T-Birds Offseason Player Tracker - 2026

Jul 22, 2026

Written By: Ryan Smith

Last Updated: July 22, 2026

This tracker will keep you informed about players returning to the St. Louis Blues/Thunderbirds organization throughout the offseason. They will be broken into three categories: Players Under Contract, Potential Prospect Additions, and Free Agents/Departures.

Check back throughout the summer for more information as the 2026-27 roster takes shape!

**Players Under Contract (* Indicates New Addition)**

Player	POS	Contract Status
Michael Buchinger	D	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2026-27
Quinton Burns	D	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2027-28
Justin Carbonneau	RW	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2028-29
Will Cranley	G	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2026-27
Zach Dean	C	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2026-27
Dillon Dube	C/LW	Signed to one-way NHL contract with STL through 2026-27
Marc-Andre Gaudet	D	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2026-27
Adam Jiricek	D	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2027-28
Alek Kaskimaki	LW	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2026-27
Kale Kessy	LW	Signed to AHL contract with SPR through 2027-28
Theo Lindstein	D	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2027-28
Juraj Pekarcik	LW	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2027-28
Dylan Peterson	RW	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2026-27
Colin Ralph	D	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2028-29
Simon Robertsson	LW	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2026-27
Georgii Romanov	G	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2027-28
Calle Rosen	D	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2027-28
Jakub Stancl	LW	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2027-28
Otto Stenberg	C/LW	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2026-27
Oskar Sundqvist	C	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2026-27
Nikita Susuev	LW/RW	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2027-28
Felix Trudeau	LW/RW	Signed to two-way NHL contract with STL through 2027-28
T.J. Tynan*	C	Signed to one-year AHL contract with SPR through 2026-27
Chris Wagner	RW	Signed to two-year AHL contract with SPR through 2026-27
Ryan Wheeler*	D	Signed to one-year AHL contract with SPR through 2026-27

Potential Prospect Additions

The following players are under entry-level contracts with St. Louis, but could report back to their junior team or another professional team (i.e. ECHL, European leagues, etc.).

Player	POS	Status
Lukas Fischer	D	Signed to three-year entry-level contract by STL
Adam Jecho	C/RW	Signed to three-year entry-level contract by STL
Arseni Koromyslov	D	Signed to two-year entry-level contract by STL

Free Agents & Departures

For a breakdown of the difference between restricted free agents (RFAs) and unrestricted free agents (UFAs), click here for the explanation.

Player	POS	Status
Thomas Bordeleau	C/LW	UFA
Julien Gauthier	RW	Signed w/ Brynas (SHL)
Anthony Kehrer	D	Signed w/ Hartford Wolf Pack
Leo Loof	D	Signed w/ Ilves (Liiga)
Hugh McGing	C/LW	Signed w/ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wyatt Newpower	D	UFA
Hunter Skinner	D	Signed w/ Nashville Predators
Akil Thomas	C/RW	Signed w/ Vancouver Canucks
Vadim Zherenko	G	UFA