Veterans Alex Chiasson and Brandon Sutter were respectively unable to convince the Boston Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers to offer them a contract in the National Hockey League (NHL), being released from their professional tryouts on Sunday.
Since 2017, Chiasson had remained in the Bettman circuit by persuading the Washington Capitals, the Oilers, the Vancouver Canucks and the Detroit Red Wings in training camp. The fifth time was not good for the Quebecer who celebrated his 33rd birthday on Sunday.
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He only played one match during the preparatory calendar. The winger will probably have to turn to the American League, where he started the 2022-2023 season. In 29 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins, he had 20 points.
Winner of the Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018, Chiasson played 651 games in the NHL, collecting 233 points.
The end of the journey
Sutter, meanwhile, announced his retirement after being released by the Oilers. The former Carolina Hurricanes, Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks had been kept out of the Bettman Circuit rinks since May 2021 due to the effects of long COVID.
“You have to be 100% to compete in the NHL, and even though my health continues to improve, considering my health and my family, I am officially retiring from hockey,” the man explained in a press release. 34 years old.
“Thank you to the Oilers, Canucks, Penguins and Hurricanes, in addition to my former coaches, therapists and teammates, for all these experiences during my 13 seasons in the NHL,” he added.
Eleventh overall pick in the 2007 draft, Sutter hangs up his skates after 770 games on the Bettman circuit and a collection of 289 points.