Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: Forward Max Graham Signs AHL Contract

On July 15th, 2025, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton announced that Forward Max Graham signs a two-year AHL contract starting in the 2025-2026 season.

The 21-year-old was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the fifth round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, 139th overall. In a trade on March 9th, 2025, Pittsburgh Penguins acquired his rights along with Chase Stillman and a 2027 third round pick, in exchange for Jonathan Gruden and Cody Glass.

Graham played the better part of five seasons in the WHL with the Everett Silvertips and the Kelowna Rockets. In 18 games for the Silvertips, Graham gained two assists. In the course of 219 regular season games for the Kelowna Rockets, he potted 56 goals and 75 assists. In 20 postseason games, Graham assisted by gathering five goals and five assists. Graham served as Assistant Captain in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons, and was donned the “C” in the 2024-2025 season before a knee injury took him out of play for the remainder of the season.

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-Photo Credits: Steve Dunsmoor/Kelowna Rockets