New this year in our subscriber-only 2.0 versions of our AHL Free Agency coverage, we've added which skaters are considered veterans by AHL standards (more than 320 pro games) and a special "Veteran-Extra' notation for players that will enter 2023-24 with more than 260 pro games of experience but less than 320 pro games.

Remember the AHL's Development rule, which states "Of the eighteen (18) skaters (not counting two goaltenders) that teams may dress for a game, at least thirteen (13) must be qualified as 'development players' Of those 13, twelve (12) must have played in 260 or fewer professional games (including AHL, NHL and European elite leagues), and one must have played in 320 or fewer professional games. All calculations for development status are based on regular-season totals as of the start of the season."

Another cool feature we're rolling out this year for subscribers in our Big Board 2.0 is positional usage for each of the top 35 defensemen and 50 forwards thanks to a collaboration with Caley Middleton (you probably know Caley on Twitter @CcCMiddleton tracking AHL and NHL lines and defense pairings - a tedious and thankless task)

We'll be implementing the player positional usage this week, so stay tuned for that update in the coming days!

Here is a link to our team-by-team running tab of AHL-level free agent signings that will be updated regularly for our subscribers just like this article.

INSIDE AHL HOCKEY: AHL FREE AGENCY 2023 SIGNINGS (VERSION 2.0) -> https://insideahlhockey.com/article/inside-ahl-hockey-ahl-free-agency-2023-signings-version-20

We'll add the AHL Free Agent Tracker 2.0 Monday evening, and also link that here as well ->

The Updated 'Big Board'

This 'Big Board' is updated to reflect signings through 9 p.m. ET on July 8, 2023.

Top 15 Goalies

~~1. Hunter Shepard (Hershey)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with Washington.2022-23 AHL Stats: 33GP, 20-8-5, 2.18 GAA, .916 SV%, 1 SO

~~2. Alex Nedeljkovic (Grand Rapids)~~ SIGNED: One-year, one-way contract with Pittsburgh.2022-23 AHL Stats: 26GP, 13-9-3, 2.71 GAA, .912 SV%, 1 SO

~~3. Dustin Tokarski (W-B/Scranton)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Buffalo.2022-23 AHL Stats: 36GP, 12-16-7, 2.69 GAA, .910 SV%, 1 SO

~~4. Malcolm Subban (Rochester)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with St. Louis.2022-23 AHL Stats: 39GP, 20-14-5, 2.94 GAA, .903 SV%, 2 SO

~~5. Arvid Holm (Manitoba)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Colorado.2022-23 AHL Stats: 35GP, 18-11-4, 2.67 GAA, .911 SV%, 0 SO

~~6. Devin Cooley (Milwaukee)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Buffalo.2022-23 AHL Stats: 26GP, 15-8-2, 2.93 GAA, .909 SV%, 0 SO

~~7. Matt Villalta (Ontario)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Arizona.2022-23 AHL Stats: 22GP, 12-8-1, 2.65 GAA, .910 SV%, 1 SO

8. Christopher Gibson (Coachella Valley)2022-23: AHL Stats: 20GP, 10-5-4, 2.99 GAA, .894 SV%, 2 SO

~~9. Keith Kinkaid (Colorado/Providence)~~ SIGNED: One-year AHL contract with the Chicago Wolves.2022-23 AHL Stats: 27GP, 12-10-4, 2.92 GAA, .911 SV%, 1 SO

10. Dylan Ferguson (Belleville/Toronto)2022-23 AHL Stats: 13GP, 8-3-0, 2.62 GAA, .912 SV%, 0 SO

11. Kevin Poulin (Laval)2022-23 AHL Stats: 28GP, 12-12-3, 3.18 GAA, .890 SV%, 0 SO

~~12. Michael Houser (Rochester)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Buffalo.2022-23 AHL Stats: 21GP, 9-8-2, 2.80 GAA, .906 SV%, 1 SO

~~13. Troy Grosenick (Lehigh Valley)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Nashville.2022-23 AHL Stats: 6GP, 3-2-0, 3.32 GAA, .892 SV%, 0 SO

~~14. Nolan Maier (Lehigh Valley)~~ SIGNED: One-year AHL contract with Lehigh Valley.2022-23 AHL Stats: 9GP, 5-2-2, 2.85 GAA, .886 SV%, 0 SO

