Here's all you need to know about the free agents for the upcoming 2025-2026 NHL season according to latest NHL stats.
As the 2025-2026 season approaches, contract negotiations among the teams and players are at an all time high. The players currently signing deals with the teams of their choice for the upcoming season. Some teams have retained their players debunking baseless rumors. Meanwhile, there are players who have went forward and signed new contracts for the 2025-2026 season.
The Preseason schedule by NHL is already out for the public. The NHL also released the list of players who are restricted free agents under Group 2 and unrestricted free agents in Group 3 and 6. Below is a detailed list of free agents by NHL with latest updates as of August 24, 2025.
Judd Caulfield (signed: San Diego of AHL), Calle Clang (re-signed), Lukas Dostal (re-signed), Drew Helleson (re-signed), Mason McTavish, Jan Mysak (re-signed)
Justin Bailey (signed: San Diego of AHL), Oscar Dansk, Robby Fabbri, Oliver Kylington, Brock McGinn, Carson Meyer (signed: BUF)
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Brett Leason, Josh Lopina, Isac Lundestrom (signed: CBJ)
John Farinacci (re-signed)
Brandon Bussi (signed: FLA), Cole Koepke (signed: WPG), Vinni Lettieri (signed: TOR), Tyler Pitlick (signed: MIN), Riley Tufte (signed: BOS), Parker Wotherspoon (signed: PIT)
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Drew Bavaro, Trevor Kuntar (signed: Rochester of AHL), Jakub Lauko (signed: Pardubice of Czechia), Daniil Misyul (signed: Yaroslavl of Russia), Ian Mitchell (signed: DET), Jaxon Nelson (signed: Iowa of ECHL), Oliver Wahlstrom
Bowen Byram (re-signed), Tyson Kozak (re-signed), Ryan McLeod (re-signed), Conor Timmins (re-signed)
Kale Clague (signed: WPG), Mason Jobst, James Reimer, Arttu Ruotsalainen, Felix Sandstrom
Brett Murray, Lukas Rousek (signed: HV71 of Sweden)
Jacob Bernard-Docker (signed: DET), Erik Brannstrom (signed: Lausanne of Switzerland), Aleksandr Kisakov (signed: PTO with HC Dynamo Moscow of Russia), Bennett MacArthur, Tyler Tullio
Morgan Frost (re-signed), Rory Kerins (re-signed), Yan Kuznetsov (re-signed), Sam Morton (re-signed), Jeremie Poirier (re-signed), Connor Zary
Tyson Barrie, Martin Frk (signed: Calgary of AHL), Carl-Johan Lerby, Anthony Mantha (signed: PIT), Kevin Rooney, Jarred Tinordi, Eetu Tuulola, Dan Vladar (signed: PHI)
Jonathan Aspirot (signed: BOS)
Waltteri Ignatjew (signed: Linkoping of Sweden), Connor Murphy
Skyler Brind’Amour (re-signed), Domenick Fensore (re-signed), Noel Gunler (re-signed), Cayden Primeau (re-signed), Ronan Seeley (re-signed), Ryan Suzuki (re-signed)
Brent Burns (signed: COL), Jesper Fast (retired), Tyson Jost (re-signed), Spencer Martin (signed: CSKA Moscow of Russia), Dmitry Orlov (signed: SJS), Tarmo Reunanen (signed: Turku of Finland), Jack Roslovic, Joakim Ryan, Jesper Sellgren, Riley Stillman (signed: EDM), Dustin Tokarski
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Anttoni Honka, Yaniv Perets (signed: Lehigh Valley of AHL), Ty Smith (signed: Dinamo-Minsk of Russia)
