Month: July 2008

TORONTO – Wendel Clark and Doug Gilmour will soon take their place among the Toronto Maple Leafs’ all-time greats.The popular former Leafs captains will have banners raised at the Air Canada Centre in separate pre-game ceremonies this season to honour their achievements with the NHL club.

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Jeff Taffe to a one-year contract on Monday, giving him a chance to play a second season with the team.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Stephane Veilleux and the Minnesota Wild agreed to terms Saturday on a one-year contract, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Danish centre Frans Nielsen agreed to a US$2.1-million, four-year contract with the New York Islanders on Saturday. Nielsen, the first Danish citizen to play in the NHL during the 2006-07 season, split last season between the Islanders and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League.

TORONTO – The NHL Players Association isn’t happy that hockey’s international governing body has suspended the contracts of six players.The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Friday that the transfers of Alex Radulov and five others are officially under investigation.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Agreed to terms with F Angelo Esposito on a multiyear contract.

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks announced Friday that centre Jonathan Toews will serve as the team’s captain for the 2008-09 season, making him the third-youngest captain in NHL history.

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins’ march to the Stanley Cup finals has paid off for coach Michel Therrien, who agreed to a new three-year contract on Friday.

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers goaltending picture is set.The NHL team has signed 24-year-old goalie Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers to a two-year contract.

Angelo Esposito is going to have a chance to play in the NHL next season.The 19-year-old has signed an entry-level contract with the Atlanta Thrashers.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – After watching Chris Drury, Daniel Briere and Brian Campbell leave over the past year, the Buffalo Sabres were determined to keep Ryan Miller off the list of high profile departures.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres should be set in goal for years to come.
Ryan Miller has signed a five-year contract extension with the NHL team that will kick in when his current deal expires next summer.

Nashville Predators forward Alex Radulov was one of six players whose new contracts were suspended by hockey’s international governing body on Friday until the legality of the deals could be investigated.

ZURICH – Alex Radulov isn’t going anywhere for the time being.He’s one of six players having his contract investigated by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The International Ice Hockey Federation has suspended six players while they investigate their transfers between North America and Russia.

Alexander Radulov, Nikita Filatov, Thomas Mojzis, Jason Krog, Fedor Fedorov and Viktor Tikhonov are all being investigated by the governing body.

The Buffalo Sabres have signed goaltender Ryan Miller to a five-year contract extension. Miller, who will enter the final year of his contract next season, is now signed with the club through the 2013-2014 season.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Agreed to terms with C Marty Reasoner.CALGARY FLAMES-Signed F Jamie Lundmark and D Adam Pardy.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSEL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Good luck, Terry Murray. You’ve just been hired for the toughest job in the National Hockey League.That’s what Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi said Thursday when he introduced Murray as the 22nd head coach in franchise history at the team’s training facility.