NHL debuts

Tracking who made it to the NHL and how they got there.

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Arsenii Sergeev debuts for Calgary. 2021 7th rounder played jr for the NJ Titans, Sioux Falls Stampede, NJ Rockets, Shreveport Mudbugs, & Tri-City Storm before playing college with UConn & Penn State.

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Cole O’Hara debuts for Nashville. 2022 4th rounder played jr for the North York Rangers & Tri-City Storm before 3 yrs at UMass.

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Oliver Bonk debuted for the Flyers tonight. Son of former NHLer Radek, D played jr for the St. Thomas Stars & London Knights. Was a 2023 1st rounder.

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Jake Livanavage debuts for the Pens. Undrafted D just finished his 3rd yr at North Dakota. Arizona native played jr for the Chicago Steel.

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Hunter McDonald debuts for the Flyers. Former Rochester Monarchs, Corpus Christi IceRays, Omaha Lancers, Chicago Steel, & Northeastern D was a 2022 6th rd pick.

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Victor Eklund debuts for the Islanders. The 16th overall pick from last year’s draft is a Djurgården product.

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Felix Unger Sörum debuts for the Canes. F was a 2023 2nd rounder out of Leksands.

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Ronan Seeley debuts for Carolina. 2020 7th rounder played 4 yrs on D for the Everett Silvertips.

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Braden Yager debuts for Winnipeg. Former Moose Jaw & Lethbridge F was the 14th overall pick in 2023 by Pittsburgh.

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Viking Gustafsson Nyberg debuts for Minnesota. Undrafted 6’6” D played jr for Leksands before a year at Northern Michigan & 2 yrs at UConn.

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Ryan Tverberg debuts for the Leafs. 2020 7th rounder played jr for the Toronto Jr. Canadiens before 3 yrs at UConn.

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Topias Vilén debuts for NJ. D was a 2021 5th rounder out of the Pelicans system.

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James Hagens debuts for the Bruins. The 7th overall pick from last year’s draft played for Mount St. Charles & the US NTDP before 2 yrs at BC.

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David Reinbacher debuts for the Habs. Austrian D was the 5th overall pick in 2023 out of Kloten.

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Abram Wiebe debuts for Calgary. D just finished his 3rd season at North Dakota after playing jr for the Chilliwack Chiefs. 2022 7th rounder by Vegas was sent to the Flames in the Rasmus Andersson deal.

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William Villeneuve debuts for Toronto. 2020 4th rounder played 4 years on D for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

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Wilmer Skoog debuts for Florida. Undrafted Swedish F played jr for Västerås, Minot, & Maryland before 4 seasons at BU.

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Ludvig Jansson debuted for Florida tonight. D played for Södertälje & Luleå before coming to North America this year. Was a 4th rounder in 2022.

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Marek Alscher debuted for the Panthers tonight. Czech D played 3 yrs for the Portland Winterhawks and was a 3rd rd pick in 2022.

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Luke Haymes debuts for the Leafs. Undrafted F played for Ridley College & the Cowichan Valley Capitals before 3 yrs at Dartmouth.