On Tuesday night in Edmonton, former Walleye forward Martin Frk made his NHL debut with the Carolina Hurricanes. In a Walleye uniform, Frk scored 5 goals with 8 assists in 15 games played during the 2013-14 season, scored 23 goals with 15 assists in 29 games played during the 2014-15 season, and tallied 9 goals with 4 assists in 14 games during the 2015 Kelly Cup Playoffs, helping the Walleye reach the Eastern Conference Finals.
Frk becomes the 13th player to reach the NHL after playing for the Walleye.
- Akim Aliu (Calgary)
- Martin Frk (Carolina)
- Byron Froese (Toronto)
- Luke Glendening (Detroit)
- Justin Hodgman (Arizona)
- Carter Hutton (Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis)
- Brian Lashoff (Detroit)
- Peter Leblanc (Washington)
- Thomas McCollum (Detroit)
- Petr Mrazek (Detroit)
- Andrej Nestrasil (Detroit, Carolina)
- Steve Oleksy (Washington)
- Kent Simpson (Chicago)