Claude Giroux joins Ottawa

A comprehensive list of all 2022 NHL free agents and signings, including stories and analysis.
NOTE: Some of these players may have recently signed with their respective team; however, their contract had not yet been filed with the League.

Anaheim Ducks

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Simon Benoit (re-signed), Olle Eriksson Ek (re-signed), Isac Lundestrom (re-signed), Urho Vaakanainen (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Zach Aston-Reese (signed: TOR), Trevor Carrick (signed: TBL), Ryan Getzlaf (retired), Ryan Kesler, Vinni Lettieri (signed: BOS), Gerry Mayhew (signed: FLA), Greg Pateryn, Brogan Rafferty (signed: SEA), Buddy Robinson (signed: CHI), Dominik Simon, Nick Sorensen, Andrej Sustr (signed: MIN).
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs:Jack Badini (signed: TOR/AHL), Roman Durny, Lucas Elvenes, Brendan Guhle, Jacob Larsson (signed: OTT), Sonny Milano (signed PTO: CGY), Sam Steel (signed: MIN).

Arizona Coyotes

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Lawson Crouse (re-signed), Barrett Hayton (re-signed), Josef Korenar.
Group 3 UFAs: Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson, Alex Galchenyuk (released from PTO: COL), Dmitrij Jaskin, Phil Kessel (signed: VGK), Marek Langhamer, Antoine Roussel (released from PTO: PHI).
Group 6 UFAs:Hudson Fasching (signed: NYI), Bokondji Imama (re-signed), Blake Speers.
UFAs: Kyle Capobianco, Cole Hults.

Boston Bruins

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Jack Ahcan (re-signed), Matt Filipe (re-signed), Jack Studnicka (re-signed), Pavel Zacha (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs: Linus Arnesson, Patrice Bergeron (re-signed), Anton Blidh (signed: COL), Josh Brown (signed: ARI), Kodie Curran, Steven Fogarty (signed: MIN), Jesper Froden (signed: SEA), Troy Grosenick (signed: PHI), Curtis Lazar (signed: VAN), Tyler Lewington.
Group 6 UFAs: Callum Booth, Cameron Hughes (signed: SEA).
UFAs: None.

Buffalo Sabres

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (re-signed), Brett Murray (re-signed), Victor Olofsson (re-signed), Arttu Ruotsalainen.
Group 3 UFAs: Johnny Boychuk, Will Butcher (signed: DAL), Drake Caggiula (signed: PIT), Brandon Davidson, Aaron Dell (signed: SJS), Cody Eakin (signed PTO: CGY), John Hayden (signed: SEA), Michael Houser, Mark Jankowski (signed: NSH), Colin Miller (signed: DAL), Andrew Oglevie, Ethan Prow, Mark Pysyk (signed: DET), Jimmy Schuldt, Dustin Tokarski (signed: PIT).
Group 6 UFAs: Ryan MacInnis.
UFAs: None.

Calgary Flames

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Oliver Kylington (re-signed), Andrew Mangiapane (re-signed), Matthew Phillips (re-signed), Colton Poolman (re-signed), Martin Pospisil (re-signed), Adam Ruzicka (re-signed), Matthew Tkachuk (traded, signed: FLA), Eetu Tuulola.
Group 3 UFAs:Ryan Carpenter (signed: NYR), Nick DeSimone (re-signed), Byron Froese, Johnny Gaudreau (signed: CBJ), Kevin Gravel (signed: NSH), Erik Gudbranson (signed: CBJ), Calle Jarnkrok (signed: TOR), Trevor Lewis (re-signed), Brett Ritchie (re-signed), Michael Stone (signed PTO: CGY), Andy Welinski (signed: NYR), Nikita Zadorov (re-signed).
Group 6 UFAs:Glenn Gawdin (signed: ANA), Justin Kirkland (signed: ANA), Luke Philp (signed: CHI), Adam Werner.
UFAs: Johannes Kinnvall, Tyler Parsons.

