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Devils' Shane Bowers: Lands on waivers
Bowers was put on waivers Saturday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Utica.
Bowers compiled eight goals and 21 points over 57 AHL games between Colorado and Providence last season. If he clears, the 24-year-old forward could spend most of the 2023-24 campaign in the minors again.
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Devils' Shane Bowers: Signs two-way deal
Bowers, who was set to become a restricted free agent Saturday, inked a one-year, two-way contract with the Devils on Thursday, per PuckPedia.
Bowers will come with a $775,000 cap hit if and when he plays at the NHL level in 2023-24. He had eight goals and 21 points in 57 AHL contests split between Colorado and Providence in 2022-23. Bowers also made his NHL debut with the Avalanche on Nov. 10 against the Predators, recording one shot in 1:46 of ice time. The Devils acquired him from Boston on June 26.
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Devils' Shane Bowers: Traded to New Jersey
New Jersey acquired Bowers from Boston on Monday in exchange for Reilly Walsh.
Bowers posted eight goals and 21 points in 57 AHL games between Colorado and Providence in 2022-23. The 23-year-old forward is a pending restricted free agent, and he has arbitration rights. As a member of the Avalanche, Bowers made his NHL debut on Nov. 10, 2022 against Nashville, logging just 1:46 of ice time in the contest before suffering an upper-body injury.
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Bruins' Shane Bowers: Traded to Bruins
Bowers was acquired by Boston from Colorado on Saturday in exchange for Keith Kinkaid.
Bowers has four goals and 14 points in 37 games with the AHL's Eagles this season. The 23-year-old made his NHL debut with the Avalanche on Nov. 10, but he logged just 1:46 of ice time. Bowers hasn't played in an NHL game since.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Activated, sent down
Bowers (upper body) was activated from injured reserve and assigned to AHL Colorado on Wednesday.
Bowers has spent the last month on injured reserve, and he was initially given a six-week timeline for an injury suffered Nov. 10. It appears he may have beat that estimate, as the Avalanche didn't designate this as a conditioning assignment, With the plethora of injuries at the NHL level, he may be called up again soon if the Avalanche need an extra forward.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Designated for injured reserve
Bowers (upper body) has been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL media site Monday.
Bowers' designation for IR shouldn't come as a surprise considering he is expected to be sidelined until late December. With a handful of other forward injuries, the club called up Sampo Ranta and Jayson Megna from the minors, both of whom should be expected to play against the Blues on Monday and beyond.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Out six weeks
Bowers (upper body) will be out of action for about six weeks, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Bowers was injured in Thursday's game against Nashville during his NHL debut. He has two goals and four assists in 10 AHL contests this season.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Undergoes MRI
Bowers (upper body) underwent an MRI on Friday, but the results are not yet known, Jesse Montano of The DNVR reports.
Bowers was injured early in Thursday's win over Nashville and looks like he'll be unavailable for Saturday's home game against Carolina. Adrian Dater of Colorado Hockey Now reports head coach Jared Bednar said a callup from AHL Colorado is likely, and Dater speculates it could be Mikhail Maltsev.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Injured in NHL debut
Bowers (upper body) was hurt in Thursday's game versus the Predators and will not return, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Bowers appeared to be favoring his arm after a hit in the first period, and it's enough to keep him out for the rest of the game. The 23-year-old logged one shot on goal and just 1:46 of ice time in his NHL debut. More information on his status should surface before Saturday's game versus the Hurricanes. If he can't play, the Avalanche may need to go with seven defenseman or make a roster move to call up a forward.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Receiving call-up
Bowers will be recalled from AHL Colorado on Thursday.
Bowers will give the Avalanche additional forward depth after Valeri Nichushkin (ankle) was ruled out for a month. The 23-year-old Bowers could compete for a bottom-six role. He has six points in 10 games at the AHL level.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Placed on waivers Saturday
Bowers has been put on waivers Saturday, per CapFriendly.
Bowers was hoping to make the Avalanche as a bottom-six forward, but failed to do so in trading camp. He was a late first-round pick of the Avs in 2017. Bowers has yet to play a game in the NHL and will begin the season in the AHL if he passes through waivers.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Inks one-year deal
Bowers signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Avalanche on Wednesday.
Bowers has experienced diminishing returns in the AHL, logging only nine points in 37 contests with the Colorado Eagles last year. He has 45 points in 117 career AHL games. The first-round pick from 2017 could compete for a bottom-six role in training camp, but it's likely he again spends much of the upcoming season in the minors unless he can rediscover his offense.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Heads to minors
Bowers was assigned to AHL Colorado on Wednesday, CBS Sports reports.
Bowers has yet to make his NHL debut, and it appears he'll begin preparing for the AHL campaign. The 2017 first-round pick (28th overall) suited up for 48 AHL games last season, accruing 10 goals and 17 assists.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Returns to taxi squad
Bowers was reassigned to the taxi squad Tuesday, per TSN.
Bowers has yet to make his NHL debut and will likely see most of his time in the minors this year with AHL Colorado. For now, he'll get some exposure to the NHL club in practice.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Elevated to roster
Bowers was promoted from the taxi squad to the main roster Monday, Adrian Dater of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Bowers was added to the regular roster after the team learned Nathan MacKinnon (lower body) would miss multiple games. In addition to MacKinnon, the Avalanche are missing forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (knee). Presumably, Bowers will be available for Tuesday's game against the Wild.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Promoted to taxi squad
The Avalanche added Bowers to their taxi squad Friday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Bowers will be on hand as an emergency option for the Avalanche's upcoming two-game road series against the Wild. The 21-year-old forward picked up 27 points in 48 AHL appearances last season.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Moves to AHL
Bowers was assigned to AHL Colorado on Saturday.
Bowers is no longer eligible to practice with the team as he prepares for the AHL season. The 2017 first-round pick has yet to make his NHL debut, but he posted 27 points over 48 AHL games last season.
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Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Makes taxi squad
The Avalanche put Bowers on the taxi squad Wednesday, Mike Chambers of the Denver Post reports.
The 21-year-old Bowers was selected 28th overall by Ottawa in 2017 and posted 10-17-27 over 48 games games for AHL Colorado last season. He joins forwards Martin Kaut, Logan O'Connor and Kiefer Sherwood, defenseman Dennis Gilbert and goalie Hunter Miska on Colorado's six-man taxi squad.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-2, 186 lbs |
| Birthplace: Halifax, NS |
| Age: 24 |
| Experience: 2 |
| Shoots: Left |