As the NHL season eclipses its quarter point and the calendar turns to December, teams around the hockey world are beginning to identify areas of need. While sometimes than can manifest in trades, it can also manifest in call-ups and re-assignments. Follow along with today’s minor transactions from around hockey right here.
- The AHL’s Ontario Reign has called up left wing Justin Nachbaur from the ECHL’s Greenville Swamp Rabbits. Greenville joined the Los Angeles Kings organization this year as a full-time affiliate and is now the leading destination (if they weren’t before) for Ontario’s extra players on AHL contracts. Nachbaur is one of those, and the 22-year-old brings a physical element to Ontario with some offensive upside. However, he has just three points in 15 games with Greenville this season.
- In the OHL, the Oshawa Generals today acquired defenseman Luca D’Amato from the Flint Firebirds in exchange for defenseman Blake Smith, along with a pair of 2023 draft picks swapped between the teams. Smith, 18, is eligible for the 2023 draft but has just six points through 63 OHL games the past two seasons. D’Amato was eligible for the 2022 draft, although on the young side, and brings a lot more offensive upside to Oshawa with 12 points in 24 games this season (and a +21 rating to boot).