The Utica Comets signed a defenseman. Will McKinnon Goalkeeper Jeremy Brodeur One-year, one-way AHL contract. MacKinnon spent the majority of his three professional seasons in the ECHL but appeared in 40 AHL games with the Comets last season, recording three goals, three assists and a +7 rating. The 24-year-old MacKinnon is the son of the Comets' general manager. Dan McKinnonHe also serves as assistant general manager for the New Jersey Devils.
Brodeur has only played five AHL games in his seven-year pro career, including one AHL game last season. Though he has never won an AHL game, the 27-year-old had a career-best record in the ECHL last year with 18 wins, nine losses and three draws for a .918 save percentage and a 2.56 goals against average. The son of an NHL Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur The Comets have a goalie so he may not play much in the AHL. Isaac Poulter and Niko Doss He's above him on the depth chart.
Other notes from the evening:
- The Athletic's Aaron Portsline reports that the Columbus Blue Jackets and forward Kirill Marchenko Arbitration takes place on July 31. It was reported earlier this week that the Jackets and the 23-year-old Marchenko had discussed both short-term and long-term contracts, but at this point, it seems likely that Marchenko's next contract will be decided by an intermediary. Marchenko, a second-round draft pick in 2018, has recorded 44 goals and 23 assists in 137 NHL games over two seasons and reportedly sought a long-term contract this summer.
- The Hockey News' Max Miller recently retired Joe Pavelski Pavelski has spoken with the San Jose Sharks about a possible return to the organization he spent the first 13 years of his NHL career with. The 40-year-old Pavelski played 963 games with the Sharks before being traded to the Dallas Stars as a free agent in July 2019. Pavelski played five seasons with Dallas and had a big playoff run during his time with San Jose and Dallas, reaching the Stanley Cup Final with them, but ultimately did not win a Stanley Cup during his career.
