TORONTO, ONT – Out of the farm system and into a lion’s den.
Toronto Maple Leafs defence prospect Calle Rosen is finally set for a long-deserved recall and will join the big club in New York this weekend in advance of Monday’s tilt against the New York Islanders, before what is sure to be an excitable Nassau Coliseum crowd.
GLENDALE, AZ – Arizona Coyotes President of Hockey Operations and General Manager John Chayka announced today that the Coyotes have signed center Nick Schmaltz to a seven-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season. As per Club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
“Nick is a highly skilled, creative, young center with extremely high upside,” said Chayka. “Getting Nick signed to a long-term extension is another positive step towards building a sustainable contender here in the Valley. Ownership continues to commit the resources necessary to solidify our core group of players for years to come.”
NASHVILLE, TN – Nashville Predators forward Rocco Grimaldi has been named the team’s nominee for the 2019 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association (PHWA). The trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
Considering those qualifications, there’s no one better to receive the nod than Grimaldi.
After starting the 2018-19 season with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals, Grimaldi got the call to Nashville on Oct. 25 – and with the exception of a quick down-and-back around Thanksgiving, the 26-year-old has been a full-time NHLer for the first time.
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association (PHWA) on Thursday announced that goaltender Jack Campbell is the LA Kings’ nominee for the 2019 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
The Masterton Trophy is awarded annually by the PHWA to honor the late Bill Masterton, a player for the Minnesota North Stars who exhibited qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to ice hockey before he died on January 15, 1968, as the result of an on-ice injury.
SAGINAW, MI – Saginaw Spirit forward Cole Perfetti is the OHL Rookie of the Month for February, leading all freshmen with 21 points including 10 goals and 11 assists over 12 games to go with a plus/minus rating of plus-16. The 17-year-old Perfetti made Spirit history, setting a single season record for rookie goals in a season on Feb. 23rd when he scored a pair in a 6-3 road win over the Hamilton Bulldogs. Perfetti’s 28th of the season pushed him ahead of Jan Mursak (2007) in the franchise record book. The milestone game was one of four three-point performances from Perfetti in February.
NASHVILLE, TN – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced Wednesday that the team has signed forward Adam Helewka to a one-year contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 at the AHL level that will begin in 2019-20.
Helewka, 23 (7/21/95), has seven points (3g-4a) in seven games with the Admirals since being acquired from the Arizona Coyotes on Feb. 8. He’s matched his AHL career high in points with 38 (16g-22a) and set a career high in goals with 16 in 48 combined games with Milwaukee and the Tucson Roadrunners.
OTTAWA, ONT – Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said Monday that fans should be optimistic for the team’s future after adding defensive prospect Erik Brannstrom from the Vegas Golden Knights.
Dorion told TSN Radio 1200 Ottawa after Monday’s deadline that the team has “never traded for a player” of Brannstrom’s calibre.
TORONTO, ONT – The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has acquired forward Nic Petan from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for forward Par Lindholm.
Petan, 23, has appeared in 13 games with the Jets during the 2018-19 season and registered a pair of assists. In 108 career NHL games, all with Winnipeg, he has registered 23 points (5 goals, 18 assists). Petan has also skated in 108 career AHL games with the Manitoba Moose and registered 89 career points (28 goals, 61 assists). Prior to beginning his professional career, the Delta, British Columbia native skated in 252 games with the Portland Winterhawks (WHL) and registered 358 career points (110 goals, 248 assists), capturing the WHL title in 2012-13 while finishing that season as the top scorer in the Canadian Hockey League with 120 points (46 goals, 74 assists). Internationally, Petan has represented Canada at the World Junior Championships in 2014 and 2015, capturing a gold medal at the 2015 tournament in Toronto and Montreal.
OTTAWA, ONT – The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today that they have acquired one of the NHL’s top prospects in Erik Brannstrom, along with centre Oscar Lindberg and a second-round pick in the 2020 draft (previously acquired from the Dallas Stars) from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Mark Stone and minor league forward Tobias Lindberg.
Brannstrom will be assigned to the Senators’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Belleville Senators, while Lindberg is expected to join Ottawa for its game in Washington tomorrow.
“Erik Brannstrom is the top defence prospect in the game; simply a dynamic talent who will be a major component of our future,” said general manager Pierre Dorion. “He was undoubtedly the best prospect available at the trade deadline and in addition to his talent, he is a natural born leader. We could not be more excited to look at the future of having Erik join the other young prospects in the Senators organization. He’ll be a cornerstone player of our rebuild.”
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