Carolina Hurricanes

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Ethan Bear (re-signed), Joey Keane, Maxime Lajoie (re-signed), Stelio Mattheos (re-signed), Martin Necas (re-signed), Tarmo Reunanen, Jesper Sellgren.
Group 3 UFAs:Ian Cole (signed: TBL), Max Domi (signed: CHI), Josh Leivo (signed: STL), Alex Lyon (signed: FLA), Nino Niederreiter (signed: NSH), Andrew Poturalski (signed: SEA), Brendan Smith (signed: NJD), C.J. Smith (signed: NYR), Derek Stepan (re-signed), Vincent Trocheck (signed: NYR).
Group 6 UFAs:Josh Jacobs (signed: COL), Sam Miletic, Spencer Smallman (signed: COL).
UFAs: David Cotton, Jack LaFontaine, Beck Warm.

Chicago Blackhawks

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Caleb Jones (re-signed), Philipp Kurashev (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Calvin de Haan (signed: CAR), Collin Delia (signed: VAN), Victor Ejdsell, Kurtis Gabriel, Erik Gustafsson (signed: WSH), Kevin Lankinen (signed: NSH), Andrew Shaw.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Andrei Altybarmakian, Wyatt Kalynuk (signed: VAN), Dominik Kubalik (signed: DET), Cale Morris, Cam Morrison, Dylan Strome (signed: WSH).

Colorado Avalanche

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs: Shane Bowers, Callahan Burke (re-signed), Artturi Lehkonen (re-signed), Mikhail Maltsev (re-signed), Keaton Middleton (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Andre Burakovsky (signed: SEA), Jordan Gross (signed: NSH), Darren Helm (re-signed), Jack Johnson (signed: CHI), Nazem Kadri (signed: CGY), Darcy Kuemper (signed: WSH), Josh Manson (re-signed), Stefan Matteau, Ryan Murray (signed: EDM), Kiefer Sherwood (signed: NSH), Dylan Sikura (signed: CHI), Nico Sturm (signed: SJS).
Group 6 UFAs:Dennis Gilbert (signed: CGY), Roland McKeown (signed: NSH), Hunter Miska.
UFAs:Nicolas Aube-Kubel (signed: TOR), Nick Henry, Andreas Wingerli.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Emil Bemstrom (re-signed), Trey Fix-Wolansky (re-signed), Patrik Laine(re-signed)
Group 3 UFAs: J-F Berube, Nathan Gerbe, Scott Harrington (signed: SJS), Cameron Johnson, Dean Kukan, Zac Rinaldo, Tyler Sikura.
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs:Gabriel Carlsson (signed: WSH), Kevin Stenlund (signed: WPG).

Dallas Stars

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Ben Gleason (re-signed), Jake Oettinger (re-signed), Jason Robertson.
Group 3 UFAs: Blake Comeau, Niklas Hansson, Braden Holtby, John Klingberg, (signed: DAL) Vladislav Namestnikov (signed: TBL), Alexander Radulov (signed: KHL), Michael Raffl (signed: SUI), Andrej Sekera.
Group 6 UFAs: Joel L'Esperance.
UFAs: Jordan Kawaguchi, Alexey Lipanov, Colton Point.

Detroit Red Wings

Signed

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Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Chase Pearson (re-signed), Jake Walman (re-signed), Filip Zadina (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Riley Barber (signed: DAL), Danny DeKeyser (signed PTO: VAN), Turner Elson (signed: NYR), Sam Gagner (signed: WPG), Thomas Greiss (signed: STL), Magnus Hellberg (signed: SEA), Brian Lashoff, Ryan Murphy, Calvin Pickard (signed: EDM), Dan Renouf (signed: BOS), Carter Rowney, Marc Staal (signed: FLA).
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs: Kaden Fulcher, Olli Juolevi (signed: ANA), Filip Larsson, Mitchell Stephens (signed: MTL).

Edmonton Oilers

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Tyler Benson (re-signed), Ryan McLeod (re-signed), Jesse Puljujarvi (re-signed), Kailer Yamamoto (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Josh Archibald (signed: PIT), Derick Brassard (signed: OTT), Evander Kane (re-signed), Mikko Koskinen, Brett Kulak (re-signed), Kris Russell, Colton Sceviour, Kyle Turris, Bogdan Yakimov.
Group 6 UFAs:Cooper Marody (signed: PHI).
UFAs: Filip Berglund, Brendan Perlini, Ostap Safin.

