The following is a list of notable players who have signed as free
agents with, or been loaned, traded, or otherwise transferred to
European clubs during the 2025 off-season.
Where applicable, the club that holds the player’s NHL
negotiating rights is also noted.
If a player’s name is highlighted, it means that the news of his
transfer of signing was featured or mentioned in a THN
International article. Click on the link to read the story.
Noteworthy players who skated for European clubs last season and are still available on the free-agent market can be seen here.
Players are
separated by position and listed according to age.
Goaltenders:
Július
Hudáček
G 36 SVK Kölner Haie (GER) – Dresdner
Eislöwen (GER)
Antti
Raanta G 35 FIN Genève-Servette (SUI) – Lukko Rauma (FIN)
Sami
Aittokallio G 32 FIN HK Nitra (SVK) – Glasgow Clan (GBR)
Chris
Driedger G
31
CAN
Winnipeg Jets
(NHL) – Traktor Chelyabinsk (RUS)
Spencer
Martin G 30 CAN Carolina
Hurricanes (NHL) – CSKA Moscow (RUS)
Adam
Húska G 28
SVK HC Lugano (SUI) – Admiral Vladivostok (RUS)
Aleš
Stezka G 28 CZE
Seattle Kraken (NHL) – Kometa Brno (CZE)
Evan Fitzpatrick G
27 CAN Red Bull Munich (GER) – Nuremburg Ice Tigers (GER)
Connor
Hughes CAN Montreal
Canadiens (NHL) – Lausanne HC (SUI)
Waltteri Ignatjew G
25 FIN Calgary
Flames (NHL) – Linköping HC (SWE)
Jakub
Škarek
G 25 CZE New
York Islanders (NHL) IFK Helsinki
(FIN)
Antti Raanta Signs With Hometown Finnish Team
Antti
Raanta is finally going home. On Monday, Liiga club Lukko, located in
Raanta’s hometown of Rauma, on Finland’s west
coast, announced that the 36-year-old goaltender had signed a
one-year contract.
Defensemen:
Jakub
Kindl D 38 CZE Joensuun
Kiekko-Pojat
(FIN)
– Boxers de Bordeaux (FRA)
Michal
Kempný
D 34
CZE Sparta Prague (CZE) – Brynäs
(SWE)
Miika
Koivisto D 34 FIN Timrå IK (SWE)
– Vaasan Sport (FIN)
Jesse
Blacker D 34 KAZ Avtomobil Yekaterinburg (RUS)
– Avangard Omsk (RUS)
Sami
Vatanen D 33 FIN Genève-Servette (SUI) – JYP Jyväskylä
(FIN)
Mark
Pysyk D 33 CAN SaiPa Lappeenranta (FIN) – Sparta Prague
(CZE)
Ryan
Murphy D 32 CAN Red Bull Salzburg (AUT)
– Red Bull Munich (GER)
Darren
Dietz D
31 KAZ Avtomobil Yekaterinburg (RUS)
– Dinamo Minsk (BLR)
Connor
Carrick D 31 USA Edmonton
Oilers (NHL) – HC Lugano (SUI)
Mikael Seppälä
D 31 FIN HV71 (SWE) – Sparta Prague (CZE)
Dillon
Heatherington D 30 Anaheim Ducks (NHL) – Red Bull Munich (GER)
Theodor
Lennström D 30 SWE Genève-Servette (SUI) – Linköping
HC (SWE)
Jordan
Gross D 30 USA
Dinamo Minsk (BLR) – Traktor Chelyabinsk (RUS)
Madison
Bowey D 30 CAN Cleveland Monsters (AHL) – Augsburger Panther
(GER)
Lukáš
Klok D 30
CZE SC Bern (SUI) –
EHC Kloten (SUI)
Robert
Hägg
D 30 SWE Vegas
Golden Knights (NHL) – Brynäs
(SWE)
Brady
Keeper D 29 CAN HK Poprad (SVK) –
Glasgow Clan (GBR)
Andreas
Borgman D 29 SWE Fribourg-Gottéron (SUI)
– HV71 (SWE)
Keaton
Thompson D 29 USA Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (RUS)
– Grizzlys Wolfsburg (GER)
Mark
Friedman D 29 CAN Nashville
Predators (NHL) – Rögle BK (SWE)
Sami
Niku D 28 FIN EHC Kloten (SUI) – Lausanne HC (SUI)
Gabriel
Carlsson D 28 EV Zug (SUI) – Färjestad
BK (SWE)
Nicolas
Mattinen D 27 Toronto
Maple Leafs (TOR) – Adler Mannheim (GER)
