Month: July 2009

TORONTO – The NHL Players’ Association is recommending that players skip the on-ice portion of Olympic orientation camps because of insurance concerns

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks have hired Matt Shaw as an assistant coach, reuniting him with head coach Todd McLellan.Shaw replaces Todd Richards, who left the Sharks last month to become the Minnesota Wild’s head coach

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have signed veteran goaltender Wade Dubielewicz to add depth behind all-star Niklas Backstrom.The move gives the Wild a third goaltender on the roster and more stability should they decide to trade backup Josh Harding, who had a 2

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings are keeping defenceman Jack Johnson around.The club signed the restricted free agent to a two-year contract on Friday

QUINCY, Mass. – A shoplifting charge against former NHL player Chris Nilan has been dismissed.Braintree police say Nilan and another man were arrested Wednesday at a mall after Lord & Taylor security guards accused Nilan of walking out with a bathing suit under his clothes

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have traded defeceman Keith Seabrook to the Calgary Flames for future considerations.Seabrook was taken by Washington in the second round of the 2006 NHL entry draft

NEWARK, N.J. – Defenceman Cory Murphy has signed a two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils.Contract terms were not disclosed on Friday but Murphy’s salary will be determined by whether he plays for the Devils or one of their minor league affiliates

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenceman Brian Fahey from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenceman Nigel Williams.The 28-year-old Fahey scored 24 points in 66 games with the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack last season

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Right wing Jed Ortmeyer is among five players who agreed to one-year contracts with the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.Ortmeyer spent the past two seasons in the Nashville Predators’ organization after three years with the New York Rangers

CHICAGO – The first welcome for two of the newest Blackhawks, Marian Hossa and Tomas Kopecky, came on the way to the United Centre from the airport

The Calgary Flames have claimed Nigel Dawes off waivers.

 

Dawes, a native of Winnipeg, Man., has 133 games of NHL experience split between the New York Rangers and the Phoenix Coyotes scoring 25 goals and 51 career points

PHOENIX – Wayne Gretzky has agreed to give a deposition in the fight in U.S. Bankruptcy Court over who will own the Phoenix Coyotes and where the team will play

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes have signed defenseman Keith Yandle to a two-year contract.Financial terms weren’t disclosed Thursday. The 22-year-old Yandle had four goals and 26 assists in 69 games with Phoenix last season

A probe into the death of New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov has concluded that team doctors are not to blame for the sudden passing of the 19-year-old

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Thrashers have agreed to a new deal with restricted free agent forward Colby Armstrong, one day after the team announced it has re-signed goalie Kari Lehtonen

DENVER – Matt Duchene has his first professional hockey contract.The Colorado Avalanche signed the third overall pick in this year’s draft to a three-year entry level deal Thursday

ARLINGTON, Va. – Defenceman Jeff Schultz signed a US$715,000, one-year contract to stay with the Washington Capitals.The 23-year-old Schultz has played the past three seasons with the Capitals

OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has thrown the final punch in the fight over ownership of the Vancouver Canucks and Francesco Aquilini will remain the owner of the NHL team

ATLANTA – The Thrashers say they have re-signed Kari Lehtonen, the team’s career leader among goalies in games played, wins and shutouts.Terms of the deal for the restricted free agent were not disclosed when the deal was announced Wednesday by Thrashers general manager Don Waddell