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Joey MorminaAfter featuring in a European pre-season tournament, Mormina sought a release from Salzburg and returned to North America, returning to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the 2010 -- 11 season.
Kevin ShattenkirkAfter defeat in the Hockey East semi-finals to Maine, Shattenkirk, along with Colby Cohen, was signed to three-year entry level contract with the Colorado Avalanche on April 3, 2010.
Ryan Del MonteOn June 28, 2012, Del Monte signed his first European contract on a one-year deal with German 2nd Bundesliga Starbulls Rosenheim, where he scored 10 goals, and 20 assists for 30points in 42 games with Rosenheim.
John Curry (ice hockey)On June 16, 2011, Curry left the Penguins organization and signed a one-year contract with the Hamburg Freezers of the DEL.
Ken SuttonAfter 2003 He left the NHL and went to play in Europe.
Jamie RiversIn the succeeding 2010 -- 11 season, Rivers remained in Europe and following a trial signed with KHL Medveščak of the Austrian Hockey League on December 16, 2010.
Tom KostopoulosOne September 3, 2013, Kostopoulos signed a one-year AHL contract to play with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Marcel HossaOn July 26, 2011, Hossa signed a one-year contract with Spartak Moscow.
Nathan WalkerWith the conclusion of the 2011 -- 12 Czech Extraliga season, HC Vítkovice loaned Walker to HC Olomouc of the 1.
Steve MontadorWith little NHL interest, on August 11, 2013, Montador signed a one-year deal in Croatia with the newest KHL member, KHL Medveščak Zagreb.
Michael SouzaIn the 2005 -- 06 season Souza played for the Cologne Sharks of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, EHC Basel of the Swiss National League A, and EHC Olten of the Swiss National League B.
Roger JohanssonRoger Johansson joined Swedish Elite League club Färjestads BK in 1986, when he left Troja-Ljungby.
Michael CammalleriCammalleri chose to forgo his senior year of eligibility, signing a contract with the Kings ahead of the 2002 -- 03 NHL season.
Riley HolzapfelIn July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Swedish Hockey League club HV71.
Brett CarsonOn September 8, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with AIK Stockholm of the Swedish Hockey League.
Alyn McCauleyAfter three seasons in San Jose, McCauley signed as a free agent with the division rival Los Angeles Kings in July 2006.
Josh GreenOn July 9, 2009, Green signed a one-year contract with MODO Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien.
Lars Molin (ice hockey)After another strong season with Modo the following year, Molin was signed by the Vancouver Canucks in 1981 to try his luck in the NHL, joining former Modo teammates Thomas Gradin and Lars Lindgren who were already established at the club.
Niklas Sundblad He played two National Hockey League games for the Calgary Flames in the 1995 -- 96 season before returning to Europe, where he has had a moderately successful career in Sweden and Germany.
Sam St. LaurentHe was also a consultant for the Sinupret Ice Tigers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2005 -- 06 season.
Mike GlumacUnsuccessful with the Tigers, Glumac moved on to his third DEL club, Alder Mannheim, and on October 12, 2010, secured a one-year contract.
Stephen Dixon (ice hockey)On August 29 2011, Dixon moved for the second consecutive season within Europe to sign a one year-contract with the Finnish club, Ässät of the SM-liiga.
Bruno St. JacquesOn May 27, 2008, Bruno left North America and signed with German team, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL.
Barry BrustAfter a solid season abroad in the German DEL, Brust returned to North America to sign a one-year AHL contract with the Abbotsford Heat on August 8, 2012.
Noah ClarkeIn May 2008, he signed a two-year contract with HC Ambri-Piotta in the Swiss National League.
Ramzi AbidAfter a second season with Red Bull, Abid was again on the move within Europe, signing a one-year contract with JYP of the Finnish SM-liiga on July 23, 2012.
Bert RobertssonHe then went home to Sweden, re-joining Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elite League in 2003.
Ji?? DopitaHowever, starting in 1993, Dopita joined the German Bundesliga with the Berlin Polar Bears, averaging over a point per game in the Bundeliga and with Berlin's later entry in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Nathan DempseyOn July 10, 2007, Dempsey signed with Swiss team, SC Bern of the NLA for his last professional season.
Barry BrustOn July 21, 2010, Brust left the Aeros organization after three years and signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL.
Theo PeckhamDuring the NHL lockout, on November 5, 2012, Peckham signed with the San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL to keep in game shape.
Ruslan SaleiIn 1992, prior to being selected for the Ducks, Salei played in his native Belarus for Dinamo Minsk in the Russian Elite League.
