The calendar is about to turn to September, and NHL hockey is just around the corner. We’ll keep track of all the minor hockey transactions right here, as we prepare for the regular season to begin.
- The Rochester Americans continue their busy offseason, signing Judd Peterson to a one-year AHL contract. Peterson played two games for the Americans after finishing his four-year career at St. Cloud State last season, where he served as captain during his senior year. Selected in the seventh round by the Buffalo Sabres in 2012, Peterson actually became an unrestricted free agent earlier this month when he was not given an entry-level contract.
- David Rundblad has signed a new two-year contract with SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL, ending any speculation that he could come to North America again in the near future. Rundblad, a first-round pick by the St. Louis Blues in 2009, played 113 games in the NHL before returning to Europe a few years ago. Now 27, he may never decide to come back to North America and prove that he could be a difference maker on the blue line but there will still be some interest in him when this contract expires.