Alex Regula, a prospect that was in the Chicago Blackhawks organization two seasons ago, was placed on waivers by the Boston Bruins and picked up by the Edmonton Oilers.
Chicago traded Regula to the Bruins as part of the deal to acquire Taylor Hall in the 2023 off-season. The Bruins signed Regula for a second time this past off-season to a one-year, $775,000 deal (league minimum).
He was injured prior to the season starting and has been on the injured reserve this entire season. Upon getting healthy, he was placed on waivers for the second consecutive season. The Bruins also cut him from their roster in 2023 in training camp.
Edmonton claims Alec Regula on waivers
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Regula played all 22 of his career games in the NHL in Chicago and didn’t play any last season for Boston. He spent the entirety of the 2023-24 season playing in the AHL where the defenseman put up four goals and 26 points in 55 games. He produced five goals and 21 points in 51 games in 2022-23 for the Rockford IceHogs.
The former Blackhawks’ prospect has one career goal that came in the 2021-22 season. Regula’s time in Chicago was clearly at an end since there was just no room for growth for him in the organization with who was on the way. The Blackhawks arguably have the best and/or most young defensemen/defensive prospects in the league right now.
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Regula isn’t a bad defenseman and he could prove some people wrong at the NHL level. There is some upside there that was reached in Junior. He is a solid depth piece that has a little NHL experience at least, and that’s what it seems like the Oilers are hoping for with his pickup. He could very well end back up in Boston very shortly, but won’t be making his way back to the Blackhawks.
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