15. Evan Cormier (Manitoba)2022-23 AHL Stats: 2GP, 1-1-0, 2.54 GAA, .925 SV%, 0 SO

Top 35 Defensemen

~~1. LD Trevor Carrick (Syracuse)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Anaheim.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 60GP, 15G-31A, +15, 45 PIM

~~2. RD Brogan Rafferty (Coachella Valley)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with Detroit.2022-23 AHL Stats: 72GP, 9G-42A, +28, 42 PIM

~~3. RD Connor Carrick (Providence)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Seattle.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 63GP, 6G-38A, +15, 52 PIM

~~4. LD Joe Hicketts (Iowa)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Los Angeles.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 72GP, 6G-42A, -2, 69 PIM

~~5. LD Will Butcher (Texas)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Pittsburgh.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 65GP, 6G-37A, +11, 16 PIM

~~6. LD William Lagesson (Chicago)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Toronto.Veteran-Extra2022-23 AHL Stats: 65GP, 10G-22A, +14, 46 PIM

~~7. RD Chase Priskie (San Diego/Rochester)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Washington.2022-23 AHL Stats: 58GP, 11G-11A, -9, 20 PIM

~~8. LD Jack Ahcan (Providence)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with Colorado.2022-23 AHL Stats: 68GP, 5G-31A, +5, 24 PIM

~~9. LD Derrick Pouliot (San Jose)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Dallas.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 37GP, 4G-21A, -14, 46 PIM

~~10. LD Noel Hoefenmayer (Toronto)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Edmonton.2022-23 AHL Stats: 65GP, 11G-27A, -2, 114 PIM

~~11. LD Ben Gleason (Texas)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with EdmontonVeteran-Extra2022-23 AHL Stats: 68GP, 9G-24A, +2, 40 PIM

~~12. RD Brady Lyle (Springfield)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Calgary.2022-23 AHL Stats: 51GP, 7G-24A, -8, 44 PIM

~~13. LD Jimmy Schuldt (Coachella Valley)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Seattle.2022-23 AHL Stats: 71GP, 8G-24A, +22, 31 PIM

14. LD Michael Del Zotto (San Diego/Charlotte)Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 65GP, 8G-33A, -22, 65 PIM

~~15. LD Ryan Shea (Texas)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Pittsburgh.2022-23 AHL Stats: 70GP, 7G-21A, +37, 36 PIM

16. LD Bobby Nardella (Hershey)2022-23 AHL Stats: 61GP, 7G-21A, +8, 38 PIM

17. RD Nicolas Meloche (Calgary)Veteran-Extra2022-23 AHL Stats: 64GP, 4G-17A, +18, 66 PIM

~~18. LD Nikolas Brouillard (San Diego)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with New York Rangers.2022-23 AHL Stats: 72GP, 6G-33A, -27, 120 PIM

~~19. LD Jakub Galvas (Rockford)~~ SIGNED: Two-year contract with Malmo (SHL).2022-23 AHL Stats: 64GP, 3G-26A, +1, 22 PIM

20. LD Vincent Sevigny (Bridgeport)2022-23 AHL Stats: 53GP, 5G-12A, -1, 28 PIM

21. RD Matt Tennyson (Coachella Valley)Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 71GP, 0G-18A, +20, 66 PIM

~~22. LD Corey Schueneman (Laval)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Seattle.2022-23 AHL Stats: 62GP, 6G-17A, +13, 24 PIM

23. LD Gabriel Carlsson (Hershey)Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 59GP, 1G-14A, +22, 44 PIM

24. RD Mitch Reinke (W-B/Scranton)2022-23 AHL Stats: 52GP, 1G-26A, -15, 8 PIM

25. LD Libor Hajek (Hartford)2022-23 AHL Stats: 24GP, 2G-2A, Even, 31 PIM

26. LD David Farrance (Colorado/Chicago)2022-23 AHL Stats: 45GP, 3G-21A, -7, 16 PIM

27. RD Ryan Merkley (Colorado/San Jose)2022-23 AHL Stats: 58GP, 2G-20A, -16, 64 PIM

28. RD Jason Demers (Bakersfield)Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 57GP, 0G-18A, -5, 87 PIM

~~29. RD Logan Day (Hershey)~~ SIGNED: One-year AHL contract with Hershey Bears.2022-23 AHL Stats: 36GP, 0G-12A, +9, 16 PIM

