Remarkable NHL Debuts in November 2025
In an exciting turn of events for the hockey world, November 2025 saw a remarkable influx of talent as 21 players who graduated from the American Hockey League (AHL) made their NHL debuts. This surge contributed to an impressive total of 39 debutants during the current 2024-25 NHL season.
Notable Debutants
Among those stepping onto the ice for the first time in the National Hockey League were:
- Taylor Makar and Tristen Nielsen, both forwards for the Colorado Avalanche
- Jaroslav Chmelar with the New York Rangers
- Nate Danielson representing the Detroit Red Wings
- Sergei Murashov, goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Braedon Bowman, who joined the Vegas Golden Knights
- Hunter Skinner, defenseman for the St. Louis Blues
- Shane Lachance, playing for the New Jersey Devils
- Jared Davidson with the Montreal Canadiens
- Jack Devine of the Florida Panthers
- Oscar Fisker-Molgaard, also of the Seattle Kraken
- Stephen Halliday, who played for the Ottawa Senators
- Connor Clattenburg from the Edmonton Oilers
- Florian Xhekaj with the Montreal Canadiens
- Luca Pinelli for the Columbus Blue Jackets
- Tristan Broz, another Pittsburgh Penguins debutant
- Defensemen Elias Salomonsson of the Winnipeg Jets and Adam Engstrom from the Montreal Canadiens
- Travis Mitchell of the New York Islanders
- Goalie Thomas Milic from the Winnipeg Jets and forward Reid Schaefer, who debuted with the Nashville Predators.
First NHL Points and Appearances
Significantly, several players including Halliday, Clattenburg, Xhekaj, Fisker-Molgaard, Bowman, Danielson, and Nielsen notched their very first NHL points in this month. In addition, goaltender Murashov appeared in four games while Milic marked his entry with a debut appearance between the pipes for the Jets.
