Month: July 2009

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS-Signed RW Mark Recchi to a one-year contract.COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Signed LW Rick Nash to an eight-year contract extension

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rick Nash and the Blue Jackets have reached agreement on an eight-year contract extension that will keep the star winger with the team through the 2017-18 season

ST. PAUL, Minn. – When Chicago would no longer give him a long-term contract, Martin Havlat turned his focus to Minnesota.He was intrigued by the Wild’s hockey-savvy fans, well-regarded arena, young core players and new up-tempo style, enough that he was willing to take a little less money than offered elsewhere to leave general manager Chuck Fletcher salary-cap flexibility

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes signed defenceman Shaun Heshka to a one-year contract Friday.Financial terms were not disclosed.The 24-year-old Heshka was acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for the Coyotes’ seventh-round draft choice (187th overall) in last month’s NHL draft

PITTSBURGH – Turns out more than one player is willing to take a hometown discount to stay with the Stanley Cup-champion Pittsburgh Penguins

PITTSBURGH – Tom Fitzgerald is returning to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ front office in the newly created position of assistant to general manager Ray Shero

BOSTON – Mark Recchi wants one last chance to win another Stanley Cup.The 41-year-old Recchi, who signed a US$1-million, one-year deal to return to the Bruins on Thursday, said during a conference call Friday that he’ll likely call it quits after next season

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mikael Samuelsson is the latest player to leave the Detroit Red Wings.The free-agent winger signed a three-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday

NEW YORK – Tyler Arnason signed a two-way contract with the New York Rangers on Friday.The 30-year-old spent last season with the Colorado Avalanche, scoring five goals and 22 points in 71 games

HELSINKI – Anaheim forward Teemu Selanne says next season will be his last in the NHLSelanne, a 10-time all-star from Finland, turned 39 Friday and told daily Helsingin Sanomat that a man that age does not belong in a league like the NHL

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Signed F Nik Antropov to a multiyear contract.BOSTON BRUINS-Signed D Johnny Boychuk to a one-year contract

LOS ANGELES – Rob Scuderi signed a four-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, leaving the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins without their top defensive pairing

The Atlanta Thrashers signed free-agent forward Nik Antropov to a four-year, US$16-million contract, Mikhail Grabovski got big raise from the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mark Recchi decided to extend his stay in Boston as NHL teams continued to fill their rosters Thursday

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks have signed John Madden, a centre who has spent his entire 10-year career with the New Jersey Devils.The 36-year-old Madden signed a one-year contract Thursday

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes are keeping Chad LaRose with a two-year deal.The Hurricanes on Thursday said they signed the popular forward to a contract that will pay him US$1

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes have signed left wing Stefan Meyer to a one-year contract.The 23-year-old Meyer was acquired on June 19 from the Florida Panthers for the rights to centre Steven Reinprecht

CALGARY – The Calgary Flames aren’t the only ones who think they’ll have a standout defence next season.Team Canada’s brass thinks so too after inviting three Flames defenceman – the most from any NHL team – to the summer orientation camp Aug

EDMONTON – Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin is pumped to come to Edmonton in a deal he says is more about the timeline than the bottom line.”The Edmonton Oilers made such a big commitment

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have signed free agent defenceman Karlis Skrastins to a two-year deal worth US$2.75 million.The Stars gave the 34-year-old Skrastins $1

Mike Komisarek is fully aware that most of the fans he made during his years with the Montreal Canadiens consider him The Enemy now that he has joined the rival Toronto Maple Leafs