Louis Crevier (re-signed), Arvid Soderblom (re-signed)
Andreas Athanasiou, Patrick Maroon (retired), Alec Martinez (retired), Zach Sanford, Brett Seney (signed: Rockford of AHL)
Cole Guttman (signed: LAK)
Philipp Kurashev (signed: SJS), Jalen Luypen, Aku Raty (signed: Karpat of Finland), Antti Saarela
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Jack Ahcan (re-signed), Jonathan Drouin (signed: NYI), Jere Innala (signed: Frolunda of Sweden), Erik Johnson, Joel Kiviranta (re-signed), Ryan Lindgren (signed: SEA), Matthew Phillips (signed: San Diego of AHL), Tucker Poolman, Calle Rosen (signed: WSH), T.J. Tynan (re-signed), Jimmy Vesey (signed: Geneve-Servette of Switzerland), Chris Wagner (signed: Springfield of AHL)
Adam Scheel
William Dufour (signed: Lada Togliatti of Russia), Jean-Luc Foudy, John Ludvig (signed: Pardubice of Czechia), Kevin Mandolese
Daemon Hunt (re-signed), Mikael Pyyhtia (re-signed), Dmitri Voronkov (re-signed)
Justin Danforth (signed: BUF), Christian Fischer (retired), Dylan Gambrell, Jack Johnson, Luke Kunin (signed: FLA), Sean Kuraly (signed: BOS), Kevin Labanc, Joseph LaBate (signed: VAN), Ivan Provorov (re-signed), Owen Sillinger (re-signed), James van Riemsdyk (signed: DET)
Trey Fix-Wolansky (signed: NYR)
Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm (signed: Cleveland of AHL), Cole Clayton (signed: SJS), Jordan Harris (signed: BOS), Samuel Knazko (signed: Vitkovice of Czechia)
Antonio Stranges (re-signed)
Colin Blackwell (re-signed), Cody Ceci (signed: LAK), Evgenii Dadonov (signed: NJD), Mikael Granlund (signed: ANA), Magnus Hellberg (signed: Djurgarden of Sweden), Adam Mascherin (retired), Brendan Smith
Matej Blumel (signed: BOS), Mathias Emilio Pettersen (signed: Djurgarden of Sweden)
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Elmer Soderblom (re-signed), Eemil Viro (signed: Malmo of Sweden)
Jack Campbell, Tim Gettinger (signed: Schwenninger of Germany), Alex Lyon (signed: BUF), Tyler Motte, Jeff Petry (signed: FLA), Brogan Rafferty, Craig Smith, Joe Snively (signed: Djurgarden of Sweden)
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Gage Alexander, Cross Hanas
Evan Bouchard (re-signed)
Connor Brown (signed: NJD), Drake Caggiula (signed: Lausanne of Switzerland), Connor Carrick (signed: Lugano of Switzerland), Collin Delia (signed: Brynas IF of Sweden), Travis Dermott, John Klingberg (signed: SJS), Lane Pederson (signed: PHI), Corey Perry (signed: LAK), Derek Ryan, Jeff Skinner (signed: SJS)
Ronnie Attard (signed: COL), Philip Kemp (signed: PIT)
Jacob Perreault, Olivier Rodrigue (signed: Astana of Russia), Cameron Wright
Tobias Bjornfot (re-signed), MacKenzie Entwistle (re-signed), Oliver Okuliar (signed: Skelleftea of Sweden), Wilmer Skoog (re-signed)
Rasmus Asplund (signed: Davos of Switzerland), Evan Cormier (signed: Charlotte of AHL), Zac Dalpe (retired), Kaapo Kahkonen (signed: MTL), Matt Kiersted (signed: MIN), William Lockwood, Brad Marchand (re-signed), Jaycob Megna (signed: VGK), Tomas Nosek (re-signed), Jesse Puljujarvi (signed: Geneve-Servette HC of Switzerland), Nate Schmidt (signed: UTA), Nico Sturm (signed: MIN), Vitek Vanecek (signed: UTA)