Florida Panthers

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Henry Bowlby (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Noel Acciari (signed: STL), Ben Chiarot (signed: DET), Christopher Gibson, Claude Giroux (signed: OTT), Robert Hagg (signed: DET), Petteri Lindbohm, Maxim Mamin, Mason Marchment (signed: DAL), Markus Nutivaara (signed: SJS), Joe Thornton.
Group 6 UFAs:Chase Priskie (signed: BUF).
UFAs: Evan Fitzpatrick, Jonas Johansson (signed: COL), German Rubtsov.

Los Angeles Kings

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Jaret Anderson-Dolan (re-signed), Mikey Anderson (re-signed), Sean Durzi (re-signed), Gabriel Vilardi (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Andreas Athanasiou (signed: CHI), Dustin Brown, Martin Frk (signed: STL), Olli Maatta (signed: DET), Garret Sparks, Troy Stecher (signed: ARI), Christian Wolanin (signed: VAN).
Group 6 UFAs: Nelson Nogier, Austin Strand (signed: ANA).
UFAs:Brendan Lemieux (re-signed), Johan Sodergran, Vladimir Tkachev.

Minnesota Wild

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Mitchell Chaffee (re-signed), Nick Swaney (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Brandon Baddock (re-signed), Jordie Benn (signed: TOR), Nick Bjugstad (signed: ARI), Kevin Czuczman, Nicolas Deslauriers (signed: PHI), Jon Lizotte, Kyle Rau.
Group 6 UFAs: Nolan Stevens, Dominic Turgeon.
UFAs: Dereck Baribeau, Fedor Gordeev.

Montreal Canadiens

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Kirby Dach (re-signed), Sam Montembeault (re-signed), Cayden Primeau (re-signed), Nate Schnarr.
Group 3 UFAs: Alex Belzile, Laurent Dauphin (signed: ARI), Jean-Sebastien Dea (signed: ARI), Xavier Ouellet (signed: PIT), Cedric Paquette, Mathieu Perreault, Tyler Pitlick (signed PTO: STL).
Group 6 UFAs:Louie Belpedio (signed: PHI), William Lagesson (signed: CAR), Sami Niku (signed: Finland), Lukas Vejdemo.
UFAs: Josh Brook, Kale Clague (signed: BUF), Rem Pitlick (re-signed).

Nashville Predators

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:John Leonard (re-signed), Thomas Novak (re-signed), Cole Smith (re-signed), Yakov Trenin (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Matt Benning (signed: SJS), Alex Biega, Nick Cousins (signed: FLA), Rocco Grimaldi, Ben Harpur, David Rittich (signed: WPG).
Group 6 UFAs: Brayden Burke, Jeremy Davies (signed: BUF), Kole Sherwood.
UFAs: David Farrance, Matt Luff (signed: DET).

New Jersey Devils

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Jesper Boqvist (re-signed), Jesper Bratt (re-signed), Tyce Thompson (re-signed), Vitek Vanecek (re-signed), Miles Wood (re-signed), Fabian Zetterlund (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs: Corey Crawford, Brian Flynn, Frederik Gauthier, Mason Geertsen (re-signed), Jon Gillies (signed: ARI), Andrew Hammond, P.K. Subban (retired), Jimmy Vesey (signed: NYR).
Group 6 UFAs:Chase DeLeo (signed: ANA), A.J. Greer (signed: BOS), Colton White (signed: ANA).
UFAs: None.

New York Islanders

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Kieffer Bellows (re-signed), Noah Dobson (re-signed), Arnaud Durandeau (re-signed), Parker Wotherspoon (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Zdeno Chara (retired), Austin Czarnik (signed: DET), Andy Greene, Thomas Hickey (signed PTO: NJD), Paul LaDue (re-signed), Cory Schneider (re-signed).
Group 6 UFAs: Mitchell Vande Sompel.
UFAs:Michael Dal Colle (signed PTO: OTT).

