10-year NHL veteran signs PTO with Detroit's affiliate
The Grand Rapids Griffins, American Hockey League affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings, announced on Saturday that they've signed free agent forward Alex Chiasson to a professional tryout contract (PTO).
Chiasson, 32, became a free agent in the summer after spending the 2021-22 season with the Vancouver Canucks. In 67 games with the Canucks, he had 22 points (13 goals, nine assists), 24 penalty minutes and was a plus-five.
With not many offers coming in, the Montreal native opted to sign a PTO with the Arizona Coyotes, joining them for training camp and pre-season games. Just before the start of the 2022-23 season, the Coyotes released Chiasson, making him a free agent once again.
In parts of 10 seasons in the NHL with Dallas, Ottawa, Calgary, Washington, Edmonton and Vancouver, Chiasson has 224 points (110 goals, 114 assists), 353 penalty minutes and is a minus-36.
UPDATE: We have signed NHL veteran forward Alex Chiasson to a professional tryout. #GoGRG
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Do you think Alex Chiasson will ever suit up in the NHL again? Have your say in the poll below!
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 26 | 333 ANSWERS 10-year NHL veteran signs PTO with Detroit's affiliate Will Alex Chiasson ever play in the NHL again? | ||
| Yes | 130 | 39 % |
| No | 132 | 39.6 % |
| See Results | 71 | 21.3 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Logan Cooley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Dylan Guenther | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Kesselring | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Fraser Minten | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mikhail Sergachev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Chris Tanev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| John Tavares | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Simon Benoit | - | - | - | |
| Nick Bjugstad | - | - | - | |
| Michael Carcone | - | - | - | |
| Ian Cole | - | - | - | |
| Lawson Crouse | - | - | - | |
| Connor Dewar | - | - | - | |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | - | - | - | |
| Barrett Hayton | - | - | - | |
| Pontus Holmberg | - | - | - | |
| Clayton Keller | - | - | - | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||