AHL Trade Deadline Day - March 5, 2018
The American Hockey League's (AHL) own version of trade deadline day falls exactly one week after the NHL executes their final trades, and this year is no different.
Players on AHL contracts can be moved before 3 p.m. ET, and as you can see below there are quite a few players on each team on AHL-only contracts that are eligible to be swapped today.
First, a look at four potential players in the Atlantic Division that, if moved today, could provide their new team a boost for the playoff race.
Forward Travis St. Denis - Bridgeport 2017-18 Stats: 56GP, 15G-14A, -7, 49 PIM
The Sound Tigers' active leading scorer, St. Denis has improved upon his rookie season last year. The former Quinnipiac standout is undersized, listed at 5-7, but plays with speed and has some offensive upside that could be utilized if Bridgeport considers itself out of playoff contention in the Atlantic Division.
Forward Casey Bailey - Bridgeport 2017-18 Stats: 58GP, 12G-15A, -1, 17 PIM)
Right behind Denis on Bridgeport's leaders in scoring, Bailey is just one year removed from a 21-goal season with Binghamton. Any team looking for size up front and a reliable two-way forward would be wise to inquire about Bailey.
Forward Scott Kosmachuk - Hartford 2017-18 Stats: 60GP, 13G-23A, -14, 67 PIM
The WolfPack's leading scorer could provide a boost offensively for AHL teams seeking some help in that department. It appears Hartford is falling out of the playoff race in the Atlantic Division, so Kosmachuk might be made available.
Forward Dustin Gazley - Hershey 2017-18 Stats: 57GP, 8G-18A, +1, 42 PIM
The Bears are in last place in the Atlantic Division, so a guy like Gazley who doesn't count against the league's veteran limit could be worth adding as a guy who can provide secondary scoring support on a top-heavy AHL team seeking depth.
Below is a list compiling all players in the AHL this season on AHL-only contracts...
Bakersfield
Chad Butcher, Josh Currie, Dave Gust, Ryan Hamilton, Ty Loney, Zach O'Brien, Evan Polei and Nicola Riopel
Belleville
Daniel Ciampini, Kyle Flanagan, Jordan Murray, Eric Selleck and Ethan Werek
Binghamton
Austin Cangelosi,Tim Kennedy, Jacob MacDonald and Jan Mandat
Bridgeport
Ryan Bourque, Casey Bailey, Mike Cornell, Patrick Cullity, Scott Eansor, Matt Gaudreau, Ben Holmstrom, Josh Holmstrom, Kellen Jones, Jeff Kubiak, Matthew Lane, Travis St. Denis and Yanick Turcotte
Charlotte
Josiah Didier, Mike Ferrantino, Matt Finn, Mitchell Heard, Martin Ouellette, Nick Schilkey and Zach Stortini
Chicago
Bryce Gervais, Kevin Lough, Dmitri Osipov, Brett Sterling, Scooter Vaughan and Tyler Wong
Cleveland
Brady Austin, Terry Broadhurst, Brett Gallant, Hayden Hodgson, Miles Koules, Ivan Kulbakov, Bobby MacIntyre, Joe Pendenza,Scott Savage and Brad Thiessen
Grand Rapids
Mike Borkowski, Colin Campbell, Corey Elkins, Luke Esposito, Matt Ford, Patrick McCarron, Pat Nagle, Dominik Shine and Kevin Tansey
Hartford
Dan DeSalvo, Scott Kosmachuk, Brenden Kotyk and Hubert Labrie
Hershey
Mathias Bau Hansen, Chris Bourque, Dustin Gazley, Paul Geiger, Tommy Hughes, Jeremy Langlois, Dylan Margonari, Parker Milner, Garrett Mitchell, Joe Whitney and Kelly Zajac
Iowa
