Hakanpää is eligible to play with the Marlies for six days and three games as he works his way back from arthroscopic knee surgery. Upon returning from the Marlies, Hakanpää will be in the mix as the Maple Leafs' No.6 defenseman with Conor Timmins and Matt Benning.
The move comes just hours after Stienburg was assessed a two-game suspension. Stienburg was assessed 17 minutes in penalties, including a game misconduct, in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Tampa Lightning for charging Erik Cernak.
The 19-year-old Slovak was the 16th overall pick of the Flames in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. In five games this season, Honzek has zero points, six shots, and six hits while averaging 12:24 time-on-ice. In a corresponding move, the Flames recalled Matt Coronato from the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).
Coronato played five games with the Flames earlier this season, scoring two points (2G / 0A), and will likely draw back into their lineup after Samuel Honzek was reassigned to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL). Coronato was the 13th overall pick of the Flames in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and had an excellent 2023-24 campaign with the Wranglers, scoring 42 points (15G / 27A) in 41 games.
Ohgren was the 19th overall pick of the Minnesota Wild in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old had zero points and -2 plus/minus in seven games with Minnesota this season and has been reassigned to the Iowa Wild (AHL).
Bains recorded his first career NHL goal on Saturday and has been impressive in Vancouver this season but continues to be a part of paper transactions sending him back to Abbotsford (AHL) due to salary cap implications. Last season with Abbotsford (AHL), Bains was an offensive stalwart, producing 55 points (16G / 39A) in 59 games, but the 23-year-old has played exclusively at the NHL level this season.
Brannstrom has been solid in Vancouver this season, averaging 14:15 time-on-ice from the blue line, tallying a point (0G / 1A) and a +3 plus/minus. That said, he continues to be a part of paper transactions, sending him back and forth from Abbotsford (AHL) due to salary cap implications.
Watson played his second game of the season on Wednesday, filling in for Vladimir Tarasenko (illness), playing 9:06 time-on-ice, recording four hits and a -1 plus/minus. Watson had a one-game stint with the Red Wings earlier this season but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring six points (0G / 6A) in seven games with the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Ponomarev was the 53rd overall pick of the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2020 NHL Draft. The 22-year-old had a two-game stint with the Hurricanes in the 2022-23 season, scoring two points (1G / 1A), but has predominantly been an AHL player so far in his career.
Klapka, the tallest forward in the NHL (6'8"), has been reassigned to the Calgary Wranglers. The 24-year-old Klapka is averaging 8:27 time-on-ice through five games this season, recording zero points, eight penalty minutes, and 18 hits.
Watson had a one-game stint with the Red Wings earlier this season but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, scoring six points (0G / 6A) in seven games with the Grand Rapids Griffins. The 32-year-old Watson had 118 points (60G / 58A) in 516 career NHL games and could draw into the Red Wings lineup on Wednesday if Vladimir Tarasenko (illness) is not able to play.
Clarke was a third-round pick, 80th overall, of the New Jersey Devils in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old has three games of NHL experience but has primarily played in the AHL, most recently scoring 49 points (25G / 24A) in 67 games with the Utica Comets last season.
Despite a productive five-game stint with the Canadiens, scoring three points (1G / 2A), Mailloux has been reassigned to the Laval Rocket of the AHL. The 21-year-old Mailloux was the 31st overall pick of the Canadiens in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
Del Gaizo has played three games with the Predators this season, splitting time with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL). The 25-year-old has predominantly played in the AHL since being drafted in the fourth-round by the Predators in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, including a 34 point campaign (8G / 26A) in 60 games with Milwaukee last season.
Ostapchuk recorded an assist in his season debut on Tuesday, his eighth career NHL game, but has been loaned to the Belleville Senators (AHL). The 21-year-old Ostapchuk was the 39th overall pick of the Senators in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
Gaudette has been in Ottawa's lineup for all but one game this season but has regularly been a part of paper transactions, assigning him to Belleville (AHL) for salary cap implications. The 28-year-old Gaudette has been productive for Ottawa lately, with two two-goal games in his last three contests.
Tynan has been recalled from the Eagles (AHL) as a result of a Miles Wood (undisclosed) injury that will prevent him from playing on Wednesday night. The 32-year-old Tynan has 21 games of NHL experience but has not played in the NHL since a two-game stint with the Los Angeles Kings in the 2021-22 season. Tynan has four points (0G / 4A) in six games with the Eagles this season.
With Connor McDavid's status uncertain after suffering a lower-body injury on Monday, the Oilers have recalled Drake Caggiula and Noah Philp from the Bakersfield Condors (AHL). The 26-year-old Philp has spent the last three seasons in Bakersfield awaiting his NHL debut. Philp has three points (2G / 1A) in six games with Bakersfield this season.
With Connor McDavid's status uncertain after suffering a lower-body injury on Monday, the Oilers have recalled Drake Caggiula and Noah Philp from the Bakersfield Condors (AHL). The 30-year-old Caggiula has 282 games of NHL experience but has played exclusively in the AHL since a four-game stint with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2022-23 season. Caggiula has five points (2G / 3A) in five games with Bakersfield this season.
Fortier was a second-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The 24-year-old has 11 games of NHL experience but has not played since the 2022-23 season. He spent the entirety of the 2023-24 campaign with the Syracuse Crunch (AHL), tallying 26 points (13G / 13A) in 62 games.
