Detroit Red Wings [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings] general manager Steve Yzerman has already signed defensemen Jacob Bernard-Docker and Ian Mitchell so far this offseason, but another new name has been added to Detroit's blue line. The Red Wings announced they have signed defenseman Travis Hamonic, a veteran of 900 NHL games, to a one-year, $1 million contract. Bookmark The Hockey News Detroit Red Wings [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/] team site to stay connected to the latest news [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/latest-news], game-day [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/game-day]coverage, and player features [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/players]. It's another short-term, low-risk move for Yzerman, who also inked Bernard-Docker, Mitchell, and forward James van Riemsdyk [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/players/james-van-riemsdyk-excited-to-join-former-usa-teammate-patrick-kane-with-red-wings] to similar short-term deals. A native of St. Malo, Manitoba, Hamonic arrives in Detroit having played the last three and a half seasons with the Ottawa Senators. This most recent campaign, he scored once, added six assists, and posted a -16 plus/minus rating. He also averaged 17:04 of ice time per game. He was originally selected 53rd overall in the 2008 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders while playing for the WHL's Moose Jaw Warriors. Hamonic made his NHL debut with the Islanders in November 2010, and would later sign a seven-year, $27 million extension to remain with the club. However, he would eventually request a trade owing to a personal family situation. Despite rescinding the request, he would ultimately be traded to the Calgary Flames in June 2017. Following his first season in Calgary, they chose him as their nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. Following three seasons with the Flames, Hamonic accepted a professional tryout with the Vancouver Canucks in 2021, which culminated in a one-year contract. Eventually, he would be re-signed to a two-year contract. After spending time with the Canucks along with their American Hockey League affiliate Abbotsford Canucks, Hamonic was traded to the Ottawa Senators in March 2022. After scoring six goals and 15 assists the following season, the Senators re-signed him to a two-year contract. Hamonic has scored 53 goals with 189 assists in 900 career regular season games, while adding a goal and three assists in 22 career playoff games. He'll likely be competing for a spot on Detroit's bottom-six pairing. Never miss a story by adding us to your Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwnuDfCA?ceid=CA:en&oc=3] favorites.
