Overview
- The deal was announced just after the NHL trade deadline on March 6.
- General manager Don Sweeney highlighted Reichel’s speed and versatility and confirmed he will begin with AHL Providence.
- Reichel has split this season between leagues, recording 6 goals and 7 assists in 23 AHL games with Abbotsford and 5 points in 19 NHL games.
- It is his second trade of the season after Chicago moved him to Vancouver in October for a 2027 fourth-round pick.
- The 2020 No. 17 pick is in the final year of a $1.2 million contract and is a pending RFA with arbitration rights, with 59 NHL career points and a 2-goal, 1-assist showing for Germany at the 2026 Olympics.