Islanders' Ho-Sang, Ducks' Sprong among players to clear waivers
New York Islanders prospect Josh Ho-Sang and Anaheim Ducks forward Daniel Sprong each cleared waivers Tuesday and will begin the 2019-20 season with their teams' respective AHL affiliates.
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie (Arizona Coyotes) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Carl Dahlstrom (Jets) were the only two waived players that were claimed.
Here's a list of all of the other players who cleared the waiver wire:
| Team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| ANA | Sam Carrick | F |
| BOS | Peter Cehlarik | F |
| BUF | Remi Elie | F |
| BUF | Curtis Lazar | F |
| BUF | Casey Nelson | D |
| BUF | Scott Wilson | F |
| CAR | Clark Bishop | F |
| CAR | Anton Forsberg | G |
| CAR | Gustav Forsling | D |
| CBJ | Marko Dano | F |
| CGY | Alan Quine | F |
| COL | Jayson Megna | F |
| EDM | Sam Gagner | F |
| EDM | Brandon Manning | D |
| MIN | J.T. Brown | F |
| NJ | Matt Tennyson | D |
| NSH | Miikka Salomaki | F |
| NSH | Steven Santini | D |
| NYI | Tanner Fritz | F |
| NYI | Thomas Hickey | D |
| NYR | Cristoval Nieves | F |
| PIT | Casey DeSmith | G |
| TB | Luke Schenn | D |
| TOR | Kenny Agostino | F |
| TOR | Kevin Gravel | D |
| TOR | Nicolas Petan | F |
| TOR | Garrett Wilson | F |
| VAN | Sven Baertschi | F |
| VAN | Alex Biega | D |
| VAN | Nikolay Goldobin | F |
| WPG | JC Lipon | F |
| WPG | Nelson Nogier | D |
| WSH | Christian Djoos | D |
| WSH | Liam O'Brien | F |
| WSH | Michael Sgarbossa | F |
The Islanders selected Ho-Sang with the 28th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft. The 23-year-old winger has struggled to carve out a permanent role at the NHL level, recording seven goals and 24 points in 53 pro contests.
Sprong, 22, is coming off a career-best season with the Ducks in which he tallied 14 goals and 19 points in 47 contests.
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