Tyson Hinds debuts for the Ducks. D played in the Q for Shawinigan, Rimouski, & Sherbrooke and was a 2021 3rd rounder.

Ilya Protas debuts for the Caps. 2024 3rd rounder player jr for the Des Moines Buccaneers & Windsor Spitfires.

Luke Haymes debuts for the Leafs. Undrafted F played for Ridley College & the Cowichan Valley Capitals before 3 yrs at Dartmouth.

Marek Alscher debuted for the Panthers tonight. Czech D played 3 yrs for the Portland Winterhawks and was a 3rd rd pick in 2022.

Ludvig Jansson debuted for Florida tonight. D played for Södertälje & Luleå before coming to North America this year. Was a 4th rounder in 2022.

Wilmer Skoog debuts for Florida. Undrafted Swedish F played jr for Västerås, Minot, & Maryland before 4 seasons at BU.

William Villeneuve debuts for Toronto. 2020 4th rounder played 4 years on D for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

Abram Wiebe debuts for Calgary. D just finished his 3rd season at North Dakota after playing jr for the Chilliwack Chiefs. 2022 7th rounder by Vegas was sent to the Flames in the Rasmus Andersson deal.

David Reinbacher debuts for the Habs. Austrian D was the 5th overall pick in 2023 out of Kloten.

James Hagens debuts for the Bruins. The 7th overall pick from last year’s draft played for Mount St. Charles & the US NTDP before 2 yrs at BC.

Topias Vilén debuts for NJ. D was a 2021 5th rounder out of the Pelicans system.

Ryan Tverberg debuts for the Leafs. 2020 7th rounder played jr for the Toronto Jr. Canadiens before 3 yrs at UConn.

Viking Gustafsson Nyberg debuts for Minnesota. Undrafted 6’6” D played jr for Leksands before a year at Northern Michigan & 2 yrs at UConn.

Braden Yager debuts for Winnipeg. Former Moose Jaw & Lethbridge F was the 14th overall pick in 2023 by Pittsburgh.

Ronan Seeley debuts for Carolina. 2020 7th rounder played 4 yrs on D for the Everett Silvertips.

Felix Unger Sörum debuts for the Canes. F was a 2023 2nd rounder out of Leksands.

Victor Eklund debuts for the Islanders. The 16th overall pick from last year’s draft is a Djurgården product.

Hunter McDonald debuts for the Flyers. Former Rochester Monarchs, Corpus Christi IceRays, Omaha Lancers, Chicago Steel, & Northeastern D was a 2022 6th rd pick.

Jake Livanavage debuts for the Pens. Undrafted D just finished his 3rd yr at North Dakota. Arizona native played jr for the Chicago Steel.

Oliver Bonk debuted for the Flyers tonight. Son of former NHLer Radek, D played jr for the St. Thomas Stars & London Knights. Was a 2023 1st rounder.