Month: August 2008

TAMPA, Fla. – A day after being traded from Ottawa, restricted free-agent defenceman Andrej Meszaros has signed a six-year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:
 
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Signed F Maksim Mayorov.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Acquired D Andrej Meszaros from Ottawa for D Filip Kuba, D Alexandre Picard and a first-round pick in the 2009 draft.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have traded defenceman Andrej Meszaros to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defencemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard and a first-round pick in 2009.

TORONTO – Mats Sundin is coming back to Toronto … to play in a charity hockey game.While the Swede still hasn’t decided if he’ll return to the NHL this season, he has signed on to participate in the Festival Cup at Air Canada Centre on Sept.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS-Signed D Mike Egener and D Ryan Stokes.CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Signed C Tim Brent.

TORONTO – Tim Robbins loves the New York Rangers but has recently been given one less thing to love about the team – they weren’t able to re-sign pest Sean Avery this summer.

Hours after Ottawa GM Bryan Murray held a news conference to announce the team was at a contractual impasse with restricted free agent defenseman Andrej Meszaros, The Hockey News has learned from an NHL source that Meszaros has agreed to the terms of a multi-year offer sheet with an average salary in excess of $5 million per season.

The 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship will be held in Alberta.

The tournament, which will take place late December 2011 to early January 2012, will be played out of the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary and Rexall Place in Edmonton.

DALLAS – Stu Barnes’ playing career is over.The veteran forward has decided to retire after 16 seasons in the NHL to become an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars.

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks have added some depth by signing centre Tim Brent to a one-year contract on Thursday.The Blackhawks acquired the 24-year-old from Pittsburgh in a trade last month.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:
 
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS-Signed LW Joakim Lindstrom to a one-year contract.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:
 
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS-Signed LW Joakim Lindstrom to a one-year contract.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:
 
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS-Signed LW Joakim Lindstrom to a one-year contract.

Something just doesn’t feel quite right for Peter DeBoer.For the past 14 years he’s been back on the ice by late August and right in the thick of an Ontario Hockey League training camp.

Something just doesn’t feel quite right for Peter DeBoer.For the past 14 years he’s been back on the ice by late August and right in the thick of an Ontario Hockey League training camp.

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks have locked up an important piece of their future.
The team has signed defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic to a US$12.

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks have locked up an important piece of their future.The team has signed defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic to a four-year contract extension that will kick in after this coming season.

DENVER – Patience paid off for the Colorado Avalanche, who signed Joe Sakic to a one-year, US$6-million contract Wednesday after he decided to play a 20th NHL season rather than call it a career.