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Nathan Staios, Daniil Tarasov (re-signed), Zachary Uens
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Joseph Cecconi (signed: Omsk of Russia), Vladislav Gavrikov (signed: NYR), Tanner Jeannot (signed: BOS), Caleb Jones (signed: PIT), Trevor Lewis, David Rittich (signed: NYI), Taylor Ward (re-signed)
Samuel Fagemo (signed: WPG), Reilly Walsh (signed: Astana of Russia)
Cole Krygier, Jack Studnicka (signed: FLA)
Michael Milne (re-signed), Marco Rossi (re-signed)
Travis Boyd (signed: TOR), Justin Brazeau (signed: PIT), Marc-Andre Fleury (retired), Troy Grosenick, Jon Merrill, Gustav Nyquist (signed: WPG), Chase Priskie (signed: Novosibirsk of Russia), Devin Shore (signed: Prague of Czechia)
Cameron Crotty, Dylan Ferguson (signed: HK Nitra of Slovakia), Tyler Madden (signed: Straubing of Germany)
Graeme Clarke (signed: WSH), Ryan O’Rourke (signed: Laval of AHL), Adam Raska (signed: HC Sparta Praha of Czechia), Luke Toporowski (signed: Hershey of AHL)
Jakub Dobes (re-signed), Jayden Struble (re-signed), William Trudeau (re-signed)
Joel Armia (signed: LAK), Alex Barre-Boulet (signed: COL), Christian Dvorak (signed: PHI), Brandon Gignac (signed: Kloten of Switzerland), Connor Hughes (signed: Lausanne of Switzerland), Michael Pezzetta (signed: TOR), David Savard (retired)
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Rafael Harvey-Pinard (signed: PIT), Noel Hoefenmayer (signed: Sochi of Russia), Gustav Lindstrom (signed: Djurgarden of Sweden), Xavier Simoneau (signed: Laval of AHL)
Luke Evangelista
Kieffer Bellows (signed: Brynas IF of Sweden), Mark Friedman (signed: Rogle of Sweden), Jakub Vrana (signed: Linkoping of Sweden)
Marc Del Gaizo (signed: MTL), Grigori Denisenko, Jake Livingstone
Jordan Frasca (signed: Reading of ECHL), Ondrej Pavel (signed: Tappara of Finland), Luke Prokop (signed: Bakersfield of AHL), Jesse Ylonen (signed: Djurgarden of Sweden)
Cody Glass (re-signed)
Jake Allen (re-signed), Nathan Bastian (signed: DAL), Dennis Cholowski (re-signed), Tory Dello (signed: Karlovy Vary of Czechia), Justin Dowling (signed: NYR), Brian Dumoulin (signed: LAK), Samuel Laberge (signed: SJS), Curtis Lazar (signed: EDM), Daniel Sprong (signed: CSKA Moscow of Russia), Tomas Tatar (signed: EV Zug of Switzerland), Max Willman
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Nolan Foote (signed: FLA), Santeri Hatakka (signed: HV71 of Sweden), Isaac Poulter (signed: WPG)
Adam Beckman (re-signed), Marc Gatcomb (re-signed), Emil Heineman (re-signed), Simon Holmstrom (re-signed), Travis Mitchell (re-signed), Maxim Tsyplakov (re-signed)
Tony DeAngelo (re-signed), Hudson Fasching (signed: CBJ), Grant Hutton, Fredrik Karlstrom, Matt Martin (retired), Mike Reilly (signed: CAR)
Jakub Skarek (signed: SJS), Tyce Thompson (signed: Astana of Russia)
Samuel Bolduc (signed: LAK), Aidan Fulp (signed: Rochester of AHL), Scott Perunovich (signed: UTA).
