The last offseason player tracker from the Central Division comes from the resurrected Milwaukee Admirals. After being one of three teams to opt-out of the 2020-21 AHL regular season, the Ads will play their first game in over a year and a half as Milwaukee hosts the Grand Rapids Griffins at Panther Arena on Saturday, October 16 (6:00pm CDT).
This tracker will be a bit different than the previous ones, highlighting players returning to the Admirals after playing with Milwaukee in 2019-20 (and obviously elsewhere in 2020-21), new additions who played with Nashville’s AHL affiliate last season — the Chicago Wolves, new additions signed in 2020 or the 2021 offseason, departures, and free agents.
Follow along below to see how Milwaukee’s roster shakes out as the season draws closer!
Are you curious how the rosters for the other Central Division teams are shaping up? We have player trackers for those too.
Chicago Wolves
Grand Rapids Griffins
Iowa Wild
Manitoba Moose
Rockford IceHogs
Texas Stars
(List accurate as of Friday, October 1st, 2021 at 4:50pm EDT)
RETURNING – PLAYED WITH MILWAUKEE IN 2019-20
Forwards
- Tanner Jeannot – Re-signed two-year, two-way NHL contract (July 30); played 13 games for AHL Chicago in 2020-21
- Michael McCarron – Signed two-year, two-way NHL contract (July 28); played six games with Nashville in 2020-21
- Tommy Novak – Last year of entry-level contract; played 27 games for AHL Chicago in 2020-21
- Rem Pitlick – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract (August 4); played eight games for AHL Chicago in 2020-21
- Anthony Richard – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract (July 28); played 28 games for AHL Chicago in 2020-21
- Cole Schneider – Signed one-year AHL contract (July 7); played 36 games for Texas in 2020-21
Defensemen
- Frédéric Allard – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract extension (July 26); played 25 games for AHL Chicago in 2020-21
- Alexandre Carrier – Two years left on NHL contract; played three games for AHL Chicago in 2020-21; will likely primarily play with Nashville in 2021-22
- Jérémy Davies – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract extension (July 26); played 9 games for AHL Chicago in 2020-21
- Matt Donovan – Last season of a two-year AHL contract; played 12 games for HV71 of the SHL in 2020-21
- Josh Healey – Signed one-year AHL contract (May 18); played 33 games for AHL Chicago in 2020-21
Goaltenders
- Connor Ingram – Two years left on entry-level contract; played five games for AHL Chicago in 2020-21
NEW ADDITIONS – PLAYED WITH CHICAGO WOLVES IN 2020-21
Forwards
- Patrick Harper – One year left on entry-level contract
- Cole Smith – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract (July 15)
- Zach Solow – Signed one-year AHL contract with Milwaukee (April 17)
- Phil Tomasino – Three years left on entry-level contract
Defensemen
- Marc Del Gaizo – Signed three-year entry-level contract (April 20)
Goaltenders
- Devin Cooley – Last year of entry-level contract
NEW ADDITIONS – SIGNED IN 2020 OR 2021 OFFSEASON
Forwards
- Egor Afanasyev – Three years left on entry-level contract; loaned to CSKA Moskva in 2020-21 and may play in KHL again in 2021-22
- Robert Carpenter – Signed a one-year AHL contract (August 26)
- Cody Glass – Acquired in trade with Vegas (July 17)
- Joseph LaBate – Signed one-year AHL contract (July 29)
- Matt Luff – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract (July 28)
- Mitch McLain – Signed one-year AHL contract (July 16)
- Grant Mismash – Signed two-year, entry-level contract (April 5)
- Juuso Pärssinen – Signed three-year, entry-level contract (May 28)
Defensemen
- Xavier Bouchard – Signed a one-year, two-way AHL contract (September 23)
- Dylan Blujus – Signed one-year AHL contract (September 16)
- David Farrance – Signed two-year, entry-level contract (April 15)
- Jake McLaughlin – Signed one-year AHL contract (August 3)
- Matt Tennyson – Signed two-year, two-way NHL contract (July 28)
Goaltenders
- Tomas Vomacka – Signed a three-year, entry-level contract (April 15)
- Parker Gahagen – Signed a one-year AHL contract (September 7)
DEPARTURES
Forwards
- Lukas Craggs – Signed one-year AHL contract with Rochester (August 12)
- Luke Evangelista – Three years left on entry-level contract; will have to play back in the OHL during the 2021-22 season
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(Special thanks to CapFriendly for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)
