Kanadalainen keskushyökkääjä Noah Philp on avautunut päätöksestään pitää taukoa jääkiekosta kauden 2023/2024 aikana. Ratkaisu tuli vahvan AHL-tulokaskauden jälkeen ja yllätti monet Pohjois-Amerikassa.
Philp jätti lajin kokonaan sen sijaan, että olisi allekirjoittanut uuden sopimuksen. Hän kertoi tarvinneensa aikaa keskittyäkseen elämään jääkiekon ulkopuolella ja vietti tauon matkustellen saadakseen uusia näkökulmia. Pelaajan mukaan tauko antoi hänelle erilaisen suhtautumistavan asioihin.
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Several hockey players have agreed to new deals across leagues.
Canadian forward Noah Philp has reached a verbal agreement to play for HV71 in the SHL next season. The 27-year-old center is currently in the AHL playoffs with the Chicago Wolves. The move could address a long-standing need for HV71 at the center position.
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HV71 has completed the signing of Canadian center Noah Philp following the end of the AHL playoffs. The 26-year-old joins from Chicago Wolves and was described as a long-planned addition.
Norwegian goaltender Tobias Normann spoke about his future while in Fribourg for the World Championship. The 24-year-old reflected on a mixed season with Frölunda and ongoing talks of an NHL move to the New York Rangers.
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Nikita Tolopilo has turned down offers from the KHL to focus on securing a full-time NHL role with the Vancouver Canucks.
Canadian forward Tyler Angle has signed with Leksand. The 25-year-old chose the club over other opportunities in North America and Germany.
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Sixteen-year-old goaltender Manne Holmkvist has decided to join Skellefteå after two years in Timrå’s junior program. The move will take him more than 400 kilometers north and mark his first time living away from home.