The following is a list of notable players who finished the 2024-25 season with a European club and do not yet have a contract to play anywhere in 2025-26, and are therefore free agents.
Where applicable, the club that holds the player's NHL negotiating rights is also noted.
If a player's name is highlighted, it means that he has been featured in a THN International article over the past season. Click on the link to read the story.
The list was last updated on July 28, 2025.
Goaltenders:
Anders Lindbäck G 36 SWE Färjestad BK (SWE)
Tomi Karhunen G 35 FIN Kärpät (FIN)
Antoine Bibeau G 31 CAN KooKoo (FIN)
Janne Juvonen G 30 FIN EHC Ambri-Piotta (SUI)
Strauss Mann G 26 USA Augsburger Panther (GER)
Defensemen:
Alex Grant D 36 CAN Avangard Omsk (RUS)
Luke Witkowski D 35 USA Skellefteå AIK (SWE)
Andrej Šustr D 34 CZE Tappara (FIN)
Dominique Heinrich D 34 AUT Vienna
Capitals (AUT)
Brandon
Gormley D 33 CAN Iserlohn
Roosters (GER)
Andy
Welinski D 32 USA Löwen
Frankfurt (GER)
Viktor Antipin D 32 RUS Barys Astana (KAZ)
Ronald Knot D 30 CZE IFK Helsinki (FIN)
Alexander Yakovenko D 27 RUS EHC Biel-Bienne (SUI)
Sean Day D 27 CAN HV71 (SWE)
Markus Phillips D 26 CAN Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (RUS)
Cal Foote D 26 CAN HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš (SVK)
Riley McCourt D 25 CAN Augsburger Panther (GER)
Olli Juolevi D 25 FIN Tappara (FIN)
Ryan
Merkley D 24 CAN Avangard
Omsk (KHL)
Forwards:
Jaromír
Jágr RW 53 CZE Rytíři
Kladno (CZE)
Leo Komarov F 38 FIN IFK Helsinki (FIN)
Ryan Lasch RW 38 USA Lahti Pelicans (FIN)
Linus Omark LW 38 SWE Luleå HF (SWE)
Mario Kempe F 36 SWE Tappara Tampere (FIN)
Mark Arcobello F 36 USA HC
Lugano (SUI)
Ben Smith 36 F USA Red Bull Munich (GER)
Rok Tičar C 35 SLO Graz 99ers (AUT)
Brandon
McMillan F 34 CAN Schwenninger
Wild Wings (GER)
Miks Indrasis W 34 LAT Brynäs (SWE)
Jordan Schroeder F 34 CAN Brynäs (SWE)
Julius Junttila W 33 FIN BK Mladá Boleslav (CZE)
Alexander Burmistrov 33 RUS Dynamo Moscow (RUS)
Ryan Spooner C 33 CAN Avangard Omsk (RUS)
Carter
Ashton W 33 CAN Rögle
BK (SWE)
Joseph
Cramarossa F 32 CAN Vienna
Capitals (AUT)
Evgeny Kuznetsov F 32 RUS SKA St. Petersburg (RUS)
Shane Prince LW 32 BLR Admiral Vladivostok (RUS)
Tanner
Kero F 32 USA HV71
(SWE)
Anthony Camara W 31 CAN Lada Togliatta (RUS)
Brendan Leipsic LW 31 CAN Sibir Novosibirsk (RUS)
Pontus
Åberg W 31 SWE EHC
Kloten (SUI)
Scott Kosmachuk RW 31 CAN Red Bull Salzburg (AUT)
Rourke Chartier C 29 CAN CSKA Moscow (KHL)
Nicholas Baptiste RW 29 CAN Augsburger Panther (GER)
John Quenneville LW 28 CAN Tappara (FIN)
Michael Dal Cole LW 28 CAN Iserlohn
Roosters (GER)
Dmytro
Timashov W 28 SWE Genève-Servette
(SUI)
Giovanni Fiore W 28 CAN Avangard Omsk (RUS)
Jake
Virtanen W 28 CAN Iserlohn
Roosters (GER)
Peter Abbandonato F 27 CAN Jukurit (FIN)
Shane Prince LW 27 USA Admiral Vladivostok (RUS)
Alexander True C 27 DEN MoDo
(SWE)
Michael McLeod C 27 CAN Avangard Omsk (RUS)
Dillon Dubé F 26 CAN Dinamo Minsk (BLR)
Max Ellis RW 25 CAN Jukurit (FIN)
Photo © Andy Marlin-Imagn Images: Leo Komarov, shown playing for the New York Islanders in 2021, played last season for IFK Helsinki and is currently a free agent.