Bowers was reassigned to AHL San Jose on Saturday.
Bowers had three goals and 17 points in 65 outings with AHL Utica in 2024-25. The 26-year-old has appeared in 13 career regular-season games in the NHL, and Bowers might get an opportunity with the big club at some point during the 2025-26 campaign.
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Sharks' Shane Bowers: Elevated from minors
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Bowers was recalled from AHL San Jose on Friday.
With the Sharks ending the preseason with a back-to-back against Vegas and Utah on Friday and Saturday, respectively, the team decided to bolster its roster by bringing up three players, including Bowers. For his part, the 26-year-old center has appeared in just 13 regular-season NHL games for the Avs and Devils, recording zero points, 10 shots and 12 hits. Once the preseason action wraps up, look for Bowers to head back down to the minors.
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Sharks' Shane Bowers: Let go by San Jose
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Bowers was placed on waivers by the Sharks on Tuesday, according to James Mirtle of The Athletic.
Bowers will report to AHL San Jose if he doesn't find a new team via the waiver wire. The 2017 first-round pick (No. 28 overall) appeared in just four regular-season games with New Jersey last year, though he suited up for 65 outings with AHL Utica, notching three goals and 17 points.
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Sharks' Shane Bowers: Heading west in trade
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Bowers was acquired by San Jose from New Jersey on Wednesday in exchange for Thomas Bordeleau.
Bowers had three goals and 17 points in 65 regular-season appearances with AHL Utica in 2024-25. Although the 25-year-old was selected with the No. 28 overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, Bowers has no points in 13 career NHL games. He's expected to start this coming season in the minors.
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Devils' Shane Bowers: Heading to Utica
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Bowers was reassigned to AHL Utica on Monday.
Bowers was called up by the Devils on Nov. 18, and he made four appearances during his time with the NHL club. The 25-year-old logged nine hits and a minus-1 rating while averaging 8:15 of ice time, but he'll head back to the minors after Mike Hardman and Nathan Legare were recalled by New Jersey on Monday.
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Devils' Shane Bowers: Recalled by New Jersey
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Bowers was recalled from AHL Utica on Monday.
Bowers made just eight appearances for the Devils last year and averaged 9:27 of ice time, so it seems unlikely that he'll have a significant role during his current stint with the NHL club. However, he should provide additional depth for New Jersey while Nathan Bastian (jaw) and Curtis Lazar (knee) are sidelined.
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Devils' Shane Bowers: Placed on waivers Sunday
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Bowers was placed on waivers by the Devils on Sunday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Bowers made eight regular-season appearances for the Devils last season and averaged just 9:27 of ice time. Assuming he clears waivers, he'll likely spend most of this year with AHL Utica.
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Devils' Shane Bowers: Secures two-year deal
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Bowers inked a two-year, two-way contract with New Jersey on Tuesday.
Bowers saw action in just eight NHL games this season in which he generated zero points, seven shots and three hits while averaging 9:27 of ice time. Even in the minors, the 24-year-old center didn't offer much in the way of offensive output with a mere 14 points in 43 games for AHL Utica. Bowers should probably be expected to spend the bulk of the next two years in the minors with the occasional call-up.
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Devils' Shane Bowers: Sent down to minors
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Bowers was reassigned to AHL Utica on Tuesday.
Bowers played eight games with the big club this year, registering seven shots on goal and three hits. The 24-year-old has played 40 games with Utica, logging nine goals and four assists. He will finish his season in the minors, as Utica has three regular-season games left.
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Devils' Shane Bowers: Recalled from AHL
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Bowers was brought up from AHL Utica on Sunday.
Bowers has notched nine goals and 13 points in 40 AHL contests this season. In three NHL outings this campaign, he has been credited with two shots on goal and two hits.
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Devils' Shane Bowers: Returns to minors
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Bowers was reassigned to AHL Utica on Wednesday, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports.
Bowers had no points, a plus-1 rating, two shots and one hit while averaging 6:26 of ice time in three games during his stint with New Jersey. At the AHL level, he's provided six goals and seven points in 29 contests with Utica.
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Devils' Shane Bowers: Summoned by big club
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Bowers was recalled by New Jersey on Tuesday.
The Devils are dealing with a bunch of injuries up front, so it wouldn't be surprising to see Bowers jump into a bottom-six role immediately against the Lightning on Thursday. He has yet to appear in an NHL contest this season.
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Devils' Shane Bowers: Lands on waivers
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
