Overview
- Ottawa officially recalled Tyler Boucher, Stephen Halliday and Carter Yakemchuk on Feb. 23, with all three practicing with the NHL group the same day.
- The call-ups serve as coverage as captain Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson return from Olympic duty and may not be ready for Thursday’s home game against Detroit.
- Boucher, a 2021 10th-overall pick, received his first regular-season NHL roster stint after posting 6 goals and 10 assists for 16 points with a plus-9 in 29 AHL games.
- Halliday’s move is largely procedural, as he has 11 points in 25 NHL games this season and remains a depth option while David Perron recovers from sports-hernia surgery.
- Yakemchuk, drafted seventh overall in 2024, earned his first regular-season recall, leading Belleville defensemen with 25 points in 41 games despite a team-worst minus-33 rating.