Month: June 2008

Wade Redden has a backup phone ready to go July 1 just in case his first one is busy.The soon-to-be unrestricted free agent wants to make sure all lines of communication are open so he can hear all the updates from his agent Don Meehan when the market opens next Tuesday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The NHL indefinitely suspended Anaheim Ducks owner Henry Samueli on Tuesday following the billionaire philanthropist’s guilty plea to a felony count of lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

NEW YORK – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has suspended Anaheim Ducks owner Henry Samueli indefinitely from any involvement with both the club and league.

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins have signed defenceman Mark Stuart to a US$2.6-million, two-year contract. He was a restricted free agent.The 24-year-old native of Rochester, Minn.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs and Darcy Tucker are parting ways.Maple Leafs general manager Cliff Fletcher informed Tucker on Tuesday he would be bought out.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs put forward Kyle Wellwood and goalie Andrew Raycroft on NHL waivers Tuesday, possibly paving the way for their exit.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday acquired defenceman Janne Niskala from the Nashville Predators for forward Triston Grant and a seventh-round pick in the 2009 draft.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed forward Tuomo Ruutu to a US$2.25-million, one-year contract.The 25-year-old Ruutu was a restricted free agent.

TAMPA, Fla. – When the Tampa Bay Lightning called, Barry Melrose was eager to listen.Out of coaching for 13 years, he missed the passion and competition of the NHL.

TAMPA, Fla. – Barry Melrose was hired as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, returning to the NHL after 12 years as a television analyst because he wants to be “on the inside again.

TAMPA, Fla. – Barry Melrose is returning to the NHL after 12 years as a television analyst, becoming coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning.He replaces John Tortorella and the hiring ends weeks of speculation that the former Los Angeles Kings coach was the choice by the Lightning’s new owners.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueNASHVILLE PREDATORS-Signed G Dan Ellis to a two-year contract and D Shea Weber to a three-year contract.

OTTAWA – Goalie Ray Emery cleared waivers on Monday, becoming an unrestricted free agent after being bought out by the Ottawa Senators.Emery was owed US$6.

TAMPA, Fla. – The primary investors in a group buying the Tampa Bay Lightning said Monday they have no intentions of moving the team and will be “shockingly aggressive” in trying to improve the club that finished last in the NHL last season.

NASHVILLE – The Nashville Predators signed defenceman Shea Weber and goaltender Dan Ellis to multi-year deals on Monday.Weber signed a US$13.

The Nashville Predators have signed young stud defenseman Shea Weber to a three year contract extension worth $13.5 million.

“Shea has evolved into one of our core players,” GM David Poile said in a release.

OTTAWA – Having drafted what they hope are tomorrow’s stars, the NHL’s 30 general managers now turn their full attention to retaining some of their current ones.

OTTAWA – Having drafted what they hope are tomorrow’s stars, the NHL’s 30 general managers now turn their full attention to retaining some of their current ones.

OTTAWA – Having drafted what they hope are tomorrow’s stars, the NHL’s 30 general managers now turn their full attention to retaining some of their current ones.

OTTAWA – It’s only natural for hockey fans in search of hope to look to their team’s top draft choice with excitement.Many NHL squads selected players this weekend that will become mainstays on their rosters down the road.