~~30. LD Mitchell Vande Sompel (Colorado)~~ SIGNED: One-year AHL contract with the Chicago Wolves.2022-23 AHL Stats: 47GP, 5G-15A, +10, 38 PIM

~~31. LD Griffin Mendel (Chicago)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Carolina.2022-23 AHL Stats: 72GP, 9G-10A, -11, 24 PIM

32. LD Dmitri Samorukov (Springfield/Bakersfield)2022-23 AHL Stats: 69GP, 4G-16A, +1, 28 PIM

33. LD Anthony Bitetto (Charlotte)Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 68GP, 6G-12A, -8, 88 PIM

~~34. LD Yanni Kaldis (Bakersfield)~~ SIGNED: One-year contract with Dinamo Minsk (KHL).2022-23 AHL Stats: 51GP, 6G-20A, -7, 27 PIM

35. RHD Adam ClendeningVeteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 68GP, 4G-29A, -12, 67 PIM

Top 50 Forwards

~~1. RW Matthew Phillips (Calgary)~~ SIGNED: One-year, one-way contract with Washington.2022-23 AHL Stats: 66GP, 36G-40A, +16, 12 PIM

~~2. LW Anthony Richard (Laval)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Boston.2022-23 AHL Stats: 60GP, 30G-37A, +10, 46 PIM

3. RW Rocco Grimaldi (Rockford/San Diego)2022-23 AHL Stats: 70GP, 33G-40A, -8, 43 PIM

4. RW Riley Barber (Texas)2022-23 AHL Stats: 69GP, 32G-32A, -3, 43 PIM

~~5. LW Charles Hudon (Colorado)~~ SIGNED: Two-year AHL contract with Ontario Reign.2022-23 AHL Stats: 61GP, 29G-25A, +17, 40 PIM

~~6. C/LW Lias Andersson (Ontario)~~ VeteranSIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Montreal.2022-23 AHL Stats: 67GP, 31G-28A, -17, 38 PIM

~~7. RW Vinni Lettieri (Providence)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with Minnesota.2022-23 AHL Stats: 48GP, 23G-26A, +9, 34 PIM

~~8. LW Matthew Highmore (Springfield)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Ottawa.2022-23 AHL Stats: 68GP, 19G-42A, +1, 34 PIM

~~9. LW Alex Limoges (Manitoba)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Washington.2022-23 AHL Stats: 63GP, 20G-34A, +5, 12 PIM

~~10. LW/C Drake Caggiula (W-B/Scranton)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with Edmonton.2022-23 AHL Stats: 65GP, 22G-31A, -5, 47 PIM

11. C Gemel Smith (Henderson/Syracuse)Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 54GP, 18G-35A, +9, 145 PIM

~~12. LW Alex Galchenyuk (Colorado)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Arizona.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 42GP, 16G-26A, +4, 22 PIM

~~13. LW Mackenzie MacEachern (Chicago)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, one-way contract with St. Louis.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 37GP, 11G-19A, +8, 12 PIM

~~14. RW Ryan Carpenter (Hartford)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with San Jose.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 51GP, 21G-23A, +9, 28 PIM

~~15. C Mikhail Maltsev (Colorado)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Los Angeles.2022-23 AHL Stats: 28GP, 11G-10A, +12, 8 PIM

16. RW Malte Stromwall (Chicago)Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 68GP, 18G-33A, -6, 32 PIM

~~17. RW John Hayden (Coachella Valley)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Seattle.Veteran-Extra2022-23 AHL Stats: 47GP, 17G-16A, +10, 58 PIM

~~18. LW Dryden Hunt (Calgary/Toronto)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with Calgary.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 32GP, 9G-15A, +7, 28 PIM

~~19. LW Gerry Mayhew (Charlotte)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Florida.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 69GP, 20G-34A, +24, 42 PIM

~~20. C/LW Radim Zohorna (Toronto/Calgary)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Pittsburgh.2022-23 AHL Stats: 51GP, 12G-22A, +20, 43 PIM

~~21. C Tanner Kero (Texas)~~ SIGNED: One-year AHL contract with Colorado Eagles.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 69GP, 17G-33A, -7, 40 PIM

~~22. LW Zach Sanford (Milwaukee)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Arizona.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 45GP, 12G-16A, -12, 51 PIM

