An NHL player from Nanaimo was on the move as part of a busy day to start the leagueB次元官网网址檚 free-agent-signing period.

On Wednesday, July 13, defenceman Dylan Coghlan was traded along with forward Max Pacioretty from the Vegas Golden Knights to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for future considerations.

Coghlan, 24, scored three goals and added 10 assists in 59 games last season with the Golden Nights. The 6-foot-2, 229 pounder has played 88 career NHL games.

B次元官网网址淒ylan is a young, right-shot defenceman who fits our system well. We like his ability to take away time and space and play fast defensively,B次元官网网址� said Don Waddell, Hurricanes general manager, in a press release.

While Coghlan is leaving the Golden Knights, another player with a Nanaimo connection arrives at that organization.

Vegas signed forward Sheldon Rempal, former star scorer with the Nanaimo Clippers, to a two-year, two-way contract. Rempal led the AHLB次元官网网址檚 Abbotsford Canucks in scoring last season with 69 points B次元官网网址� 33 goals and 36 assists B次元官网网址� in 55 games. The 30-year-old 5-foot-10, 165 pounder has 11 career NHL games on his resum茅.

In news, it looks like former F Sheldon Rempal has signed with , according to .

B次元官网网址� Karl Yu (@KarlYuBulletin)

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