Milwaukee Admirals Sign Josh Davies to AHL Contract for Remainder of Season

The Milwaukee Admirals announced on Feb. 13, 2026 that they signed forward Josh Davies to a standard AHL contract for the remainder of the 2025-26 season, the club confirmed in team copy and social posts. Davies arrives from the Savannah Ghost Pirates of the ECHL, where he registered eight goals and four assists for 12 points in 31 games this season.

ProHockeyRumors reported that Davies’ contract with the Florida Panthers was terminated “a little more than a week ago,” and noted he was drafted in the sixth round in 2022 and has played primarily in the ECHL over his professional career. TheHockeyNews labeled Davies a “former Florida Panthers forward” and placed the transaction in Milwaukee, WI, while EliteProspects logged a transaction entry listing “Josh Davies to Milwaukee Admirals.”

Milwaukee’s social channels promoted the move with curt team copy. The Admirals’ Instagram post read, “hey Josh 👋⁣ we've signed forward Josh Davies to an AHL contract for the rest of the 2025-26 season. ⁣ 📰: link in bio⁣,” and the team shared the signing on Facebook with the line, “We've signed forward Josh Davies to an AHL contract for the rest of the 2025-26 season. : bit.ly/406VYKD #MILhockey | MKE.”

On-ice performance to date gives a clear baseline: Davies’ 12 points in 31 ECHL games breaks down to roughly 0.39 points per game. That figure, combined with his sixth-round draft pedigree from 2022, frames this as a classic developmental call-up opportunity - a player with scoring flashes at the ECHL level getting a first AHL chance this season, as ProHockeyRumors characterized the signing as Davies pursuing his first AHL minutes in 2025-26.

From an organizational and industry perspective, the signing reflects two trends visible across the AHL pipeline: clubs using late-season AHL deals to add short-term depth, and players willing to relinquish NHL-side security to chase immediate higher-level opportunity. ProHockeyRumors’ write-up suggested Davies “was willing to walk away from the rest of his NHL deal to get an opportunity to play at the AHL level for the first time this season,” an interpretation that frames this transaction as a strategic career move rather than a routine reassignment.

The Admirals’ short-form announcement and EliteProspects transaction entry make the move official in team and scouting databases, but no salary figures, roster activation date, or comments from Davies or Milwaukee management were supplied. For fans tracking spring roster changes, the shareable detail is simple: a sixth-round 2022 draftee with 8 goals and 12 points from Savannah has been added to Milwaukee’s forward group. If Davies can translate 0.39 ECHL points per game to the AHL, he could become a late-season depth option worth watching.