NHL Signings & Free Agents

Rodrigue, 18, was picked in the second-round (No.62 overall) in 2018 and finished his third season with Drummondville (QMJHL) where he was 35-9-1 with a 2.43 GAA and .902 SV%.

Day, 24, just finished his first pro season with Bakersfield (AHL) where he led all Condors defensemen with 34 points (7G / 27A) in 64 games.

Rykov, 22, was originally selected in the fifth-round by the Devils in 2016 but was acquired by the Rangers on February 22nd, 2018. Rykov had three goals and six assists (nine points) in 47 games with Sochi HC of the KHL this season. Rykov represented Russia twice at the World Juniors, where he collected two goals and eight assists (10 points) in 14 games.

Pinho, 24, is a former sixth-round pick, who turned pro this season after four years at Providence College. Pinho had four goals and eight assists (12 points) in 73 games with Hershey (AHL).

Gersich, 22, is a former fifth-round pick who turned pro last season after three years at the University of North Dakota. Gersich had eight goals and 16 assists (24 points) in 66 games with Hershey (AHL) and had one assist in his first three NHL games.

Lindell, 24, has become a fantastic shutdown defenseman for Dallas after being selected in the third-round in 2012. Lindell has some offensive flair to his game as well, scoring 11 goals and 21 assists (32 points) in 82 games during the regular season. The Finnish defenseman had a great postseason, leading all Stars’ players in ice-time (26:58 TOI/gm) with four points (1G / 3A) and 34 blocked shots in 13 games. Lindell, John Klingberg and Miro Heiskanen will be among the NHL’s best top-3 defensemen for the Stars for many years to come.

Merzlikins, 25, was selected by the Blue Jackets in the third-round back in 2014 but remained with Lugano in Switzerland, where he had a 2.44 GAA and .921 SV% in 43 games this season. Merzlikins represented Latvia at the World Championship, where he had a 2.78 GAA and .914 SV% in five games.

Bjorkqvist, 21, was a second-round pick (No.61 overall) in the 2016 draft and just finished his third season at Providence College with 17 goals and 13 assists (30 points) in 42 games. The Finnish winger represented Finland at the World Juniors in 2016 and 2017, scoring two goals with two assists (four points) in 13 games.

Heponiemi, 20, was a second-round pick (No.40 overall) in the 2017 draft and had 16 goals and 30 assists (46 points) in 50 games with Karpat of the Finnish Elite League. The Finnish centre had 204 points (56G / 148A) across two seasons with Swift Current (WHL) before returning to Finland this season.

Bemstrom, 19, was a fourth-round pick (No.117 overall) in 2017 and finished the 2019 season with 35 points (23G / 12A) in 47 games with Djurgardens IF of the Swedish Elite League.

Dostal, 18, was a third-round pick (No.85 overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft and finished his season with Ilves Tampere in the Finnish Elite League at 4-4-2 with a 1.80 GAA and .920 SV% in 10 games.

Werner, 22, was a fifth-round pick (No.131 overall) in 2016 and is coming off of a strong campaign with Farjestads BK Karlstad of the Swedish Elite League, going 15-9-0 with a 2.02 GAA, .926 SV% and three shutouts in 26 games.

Prokhorkin, 25, was a fourth-round pick of the Kings (No.121 overall) in 2012 and is finally coming over to North America for the first time since 2013. Prokhorkin has spent the last seven seasons in the KHL, where he had 20 goals and 21 assists with St. Petersburg SKA this year and 184 points (91G / 93A) in 293 games overall (since 2013).

Maltsev, 21, was a fourth-round pick (No.102 overall) in 2016 and signed with New Jersey after picking up two points (1G / 1A) in 13 games with St. Petersburg SKA (KHL). Maltsev represented Russia at the World Juniors, where he had two assists in five games.

Zetterlund, 19, was a third-round pick (No.63 overall) of the Devils in 2017 and had four points (2G / 2A) in 16 games with Farjestads BK Karlstad of the Swedish Elite League this season. Zetterlund has represented Sweden twice at the World Juniors, where he had two goals in 12 games overall.

Koekkoek started the year in Tampa Bay before being traded to Chicago on January 11th and picking up one goal and four assists (five points) in 22 games with the Blackhawks. The 25-year-old now has 19 points (6G / 13A) in 107 career NHL games and figures to be a depth defenseman with the Blackhawks next year.

Alsing, 23, was an undrafted free agent, who had four goals and 11 assists (15 points) in 49 games with Djurgardens IF of the Swedish Elite League.

Yelesin, 23, was an undrafted free agent defenseman, who had four goals and six assists (10 points) in 55 games with Yaroslavl Lokomotiv (KHL).

Mayhew has become one of Iowa's (AHL) top offensive players this season, setting a club record with 27 goals during the regular season. He's kept that pace going in the postseason as well; his nine goals leads all players in the Calder Cup Playoffs. His 60 points during the regular season nearly doubled his total from last year, his first full season as a professional.

Sund, 23, was an undrafted free agent defenseman from Finland, who had eight goals and 27 assists (35 points) in 60 games with Sport Vaasa of the Finnish Liiga. "Tony is a big, smooth-skating defenseman who uses a strong stick to take away passing lanes and to close plays quickly,” Sharks GM Doug Wilson said. “He has tremendous vision that made him one of the top passers and playmakers from the back-end we saw this season.”