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N. Bjugstad - F

PIT

Nick Bjugstad underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a lower-body injury.

Bjugstad was labeled as week-to-week back in early March, just before the NHL season got put on pause amid the coronavirus pandemic, and he apparently suffered a setback during the shutdown. The 27-year-old forward will not be able to participate in the league's planned 24-team return-to-play tournament. It's unclear at this point whether his rehab will stretch into the 2020-2021 campaign.

Added May 27 11:12 am (EST)

Josh Yohe on Twitter

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A. Texier - F

CBJ

Blue Jackets activated C Alexandre Texier from injured reserve.

Texier suffered a lumbar stress fracture back in late December, but he will presumably be available for the Blue Jackets in the NHL's planned 24-team Stanley Cup Playoffs. The 20-year-old center had recorded 13 points (six goals, seven assists) through 36 games with Columbus before the injury.

Added Jun 30 11:08 am (EST)

NHL.com

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M. Rantanen - RW

COL

Mikko Rantanen (upper body) skated with his Avalanche teammates on Monday in Denver.

Rantanen was just about ready to return from his upper body injury in March when the NHL season suddenly got put on hold amid the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic. The 23-year-old forward should be a full-go for Colorado in the league's planned 24-team Stanley Cup Playoffs. He ultimately finished with 19 goals and 22 assists (41 points) in 42 regular-season games.

Added Jun 29 6:34 pm (EST)

NHL.com

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J. Kotkaniemi - F

MTL

Jesperi Kotkaniemi (spleen) will be a full participant at Canadiens training camp.

Kotkaniemi suffered an injury to his spleen back in March while playing in a game for the AHL's Laval Rocket and was expected to miss the remainder of the 2019-2020 campaign, but the COVID-19 shutdown has allowed him extra time to recover. The 19-year-old forward struggled in his time at the NHL level this season and will have to play his way onto the Canadiens' active roster for the planned 24-team Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Added Jun 28 1:26 pm (EST)

The Athletic

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M. Vorobyev - F

PHI

Mikhail Vorobyev has agreed to a three-year deal with Salavat Yulaev of the KHL.

The 23-year-old native of Russia tallied 12 goals and 16 assists in 45 minor league games this season with the Flyers' AHL affiliate in Lehigh Valley, but he managed only one goal and two assists in 20 games at the NHL level. Vorobyev is young enough that we could see him back in North America at some point.

Added Jun 26 10:09 pm (EST)

Gorobzor.ru

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J. Iginla - F

The Hockey Hall of Fame announced Wednesday that Jarome Iginla, Marian Hossa, Kevin Lowe, Kim St-Pierre, and Doug Wilson will be part of the 2020 class.

Ken Holland, the former general manager of the Red Wings and current general manager of the Oilers, has also earned induction under the Builders category. The induction ceremony is currently scheduled for November 16 in Toronto, though that could certainly change amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Iginla leads the way here after recording exactly 1,300 points (625 goals, 675 assists) over the course of his 20-year NHL career, spent primarily in Calgary. Hossa racked up 1,134 points (525 goals, 609 assists) in 19 seasons.

Added Jun 24 6:02 pm (EST)

NHL.com

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J. Lilja - F

CBJ

Jakob Lilja has signed a deal with Barys Nur-Sultan of the KHL.

Lilja appeared in 37 games for the Blue Jackets during the shortened 2019-2020 regular season, tallying five points (two goals, three assists). The 26-year-old signed with Columbus out of Sweden last June.

Added Jun 24 12:58 pm (EST)

HCBarys.kz

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N. Ebert - D

NYR

Nick Ebert has agreed to a deal with Orebro of Sweden's SHL.

Ebert signed a two-way contract with the Senators last June before getting shipped to the Rangers in October. The 26-year-old defenseman has never appeared in a game at the NHL level. He had five goals and 11 assists in 46 games this past season in the AHL.

Added Jun 24 10:39 am (EST)

OrebroHockey.se

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R. Boucher - F

VAN

Reid Boucher has signed a one-year deal with Avangard Omsk in Russia's KHL.

