The unrestricted free-agent defenseman hasn’t been able to land a contract in North America this summer, so it appears he has turned his focus overseas.
The Rocket get the upper hand in the second game of the back-to-back. The Laval Rocket bounced back from a tough loss on Friday night to defeat the Toronto Marlies 7-3 at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Saturday evening.
The Canadiens pare down the options on the blue line. With the roster needing to be whittled down to 23 by Monday afternoon, the Montreal Canadiens placed two defencemen on waivers on Sunday.
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tucker Poolman will have a hearing today for swinging his stick in a careless manner at the head of Kiefer Sherwood last night in Colorado.
The Vancouver Canucks have traded a fourth-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Madison Bowey. Bowey is one of two Blackhawks players to go to Vancouver before the trade deadline, with forward Matthew Highmore also heading to the Scotia North Division.
As the trade deadline winded down, the Vancouver Canucks have traded defenseman Jordie Benn to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a sixth-round pick, according to TSN’s Darren Dreger.
The 6-foot-2 defenseman also gives Chicago some added depth at the position and means that some of their younger options could get playing time in the minor leagues.