New York Rangers

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Tim Gettinger (re-signed), Kaapo Kakko (re-signed), Austin Rueschhoff (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Justin Braun (signed: PHI), Andrew Copp (signed: DET), Anthony Greco, Keith Kinkaid (signed: BOS), Greg McKegg (signed: EDM), Tyler Motte (signed: OTT), Kevin Rooney (signed: CGY), Ryan Strome (signed: ANA), Frank Vatrano (signed: ANA).
Group 6 UFAs: Adam Huska, Maxim Letunov, Nick Merkley.
UFAs: Jake Elmer, Justin Richards, Ty Ronning, Tyler Wall.

Ottawa Senators

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Erik Brannstrom (re-signed), Alex Formenton, Mathieu Joseph (re-signed), Josh Norris (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Andrew Agozzino (signed: SJS), Tyler Ennis, Zachary Leslie, Scott Sabourin, Logan Shaw (signed: TOR/AHL), Chris Tierney (signed: FLA).
Group 6 UFAs:Clark Bishop (signed: CGY), Zach Senyshyn.
UFAs:Adam Gaudette (signed: TOR), Michael McNiven, Victor Mete (signed: TOR).

Philadelphia Flyers

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Wade Allison (re-signed), Linus Hogberg(re-signed), Tanner Laczynski (re-signed), Zack MacEwen (re-signed), Isaac Ratcliffe (re-signed), Owen Tippett (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Adam Clendening (signed: CHI/AHL), Kevin Connauton (re-signed), Ryan Fitzgerald, Martin Jones (signed: SEA), Nate Thompson (signed PTO: LAK), Keith Yandle (retired).
Group 6 UFAs: Brennan Menell, Samuel Morin (retired).
UFAs: Matthew Strome, Maksim Sushko, Kirill Ustimenko.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs: Kasper Bjorkqvist, Kasperi Kapanen (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Nathan Beaulieu (signed: ANA), Brian Boyle, Michael Chaput, Louis Domingue (signed: NYR), Evgeni Malkin (re-signed), Juuso Riikola, Evan Rodrigues (signed: COL).
Group 6 UFAs:Anthony Angello (signed: STL).
UFAs: Niclas Almari, Justin Almeida, Jordy Bellerive, Alex D'Orio, Jan Drozg, Danton Heinen (re-signed), Cam Lee, William Reilly.

San Jose Sharks

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Sasha Chmelevski (signed: RUS) , Mario Ferraro (re-signed), Jonah Gadjovich (re-signed), Noah Gregor (re-signed), Kaapo Kahkonen (re-signed), Luke Kunin (re-signed), Steven Lorentz (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Anthony Bitetto (signed: FLA), Ryan Dzingel (signed: CAR), Alex Stalock (signed: CHI).
Group 6 UFAs: Jayden Halbgewachs.
UFAs: Joachim Blichfeld, Jonathan Dahlen, Zach Gallant, Jacob McGrew, Nicolas Meloche (signed: CGY), Antoine Morand, Brinson Pasichnuk, Zach Sawchenko (signed: CAR).

Seattle Kraken

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Cale Fleury (re-signed), Morgan Geekie (re-signed), Kole Lind (re-signed), Carsen Twarynski (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Antoine Bibeau (signed: OTT), Connor Carrick (signed: BOS), Derrick Pouliot, Victor Rask, Riley Sheahan (signed: BUF).
Group 6 UFAs: None.
UFAs:Dennis Cholowski (signed: NYI), Ryan Donato (re-signed), Haydn Fleury (signed: TBL), Daniel Sprong (signed: SEA).

St. Louis Blues

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:William Bitten (re-signed), Klim Kostin (re-signed), Niko Mikkola (re-signed), Scott Perunovich (re-signed), Nathan Todd (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs: Sam Anas, Tyler Bozak, Tommy Cross, Nick Leddy (re-signed), Charlie Lindgren (signed: WSH), Mackenzie MacEachern (signed: CAR), James Neal (signed PTO: CBJ), David Perron (signed: DET).
Group 6 UFAs:Dakota Joshua (signed: VAN).
UFAs: Tanner Kaspick.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs: None.
Group 3 UFAs: Fredrik Claesson, Gabriel Dumont, Remi Elie, Charles Hudon (signed: COL), Riley Nash, Ondrej Palat (signed: NJD), Jan Rutta (signed: PIT).
Group 6 UFAs:Anthony Richard (signed: MTL).
UFAs: Tye Felhaber, Alexander Green, Alexei Melnichuk, Otto Somppi, Odeen Tufto, Philippe Myers (re-signed).

