Returning from the American Hockey League holiday break, the Hartford Wolf Pack snapped their three-game losing streak (0-2-0-1) when they defeated the Bridgeport Islanders 5-2 on Saturday.
According to insider Frank Seravalli, the Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Brett Murray to a professional tryout. Forwards Daniel Walcott and Josh Lopina have signed PTOs with the Florida Panthers as well.
The Syracuse Crunch kept their leadership team intact by bringing back two franchise icons on one-year contracts. On Tuesday, they announced that they had signed both captain Gabriel Dumont and the franchise leader in games played, Daniel Walcott, to one-year, AHL contracts.