Month: August 2009

QUEBEC – A former Quebec junior goaltender facing assault charges for an on ice incident believes police unfairly targeted him because he has a famous father

NEW YORK – The New York Rangers signed free-agent Vaclav Prospal, the team announced Monday.Terms of the deal were not announced.Prospal, 34, had 19 goals and 26 assists with Tampa Bay last season

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks signed right-winger Sergei Shirokov to an NHL contract Monday.Shirokov, 23, had 17 goals and 41 points in 56 games with CSKA Moscow of the KHL in 2008-09

WOODRIDGE, Ill. – Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane made a public apology Monday for an incident in which he and a cousin reportedly assaulted a Buffalo, N

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:

 

National Hockey League

NEW YORK RANGERS-Named Mark Messier special assistant to the general manager

According to the New York Post, the New York Rangers have signed Vaclav Prospal to a one-year deal worth $1.1 million.

Prospal has been a free agent since the Tampa Bay Lightning bought out the final three seasons of his contract at the end of July

NEW YORK – Mark Messier is going back to the Big Apple.The New York Rangers named Messier special assistant to team president and general manager Glen Sather, the team announced Sunday

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:

 

National Hockey League

MONTREAL CANADIENS-Signed Matt D’Agostini to a one-year contract.

American Hockey League

ROCHESTER AMERICANS-Named Kerry Atkinson senior vice president of sales and marketing

PORT COLBORNE, Ont. – Ted (Teeder) Kennedy, a former Toronto Maple Leafs captain and Hockey Hall of Famer, has died.He was 83.His son Mark says he died Friday morning of congestive heart failure at a nursing home in his hometown of Port Colborne, Ont

MONTREAL – Right-winger Matt D’Agostini signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Friday.It is a two-way contract, which would pay less if he is sent to the minors this season

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:

 

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS-Acquired RW Evgeny Artyukhin from Tampa Bay for LW Drew Miller and a 2010 third-round draft pick

PHOENIX – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment president Richard Peddie will not have to answer questions in the court fight over the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Ducks acquired right-winger Evgeny Artyukhin from Tampa Bay on Thursday for left-winger Drew Miller and a third-round selection in the 2010 NHL draft

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A grand jury is expected to decide next week whether Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane should face criminal charges after a dispute that left a cab driver in his hometown of Buffalo bruised and with broken glasses

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have hired former NHL all-star Arturs Irbe as their goaltending coach.The Capitals made the announcement on Thursday

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueEDMONTON OILERS-Agreed to terms with D Ladislav Smid on a two-year contract and F Gilbert Brule and F Ryan Stone on one-year contracts

PHOENIX – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, two team owners and Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie, who is trying to buy the Phoenix Coyotes over the league’s vehement objections, agreed to submit to depositions in their complex bankruptcy battle

CALGARY – Having achieved sobriety, Theoren Fleury wants to play in the NHL again after a six-year absence.The 41-year-old from Oxbow, Sask., is preparing for an NHL training camp next month

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The clash with a cabbie that landed Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane behind bars in his hometown of Buffalo is going before a grand jury