Toronto Maple Leafs

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Pierre Engvall (re-signed), Rasmus Sandin (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs:Colin Blackwell (signed: CHI), Jack Campbell (signed: EDM), Michael Hutchinson (signed: VGK), Carter Hutton, Teemu Kivihalme, Ilya Lyubushkin (signed: BUF), Ilya Mikheyev (signed: VAN), Jason Spezza.
Group 6 UFAs:Brett Seney (signed: CHI).
UFAs: Joseph Duszak, Ondrej Kase (signed: CAR), Chad Krys, Kristians Rubins, Ian Scott.

Vancouver Canucks

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs: Michael Dipietro.
Group 3 UFAs:Madison Bowey (signed: MTL), Alex Chiasson (signed PTO: ARI), Phillip Di Giuseppe (re-signed), Jaroslav Halak (signed: NYR), Brad Hunt (signed: COL), Nic Petan (signed: MIN), Brad Richardson, Ashton Sautner (signed: WPG), Brandon Sutter, Nikita Tryamkin.
Group 6 UFAs: Sheldon Rempal, Devante Stephens.
UFAs: Justin Bailey, Matthew Highmore (signed: STL), Juho Lammikko.

Vegas Golden Knights

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Nicolas Hague (re-signed), Keegan Kolesar (re-signed), Jake Leschyshyn (re-signed), Brayden Pachal (re-signed), Nicolas Roy (re-signed).
Group 3 UFAs: Sven Baertschi, Jake Bischoff, Mattias Janmark (signed: EDM), Reilly Smith (re-signed).
Group 6 UFAs: Gage Quinney.
UFAs:Jack Dugan (signed: NJD), Dylan Ferguson, Brett Howden (re-signed), Ben Jones (signed: CGY).

Washington Capitals

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs: Tobias Geisser, Damien Riat.
Group 3 UFAs:Pheonix Copley (signed: LAK), Matt Irwin (re-signed), Marcus Johansson (re-signed), Michal Kempny (signed: SEA), Johan Larsson, Brian Pinho (signed: NJD), Justin Schultz (signed: SEA).
Group 6 UFAs: Shane Gersich.
UFAs:Ilya Samsonov (signed: TOR).

Winnipeg Jets

Signed
Free Agents

Group 2 FAs:Mason Appleton (re-signed), Pierre-Luc Dubois (re-signed), Leon Gawanke (re-signed), David Gustafsson (re-signed), Jansen Harkins (re-signed), Johnathan Kovacevic (re-signed), Jeff Malott, Kristian Vesalainen.
Group 3 UFAs: Luke Johnson, Zach Sanford (signed: NSH), Paul Stastny (signed: CAR), C.J. Suess (signed: SJS).
Group 6 UFAs:Adam Brooks (signed: PHI), Eric Comrie (signed: BUF), Philippe Desrosiers, Austin Poganski (signed: SEA).
UFAs: Markus Phillips, Evgeny Svechnikov (signed: SJS).
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Players have been tendered a qualifying offer by their respective Clubs and are subject to draft-choice compensation and right to match. The draft choice compensation scale is based on compensation offered by the new Club:
OFFER / COMPENSATION
$1,356,540 or below / NoneOver $1,386,490 to $2,100,742 / Third-round choiceOver $2,100,742 to $4,201,488 / Second-round choiceOver $4,201,488 to $6,302,230 / First-round and third-round choiceOver $6,302,230 to $8,402,975 / First-round, second-round and third-round choiceOver $8,402,975 to $10,503,720 / Two first-round choices, one second- and one third-round choiceOver $10,503,720 / Four first-round choices
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UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
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