Friday’s Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Hired David Bell as Vice President, Baseball Operations & Assistant General Manager.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed TE Jordan Matthews to the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed TE Cam Grandy off the practice squad to the active roster. Waived HB Kendall Milton.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Announced OL Connor Williams is retiring from the NFL.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled C Jiri Kulich from Rochester (AHL). Placed C Tage Thompson on injured reserve.
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled G Yaniv Perets from Chicago (AHL).
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Activated RW Valeri Nichushkin from the suspension list to the active roster. Recalled C Ivan Ivan from Colorado (AHL). Recalled RW Nikolai Kovalenko from Colorado. Recalled G Trent Miner from Colorado.
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Placed D Caleb Jones on injured reserve. Recalled D Jacob Moverare from Ontario (AHL). Recalled G Erik Portillo from Ontario on an emergency basis. Placed G Darcy Kuemper on injured reserve. Activated LW Tanner Jeannot from the suspension list.
MINNESOTA WILD — Placed RW Mats Zuccarello on injured reserve. Recalled F Liam Ohgren from Iowa (AHL).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Recalled D Owen Pickering from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Activated LW Matt Nieto from injured reserve. Placed C Blake Lizotte on injured reserve.
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Recalled D Corey Schueneman from Springfield (AHL). Reassigned D Leo Loof to Springfield.
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Signed D Brayden McNabb to a three-year contract extension.
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