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Detroit has signed Carter Gylander to a two-year, entry-level contract starting in 2024-25.

Gylander is Detroit's 2019 seventh-round pick (191st overall) and has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with Detroit starting in 2024-25. The 22-year-old just closed out his senior year at Colgate University (NCAA) and posted a 14-14-4 record with a 2.93 GAA and .901 SV%. He will join the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) on an amateur tryout for the remainder of this season.

Carter Gylander
Dallas has signed Luke Krys to a two-year, entry-level deal beginning in the 2024-25 season.

Krys closed out his senior season at Providence College (AHL) earlier this week and has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with Dallas beginning in the 2024-25 season. The 23-year-old undrafted defenseman jumped around during college, dressing for Brown University (NCAA) for three seasons before transferring to Providence for his senior year. He had 17 points (6G/11A) in 35 games this season.

Luke Krys
Calgary has signed Sam Morton to a one-year, two-way contract worth $950,000 starting in 2024-25.

Morton turned heads in his Senior season at Minnesota State University (Mankato) and earned himself a one-year, two-way contract worth $950,000 with Calgary that starts in the 2024-25 season. The 24-year-old undrafted forward had 24 goals, 34 points and 10 PIMs in 37 games in his final NCAA season and will join the Calgary Wranglers for the remainder of the season.

Sam Morton
Minnesota has signed Rasmus Kumpulainen to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Kumpulainen was the second-round pick of the Minnesota Wild in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and has been rewarded with a three-year, entry-level contract. The 18-year-old Kumpulainen has 55 points (28G / 27A) in 56 games with the Oshawa Generals (OHL) this season.

Rasmus Kumpulainen
Edmonton has signed Connor Ungar to a two-year, entry-level contract on Monday.

Ungar is an undrafted 22-year-old netminder out of Alberta who has earned himself his first professional contract after an impressive campaign with Brock University (OUAA), posting a 2.15 GAA and .932 SV% in 26 games (20-6-0). Previously, Ungar spent five seasons in the WHL.

Connor Ungar
Dallas has signed Tristan Bertucci to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Bertucci has signed a three-year, $2.85 million entry-level contract ($950,000 AAV) with Dallas after putting up an impressive nine goals, 41 points, and 77 PIMs in 56 games with the Flint Firebirds (OHL) this season. The 18-year-old defenseman was Dallas' 2023 second-round pick (61st overall).

Tristan Bertucci
The New York Rangers have signed Hugo Ollas to a two-year, entry-level contract.

Ollas was a seventh-round pick of the Rangers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and has earned himself a two-year, entry-level contract. The 21-year-old netminder has spent the last three seasons playing collegiate hockey with Merrimack College.

Hugo Ollas
Calgary has signed Hunter Brzustewicz to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Brzustewicz was the third-round pick of the Calgary Flames in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and has earned himself a three-year, entry-level contract. The 19-year-old is in his second season with the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL and has 85 points (12G / 73A) in 65 games this year.

Hunter Brzustewicz
McMann has signed a two-year, $2.7 million ($1,350,000 AAV) contract extension with Toronto on Wednesday.

McMann has been rewarded with a two-year, $2.7 million contract extension for his diligent work in a complimentary role for the Maple Leafs this season. In 40 games, the 27-year-old McMann has 18 points (10G / 8A), 83 shots, and 83 hits.

Bobby McMann
St. Louis has signed Matthew Kessel to a two-year, $1.6 million contract extension.

Kessel has only played one game with the Blues since February 24 but has signed a two-year, $1.6 million contract extension. The 23-year-old Kessel was the fifth-round pick of the Blues in the 2020 NHL Draft and has three points (0G / 3A) in 23 games this season.

Matthew Kessel
Slaggert signed a two-year, entry-level contract on the weekend and is expected to make his debut on Friday vs. Los Angeles.

Slaggert was the third-round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and has earned himself a two-year, entry-level contract. The 21-year-old forward has spent the last four seasons playing collegiate hockey with Notre Dame and scored 31 points (20G / 11A) in 36 games this season.

Landon Slaggert
Boston has signed Drew Bavaro to a one-year, $867,500 entry-level contract.

Bavaro is an undrafted 23-year-old from Lakewood Ranch, Florida. The 6'3 defenseman has spent the last two seasons playing collegiate hockey with Notre Dame, tallying 39 points (16G / 23A) in 72 combined games.

Drew Bavaro
Dallas has signed Justin Ertel to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning next season.

Ertel is Dallas' 2021 3rd-round pick (79th overall) and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract that starts at the beginning of the 2024-25 season. The 20-year-old left-winger is having a sensational second season in North Bay (AHL) this season, with 25 goals, 66 points, 72 PIMs and a +23 plus/minus through 61 games played.

Justin Ertel
Detroit has signed Tim Gettinger to a one-year, two-way contract extension on Monday.

Gettinger was the fifth-round pick of the New York Rangers in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and has played 16 career NHL games, tallying one assist. The 25-year-old has spent the 2023-24 campaign exclusively in the AHL, posting 25 points (12G / 13A) in 51 games.

Tim Gettinger
Carolina has signed Brandan Lemieux to a one-year, $775,000 contract extension.

Lemieux was placed on waivers last week, but, after clearing, played in two of three games for the Hurricanes. The 27-year-old has only three points (2G / 1A) in 25 games this season and is producing at the lowest rate of his career (0.12 PTS / G),

Brendan Lemieux
Boston has signed Joey Abate to a one-year, two-way contract on Friday.

Abate has been a physical force for Providence (AHL) all season with 108 PIMs in 41 games played and earned himself a one-year, two-way contract on Friday. The undrafted 25-year-old is in his second AHL season after signing with Providence from Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC).

Joseph Abate
The Predators signed Grigals to a two-year contract on Friday.

It is a two-way contract with a cap hit of $0.775M at the NHL level. Grigals spent most of this season playing with the Atlanta Gladiators of the AHL before making one appearance with Nashville's AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. He posted a 12-9-2 record and a .924 SV% in his final year of NCAA hockey with the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2022-23 season.

Gustavs Grigals
Nashville has signed Mark Jankowski to a two-year, $3.2 million contract extension.

Jankowski has only appeared in 14 games with the Predators this season but has signed a two-year, $3.2 million contract extension on Friday. The 29-year-old is in his seventh NHL season and has 44 goals and 95 points in 336 games played in his career.

Mark Jankowski