23. LW Kieffer Bellows (Lehigh Valley)2022-23 AHL Stats: 12GP, 3G-7A, +3, 16 PIM

~~24. LW Chris Terry (Bridgeport)~~ SIGNED: One-year AHL contract with Chicago Wolves.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 67GP, 27G-51A, Even, 72 PIM

~~25. LW Jake Lucchini (Belleville)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Minnesota.2022-23 AHL Stats: 61GP, 19G-34A, -20, 6 PIM

~~26. LW Cole Schneider (Milwaukee)~~ SIGNED: One-year AHL contract with Chicago Wolves.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 70GP, 25G-26A, +3, 12 PIM

~~27. LW Nolan Stevens (Utica)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Detroit.2022-23 AHL Stats: 48GP, 15G-18A, +9, 17 PIM

~~28. RW Adam Cracknell (Tucson)~~ SIGNED: One-year AHL contract with Henderson Silver Knights.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 64GP, 21G-32A, +12, 34 PIM

29. C Danny O'Regan (Grand Rapids)Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 66GP, 17G-32A, -21, 16 PIM

~~30. RW Marian Studenic (Texas)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Seattle.2022-23 AHL Stats: 67GP, 21G-27A, +17, 35 PIM

~~31. C Mason Jobst (Rochester)~~ SIGNED: One-year AHL contract with Rochester Americans.2022-23 AHL Stats: 61GP, 14G-24A, -3, 23 PIM

~~32. RW Garrett Pilon (Hershey)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Ottawa.Veteran-Extra2022-23 AHL Stats: 53GP, 11G-18A, +6, 24 PIM

33. C/W Tanner Fritz (Hartford)Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 67GP, 10G-33A, +7, 26 PIM

~~34. C Joseph Blandisi (Toronto)~~ SIGNED: One-year AHL contract with Toronto.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 61GP, 15G-24A, +9, 56 PIM

35. LW Joel Teasdale (Laval)2022-23 AHL Stats: 58GP, 23G-15A, -2, 27 PIM

~~36. C Peter Abbandonato (Laval)~~ SIGNED: One-year AHL contract with Chicago Wolves.2022-23 AHL Stats: 66GP, 11G-35A, +2, 10 PIM

37. RW Dylan Sikura (San Diego/Rockford)Veteran-Extra2022-23 AHL Stats: 69GP, 18G-26A, -17, 16 PIM

~~38. LW John Leonard (Milwaukee)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Arizona.2022-23 AHL Stats: 67GP, 17G-27A, Even, 14 PIM

~~39. RW Pierrick Dubé (Laval)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with Washington.2022-23 AHL Stats: 44GP, 16G-16A, +10, 30 PIM

40. RW Justin Bailey (Bakersfield)Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 58GP, 19G-13A, -6, 42 PIM

~~41. RW Sam Anas (Hershey)~~ SIGNED: One-year contract with Dinamo MinskVeteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 41GP, 13G-8A, -3, 6 PIM

~~42. LW Mason Morelli (Hershey)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with Vegas.2022-23 AHL Stats: 72GP, 12G-29A, +19, 72 PIM

~~43. C/LW Justin Dowling (Abbotsford)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with New Jersey. Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 56GP, 11G-35A, +3, 18 PIM

~~44. LW Joona Koppanen (Providence)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with Pittsburgh.Veteran-Extra2022-23 AHL Stats: 64GP, 12G-23A, +7, 26 PIM

45. LW Max Willman (Lehigh Valley)2022-23 AHL Stats: 54GP, 9G-14A, +2, 25 PIM

~~46. C Chris Wagner (Providence)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Colorado.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 62GP, 19G-12A, -5, 69 PIM

~~47. C Nathan Todd (Springfield)~~ SIGNED: Two-year, two-way contract with San Jose.2022-23 AHL Stats: 16GP, 8G-6A, +3, 8 PIM

~~48. C Tristen Nielsen (Abbotsford)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with Vancouver.2022-23 AHL Stats: 64GP, 14G-27A, +9, 60 PIM

~~49. C Kyle Criscuolo (San Jose)~~ SIGNED: One-year, two-way contract with New Jersey.Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 60GP, 17G-12A, -15, 33 PIM

~~50. RW Zach Senyshyn (Chicago/Utica)~~ SIGNED: One-year contract with Schwenninger (DEL).Veteran2022-23 AHL Stats: 62GP, 10G-8A, -5, 26 PIM