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NHL Free Agents 2026

Players with NHL experience who are not currently signed to a team — and who have not retired. Updated automatically as rosters change.

Unsigned is not retired

A player without a contract has not necessarily retired. He can sign with any team at any point, including mid-season, and veterans regularly do. A player is only listed as retired on Pucky when a retirement has actually been reported — never because he simply stopped appearing in games.

Looking for players who have retired? See the retired players directory.

146 unsigned players