The NHLPA announced that 14 restricted free agents elected salary arbitration on Friday, ahead of the 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT deadline to file.
There is a second deadline for clubs to elect arbitration on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT.
Most notable among the group of 14 are Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas, Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Toronto Maple Leafs forward Connor Dewar.
Necas, 25, entered the off-season as a notable trade candidate after scoring 24 goals and recording 53 points in 77 games for Carolina.
Luukkonen, 25, played in 54 games for Buffalo, posting a 27-22-4 record with a .910 save percentage and a 2.57 goals-against average.
Dewar was the only player from a Canadian team to file. The 25-year-old played in 17 games with Toronto after being acquired from the Minnesota Wild in March. In total, he scored 11 goals and 19 points in 74 games between the two teams.
Here is the full list of players who elected arbitration:
Jake Christiansen (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Connor Dewar (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Jack Drury (Carolina Hurricanes)
Ty Emberson (San Jose Sharks)
Jet Greaves (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Ryan Lindgren (New York Rangers)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Buffalo Sabres)
Beck Malenstyn (Buffalo Sabres)
Kirill Marchenko (Columbus Blue Jackets)
J.J. Moser (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Martin Necas (Carolina Hurricanes)
Spencer Stastney (Nashville Predators)
Joe Veleno (Detroit Red Wings)
Oliver Wahlstrom (New York Islanders)
Arbitration hearings are scheduled to be held from July 20 to Aug. 4. Teams and players can settle on a contract before the hearing.
In the summer of 2023, three of the 22 players to file for arbitration avoided going to a hearing.