As Randy Preston approached his 1000th game behind the mic this September at the Birdcage, he was overwhelmed with gratitude.

Let’s take a look at some of the most intriguing players available on the NHL waiver wire ahead of the regular season.

As far as he knows, Derek Ryan is the only active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the NHL — at least, he was. On Friday afternoon, he announced his retirement.

Matt Poitras was sent Providence and Michael DiPietro was placed on waivers in the Bruins’ final batch of cuts before Wednesday’s opening night in Washington.