Chirps from Center Ice
A fan blog about the AHL's Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
2013 Offseason Moves
Back for another season is the chart of the 2012-2013 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins contract statuses. As the summer advances this list will be updated. Any new additions will be given their own separate table below this one. Don’t expect much activity until after the middle of June and for business to really pick up in the beginning of July when NHL Free Agency starts.
| Name | Position | Status | Notes |
| Chris Barton | Forward | Unrestricted Free Agent (AHL) | |
| Chris Collins | Forward | Signed with Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) | |
| Phil Dupuis | Forward | Signed with Hamburg Freezers (DEL) | |
| Brian Dumoulin | Defense | Under contract | Will probably be top WBS defenseman in the Fall. |
| Scott Darling | Goaltender | Signed with Milwaukee (AHL) September 12. | |
| Nick D’Agostino | Defense | Under contract | |
| Bobby Farnham | Forward | Earned himself an NHL contract with Pittsburgh July 5. | |
| Alex Grant | Defense | Traded to Anaheim (NHL) | |
| Brian Gibbons | Forward | Re-signed with Pittsburgh (NHL) July 29. | |
| Riley Holzapfel | Forward | Signed with HV71 (SHL) | |
| Scott Harrington | Defense | Under contract | Has two game apprenticeship in playoffs and didn’t look out of place. |
| Chad Kolarik | Forward | Signed with Linköping (SHL) | |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | Forward | Under contract | Injury limited him to 11 games. |
| Reid McNeill | Defense | Under contract | Played very well late in the year for someone who spent most ofhis season in ECHL. |
| Christiaan Minella | Forward | Re-signed with WBS August 8. | |
| Peter Merth | Defense | Re-signed with WBS August 8. | |
| Joey Mormina | Defense | Signed with Syracuse (AHL) | |
| Jayson Megna | Forward | Under contract | Should learn from his first season of pro and come back in the Fall tons better. |
| Steve MacIntyre | Forward | Under contract | |
| Olli Maatta | Defense | Under contract | Can’t play in AHL next year, too young. |
| Derek Nesbitt | Forward | Signed with Oklahoma City (AHL) July 12. | |
| Warren Peters | Forward | In camp with the Iowa Wild (AHL) | |
| Adam Payerl | Forward | Under contract | Set for a breakout 2013-14 in my mind. |
| Derrick Pouliot | Defense | Under contract | See Olli Maatta |
| Dylan Reese | Defense | Signed with Amur Khabarovsk (KHL) | |
| Harrison Ruopp | Defense | Under contract | Does he start next year in Wilkes-Barre or Wheeling? |
| Trevor Smith | Forward | Signed with Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| Zach Sill | Forward | Re-signed with Pittsburgh July 9. | |
| Philip Samuelsson | Defense | Under contract | Was the most improved player last season. You want to see this continue. |
| Clark Seymour | Defense | Unsigned draft pick | |
| Brad Thiessen | Goaltender | Signed with HIFK (SM-liiga) July 15. | |
| Paul Thompson | Forward | Re-signed with Pittsburgh July 9. | |
| Dominik Uher | Forward | Under contract | |
| Alex Velischek | Defense | Unsigned draft pick | |
| Keven Veilleux | Forward | Unestricted Free Agent (NHL) | Veilleux’s ship sailed a long time ago. Was not given qualifying offer. |
| Cody Wild | Defense | Signed with Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) August 5. | |
| Anton Zlobin | Forward | Under contract |
The above will be updated as the summer wears on.
The new guys:
| Name | Position | Old Team | Notes |
| Chris Conner | Right Wing | Portland (AHL) | Second go around with Wilkes-Barre. |
| Nick Drazenovic | Center | Springfield (AHL) | Second in points for a loaded Springfield Falcons team in 2012-13. |
| Andrew Ebbett | Center | Chicago (AHL) & Vancouver (NHL) | Dynamic playmaker, may see more Pittsburgh time than Wilkes-Barre but that remains to be seen. |
| Brendan Mikkelson | Defenseman | Syracuse (AHL) | Solid AHLer. Will mentor a young WBS blue line. |
| Peter Mannino | Goaltender | Manchester (AHL) | Veteran goalie who will likely back-up Jeff Zatkoff. |
| Dustin Stevenson | Defenseman | Reading (ECHL) | Gritty defenseman, cut from same cloth as Deryk Engelland. |
| Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond | Forward | Norfolk (AHL) | Can throw bombs. Creates logjam of toughness for the Penguins. |
| Tom Kostopoulos | Forward | New Jersey (NHL) | Needs no introduction. |
Last update: September 29.
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