Ice Chips: Hakanpää, Dewar participate in Leafs practice
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Defenceman Jani Hakanpää and forward Connor Dewar participated in practice on Wednesday in regular practice sweaters.
Hakanpää, 32, joined the Maple Leafs in the off-season on a one-year, 1.47 million deal.
The 6-foot-7 defenceman had been working his way back on the ice while recovering from a knee injury that knocked him out of the playoffs while a member of the Dallas Stars.
Hakanpää recorded two goals and 12 points in 64 games with the Stars last season.
Dewar, 25, missed the start of training camp after undergoing shoulder surgery in the off-season.
The 5-foot-10 centre was acquired from the Minnesota Wild at last season's trade deadline for prospect Dmitry Ovchinnikov and a draft pick.
Dewar recorded 11 goals and 19 points in 74 games last season split between the Wild and Maple Leafs
Winnipeg Jets
The Jets used these lines at practice prior to their preseason game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
Connor - Scheifele - Vilardi
Perfetti - Namestnikov - Ehlers
Gustafsson - Lowry - Anderson-Dolan
Niederreiter - Lambert - Chibrikov
Morrissey - DeMelo
Fleury - Coghlan
Salomonsson - Lundmark
Hellebuyck
Comrie
Calgary Flames
The Flames have recalled forward Clark Bishop and defenceman Jonathan Aspirot from the AHL's Calgary Wranglers on Wednesday.
Bishop, 28, appeared in 57 AHL games last year and recorded 10 goals and 22 points.
Aspirot, 25, played 66 games with the Wranglers last season, recording six goals and 33 points.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury while forward Blake Lizotte was diagnosed with a concussion, the team announced on Wednesday.
Nedeljkovic, 28 was injured in the first period of Monday's 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
The 6-foot netminder went 18-7-7 last season with a 2.97 goals-against average and a.902 save percentage.
He signed a two-year, $5 million deal to stay with the Penguins last June.
Lizotte took a puck to the face during Sunday's preseason victory over the Ottawa Senators.
The 26-year-old forward signed a two-year, $3.7 million contract to join the Penguins at the beginning of the unrestricted free agency period.
He recorded seven goals and 15 points in 62 games with the Los Angeles Kings last season.
Chicago Blackhawks
The Blackhawks assigned defencemen Kevin Korchinski, Louis Crevier, and forward Frank Nazar to the AHL's Rockford IceHogs on Wednesday.
Korchinski, 20, was drafted seventh overall by the Blackhawks in 2022 and recorded five goals and 15 points in 76 games with Chicago last season.
Additionally, the Blackhawks have returned forward A.J. Spellacy to the OHL's Windsor Spitfires.
Goaltender Laurent Brossoit skated on his on on Wednesday as he recovers right knee surgery had had during the off-season, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun Times.
Brossoit, 31, signed a two-year, $6.6 million deal with the Blackhawks in the off-season
The 6-foot-3 netminder played for the Winnipeg Jets last season, registering a 15-5-2 record with a .927 save percentage and 2.00 goals-against average.
Chicago used these lines during Wednesday's practice, according to Pope.
Bertuzzi - Bedard - Teravainen
Hall - Kurashev - Mikheyev
Foligno - Dickinson - Anderson
Maroon - Donato - Smith
Reichel - Athanasiou - Baddock
Utah Hockey Club
Utah has returned prospect Tij Iginla to the WHL's Kelowna Rockets on Wednesday.
Iginla was drafted sixth overall by the Utah Hockey Club in last June's draft and recorded 47 goals and 84 points in 64 games in the WHL last season.
Forward Nick Bjugstad participated in the Utah Hockey Club's morning skate on Wednesday, according to Bell Fraser of the Salt Lake Tribune.
Bjustad, 32, sustained an upper-body injury at the beginning of training camp and has a week-to-week timeframe for his return.
The 6-foot-6 centre recorded 22 goals and 45 points in 76 games last season with the Arizona Coyotes
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning have recalled forward Dylan Duke from the AHL's Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday.
Duke played with Michigan of the NCAA last season, recording 26 goals and 49 points in 41 games.
Minnesota Wild
Goaltender Troy Grosenick underwent knee surgery on Tuesday and he will not play this season.
The 35-year-old netminder is expected to ready for the start of the 2025-26 campaign.
Grosenick played last season with the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals, going 17-8-2 with a .907 save percentage and 2.56 goals-against average.
New Jersey Devils
Defenceman Luke Hughes remains out with a shoulder injury and remains 5-to-7 weeks away from returning, according to general manager Tom Fitzgerald.
Hughes played all 82 games in his rookie season last year, recording nine goals and 47 points.
The Devils used these lines during Wednesday's practice from Prague:
Meier - Hughes - Bratt
Tatar - Hischier - Mercer
Palat - Haula - Noesen
Cotter - Lazar - Bastian
Foote - Bowers - MacDermid
Dillon - Hamilton
Seigenthaler - Kovacevic
Casey - Nemec
White - DeSimone
Markstrom
Allen
Daws