European leagues are close to kicking off their seasons, and some teams are still making last-minute consequential adds before 2023-24 begins. As always, we’re keeping track of notable overseas and minor-league moves right here:
- Latvian forward Kaspars Daugavins hasn’t played in the NHL since he split the 2012-13 with the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins, but he’s still active overseas at age 35. Today, he’s moving to Slovakia, signing with Extraliga club HK Dukla Michalovce for this season and next, per the team’s Instagram account. The 2006 third-round selection of the Senators was an international hero just a few short months ago, captaining host Latvia to a bronze medal at the 2023 World Championship while posting seven points in ten games. He’s still been quite productive in major overseas leagues as well, producing 49 points in 55 games with the DEL’s Iserlohn Roosters last season. After spending many years in the KHL after leaving the NHL in 2013, he moved to Switzerland for the 2021-22 season before joining Iserlohn last year.
- The AHL’s San Jose Barracuda have added some center depth, signing Cole Cassels to a one-year deal, per the league’s website. Cassels, 28, finally had his breakout season at the pro level last season, ten years after being selected in the third round of the 2013 draft by the Vancouver Canucks. He notched 51 points in 64 games for the Belleville Senators, shattering his previous career high of 26 set with Utica in 2017-18. He’ll look to help bolster a Barracuda squad that’s finished near the bottom of their division for the past two seasons.
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