Patrick Williamstheahl.com writer
With the NHL training camp to open next week, several names familiar to AHL fans are still available.
They are also famous. NHL teams may need some extra faces to perfect their pre-season squad. Maybe it’s an opportunity to look up close to someone who can fill a key position within the organization. For those players, some of them lifted the Calder Cup less than three months ago and maybe had the chance to spend a career in the summer.
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The Devil of New Jersey is attracting two experienced goalkeepers to conduct professional trial deals. Two people can supplement New Jersey’s organizational depth chart after Isaac Poulter Signed with the Winnipeg Jets this summer.
Georgi Romanov Two seasons have been spent in the San Jose Sharks organization in the past two seasons, including 50 games against the San Jose Barracuda. The 25-year-old finished 11-6-3 with a savings percentage of 3.10 GAA and .905 last season and had 10 professional NHL games. Also heading east to New Jersey is 26 years old Adam Scheel From the Colorado Hawks. Scheel scored a 10-2-2 record in 14 games with the Hawks and also scored split time in the ECHL. He played 101 AHL games with the Hawks, Texas Stars and the Chicago Wolves.
Aaron DellThe introduction of the Romanov-Qiling duo along with New Jersey’s recent retirement helped relax the excess in the goalkeeper market. Still, there are several top networks.
Jack Campbell Having been working to put his career back in the AHL and still has no autograph after 14 games last season with Grand Rapids Griffins. If a team gets Campbell on board, they will gain 176 NHL experience goalkeepers.
Malcolm Subban (Senator Belleville) and Dustin Tokarski (Chicago Wolf) also has no signature. Tokarski won the two-year Calder Cup twice, and two years ago Subban reached the Eastern Conference Finals with Rochester. Troy Grosenickhe missed it due to a knee injury Oscar Dansk There are other resume options for veterans.
Reliable defense depth
For most teams, the NHL recalled testing the depth of the blue line soon after.
Christian Voranenlast seen lifting the Calder Cup with Abbotsford Canucks on June 23, need to reach an agreement. Wolanin won the top defender in the AHL in 2022-23 and won high-end talent. In 58 regular season games in 2024-25, he scored 40 points in 58 regular season games (4 goals, 36 assists) and then scored 10 points in 17 playoff games (2 goals, 8 assists) while playing a lot. Voranin's Abbotsford teammate, Akito HiroseLast spring, after opening the blue line regularly, there was still no signature.
Jack Livingstone Admiral Milwaukee has two strong seasons. Scott Harrington (Springfield Thunderbird), Colton Poolman (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin), Robbie Russo (Tucson passerby), Joakim Ryan (Chicago) and Jarred Tinordi (Calgary Wranglers) are both famous names for the team's Blue Line.
Looking for a forward
According to the NHL organization’s position in its prospects cycle, jobs are hard to find even for top veterans.
have Brett Murrayhe recorded 27 goals for the Rochester Americans and competed in the AHL All-Star Classic last season. Murray is reportedly attending a training camp in Pittsburgh. Rochester's captain last season, Mason Jobstalso available. Syracuse Tightening Fixture Daniel Walcott After 10 seasons of the team, looking for a new home, it is reportedly going to conduct a camp trial with Florida. For any team of reliable strikers, top leaders and community stars in the market, Walcott can easily fit the job description.
Calder Cup finalist Charlotte Checkers sees a lot of reliance on passable forwards Kyle Criscuolo and Will Lockwood. They have not signed the deal yet. Chase De LeoAfter 10 years at the AHL level, he joined Milwaukee mid-term in 2024-25 and found his Admiral's form. He brings hardworking electric motors every night.
Jujhar Khairaalso a member of the Abbotsford Championship Club, made a deal with Syracuse to Canucks last March. The Power Forward quickly provided that team with extra courage, requiring five rounds of playoff hockey. Former Abbotsford teammate Ty Glover and Nathan Smith Also in the free agent market.
During the fifty years in the American Hockey League, Theahl.com writer Patrick Williams currently covers NHL.com and Flosports leagues and is a regular contributor to Siriusxm NHL New Network Radio. He won the AHL’s James H. Ellery Memorial Award for his outstanding league coverage in 2016.
