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Another sign that it’s really starting to feel like NHL hockey: a first player has indeed just been placed on waivers.
As just reported by insider Elliotte Friedman, the Ducks have placed young defenseman Rodwin Dionicio on waivers.”Rodwin Dionicio – placed on waivers yesterday by ANA – has cleared.
Ducks can now terminate his contract”
– Elliotte Friedman
The Montreal Canadiens hold the sixteenth waiver claim spot
This serves as a reminder that this year, for the first time in a long while, the Canadiens won’t have a top-5 position when it comes to claiming players off waivers.
Instead, Montreal holds the 16th spot, based on their final standing in last season’s NHL rankings.
That’s definitely useful to know, as more players will be placed on waivers in the coming weeks.
Rodwin Dionicio, just 21 years old, is a left-shot defenseman standing 6’2″ and weighing 196 pounds.
He was a fifth-round pick by the Anaheim Ducks in 2023 (129th overall) and played 24 AHL games with the San Diego Gulls before heading to Switzerland.
In the AHL, he recorded 9 points in 24 games (with 42 penalty minutes), and in Switzerland, he added 6 points in nine games.
He definitely seems to have an interesting profile!
We wish him the best of luck moving forward.
Previously on HabsFanatics