Devils acquire former first-rounder from Islanders

The Devils announced theyve acquired defenseman Dennis Cholowski from the Islanders in exchange for forward Adam Beckman .

Both players were on AHL assignments, but the teams Amanda Stein reports Cholowski will be recalled to New Jerseys active roster.

Beckman will report to the Islanders AHL affiliate in Bridgeport.

Cholowski wont have to move very far to join the fifth organization of his career.

The former 20th overall selection of the 2016 NHL Draft has spent the last three years with the Islanders organization, scoring three goals and 10 points in 35 games at the NHL level.

Hes understandably been better offensively during his time with AHL Bridgeport.

Since the start of the 2022-23 campaign, Cholowski has scored nine goals and 70 points in 141 AHL contests with Bridgeport but has continued to lack on the defensive side of the puck.

In those 141 regular-season contests, Cholowski managed a ghastly -35 rating.

Hell serve as depth on the left side of New Jerseys blue line and will likely shift to the seventh defensive option once Jonas Siegenthaler returns from injury.

Meanwhile, Bridgeport is adding one of the AHLs most consistent scorers in Beckman.

The former third-round pick of the Minnesota Wild has scored 13 goals and 33 points in 43 games this year for the AHLs Utica Comets, on pace for the best season of his career.

Hell be a major benefit to a Bridgeport team that ranks third-worst in total goals.

PHRs Brennan McClain contributed to this article.

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