With the first month of January coming to a close, teams are preparing for a much-needed break with the All-Star festivities commencing this weekend in South Florida. While the AHL will also take a break for its All-Star Classic, other pro leagues will forge along as the NHL hits pause. We’ll keep track of today’s notable transactions throughout the rest of the hockey world right here.
- Former first-round pick John Quenneville has mutually terminated his contract with Swedish club Leksands IF, per a team release Tuesday. The last pick of the first round in 2014 by the New Jersey Devils, Quenneville last played in North America during the 2020-21 season for 16 games with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs. He’s since played in Switzerland and Sweden, continuing a long and winding career. Quenneville played just six games for Leksands since the beginning of November and did not record a point. He finishes his tenure with five goals and 12 points in 19 games.