Tarmo
Reunanen D 27 FIN Energie Karlovy Vary
(CZE) – TPS Turku (FIN)
Filip
Roos D 26 SWE Ottawa
Senators (NHL) – Färjestad BK (SWE)
Gustav
Lindström
D
26 SWE
Montreal
Canadiens
(NHL) – Djurgården (SWE)
Luke Martin D 26 USA IFK Helsinki (FIN) –
Örebro HK (SWE)
Thomas
Grégoire D 26
CAN EHC Kloten (SUI) – Severstsal Cherepovets (RUS)
Mattias Norlinder D
24 SWE MoDo (SWE) – Brynäs (SWE)
Erik
Brännström
D 25 SWE Buffalo
Sabres (NHL) – Lausanne HC (SUI)
Filip
Král
D 25 CZE Pittsburgh
Penguins (NHL) – Kometa Brno (CZE)
Valtteri
Pulli D 24 FIN HC Lugano (SUI) – Djurgården (SWE)
Topi
Niemelä D
23 FIN Toronto
Maple Leafs (NHL) – Malmö
Redhawks (SWE)
Roni
Hirvonen D
23 FIN
Toronto Maple Leafs
(NHL) – Kärpät Oulu (FIN)
Erik Brännström Signs Multi-Year Deal In Switzerland
Swedish defenseman Erik Brännström, 25, has signed a three-year
contract with Lausanne HC, the National League club announced on
Monday.
Forwards:
David
Booth W 40
USA Ferencvárosi
TC
(HUN) – Melbourne Ice (AUS)
Vladimír
Sobotka
F
37
CZE Sparta Prague (CZE) – Dynamo
Pardubice (CZE)
Tomáš
Zohorna F 37 CZE
Motor České Budějovice
(CZE) –
Kometa Brno (CZE)
Michael
Raffl W 36 AUT
Lausanne HC (SUI) – Red Bull Salzburg
(AUT)
Zach
Boychuk F 35 CAN Eisbären
Berlin (GER) – Olimpija Ljubljana (SLO)
Teemu
Hartikainen 35 FIN Genève-Servette
(SUI) – KalPa Kuopio (FIN)
André
Petersson RW 34 SWE HV71 (SWE) – SCL
Tigers (SUI)
Tomáš
Tatar 34 SVK New
Jersey Devils (NHL) – EV Zug (SUI)
Taylor
Beck F 34 CAN Sibir Novosibirsk (RUS) –
Genève-Servette (SUI)
Lukáš
Radil W 34 CZE Dynamo Pardubice (CZE) –
Mountfield HK (CZE)
Scott
Wilson LW 33 CAN Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RUS) – Sibir Novosibirsk
(RUS)
Linden
Vey C 33 CAN Fribourg-Gottéron (SUI) –
Vienna Capitals (AUT)
Mike
Sgarbossa C 32 CAN Washington
Capitals (NHL) – HC Lugano (SUI)
Patrick
Russell W 31 DEN Linköping HC (SWE) – Kölner
Haie (GER)
Tim
Bozon LW 31 FRA Lausanne HC (SUI) – Genève-Servette
(SUI)
Reid
Boucher RW 31 USA
Avangard Omsk (RUS)
– Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (RUS)
Alexander
Khokhlachyov F 31 RUS HK Sochi (RUS)
– Lada Togliatti (RUS)
Riley
Barber W 31 Neftekhimik
Nizkhnekamsk (RUS) –
ERC Ingolstadt (GER)
Jack
Rodewald F 31 CAN Admiral Vladivostok (RUS)
– Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RUS)
Chris
Tierney C 31 CAN Dinamo Minsk (BLR) –
HC Ambrì-Piotta
(SUI)
Justin
Kloos F 31 USA Leksands IF (SWE) – HV71 (SWE)
Henrik
Haapala W 31 FIN Malmö Redhawks (SWE)
– Tappara Tampere (FIN)
Drake
Caggiula
F 30 CAN Edmonton
Oilers (NHL) – Lausanne HC (SUI)
Nic
Petan F 30 CAN Ak Bars Kazan (RUS) – HC
Ambrì-Piotta
(SUI)
Balázs
Sebők F 30 HUN Fehérvár AV19 (HUN) – Ässät
Pori (FIN)
Sean
Malone C 29 USA SCL Tigers (SUI) – Örebro HK (SWE)
Jayce
Hawryluk RW 29 CAN EHC Kloten (SUI) – HKM Zvolen (SVK)
Axel
Holmström C 29 SWE
Vaasan Sport (FIN) – HC
Litvínov
(CZE)
Ryan
MacInnis C 29 USA Adler
Mannheim (GER) – Kölner
Haie
(GER)
List Of Available Free Agents In EuropeThe following is a list of notable players who finished the 2024-25 season with a European club and have no contract to play anywhere in 2025-26, and are therefore free agents. Only players whose seasons have finished are listed.
