10th year center Ben Maxwell(49) takes a down, 2nd year with HK Sochi to a new KHL club Spartak Moskva for 2017/2018.
He scored a career low 15 points in 42 games but didn’t seem to faze his new team to sign him up for a 1-year contract and he’s off to a hot start grabbing a goal and two assists in 5 games to start the new campaign.
This will be his third season in Russia hockey, as he played 46 contests for Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk in 2014/2015 before returning to Finland.
In that country he would end up winning back-to-back Liiga Championships (2014/2015) with Karpat.
The decently-sized, 2nd round draft pick has been a 20+ assists’ guy 5 times and once had 36, so it’s a good bet the 29-year old will once again start connecting.
Ben Maxwell(49) St. John’s Ice Caps
4th year center has been on a bit of a roller coaster ride between a few teams this season, but has settled in pretty well in his AHL home with St. John’s Ice Caps, scoring 7 goals and 10 assists in 26 games.
He started 2011/2012 with Winnipeg Jets and appeared in 4 games before being waived for reassignment in mid-November, only to get picked up by Anaheim Ducks.
He skated in 6 games with them picking up an assist before he was sent down and reclaimed by the Jets.
Originally a Montreal Canadiens‘ 2nd round pick in the 2006 draft (#49 overall), he played 20 NHL games but spent most of his time with their affiliate Hamilton Bulldogs.
He was sent to Atlanta Thrashers before the trade deadline and scored his 1st NHL goal last season.
Tough to say when he’ll get another look in the show.
He’ll likely have to ignite that scoring touch and play a bit tougher of a game to stick.