Month: August 2008

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers are giving Rick Olczyk a promotion.
The club announced Friday that Olczyk will become the team’s new Assistant General Manager & Director of Hockey Operations/Legal Affairs.

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks signed Pascal Pelletier to a one-year contract Friday.The 25-year-old centre came to the Blackhawks from the Boston Bruins in a July 24 trade for centre Martin St.

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers are giving Rick Olczyk a promotion.
The club announced Friday that Olczyk will become the team’s new Assistant General Manager & Director of Hockey Operations/Legal Affairs.

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers are giving Rick Olczyk a promotion.The club announced Friday that Olczyk will become the team’s new Assistant General Manager & Director of Hockey Operations/Legal Affairs.

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks signed Pascal Pelletier to a one-year contract Friday.The 25-year-old centre came to the Blackhawks from the Boston Bruins in a July 24 trade for centre Martin St.

The Buffalo Sabres have signed defenseman Teppo Numminen to a one-year contract.

Numminen missed all but one game of last season after suffering a heart ailment.

The Carolina Hurricanes have invited Jeff O’Neill to their pre-season training camp as the former Canes forward tries to come back after taking a year off.

The Carolina Hurricanes have invited Jeff O’Neill to their pre-season training camp as the former Canes forward tries to come back after taking a year off.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers named former NHL head coach John Paddock as the bench boss of their American Hockey League affiliate Thursday.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers named former NHL head coach John Paddock as the bench boss of their American Hockey League affiliate Thursday.

NEW YORK – The NHL has promoted John Collins to chief operating officer.The former NFL and Cleveland Browns executive will now oversee league communications and club consulting and will continue the duties in business and media operations he has held as senior executive vice president since 2007.

NEW YORK – The NHL has promoted John Collins to chief operating officer.The former NFL and Cleveland Browns executive will now oversee league communications and club consulting and will continue the duties in business and media operations he has held as senior executive vice president since 2007.

TORONTO – Doug Gilmour is heading back to ice level.The former NHLer was named an assistant coach of the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies on Thursday.

TORONTO – Doug Gilmour is heading back to ice level.The former NHLer was named an assistant coach of the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies on Thursday.

BIEL, Switzerland – Veteran defenceman Sean Hill is leaving the NHL.He’s signed a one-year contract with Swiss club Biel, which won the second division last season and was promoted to the top league through the playoffs.

BIEL, Switzerland – Veteran defenceman Sean Hill is leaving the NHL.He’s signed a one-year contract with Swiss club Biel, which won the second division last season and was promoted to the top league through the playoffs.

Veteran defenceman Sean Hill is leaving the NHL.

He’s signed a one-year contract with Swiss club Biel, which won the second division last season and was promoted to the top league through the playoffs.

Minnesota Wild founding owner Bob Naegele, Jr., Anaheim Ducks executive vice-president and GM Brian Burke, 21-year NHL defenseman Phil Housley and Hockey Hall of Fame left wing Ted Lindsay have been named recipients of the 2008 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.

Minnesota Wild founding owner Bob Naegele, Jr., Anaheim Ducks executive vice-president and GM Brian Burke, 21-year NHL defenseman Phil Housley and Hockey Hall of Fame left wing Ted Lindsay have been named recipients of the 2008 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.