Alexander GodynyukHe played in the International Hockey League with the Chicago Wolves for one season, and then went to Europe to play in Switzerland's Nationalliga A and Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga before retiring following the 2000 -- 01 season.
Fredrik ErikssonOn April 27, 2010, he left Sweden to sign for German club Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the DEL.
Trent HunterOn September 14, 2011 it was announced that Hunter would sign a professional tryout contract with the Los Angeles Kings to attend the pre-season camp for the 2011 -- 12 campaign.
Vitali KolesnikFor the 2006 -- 07 season, Kolesnik with the ambition to become a starting goaltender left North America to play for Mytishi Khimik in the Russian Superleague (RSL).
Cal O'ReillyOn November 19, 2013, O'Reilly signed a standard player contract (SPC) for the remainder of the 2013-14 season with the Utica Comets of the AHL.
Alexandre GirouxOn May 24, 2012, Giroux left North America and inked a one-year deal as a free agent with Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Bates BattagliaBattaglia's brief stay with Füchse was limited to 2 games due to injury and on March 16, 2011, he returned to North America and signed to again join his brother, Anthony, at the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League.
Pat Kavanagh (ice hockey)On June 21, 2011, Kavanagh switched European leagues signing a one-year contract with Vienna Capitals of the EBEL.
Alexander AvtsinOn July 2, 2010, Avtsin came to a mutual agreement with HC Dynamo Moscow to leave the team.
Johan Harju On April 8, 2009, Harju left Luleå HF of the Elitserien and signed as a free agent with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Michael St. CroixOn September 14, 2012 he signed a 3 year, 2 way entry level contract with a cap hit of $ 665,000.
Chris Stewart (ice hockey)With the commencement of the 2012 -- 13 NHL lockout Stewart signed a one month contract, alongside Wayne Simmonds, to play with the Eispiraten Crimmitschau of the 2nd Bundesliga in Germany on September 24, 2012.
Nathan MacKinnon MacKinnnon was signed to his first NHL contract, a three-year entry level deal, with the Avalanche on July 9, 2013.
Marc LamotheOn 16 July 2007, Lamothe was signed by SKA Saint Petersburg and played with them for the remainder of that season.
Brad LeebLeeb played the 2007 -- 08 season in Germany for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Georgi Kakalov (footballer)On 21 June 2010, he signed with Liga I team Astra Ploieşti as a free agent.
Philippe DeRouvilleDeRouville has received offers from 2 different teams on October 18, 2007 and signed on October 23, 2007 with the Croatian team KHL Medveščak from Zagreb, that plays in the Croatian and in the Slovenian league.
Ilya Kovalchuk On July 15, 2013, Kovalchuk signed a 4 year contract with SKA St. Petersberg of the KHL.
Brett SkinnerOn July 3, 2008, Skinner was signed to a one-year contract by the New York Islanders.
Ric JackmanAfter parts of five seasons in the NHL, Jackman opted to sign overseas with EC Red Bull Salzburg in Austria in the summer of 2007.
Aaron PalushajOn April 3, 2009, Palushaj signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Blues.
Mikko KaltevaOn April 23, 2010, after spending his entire career to date with Jokerit, Kalteva left when he signed with Swedish team, Södertälje SK, of the Elitserien for the 2010 -- 11 season.
Jan HrdinaOn August 28, 2006, Hrdina signed a six-month contract with the Swedish elite club HV71 in Elitserien.
Jared AulinA free agent prior to the 2010 -- 11 season, Aulin accepted a tryout invitation to the Edmonton Oilers training before he was released during the pre-season on September 27, 2010.
Marek ZagrapanAfter playing two seasons in the Czech Extraliga with HC Zlín, Zagrapan came to North America after HC Zlín became the Czech champions in 2004.
Niclas WallinOn 15 June 2011, Wallin signed a three-year contract to return home to captain Luleå HF of the Elitserien.
Anthony AquinoSince 2004 he has played in Europe, primarily in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and the Italian Serie A.
Jeff HeeremaHe signed in the 2007 off-season with German team the Frankfurt Lions of the DEL.
Boyd KaneOn July 3, 2013, Kane signed a one-year contract with Croatian club, KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League, re-uniting with former Hershey Bears head coach Mark French.
Ruslan FedotenkoDuring the 2012 -- 13 NHL lockout, Fedotenko played for the Kontinental Hockey League's HC Donbass.
Stefan NoesenHe signed an entry level contract with Ottawa on December 29, 2011.
Dave Simpson (soccer)After impressing with the Lynx he took another chance and left for Europe again and signed with Lombard-Pápa TFC in the Borsodi Liga in 2006, where he continued to impress.
T. J. HensickAfter his senior year with the Wolverines, Hensick was signed by the Avalanche to a three-year entry level contract on April 11, 2007.
