Cam Talbot has signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings.
The former UAH goaltender, 36, spent last season with the Los Angeles Kings, where he went 27-20-6 record with a 2.50 goals-against average, a 0.913 save percentage and three shutouts in 54 games. He made the NHL All-Star Game for the second time in three seasons. The Kings lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Red Wings will be Talbot’s eighth NHL team. He has a 245-176-42 record with a 2.63 goals-against average, a 0.914 save percentage and 31 shutouts in 486 games since joining the New York Rangers in 2010. Talbot has played for the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, and Ottawa Senators.
The contract has an average annual value of $2.5 million.
Adeniye invited to Capitals camp: Former Charger Ayo Adeniye has been invited to the Washington Capitals development camp.
The defenseman from Columbus, Ohio played 21 games as a freshman at UAH in 2020-21, the final varsity season before the program was shuttered.
Adeniye transferred to Adrian, where he helped the Bulldogs win the NCAA Division III national championship in 2022. He scored four goals with 19 assists for 23 points.
Corbett joins staff at ASU: Mike Corbett, who was head coach of the Chargers for sevens seasons, has joined the staff at Arizona State as an assistant coach.
Corbett spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Quinnipiac, helping the Bobcats win the 2023 national championship and compile a 93-21-8 record.
As head coach at UAH from 2013-20, the Chargers went 48-181-24.
The Sun Devils are entering their first season as members of the NCHC.
Saulnier signs AHL deal with Hershey: UAH alum Brennan Saulnier has signed a one-year American Hockey League contract with the Hershey Bears.
A forward from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saulnier, 30, spent last season in the AHL with the Belleville Senators. He had three goals and four assists with the Sens, along with 94 penalty minutes. He spent time with Belleville and Lehigh Valley over 2020-22.
Saulnier had 56 points on 21 goals and 35 assists in 119 games with the Chargers from 2014-18. He was fifth in the UAH varsity record book in career penalty minutes with 351.
Finstrom signs with Havoc: Noah Finstrom, another member of the final UAH varsity team, has signed with the Huntsville Havoc for the upcoming season.
After scoring a goal in the 2020-21 season at UAH, Finstrom transferred to Division III Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he scored 25 goals in 69 games over three seasons.