JUNE 28-29: NHL ENTRY DRAFT
The 2024 NHL Entry Draft will take place on Friday, June 28 (Round 1) and Saturday, June 29 (Rounds 2-7) at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Buffalo Sabres currently own the 11th-overall pick.
Keep track of key offseason dates, player signings — from the 2023-24 team and how the 2024-25 squad is shaping up — in the official Amerks Player Tracker.
2023-24 AMERKS ROSTER TRACKER
Last updated June 28, 2024
| PLAYER NAME | POSITION | TEAM | TRANSACTION |
| Brandon Biro | F | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Christopher Brown | F | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Jacob Bryson^ | D | Buffalo (NHL) | One-year, one-way NHL Contract |
| Joseph Cecconi | D | Minnesota (NHL) | One-year, two-way NHL Contract |
| Filip Cederqvist** | F | Frölunda (SHL) | Three-year SHL Contract |
| Eric Comrie^ | G | Winnipeg (NHL) | Two-year, two-way NHL Contract |
| Kale Clague^ | D | Buffalo (NHL) | One-year, two-way NHL Contract |
| Devin Cooley** | G | Calgary (NHL) | Two-year, two-way NHL Contract |
| Jeremy Davies | D | Ottawa (NHL) | One-year, two-way NHL Contract |
| Riley Fiddler-Schultz | F | Rochester (AHL) | Two-year AHL Contract |
| Damien Giroux | F | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Michael Houser | G | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Chris Jandric** | D | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Mason Jobst | F | Buffalo (NHL) | One-Year, Two-way NHL Contract |
| Ryan Johnson | D | Buffalo (NHL) | Two-Year NHL Contract |
| Tyson Jost^ | F | Carolina (NHL) | One-year, two-way NHL Contract |
| Aleksandr Kisakov | F | Buffalo (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract |
| Tyson Kozak | F | Buffalo (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract |
| Jiri Kulich | F | Buffalo (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract |
| Noah Laaouan | D | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Devon Levi | G | Buffalo (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract |
| Michael Mersch | F | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Zach Metsa | D | Rochester (AHL) | Two-Year AHL Contract |
| Brett Murray | F | Buffalo (NHL) | One-Year, Two-way NHL Contract |
| Olivier Nadeau | F | Buffalo (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract |
| Viktor Neuchev | F | Buffalo (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract |
| Nikita Novikov | D | Buffalo (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract |
| Noah Östlund | F | Buffalo (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract |
| Ethan Prow | D | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Justin Richards | F | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Isak Rosén | F | Buffalo (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract |
| Lukas Rousek | F | Buffalo (NHL) | Two-Year, NHL Contract |
| Nicolas Savoie** | D | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Calle Själin | D | Rögle BK (SHL) | Two-year Contract |
| Graham Slaggert | F | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Riley Stillman | D | Restricted Free Agent | |
| Dustin Tokarski | G | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Anton Wahlberg | F | Buffalo (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract |
| Brendan Warren | F | Unrestricted Free Agent | |
| Linus Weissbach | F | Unrestricted Free Agent |
^= Finished the season with the Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
*= Finished the season in the Western Hockey League (WHL)
**= Did not finish the season with the organization
PLAYERS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT
The following players are under contract with the Rochester Americans (AHL) or Buffalo Sabres (NHL) for the 2024-25 season:
| PLAYER NAME | POSITION | 2024-25 CONTRACT | TERM (YEAR EXPIRES) |
| Kale Clague | D | Sabres (NHL) | One-Year NHL Contract (2024-25) |
| Riley Fiddler-Schultz | F | Amerks (AHL) | Two-Year AHL Contract (2024-25) |
| Ryan Johnson | D | Sabres (NHL) | Two-Year NHL Contract (2024-25) |
| Aleksandr Kisakov | F | Sabres (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract (2024-25) |
| Tyson Kozak | F | Sabres (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract (2024-25) |
| Jiri Kulich | F | Sabres (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract (2024-25) |
| Devon Levi | G | Sabres (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract (2025-26) |
| Zach Metsa | D | Amerks (AHL) | Two-Year AHL Contract (2024-25) |
| Olivier Nadeau | F | Sabres (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract (2024-25) |
| Viktor Neuchev | F | Sabres (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract (2025-26) |
| Nikita Novikov | D | Sabres (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract (2025-26) |
| Noah Östlund | F | Sabres (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract (2025-26) |
| Isak Rosén | F | Sabres (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract (2024-25) |
| Lukas Rousek | F | Sabres (NHL) | Two-Year NHL Contract (2024-25) |
| Matthew Savoie | F | Sabres (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract (2026-27) |
| Anton Wahlberg | F | Sabres (NHL) | Entry-Level Contract (2026-27) |
*Please note that this list is not the actual or implied Amerks roster for next season — this list includes players on entry-level or two-way contracts with the Buffalo Sabres.
CONTRACT + PLAYER TERMINOLOGY
A player that is a restricted free agent (RFA) has reached the end of their initial entry-level contract but is not yet an unrestricted free agent. Their rights are still held by the NHL team.
A player is an unrestricted free agent (UFA) if older than 25 (or after 7 years, whichever comes first) and his contract ends. UFAs can sign with any team.
All new players, under the age of 25, are required to sign an entry-level contract. Entry-level contracts are three years if the player is age 18-21, two years if age 22-24 and one year if age 24.
If a player signs an AHL contract, then he is not eligible to play in the NHL.
If a player is currently on a two-way contract, then his pay is dependent on if he is assigned to the NHL or the AHL. All entry-level contracts are two-way contracts.
If a player is currently on a one-way contract, then he is paid the same amount of money regardless of whether he plays in the NHL or AHL.