SAM LAFFERTY
#81 - RW
Lower body injury, injured reserve
Transactions & Injuries
Date Description
2024-25
2024-12-05 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
2024-11-29 Lower body injury, week-to-week.
2024-07-01 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Buffalo Sabres to a two-year contract.
2023-24
2024-06-26 Acquired from the Vancouver Canucks The Chicago Blackhawks acquired winger Ilya Mikheyev, forward Sam Lafferty and a second-round draft pick in 2027 from the Vancouver Canucks for a fourth-round draft pick in 2027.
2023-10-08 Acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs The Vancouver Canucks acquired forward Sam Lafferty from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a fifth-round draft pick in 2024.
2022-23
2023-04-23 Fined $3,108 by the NHL.
2023-04-16 Missed the last 3 regular season games (undisclosed).
2023-04-10 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
2023-02-27 Acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Jake McCabe, forward Sam Lafferty, a conditional fifth-round draft pick in 2024 and a conditional fifth-round draft pick in 2025 from the Chicago Blackhawks for forwards Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev, a conditional first-round draft pick in 2025 and a second-round draft pick in 2026.
2022-12-09 Missed 6 games (back injury).
2022-11-24 Back injury, day-to-day.
2021-22
2022-04-29 Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks to a two-year contract extension.
2022-01-13 Missed 3 games (covid-19).
2022-01-06 COVID-19, non-roster list.
2022-01-05 Acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired winger Alex Nylander from the Chicago Blackhawks for forward Sam Lafferty.
2020-21
2021-01-28 Activated from the taxi squad by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2021-01-18 Placed on the taxi squad by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2019-20
2020-10-08 Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a two-year contract extension.
2020-10-05 Pittsburgh Penguins tendered a qualifying offer.
2020-02-25 Recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) on an emergency basis.
2020-02-24 Assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2020-02-02 Recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2020-01-22 Assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2020-01-07 Missed 2 games (illness).
2020-01-04 Illness, day-to-day.
2019-11-05 Recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2019-10-31 Assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2019-10-07 Recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) on an emergency basis.
2019-09-23 Assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2018-19
2019-04-16 Recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2018-09-23 Assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2017-18
2018-03-06 Signed with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) to an amateur try-out contract.
2018-03-06 Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a two-year entry-level contract.
2013-14
2014-06-28 Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round (113th overall) in 2014.