New Faces in Utah

Set for 2024-25 Season

With the DCHL season set to begin, we wanted to look at some of the new additions to the team, and their expected roles for the season.

Early in the offseason, the Utah Hockey Club traded $4,000,000 to the Toronto Maple Leafs in return for Dmitri Rashevsky who is currently has two years remaining on his contract with Dynamo in the KHL. Rashevsky projects to be a top six player in the DCHL, however he is delaying coming over to North America as he prefers to not play for the Tuscon Roadrunners.

In August, Utah completed a three-team trade, involving the Colorado Avalanche and the Toronto Maple Leaf’s. Utah traded away defenceman Thomas Chabot to Colorado in exchange for Jonas Brodin and prospect Tristan Luneau. In the deal, Toronto retained $1,500,000 to help Colorado with the cap hit.  Brodin is expected to replace Chabot’s role as a top four defenceman, but also help the team on their penalty kill unit. Luneau will take another year to develop in the QMJHL before attempting to make Utah’s starting roster.

Utah also made a few signings during free agency. To replace the loss of backup Jake Allen, Utah brought in David Rittich for two years to help solidify their crease. The team also signed defenceman Nick Seeler to a five year deal, worth $1,750,000 annually. The Hockey Club also made some AHL signings, bringing in defenceman Simon Benoit, forward Tucker Robertson, and goaltenders Issac Poulter and Tomas Suchanek.

Utah looks to improve on last seasons standings with their ultimate goal of hoisting the Stanley Cup.