Colton Beck, Ian Brady, Matt Caito, Christian Frey, Evan Janssen, Gerald Mayhew, Michael Sdao, Jack Walker and Ryan White
Laval
Jordan Boucher-Gould, David Broll, Thomas Ebbing, Éric Gélinas, Stefan Leblanc, Niki Petti and Yannick Veilleux
Lehigh Valley
Chris Conner, Mark Dekanich, James De Haas, Frank Hora, Derek Hulak, Alex Krushelnyski, Maxim Lamarche, Chris McCarthy, Steven Swavely, Matt Willows and Nolan Zajac
Manitoba
Charles-David Beaudoin, Francis Beauvillier, Patrice Cormier, Tim Daly, Christopher Dienes, Kirill Gotovets, Kale Kessy, Darren Kramer, Jake Kulevich, Cam Maclise, Elgin Pearce, Colton Phinney, Peter Stoykewych and Brody Sutter
Milwaukee
Bobby Butler, Trevor Mingoia, Jimmy Oligny, Jake Paterson, Rick Pinkston, Mark Zengerle
Ontario
Jamie Devane, T.J. Hensick, Sam Herr, Keegan Iverson, Philippe Maillet, Matt Marcinew, Jonathan Racine, Matt Schmalz, Brett Sutter and Sean Walker
Providence
Sena Acolatse, Connor Clifton, Taylor Doherty, Matt Ginn, Colton Hargrove, Josh Hennessy, Ben Marshall, Adam Payerl, Chris Porter and Lindsay Sparks
Rochester
Arvin Atwal, Colin Blackwell, Justin Danforth, Anthony Florentino, Sahir Gill, Barry Goers, Alex Kile, Eric Knodel, Adam Krause, Andrew MacWilliam, Daniel Muzito-Bagenda, Nathan Paetsch, Stuart Percy, Garret Ross and Dalton Smith
Rockford
Brandon Anselmini, Radovan Bondra, Tommy Olczyk, William Pelletier, Robin Press, Darren Raddysh, Tyler Sikura, Matt Tomkins and Alex Wideman
San Antonio
Josh Atkinson, Alex Belzile, Sam Brittain, Nolan De Jong, Thomas Frazee, Michael Joly, Jake Marchment, Shawn Ouellette-St-Amant, Brendan Ranford, Brady Shaw, Ben Storm and Gabriel Verpaelst
San Diego
Stu Bickel, Brian Cooper, Leland Irving, James Melindy, Austin Ortega, Zach Saar, Jeff Schultz and Kyle Thomas
San Jose
Spencer Asuchak, Emerson Clark, David Makowski, Colby McAuley, John McCarthy, Bryan Moore, Alexander True and Stephon Williams
Springfield
Francois Beauchemin, Blaine Byron, Evan Cowley, Tim Erixon, Bobby Farnham, Ryan Horvat and Matt Mackenzie
Stockton
Kayle Doetzel, Brett Findlay, Mike McMurty, Darren Nowick, Adam Ollas Mattsson, Rod Pelley, Colby Robak, Colin Smith and Oleg Yevenko
Syracuse
Troy Bourke, Shane Conacher, Kevin Lynch, Olivier Mantha and Reid McNeill
Texas
Sheldon Dries, Max French, Austin Fyten, Shane Hanna, Tyler Kelleher, Samuel Laberge, Matt Mangene, Colin Markison, Travis Morin, Michael Paliotta, Greg Rallo, Eric Sweetman and Tommy Thompson
Toronto
Matias Cleland, Rich Clune, Jean Dupuy, Martin Dzierkals, Alex Gudbranson, Calvin Heeter, Sam Jardine, Jeff King, Mason Marchment, Max Novak, J.J. Piccinich, Kristian Pospisil, Mackenzie Skapski and Josh Winquist
Tucson
Derek Army, Carter Camper, Trevor Cheek, Ryan Culkin, Kevin Ekman Larsson, Michael Houser, Zach Larraza and Artur Tyanulin
Utica
Carter Bancks, Dylan Blujus, Adam Comrie, Cameron Darcy, Alexis D'Aoust, Michael Garteig, Wacey Hamilton, Danny Moynihan, Jaime Sifers and Brendan Woods
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Riley Bourbonnais, Jarrett Burton, Joseph Cramarossa, Reid Gardiner, Ryan Haggerty, Troy Josephs, Tom Kostopoulos, Patrick McGrath, Anthony Peters, Gage Quinney, Kevin Spinozzi, Christian Thomas, Cody Wydo and Dylan Zink
