2022 Chicago Wolves Offseason Player Tracker

2021-22 SEASON REVIEW

RETURNING PLAYERS

These players remain under contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, have received an extension from the Hurricanes, or have agreed to an AHL contract with the Wolves.

Forwards

• Jack Drury (Entering second year of three-year ELC with Hurricanes)
• Ryan Suzuki (Entering second year of three-year ELC with Hurricanes)
• Jamieson Rees (Entering second year of three-year ELC with Hurricanes)
• Stefan Noesen (Signed two-year extension with Hurricanes on July 12)
• Noel Gunler (Entering first year of three-year ELC with Hurricanes; played 11 regular season games and 10 playoff games with the Wolves)
• Vasili Ponomarev (Entering first year of three-year ELC with Hurricanes; played 11 regular season games and 18 playoff games with the Wolves)
• Stelio Mattheos (Signed one-year contract with Hurricanes on July 25)
• Ivan Lodnia (Re-signed one-year AHL contract on July 28)
• Max Lajoie (Re-signed one-year, two-way NHL contract on August 8)

Defensemen

• Jalen Chatfield (Signed two-year contract extension with Hurricanes on January 21; entering the first year)
• Cavan Fitzgerald (Entering final year of two-year contract with Hurricanes)
• Griffin Mendel (Signed AHL contract on July 16)

Goaltenders

• Pyotr Kochetkov (Entering final year of two-year ELC with Hurricanes)

NEW ADDITIONS

These players have signed NHL/AHL contracts coming from other teams or have recently signed an ELC with the Hurricanes and spent 2021-22 in a different league.

Forwards

• Malte Stromwall (Signed one-year contract with Hurricanes)
• Mackenzie MacEachern (Signed one-year contract with Hurricanes)
• Lane Pederson (Signed one-year contract with Hurricanes)
• Blake Murray (Signed three-year ELC with Hurricanes on May 24, 2021; spent 21-22 in ECHL, entering second year)
• Tuukka Tieksola (Signed three-year ELC* with Hurricanes on May 14, 2021; spent 21-22 in Liiga, entering second year)
• Alexander Pashin (Signed three-year ELC with Hurricanes on May 2)
• Ville Koivunen (Signed three-year ELC* with Hurricanes on August 15, 2021; spent 21-22 in Liiga, currently loaned to Kärpät in Liiga for 22-23)
• Joseph LaBate (Signed AHL contract on July 18)
• Josh Melnick (Signed AHL contract on July 18)
• Ryan Dzingel (Signed one-year contract with Hurricanes)
• Eric Cooley (Signed AHL contract on July 26)

Defensemen

• Ronan Seeley (Signed three-year ELC with Hurricanes on September 24, 2021; spent 21-22 in WHL, entering first year)
• Aleksi Heimosalmi (Signed three-year ELC with Hurricanes on August 15, 2021; spent 21-22 in Liiga, currently loaned to Ässät for 22-23)
• William Lagesson (Signed one-year contract with the Hurricanes)
• David Farrance (Signed AHL contract on July 26)

Goaltenders

• Zach Sawchenko (Signed one-year contract with Hurricanes)
• Cale Morris (Signed AHL contract on July 26)

DEPARTURES

These players have confirmed contracts signed outside of the Hurricanes/Wolves organization.

Forwards

• Dominik Bokk (In final year of three-year contract*, but is playing for Löwen Frankfurt in the DEL2 on loan)
• Stephen Harper (Düsseldorfer EG/DEL)
• Josh Leivo (St. Louis, 1-year contract)
• Kyle Marino (Henderson/AHL)
• Richard Pánik (Was on loan from the New York Islanders)
• Andrew Poturalski (Seattle, 2-year contract)
• Spencer Smallman (Colorado, 2-year contract)
• Dave Gust (Rockford/AHL)
• C.J. Smith (New York Rangers, 1-year contract)
• Sam Miletic (Östersunds IK/HockeyAllsvenskan)
• David Cotton (Coachella Valley/AHL)

Defensemen

• Daniel Brickley (Västerviks IK/HockeyAllsvenskan)
• Éric Gélinas (SC Bern/NL)
• Josh Jacobs (Colorado, 1-year contract)
• Tarmo Reunanen (Lukko/Liiga, Hurricanes retain NHL rights)
• Jesper Sellgren (Luleå HF/SHL, Hurricanes retain NHL rights)
• Artyom Serikov (Spartak Moskva/KHL)
• Joey Keane (Spartak Moskva/KHL)
• Chris Bigras (Barys Nur-Sultan/KHL)
• Eric Williams (Norfolk/ECHL)

Goaltenders

• Alex Lyon (Florida, 1-year contract)
• Eetu Makiniemi (San Jose, 1-year contract)
• Beck Warm (Rochester/AHL)
• Dylan Wells (Rockford/AHL)
• Jack LaFontaine (Syracuse/AHL)

* – Contract includes European Assignment Clause, detailed in Article 11 – 11.19 of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement — “The SPC of any Player may contain a clause that provides that, in the event his NHL Club Loans the Player to a club outside the NHL, during the period of such Loan, the Player shall have the option to be Loaned to a club of his choice outside North America.”

(Special thanks to CapFriendly and Elite Prospects for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)

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Other 2022 AHL Off Season Trackers :

Pacific

• Abbotsford Canucks

• Bakersfield Condors

• Calgary Wranglers

• Coachella Valley Firebirds

• Colorado Eagles

• Henderson Silver Knights

• Ontario Reign

• San Diego Gulls

• San Jose Barracuda

• Tucson Roadrunners

 

Central

• Chicago Wolves

• Grand Rapids Griffins

• Iowa Wild

• Manitoba Moose

• Milwaukee Admirals

• Rockford IceHogs

• Texas Stars

 

North

• Belleville Senators

• Cleveland Monsters

• Laval Rocket

• Rochester Americans

• Syracuse Crunch

• Toronto Marlies

• Utica Comets

 

Atlantic

• Bridgeport Islanders

• Charlotte Checkers

• Hartford Wolf Pack

• Hershey Bears

• Lehigh Valley Phantoms

• Providence Bruins

• Springfield Thunderbirds
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins