Day 1 Recap - AHL Free Agent Signings

Plenty of players found new homes Friday around the AHL like former Rockford IceHogs forward Garret Ross. Photo: Amanda Statland

The free agent frenzy began at noon ET Friday and the checkbooks were out around the NHL as several big-name free agents signed big-money contracts.

Here at Highland Park Hockey, we've been focusing on free agency from the AHL perspective.

• I have an AHL-Level Free Agent Tracker complete with a 384 players. Top 50 forwards and defenseman and top 20 goaltenders lists included! This has been updated to reflect all of Friday's signings.

• I also have team-by-team lists for all 30 AHL clubs. Who is under contract, which free agents have yet to sign and more. I'll be updating the team lists this weekend to reflect the initial free agent surge:

• Eastern Conference 
• Western Conference

After the jump, a look at what each AHL team has added via either NHL contracts made by their parent club or on AHL-only contracts after the first day of free agency.

Player Signings Around the AHL

Albany (New Jersey)

Defenseman Andrew MacWilliam - one year, two way contract
Defenseman Karl Stollery - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Carter Camper - one year, two way contract

Bakersfield (Edmonton)

Defenseman Mark Fraser - one-year, two-way contract

Binghamton (Ottawa)

Defenseman Michael Kostka - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Casey Bailey - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Michael Blunden - two-year, two-way contract
Forward Max McCormick - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Chad Nehring - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Phil Varone - one-year, two-way contract

Bridgeport (New York Islanders)

None

Charlotte (Carolina)

Forward Andrew Miller - one-year, two-way contract

Chicago (St. Louis)

Defenseman Morgan Ellis - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Andrew Aggozino - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Kenny Agostino - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Jordan Caron - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Wade Megan - one-year, two-way contract

Grand Rapids (Detroit)

Goaltender Eddie Pasquale - one-year, two-way deal
Forward Matt Lorito - two-year, two-way deal
Forward Ben Street - one-year, two-way deal

Hartford (New York Rangers)

Defenseman Michael Paliotta - one-year, two-way contract

Hershey (Washington)

Goaltender Joe Cannata - one-year, two-way contract
Defenseman Darren Dietz - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Christian Thomas - one-year, two-way contract

Iowa (Minnesota)

Goaltender Alex Stalock - one-year, two-way deal
Defenseman Victor Bartley - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Pat Cannone - one-year, two-way deal

Lake Erie (Columbus)

None

Lehigh Valley (Philadelphia)

Defenseman Will O'Neill - two year, two-way contract
Forward Greg Carey - one year, two-way contract
Forward Andy Miele - one year, one-way contract

Manitoba (Winnipeg)

Defenseman Jake Baker - one-year AHL contract
Defenseman Tyson Wilson - one-year AHL contract
Forward Brandon Denham - one-year AHL contract
Forward Jiri Fronk - one-year AHL contract
Forward Darren Kramer - one-year AHL contract

Milwaukee (Nashville)

Defenseman Matt Irwin - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Harry Zolnierczyk - one-year, two-way contract

Ontario (Los Angeles)

Forward Sean Backman - one-year AHL contract
Forward Miles Koules - one-year AHL contract
Forward Brett Sutter - one-year AHL contract

Providence (Boston)

Defenseman Tommy Cross - re-signed a one-year, two-way contract
Forward Tyler Randell - re-signed a one-year, two-way contract
Forward Tim Schaller - one-year, two-way contract

Rochester (Buffalo)

Defenseman Justin Falk - one-year, two-way contract
Defenseman Taylor Fedun - one-year, two-way contract

Rockford (Chicago)

Forward Spencer Abbott - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Sam Carrick - one-year. two-way contract
Forward Pierre-Cedric Labrie - one-year, two-way contract

San Antonio (Colorado)

Goaltender Jeremy Smith - one-year, two-way deal
Defenseman Ryan Stanton - one-year, two-way deal
Forward Turner Elson - one-year, two-way deal
Forward Jim O'Brien - one-year, two-way deal
Forward Mike Sislo - one-year, two-way deal
Forward Joe Whitney - one-year, two-way deal
Forward Reid Petryk - two-year, two-way deal
Forward Trent Vogelhuber - two-year, two-way deal

San Diego (Anaheim)

None

San Jose Barracuda (San Jose Sharks)

Goaltender Aaron Dell - re-signed a two-year, two-way contract
Forward Michael Haley - re-signed a one-year, two-way contract

Springfield (Florida)

None

St. John's (Montreal)

Defenseman Zach Redmond - two-year deal

Stockton (Calgary)

None

Syracuse (Tampa Bay)

Forward Michael Bournival - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Gabriel Dumont - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Pierre-Luc Letorneau Leblond - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Jeremy Morin - one-year, two-way contract

Texas (Dallas)

Defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk - two-year, two-way contract
Defenseman Dustin Stevenson - one-year, two-way contract

Toronto Marlies (Toronto Maple Leafs)

None

Tucson (Arizona)

Goaltender Justin Peters - one-year, two-way deal
Forward Chris Mueller - one-year, two-way deal
Forward Garret Ross - one-year, two-way deal

Utica (Vancouver)

Defenseman Chad Billins - one-year, two-way deal
Forward Michael Chaput - one-year, two-way deal
Forward Jayson Megna - one-year, one-way deal
Forward Borna Rendulic - one-year, two-way deal

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh)

Defenseman Cameron Gaunce - one-year, two-way contract
Defenseman Steve Oleksy - re-signed a one-year, two-way contract
Defenseman Stuart Percy - one-year, two-way contract
Defenseman Chad Ruhwedel - one-year, two-way contract
Defenseman David Warsofsky - one-year, two-way contract
Forward Tom Sestito - re-signed a one-year, two-way contract