Overview
- Lucas Wahlin, whom Winnipeg signed Wednesday, agreed to a one-year NHL contract for 2026–27 with an $850,000 cap hit.
- He will join the AHL Moose right away on an amateur tryout for the rest of this season, a short-term pact that lets college signees play in the AHL without starting their NHL deal.
- The right-shot winger led the CCHA with 21 goals this season and posted 39 points in 36 games for St. Thomas.
- He captained the Tommies, earned CCHA Defensive Forward of the Year and Student-Athlete of the Year, and finished his NCAA career with 131 points in 137 games.
- The move fits Winnipeg’s pattern of adding undrafted college standouts as low-risk depth, and it gives Manitoba extra forward help during a tight playoff race.