Brendan Brisson (re-signed), Will Cuylle (re-signed), Dylan Garand (re-signed), K’Andre Miller (traded to CAR)
Nicolas Aube-Kubel (signed: MIN), Alex Belzile (signed: MTL), Calvin de Haan, Louis Domingue (signed: Novosibirsk of Russia), Ben Harpur, Riley Nash (retired), Chad Ruhwedel (retired)
Bo Groulx (signed: TOR)
Lucas Edmonds, Zac Jones (signed: BUF), Arthur Kaliyev (signed: OTT), Jake Leschyshyn (signed: BUF)
Xavier Bourgault (re-signed), Maxence Guenette, Jan Jenik, Donovan Sebrango
Vitaly Abramov, Nick Cousins (re-signed), Jeremy Davies (signed: VGK), Anton Forsberg (signed: LAK), Adam Gaudette (signed: SJS), Dennis Gilbert (signed: PHI), Travis Hamonic (signed: DET), Matthew Highmore (signed: NYI), Hayden Hodgson (re-signed)
Wyatt Bongiovanni (re-signed), Angus Crookshank (signed: NJD), Cole Reinhardt (signed: VGK), Filip Roos (signed: Farjestad of Sweden)
Philippe Daoust (signed: Belleville of AHL), Jamieson Rees (signed: Belleville of AHL), Tristen Robins
Cam York (re-signed)
Louie Belpedio (signed: WSH), Rhett Gardner, Ben Gleason (signed: MIN), Cal Petersen (signed: MIN), Givani Smith
Olle Lycksell (signed: OTT), Eetu Makiniemi (signed: TPS of Finland)
Elliot Desnoyers (signed: Iowa of AHL), Jakob Pelletier (signed: TBL), Zayde Wisdom (signed: Lehigh Valley of AHL)
Vasily Ponomarev (signed: Omsk of Russia)
Kasper Bjorkqvist, Nathan Clurman (signed: MTL), Matt Grzelcyk, Marc Johnstone (signed: Toronto of AHL), Matt Nieto, Colton Poolman
Mac Hollowell (signed: Yaroslavl of Russia), Jimmy Huntington (signed: SJS), Filip Kral (signed: Brno of Czechia), Mathias Laferriere (signed: Spassky Nova Ves of Slovakia)
Raivis Ansons (signed: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of AHL), Emil Bemstrom, Connor Dewar (re-signed), Taylor Gauthier (signed: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of AHL), P.O Joseph (signed: VAN), Philip Tomasino (re-signed)
Thomas Bordeleau (traded to NJD), Danil Gushchin (traded to COL), Jack Thompson (re-signed)
Walker Duehr (signed: WPG), Alexandar Georgiev, Jan Rutta, Scott Sabourin (signed: TBL), Jimmy Schuldt (signed: VAN), Colin White (re-signed)
Pavol Regenda (re-signed)
Carl Berglund (signed: BK Mlada Boleslav of Czechia), Nolan Burke, Brandon Coe, Noah Gregor, Klim Kostin, Nikolai Kovalenko (signed: CSKA Moscow of Russia), Georgi Romanov, Mitchell Russell (signed: Savannah of ECHL)
Ryker Evans (re-signed), Kaapo Kakko (re-signed), Tye Kartye (re-signed)
Brandon Biro (signed: Kazan of Russia), Nikolas Brouillard (signed: San Diego of AHL), Michael Eyssimont (signed: BOS), Maxime Lajoie (signed: Omsk of Russia), Gustav Olofsson (signed: Coachella Valley of AHL), Ales Stezka (signed: Brno of Czechia)
Luke Henman (signed: Ilves of Finland)
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Nikita Alexandrov (re-signed), Hunter Skinner (re-signed), Vadim Zherenko (re-signed)
Radek Faksa (signed: DAL), Mackenzie MacEachern (signed: VAN), Ryan Suter
Corey Andonovski
Tanner Dickinson (signed: Presov of Slovakia), Anton Malmstrom (signed: IF Bjorkloven of Sweden)
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Anthony Angello, Cam Atkinson, Logan Brown (signed: LAK), Luke Glendening, Tobie Paquette-Bisson (signed: Laval of AHL), Nick Perbix (signed: NSH), Derrick Pouliot (signed: NYR), Simon Ryfors (signed: Davos of Switzerland), Matt Tomkins (signed: EDM)
