The Hamilton Hammers have added a familiar NHL name to their roster mix, signing Robby Fabbri to a professional tryout agreement.
For Fabbri, this is another chance to keep his North American pro hockey career moving. A PTO can run for 25 games, but it can also be cut short at any point. If the player earns it, the team can turn that tryout into a standard contract.
The 30-year-old last appeared in NHL action in 2025-26 with the Minnesota Wild, where he played six games after being claimed off waivers.
Before that, Fabbri had signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Blues in December of 2025. He started that season with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers, putting up two points in three games, then worked his way back into St.
Louis, where he spent the first four years of his career. Used mostly in a fourth-line role, he finished with four points, 12 penalty minutes, and a minus-three in 15 games for the Blues before landing on waivers.
His waiver placement came after Robert Thomas returned from a month-long absence because of injury and personal leave.
Fabbri’s NHL story began in St. Louis after the Blues took him in the first round in 2014.
He debuted two seasons later and immediately delivered the best offensive season of his career, scoring 18 goals and finishing with 37 points in 72 games. Injuries changed the path after that, with multiple knee issues costing him more than 100 games between 2016 and 2020.
Even so, he remained part of the Blues’ run to the Stanley Cup in 2019, contributing seven points across 42 combined regular-season and playoff games.
Hamilton also announced another PTO, bringing in Antonio Stranges.
The 24-year-old spent last season with the Texas Stars, appearing in 70 games and scoring 14 goals on his way to 34 points. Across five AHL seasons, all in the Dallas Stars organization, Stranges has played 208 games and totaled 47 goals and 66 assists for 113 points.
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