Karson
Kuhlman RW
29
USA
Lukko Rauma (FIN) – Rögle
BK
(SWE)
Fredrik
Olofsson F 29 SWE EV Zug (SUI) – Rögle
BK (SWE)
Dominik
Kubalík W 29 CZE HC Ambri-Piotta (SUI) – EV Zug (SUI)
Daniel
Audette C 29 CAN EHC Kloten (SUI) – Rytíři
Kladno (CZE)
Radim
Zohorna F 28 CZE HC Lugano (SUI) – Färjestad
BK (SWE)
Evgeny
Svechnikov W 28
RUS Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (RUS)
– Amur Khabarovsk (RUS)
Mārtiņš
Dzierkals W 28 LAT Skellefteå AIK (SWE) – Sparta Prague (CZE)
Chase
Pearson F 27 CAN Villacher EV (AUT) – Nottingham Panthers (GBR)
Henrik
Borgström F 27 SWE HV71 (SWE) – Fribourg-Gottéron
(SUI)
Rasmus
Asplund F 27 SWE Florida Panthers (NHL) – HC Davos (SUI)
Jere
Innala LW 27 FIN Colorado
Avalanche (NHL) – Frölunda HC
(SWE)
Lukáš
Jašek F 27 CZE MoDo (SWE) – Ilves Tampere (FIN)
Joachim
Blichfeld W 26 DEN Rögle BK (SWE) – Tappara Tampere (FIN)
Lukáš
Rousek F
26 CZE
Buffalo Sabres
(NHL) – HV71 (SWE)
Oscar Flynn LW 26
CZE Bílí Tygři Liberec (CZE) – Oceláři
Třinec (CZE)
Rasmus
Kupari F 25 FIN Winnipeg
Jets (NHL) – HC Lugano (SUI)
Jesse
Ylönen
W 25 FIN Nashville
Predators (NHL) – Djurgården (SWE)
Egor
Sokolov W 25 RUS Utah
Mammoth (NHL) – CSKA Moscow (RUS)
Egor
Sokolov W 25 RUS CSKA Moscow (RUS) – Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
(RUS)
Dominik
Bokk W 25 GER Löwen Frankfurt (GER) – Kölner
Haie (GER)
Justin Schütz LW 24
GER Kölner Haie (GER) – Adler Mannheim (GER)
Ruslan
Iskhakov F 24 RUS CSKA Moscow (RUS) – Metallurg Magnitogorsk
(RUS) New York
Islanders
Michal Teplý W 24
CZE Oceláři Třinec (CZE) – HC Plzeň (CZE)
Aku
Räty
W 23 FIN Chicago
Blackhawks (NHL) – Kärpät Oulu (FIN)
Jakub Konečný
C 22 CZE Kometa Brno (CZE) – Rytíři
Kladno (CZE)
Victor Stjernborg F
22 SWE Växjö Lakers (SWE) – Skellefteå AIK (SWE) Chicago
Blackhawks
Adam Bareš F 21 CZE
Lahti Pelicans (FIN) – Rytíři Kladno (CZE)
Alex
Čiernik W 20
SVK Leigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) – Lahti Pelicans (FIN) Philadelphia
Flyers
Lucas Pettersson C
19 SWE MoDo (SWE) – Brynäs (SWE) Anaheim
Ducks
Photo © Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images: Rasmus Kupari playing for the Winnipeg Jets in the 2024-25 NHL season.
Tomáš Tatar Signs Multi-Year Deal In Switzerland
Slovak forward
Tomáš Tatar, 34,
has signed a two-year contract in Switzerland with EV Zug, the
National League club announced on Tuesday.
Read the full article here