Gabriel Fortier (signed: Leksands IF of Sweden)
Jaydon Dureau (signed: Manitoba of AHL), Gage Goncalves (re-signed), Ryder Korczak (signed: Zilina of Slovakia)
Dennis Hildeby, Roni Hirvonen (signed: Karpat of Finland), Matthew Knies (re-signed), Topi Niemela (signed: Malmo of Sweden), Nicholas Robertson (re-signed), William Villeneuve (re-signed)
Jani Hakanpaa, Steven Lorentz (re-signed), Nicolas Mattinen (signed: Mannheim of Germany), Dakota Mermis (re-signed), Matt Murray (signed: SEA), Alex Nylander (signed: Toronto of AHL), Max Pacioretty
Nick Abruzzese (signed: TBL), Alex Steeves (signed: BOS)
Pontus Holmberg (signed: TBL), Reese Johnson (signed: Toronto of AHL), Mikko Kokkonen (signed: Linkoping of Sweden), Cedric Pare (signed: Toronto of AHL)
Jack McBain (re-signed)
Nick Bjugstad (signed: STL), Robert Bortuzzo, Michael Carcone (re-signed), Cameron Hebig (re-signed), Patrik Koch, Josef Korenar
Travis Barron, Egor Sokolov (signed: Nizhny Novgorod of Russia), Sammy Walker
Kailer Yamamoto (re-signed)
Nikita Tolopilo (re-signed), Jett Woo (re-signed)
Brock Boeser (re-signed), Phillip Di Giuseppe (signed: WPG), Noah Juulsen (signed: PHI), Pius Suter (signed: STL), Christian Wolanin
Akito Hirose, Nate Smith
Christian Felton, Ty Glover, Cole McWard (signed: NYI), Tristen Nielsen (signed: Colorado of AHL)
Lukas Cormier (re-signed), Alexander Holtz, Raphael Lavoie (re-signed), Jonas Rondbjerg (re-signed), Cole Schwindt (re-signed)
Callahan Burke, Mason Geertsen (signed: BUF), Robert Hagg (signed: Brynas IF of Sweden), Dysin Mayo (signed: CBJ), Mason Morelli, Victor Olofsson (signed: COL), Tanner Pearson (signed: WPG), Gage Quinney (signed: Shanghai of Russia), Brandon Saad (re-signed), Ilya Samsonov, Reilly Smith (re-signed)
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Isaiah Saville (signed: Ontario of AHL)
Hendrix Lapierre (re-signed)
Nicklas Backstrom (signed: Brynas of Sweden), Ethan Bear (signed: NYI), Anthony Beauvillier (re-signed), Henrik Borgstrom (signed: HC Fribourg-Gotteron of Switzerland), Lars Eller (signed: OTT), Alex Limoges (signed: Dinamo-Minsk of Russia), Andrew Mangiapane (signed: EDM), T.J. Oshie (retired), Luke Philp (signed: Farjestad of Sweden), Taylor Raddysh (signed: NYR), Michael Sgarbossa (signed: Lugano of Switzerland), Hunter Shepard (signed: OTT)
Riley Sutter (signed: Shanghai of Russia)
Alexander Alexeyev (signed: PIT), Pierrick Dube (signed: Chelyabinsk of Russia), Mitchell Gibson (signed: Hershey of AHL)
Morgan Barron (re-signed), Tyrel Bauer (re-signed), Parker Ford (re-signed), Rasmus Kupari (signed: Lugano of Switzerland), Isaak Phillips (re-signed), Dylan Samberg (re-signed), Gabriel Vilardi (re-signed)
Mason Appleton (signed: DET), Dylan Coghlan (signed: VGK), Chris Driedger (signed: Chelyabinsk of Russia), Nikolaj Ehlers (signed: CAR), Axel Jonsson-Fjallby (signed: Brynas IF of Sweden), Brandon Tanev (signed: UTA), Dominic Toninato (signed: CHI)
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Simon Lundmark (signed: TBL), Mason Shaw (re-signed)
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