NHL Transactions in July 2019

Jul 31, 2019

  • The Colorado Avalanche signed D Samuel Girard to a seven-year contract extension.
  • The New Jersey Devils re-signed D Will Butcher to a three-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed G Andrei Vasilevskiy to an eight-year contract. Traded F Ryan Callahan and a 2020 fifth-round draft pick to Ottawa for G Mike Condon and a 2020 sixth-round draft pick.

Jul 30, 2019

  • The Chicago Blackhawks announced the retirement of F Chris Kunitz, who will remain with the club as player development adviser.
  • The Minnesota Wild fired general manager Paul Fenton. Named assistant general manager Tom Kurvers acting general manager.

Jul 29, 2019

  • The Arizona Coyotes announced Alex Meruelo has completed his transaction with Andrew Barroway to become team's majority owner.
  • The New Jersey Devils acquired LW Nikita Gusev from Vegas for a 2020 third-round draft pick and a 2021 second-round draft pick. Agreed to terms with Gusev on a two-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers named Kris Knoblauch coach of Hartford (AHL).
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed G Andrei Vasilevskiy to an eight-year contract extension.

Jul 27, 2019

  • The Montreal Canadiens agreed to terms with RW Michael McCarron on a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Washington Capitals re-signed LW Chandler Stephenson to a one-year million contract.

Jul 26, 2019

  • The Detroit Red Wings re-signed C Dominic Turgeon to a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired D John Marino from Edmonton for a conditional draft pick

Jul 25, 2019

  • The Arizona Coyotes signed a two-year affiliation agreement with Rapid City (ECHL) for the 2019-20 season.

Jul 24, 2019

  • The Calgary Flames agreed to terms with F Sam Bennett on a two-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues named Marc Savard assistant coach.
  • The Washington Capitals signed D Christian Djoos to a one-year contract.

Jul 22, 2019

  • The New Jersey Devils agreed to terms with D Mirco Mueller on a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins agreed to terms with F Zach Aston-Reese on a two-year contract.

Jul 20, 2019

  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with F Brock McGinn on a two-year contract.

Jul 19, 2019

  • The Montreal Canadiens signed F Charles Hudon to a one-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with D Jacob Trouba.

Jul 18, 2019

  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with F Phillip Di Giuseppe.

Jul 17, 2019

  • The Colorado Avalanche signed F J.T. Compher to a four-year contract.
  • The Detroit Red Wings re-signed D Joe Hicketts to a two-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed D Dominik Masin to a one-year, two-way contract.

Jul 16, 2019

  • The Anaheim Ducks agreed to terms with D Michael Del Zotto on a one-year contract. Signed C Chase De Leo, C Justin Kloos and D Chris Wideman.
  • The Calgary Flames signed F Ryan Lomberg and D Rinat Valiev to one-year, two-way contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Kings signed G Cal Petersen to a three-year contract extension.
  • The Minnesota Wild re-signed F Ryan Donato, F Nico Sturm and D Carson Soucy.
  • The New Jersey Devils signed D Connor Carrick to a two-year contract.
  • The Washington Capitals signed LW Jakub Vrana to a two-year contract.
  • The Winnipeg Jets signed D Nelson Nogier to a one-year, two-way contract.

Jul 15, 2019

  • The Anaheim Ducks named Kevin Dineen coach of San Diego (AHL).
  • The Arizona Coyotes signed D Dysin Mayo to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Buffalo Sabres signed F Dylan Cozens to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings signed F Michael Amadio, D Daniel Brickley and D Matt Roy to two-year contract extensions. Signed F Sheldon Rempal to a qualifying offer.
  • The New Jersey Devils re-signed F Brandon Baddock and D Josh Jacobs to one-year, two-way contracts.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed F Michael Carcone to a two-year, two-way contract and D Lassi Thomson to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  • The Washington Capitals re-signed D Colby Williams to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Winnipeg Jets signed D Ville Heinola on a three-year, entry-level contract.

