Thursday's Transactions

Fri, Jan 29, 2021
By The Associated Press

BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League

HOUSTON ASTROS - Named Bill Murphy assistant pitching coach and Dan Firova as quality control coach.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS - Agreed to terms with RHP Kohl Stewart on a one-year contract.

MIAMI MARLINS - Signed RHP Anthony Bass to a two-year contract.

Frontier League

JOLIET SLAMMERS - Signed OF Alonzo Jones.

TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS - Named Pete Incavilglia field manager.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS - Traded OF Steve Brown to Trois-Rivieres. Signed OF Trevor McKinley.

FOOTBALL
National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS - Named Desmond Kitchings running back coach.

BUFFALO BILLS - Announced FB Patrick DiMarco retired.

CHICAGO BEARS - Named Chris Rumph defensive line coach.

DETROIT LIONS - Named Aubrey Pleasant pass game coordinator/defensive back coach.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS - Announced running back coach Tom Rathman retired.

WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM - Waived K Kaare Vedvik with a non-football injury (NFI) designation.

Canadian Football League

OTTAWA REDBACKS - Signed DB Treshaun Abrahams-Webster, OL Brandon Hitner and LB Frankie Griffin.

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS - Signed WR Artavis Scott.

HOCKEY
National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS - Recalled LWs Trent Frederic and Par Lindholm and RW Jack Studnicka from the minor league taxi squad. Assigned G Dan Vladar Providence (AHL).

CALGARY FLAMES - Announced the relocation of Stockton Heat (AHL) to Calgary, Alberta due to travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19.

CAROLINA HURRICANES - Designated D Joey Keane and C Drew Shore for assignment to the taxi squad. Recalled D Jake Bean, LW Max McCormick, Cs Steven Lorentz and Morgan Geekie from the minor league taxi squad. Reassigned RW Sheldon Rempal to Chicago (AHL).

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS - Waived D Madison Bowey and signed him to one-year, two-way contract.

DALLAS STARS - Recalled Fs Rhett Gardner and Joel L'Esperance from the minor league taxi squad. Placed LW Jamie Benn on injured reserve.

DETROIT RED WINGS - Announced G Jimmy Howard retired.

EDMONTON OILERS - Recalled C Devin Shore and LW Joakim Mygard from the minor league taxi squad. Designated C Jujhar Khaira for assignment to the taxi squad.

LOS ANGELES KINGS - Recalled C Jaret Anderson-Dolan from the minor league taxi squad.

MINNESOTA WILD - Designated G Andrew Hammond for assignment to the taxi squad.

MONTREAL CANADIENS - Recalled RW Corey Perry from minor league taxi squad.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS - Reassigned F Philip Tomasino to Chicago (AHL). Designated F Mathieu Olivier for assignment to the taxi squad.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS - Designated F Nick Merkley for assignment to the taxi squad and F Jesper Brett to the active roster.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS - Designated LW Kieffer Bellows for assignment to the taxi squad.

NEW YORK RANGERS - Recalled RW Colin Blackwell from the minor league taxi squad.

OTTAWA SENATORS - Recalled LW Filip Chlapik from minor league taxi squad.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS - Recalled C Connor Bunnaman and D Nate Prosser from the minor league taxi squad.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - Designated Ds Will Reilly and Yannick Weber, C Frederick Gaudreau and RW Anthony Angello for assignment to the taxi squad. Recalled D Kevin Czuczman from the minor league taxi squad.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS - Recalled C Jason Spezza from the minor league taxi squad.

East Coast Hockey League

ALLEN AMERICANS - Announced F Mason Bergh was supspended.

FLORIDA EVERBLADES - Activated F Kyle Neuber form the commissioners exempt list.

INDY FUEL - Signed F Dylan Malmquist to the active roster. Loaned F Patrick McGrath to Rochester (AHL).

KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS - Signed G Sean Romeo to a standard player contract (SPC).

RAPID CITY RUSH - Loand D Griffin Luce to Rochester (AHL)

TULSA OILERS - Released C Conlan, Fs Ryan Smith, Griff Jeszka and Dino Balsamo from their standard player contracts (SPC). Reassigned F Jack Badini to San Diego (AHL). Assigned C Conlan Keenan to the active roster. Activated Fs Darby Llewellyn, Justin Taylor and Greg Burmaster from the commissioners exempt list.

WHEELING NAILERS - Activated Fs Matt Alaro and Mike Pelech from the reserve list. Placed Fs Vladislav Mikhalchuk and Tyler Drevitch on the reserve list.

WICHITA THUNDER - Signed G Hayden Lavigne to a stardard player contract (SPC).