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Shane Bowers News
Bowers is expected to make his Devils' debut on Thursday vs. Carolina.

Bowers was the 27th overall pick of the Ottawa Senators in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. The 25-year-old forward has only played nine career NHL games, including eight last season with the Devils. He has three points (0G / 3A) in 13 games with the Utica Comets (AHL) this season. He will replaced Kurtis MacDermid in the lineup on Thursday.

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New Jersey has signed Shane Bowers to a two-year, two-way contract extension.

Bowers was the 28th overall pick of the Ottawa Senators in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and has been limited to only nine career NHL games. He played eight games with the Devils this season but spent most of the 2023-24 campaign in the AHL, scoring 14 points (10G / 4A) in 43 games with the Utica Comets.

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The Devils have signed Shane Bowers to a one-year, two-way deal.

Bowers' rights were traded from Boston to New Jersey on Monday, and he inked a one-year deal on Thursday. The 23-year-old made his NHL debut with Colorado last season but spent most of the year in the AHL. Bowers had eight goals and 13 assists (21 points) in 57 games between Colorado (AHL) and Providence (AHL). He should start 2023-24 with Binghamton (AHL).

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Shane Bowers's rights have been traded to New Jersey for the rights to Reilly Walsh.

Bowers had eight goals, 13 assists, 16 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 57 games with Providence (AHL) and Colorado (AHL) in 2022-23 and has had his rights traded to New Jersey for the rights to Reilly Walsh. The 23-year-old was Ottawa's 2017 first round pick (28th overall) and has appeared in only one NHL game since leaving Boston College after the 2018-19 season.

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Bowers is expected to miss six weeks with an upper-body injury.

Bowers played just 1:46 TOI in his NHL debut on Thursday before suffering an upper-body injury, which will sideline him for roughly six weeks. Expect him to start in the AHL once he's healthy. He's tallied six points (2G / 4A) in 10 AHL games this season.

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The Avalanche have acquired Shane Bowers in a three-way trade with the Senators and Predators.

Bowers, 18, was a first round pick (No.28 overall) this summer and is currently in his first season at Boston University, where he has four goals and two assists in 10 games. Bowers is at least a year or two away from making it to the NHL.

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The Senators select Shane Bowers with the 28th overall pick.

Bowers won’t blow you away with his offensive numbers like others in this draft class, but plays an excellent two-way game. Bowers had 22 goals and 29 assists (51 points) in 60 games with the Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) this season and looks like a low-risk draft pick.

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