Rick Dhaliwal of TSN 1040 and The Athletic reports that it'll be worth $719,000, just north of the current NHL minimum. There is a $143,000 bonus if Boucher finishes top-three in the KHL in scoring. The 26-year-old forward was second in the AHL this season in goals (33) and points (67), and he did it all in only 53 games.

Added Jun 23 3:28 pm (EST)

Rick Dhaliwal on Twitter

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C. Thorburn - F

STL

Chris Thorburn has officially announced his retirement from professional hockey.

Thorburn played 14 seasons in the NHL, appearing in 801 total games between Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Winnipeg, and St. Louis. He was part of the Blues' Stanley Cup championship team in 2019. "Thank you to everyone who supported me, believed in me, and influenced me throughout my hockey career," the 37-year-old wrote in a statement Monday. "The Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets and St. Louis Blues all took a chance on me and for that I am forever grateful. To finish my hockey career with the St. Louis Blues and finally get an opportunity to lift the Stanley Cup over my head, I could not have scripted a better way to go out."

Added Jun 22 1:35 pm (EST)

NHL.com

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A. Matthews - F

TOR

Auston Matthews has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun.

This comes on the heels of confirmation that three Tampa Bay Lightning players and additional staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, and that the Lightning's training facility in Tampa will be closed for the next two-and-a-half weeks. Matthews was working out at his offseason home in Arizona, preparing to join the Maple Leafs for workouts in early July. He has "apparently gone into quarantine," per the Toronto Sun.

Added Jun 19 4:22 pm (EST)

Toronto Sun

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D. Kukan - D

CBJ

Blue Jackets activated defenseman Dean Kukan from injured reserve.

Kukan went down in early January with a medial meniscus tear and articular cartilage damage in his left knee. The coronavirus shutdown has allowed him ample time to recover, though, and he should be good to go for the Blue Jackets in the NHL's anticipated 24-team return-to-play tournament.

Added Jun 18 5:19 pm (EST)

NHL.com

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S. Jones - D

CBJ

Blue Jackets activated defenseman Seth Jones from injured reserve.

Jones suffered a fractured ankle back in mid-February, about a month before the NHL was put on pause amid the coronavirus outbreak. The 25-year-old defenseman has made steady progress in the meantime and should be 100 percent healthy leading into the Blue Jackets' first-round matchup in the NHL's 24-team return-to-play tournament -- assuming it is able to go on as currently planned.

Added Jun 18 5:14 pm (EST)

NHL.com

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A. Texier - F

CBJ

Blue Jackets activated C Alexandre Texier from injured reserve.

Added Jun 30 11:08 am (EST)

NHL.com

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M. Rantanen - RW

COL

Mikko Rantanen (upper body) skated with his Avalanche teammates on Monday in Denver.

Added Jun 29 6:34 pm (EST)

NHL.com

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J. Kotkaniemi - F

MTL

Jesperi Kotkaniemi (spleen) will be a full participant at Canadiens training camp.

Added Jun 28 1:26 pm (EST)

The Athletic

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M. Vorobyev - F

PHI

Mikhail Vorobyev has agreed to a three-year deal with Salavat Yulaev of the KHL.

Added Jun 26 10:09 pm (EST)

Gorobzor.ru

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J. Iginla - F

The Hockey Hall of Fame announced Wednesday that Jarome Iginla, Marian Hossa, Kevin Lowe, Kim St-Pierre, and Doug Wilson will be part of the 2020 class.

Added Jun 24 6:02 pm (EST)

NHL.com

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J. Lilja - F

CBJ

Jakob Lilja has signed a deal with Barys Nur-Sultan of the KHL.

Added Jun 24 12:58 pm (EST)

HCBarys.kz

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N. Ebert - D

NYR

Nick Ebert has agreed to a deal with Orebro of Sweden's SHL.

Added Jun 24 10:39 am (EST)

OrebroHockey.se

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R. Boucher - F

VAN

Reid Boucher has signed a one-year deal with Avangard Omsk in Russia's KHL.

Added Jun 23 3:28 pm (EST)

Rick Dhaliwal on Twitter

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