Jul 14, 2019

  • The Detroit Red Wings signed D Moritz Seider to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings signed D Tobias Bjornfot to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Jul 12, 2019

  • The Buffalo Sabres re-signed F Johan Larsson to a one-year contract.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with C Ryan Dzingel on a two-year contract.
  • The New York Devils signed C Jack Hughes to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers announced the resignation of president Paul Holmgren to become a senior adviser for the franchise and general manager Chuck Fletcher becomes president of hockey operations.
  • The St. Louis Blues acquired F Dakota Joshua from the Toronto Maple Leafs for future considerations.
  • The Washington Capitals signed F Connor McMichael to a three-year entry level contract.

Jul 11, 2019

  • The Dallas Stars signed C Jason Dickinson to a two-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings signed F Samuel Fagemo to a three-year entry-level contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens re-signed Fs Joel Armia and Artturi Lehkonen to two-year contracts.
  • The San Jose Sharks re-signed Fs Dylan Gambrell and Antti Suomela.
  • The Washington Capitals signed F Brett Leason to a three-year entry level contract.

Jul 10, 2019

  • The Los Angeles Kings signed F Alex Iafallo to a two-year contract.
  • The Washington Capitals signed F Aliaksei Protas to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Jul 9, 2019

  • The Chicago Blackhawks acquired F Alex Nylander from Buffalo for D Henri Jokiharju.
  • The Colorado Avalanche agreed to terms with coach Jared Bednar on a two-year contract extension.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed F Danick Martel to a one-year, two-way contract.

Jul 8, 2019

  • The Carolina Hurricanes signed D Alex Lintuniemi to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Dallas Stars promoted Idaho (ECHL) coach and director of hockey operations to assistant coach for Texas (AHL).
  • The San Jose Sharks re-signed F Kevin Labanc to a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed F Gemel Smith to a one-year, two-way contract.

Jul 7, 2019

  • The Arizona Coyotes signed D Victor Soderstrom to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Jul 6, 2019

  • The Buffalo Sabres signed F Marcus Johansson to a two-year contract.

Jul 5, 2019

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed LW Andreas Martinsen to a one year, two-way contract.
  • The Arizona Coyotes signed Fs Michael Bunting and Hudson Fasching to two-year, two-way contracts.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed D Scott Harrington to a three-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings signed F Mario Kempe to a one year, two-way contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed coach Mike Sullivan to a four-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed F Carter Verhaeghe to a one-year, two-way contract and F Cedric Paquette to a two-year contract.

Jul 2, 2019

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed C Andrew Poturalski and LW Blake Pietila to one-year, two-way contracts. Named Darryl Sutter as advisor to the coaching staff.
  • The Arizona Coyotes signed F Lawson Crouse to a three-year contract.
  • The Calgary Flames signed F Justin Kirkland to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes announced they will match Montreal's offer sheet to F Sebastian Aho on a five-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks signed D Dalton Prout and F Jonny Brodzinski to one-year contracts and D Artemi Kniazev and Nikolai Knyzhov and F Zachary Gallant to entry-level contracts.
  • The St. Louis Blues re-signed F Sammy Blais to a one-year contract.

