Overview

• Dan MacKinnon, GM of the Utica Comets, traded his son Will MacKinnon to the Cleveland Monsters ahead of the AHL trade deadline on March 14, 2025.
• The Comets received 'future considerations' in return, a term often used for undefined or conditional compensation in trades.
• Will MacKinnon, a 24-year-old defenseman, had played 42 games for the Comets this season, contributing four assists but was recently a healthy scratch.
• The trade may offer Will an opportunity for more playing time with the Monsters, who are in playoff contention, unlike the last-place Comets.
• Fans and commentators have speculated on the motivations behind the trade, with some suggesting it was a difficult but career-focused decision by Dan MacKinnon.