NHL

Florida Panthers Assigned A Slew Of Players To The Charlotte Checkers

September 29, 2026

Ahead of the 5 p.m. NHL roster cutoff, the Florida Panthers trimmed their squad down to 21 players by reassigning a large cohort of athletes to the Charlotte Checkers.

Nathan Bastian, John Beecher, Sam Lafferty, Alexander Petrovic, Cole Reinhardt, Cole Schwindt, Kai Schwindt, and Donovan Sebrango reported to the AHL affiliate after clearing waivers. Meanwhile, Marek Alscher, Cooper Black, Jack Devine, Kirill Gerasimyuk, Mikuláš Hovorka, Ludvig Jansson, Tyler Muszelik, Emil Pieniniemi, Samu Salminen, Matvei Shuravin, and Hunter St.

Martin made the jump without needing waivers. Additionally, William Bitten, Karsen Dorwart, Riese Gaber, Robert Mastrosimone, Liam McLinskey, and Nathan Smith were released from their professional tryout agreements.

The resulting 21-man active roster features a dozen forwards, seven defensemen, and two goaltenders. Brad Marchand begins the campaign on the injured reserve list, while Jonah Gadjovich was designated to the injured and non-roster category.