2013 at 5:26 PM 
Blogger Dan said...

John Lee re-signed with San Antonio.

July 17, 2013 at 8:43 AM 
Blogger Dan said...

W. Brookbank re-signed by Rockford.

July 17, 2013 at 11:57 AM 
Blogger Saratogian said...

Thanks for all that, Dan.

July 17, 2013 at 12:57 PM 
Blogger Dan said...

No problem.
A couple of more signings:

T. Miller re-signed with the Chicago Wolves.
DiDiomete signed with Farjestad (SHL)

July 17, 2013 at 7:42 PM 
Blogger Dan said...

One more signing to pass on:

Petersen signed with Schwenninger (DEL).

July 17, 2013 at 7:53 PM 
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