Cory MurphyOn May 21, 2013, Murphy signed a two-year deal with the Swedish team Växjö Lakers of the Elitserien.
Alex AuldOn July 23, 2012, Auld left the NHL and signed as a free agent with Austrian club, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the EBEL.
Clayton StonerDuring the 2012 NHL Lockout he played for HC ’05 Banská Bystrica in the Slovak Extraliga.
David AebischerOn July 1, 2012, Aebischer again left North America and signed a one-year contract with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League A.
Kevin Hodson On 6 November 2003, Hodson was signed as a free agent by Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga, where he posted a 1 -- 1-1 record before leaving the team in mid-season.
Martin St. PierreOn June 6, 2010, St. Pierre left the NHL for Europe signing a one-year contract with Russia n team, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, of the KHL.
Patrick O'SullivanOn September 26, 2012, O'Sullivan signed his first European contract on a one-year contract with Finnish team HIFK of the SM-liiga.
Brendan BellOn May 19, 2010, Bell signed a one-year contract with Russia n team, Avangard Omsk, of the KHL.
Victor OreskovichThe following off-season, on July 7, 2007, Oreskovich was signed to a two-year, entry level contract by the Colorado Avalanche.
Stefan MatteauHe played in his sixth NHL game on February 7, 2013 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, meaning that his entry level contract is currently active.
Viktor FasthThe following season, in 2002 -- 03, he turned to Tvåstad Cobras HC to return to Division 2.
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Jake Newton (ice hockey)On August 29, 2012, Newton signed as a free agent to his first European contract with a one-year deal with HC Eppan Pirates of the Italian second division Serie A2.
Janne Pesonen After one season in North America, Pesonen opted to return to Europe and signed with Russian club Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League on August 4, 2009.
Mark Bell (ice hockey)On September 19, 2012, Bell ventured to Europe signing a one-year deal with the Iserlohn Roosters of the German DEL.
Branislav MezeiIn 2008, Mezei moved to Europe to play with Barys Astana of the KHL.
Rob ValicevicValicevic then moved to the UHL, and played the 2004 -- 05 season with the Flint Generals before moving to Europe, where he had a short stay with TPS.
Hugh JessimanOn May 23, 2013, Jessiman signed his first contract abroad on a one-year deal with new KHL team Medveščak from Croatia.
Cory EmmertonHe was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Detroit Red Wings on June 4, 2007.
Jeff UlmerOn November 24, 2008, he signed with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien.
Jeff TambelliniUpon completion of an injury plagued second season with the Lions, Tambellini left as a free agent and signed a one-year contract in Sweden with Modo Hockey on March 25, 2013.
Alexei KovalevIn June 2012 he was released from the two-year deal he signed with Atlant Moscow Oblast, at which point he declared his desire to return to the NHL.''
Burke HenryHenry moved to Sweden's Elitserien in 2007 for Linköpings HC but left the team mid-season and joined Danish team AaB Ishockey based in Aalborg.
Evan ObergAt the conclusion of his contract with the Lightning, Oberg was released as a free agent and signed a one-year AHL deal with the Chicago Wolves on August 19, 2013.
Marcel HossaOn July 3, 2008, as a free agent, Hossa signed with Dinamo Riga of the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League.
Jared Aulin On June 1, 2002, Aulin signed a three-year entry level contract with the Kings.
Andy WozniewskiOn May 5, 2010, Wozniewski left the Providence Bruins and signed a one-year contract in the Swiss NLA with EV Zug.
Alex PlanteOn July 18, 2013, Plante was signed as a free agent to his first European contract on a one-year deal with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League.
Paul SzczechuraOn May 22, 2012, it was announced that Szczechura signed a one-year contract to join Czech team, HC Lev, for their first foray into the Kontinental Hockey League.
Aaron MacKenzieAfter appearing in 3 games with the Steelheads, Aaron left the team to sign with HC Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga on November 2, 2009.
Alexander Nikulin (ice hockey)On May 24, 2009, failing an adaption to the North American style, Nikulin signed with former team CSKA Moscow of the KHL for the 2009-10 season.
Carter HuttonOn July 5, 2013, Hutton left the Blackhawks organization and signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Nashville Predators.
Brian ProppDuring the NHL labour stoppage in 1994, Propp played as a player-coach for HC Anglet in France.
David StruchAfter spending four seasons in the Flames system, Struch went on to play in Austria, Italy, England and Germany before finishing his career in the United Hockey League in 2004 -- 05.
Kris BeechOctober 10, 2008, Beech signed one-year contract with the Swedish Elitserien team HV71.