Below is a list of former Worcester pro hockey players who will be NHL unrestricted free agents or restricted free agents. These players can sign with any NHL organization after noon ET on Monday, July 1st. Those who are restricted free agents and sign with a new organization can have their offer matched by their previous team. If the offer is not matched their new team has to give compensation, based on average salary, to the organization losing the player.
This listing includes only players who played during the 2023-24 season on NHL contracts and does not include players who played in the AHL, ECHL, or overseas on non-NHL contracts.
Unrestricted Free Agents – former team
Ken Appleby – NY Islanders Charlotte (AHL), 1 year
Ryan Carpenter – San Jose San Diego (AHL), 2 years
Aaron Dell – Los Angeles
Dylan DeMelo – Winnepeg (Re-signed 4-year, $19.6M)
Arnaud Durandeau – Montreal Amur Khabarovsk (KHL), 1 year
Taylor Fedun – Pittsburgh
Troy Grosenick – Nashville Minnesota Wild, 1 year, $775,000
Matt Irwin – Vancouver
*Reece Newkirk – NY Islanders Springfield (AHL), 1 year
Joe Pavelski – Dallas (Retired)
Alex Stalock – Anaheim (Retired)
Chris Tierney – New Jersey
*Keean Washkurak – St. Louis Belleville (AHL), 1 year
* – Did not receive a qualifying offer
Restricted Free Agents – rights holding team
Colten Ellis – St Louis (Re-signed, 1 yr)
Mathias Laferrière – St. Louis (Re-signed, 1 yr)
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