Rochester signed a contract with the forwards Thomas Bordello and goalkeeper Talin Boyko American Hockey League one-year contracts.
Bordello, 24, is entering his fifth professional season after posting 21 points with nine goals and 12 assists in 60 games between the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds and Utica Comets last season. Bordello has 56 goals and 72 assists for 128 points in 221 AHL games with Springfield, Utica and San Jose. He participated in the AHL All-Star Classic as a rookie in 2022-23.
A second-round pick of the San Jose Sharks in the 2020 NHL Draft, Bordello has six goals and 12 assists in 44 career NHL contests.
Boyko, 23, was a fourth-round pick by the New York Rangers in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. He made his AHL debut with the Hartford Wolf Pack during the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs and has a record of 2-4-2 with a 2.86 goals-against average, .906 save percentage and one shutout in 10 career AHL games.