Jul 1, 2019

  • The Arizona Coyotes signed G Ivan Prosvetov to a three-year entry-level contract; C Andy Miele and D Aaron Ness to two-year, two-way contracts; and F Beau Bennett to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Boston Bruins signed Connor Clifton to a three-year contract extension through the 2022-23 season. Signed F Par Lindholm to a two-year contract, Fs Ryan Fitzgerald, Brett Ritchie, Brendan Gaunce, and G Maxime Lagace to one-year contracts. Signed D Josiah Didier to an AHL contract.
  • The Buffalo Sabres signed F Jean-Sebastien Dea to a two-year contract; G Andrew Hammond, F Curtis Lazar and D John Gilmour to one-year contracts.
  • The Calgary Flames signed G Cam Talbot to a one-year contract, F Charlie Brown Jr. to a two-way contract and D Brandon Davidson and F Byron Froese to one-year, two-way contracts.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes signed G Petr Mrazek to a two-year contract.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with F Ryan Carpenter on a three-year contract through the 2021-22 season and with F David Kampf on a two-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season and G Robin Lehner on a one-year contract.
  • The Colorado Avalanche signed F Joonas Donskoi to a four-year contract. Agreed to terms with F Pierre-Edouard Bellemare on a two-year contract. Re-signed F Colin Wilson to a one-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed F Gustav Nyquist to a four-year contract. Re-signed G Joonas Korpisalo to a one-year contract and D Ryan Murray to a two-year contract.
  • The Dallas Stars named John Stevens assistant coach. Signed F Joe Paveleski to a three-year contract through the 2021-22 season; C Tanner Kero to a two-year contract and RW Corey Perry, D Andrej Sekera and Reece Scarlett to one-year contracts.
  • The Detroit Red Wings signed C Valtteri Filppula, D Patrik Nemeth and G Calvin Pickard to two-year contracts.
  • The Edmonton Oilers signed Fs Jujhar Khaira and Alex Chiasson to two-year contracts and G Mike Smith and Fs Markus Granlund and Tomas Jurco to one-year contracts.
  • The Florida Panthers signed G Sergei Bobrovsky to a seven-year contract and D Anton Stralman to a three-year contract. Agreed to terms with F Brett Connolly on a four-year contract; F Noel Acciari on a three-year contract; D Tommy Cross and Ethan Prow on two-year contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with D Joakim Ryan and F Martin Frk on one-year contracts.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed RW Mats Zuccarello to a five-year contract and Fs Luke Johnson and Gabriel Dumont on two-year contracts. Agreed to terms with RW Ryan Hartman on a two-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed G Keith Kinkaid and F Riley Barber on one-year contracts.
  • The Nashville Predators signed F Daniel Carr to a one-year contract.
  • The New Jersey Devils agreed to terms with RW Wayne Simmonds on a one-year contract. Signed F Ben Street, D Matt Tennyson and D Dakota Mermis to one-year contracts.
  • The New York Islanders re-signed F Ander Lee to a seven-year contract. Agreed to terms with G Semyon Varlamov on a four-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers traded F Jimmy Vesey to Buffalo for a 2021 third-round draft pick. Agreed to terms with Fs Artemi Panarin, Greg McKegg and Danny O'Regan.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed D Ron Hainsey; and Fs Jordan Szwarz and Tyler Ennis to one-year contracts.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers signed F Andy Andreoff and D Nate Prosser, Tyler Wotherspoon, Chris Bigras to two-year contracts; and Fs Kurtis Gabriel, Kyle Criscuolo; D Andy Welinski; and G Jean-Francois Berube to one-year contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed F Brandon Tanev to a six-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks signed F Timo Meier to a four-year contract and D Tim Heed to a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed F Sammy Blais to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with Fs Nick Lappin, Evan Polei, Michael Vecchione and Nathan Walker and D Derrick Pouliot and Jake Dotchin on one-year, two-way contracts. Agreed to terms with Fs Cam Darcy, Zach Nastasiuk and J.J. Piccinich on AHL contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed G Curtis McElhinney and D Luke Witkowski to two-year contracts and D Luke Schenn, G Scott Wedgewood, G Spencer Martin and F Chris Mueller to one-year contracts.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs traded D Nikita Zaitsev and Fs Connor Brown and Michael Carcone to Ottawa for D Cody Ceci and Ben Harpur, F Aaron Luchuk and a 2020 third-round draft pick. Signed F Jason Spezza to a one-year contract. Acquired D Tyson Barrie, F Alex Kerfoot and a sixth-round 2020 draft pick from the Colorado Avalanche for F Nazem Kadri, D Calle Rosen and a third-round 2020 draft pick.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed D Tyler Myers to a five-year contract, D Jordie Benn to a two-year contract, and D Oscar Fantenberg, F Tyler Graovac and G Zane McIntyre to one-year contracts.
  • The Vegas Golden Knights signed Fs Tomas Nosek, Jaycob Megna and D Brett Lernout to one-year contracts. Signed Fs Brandon Pirri, Patrick Brown and Tyrell Goulborune to two-year contracts.
  • The Washington Capitals signed RWs Richard Panik and Garnet Hathaway to four-year contracts and C Philippe Maillet to a two-year, two-way contract. Re-signed G Vitek Vanecek to a three-year contract. Signed LW Brendan Leipsic to a one-year contract.
  • The Winnipeg Jets re-signed D Natahn Beaulieu and Cameron Schilling to one-year contracts.