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PHILADELPHIA – Free agent goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin has signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, the club announced Thursday.

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues defenceman Erik Johnson will miss the first three days of training camp because of a knee injury.Team president John Davidson said Thursday that Johnson hurt his right knee in a non-hockey related incident.

BY JOHN GRIGG
With the Beijing Olympics now behind them, the Chinese are setting their sights on hosting a Winter Olympiad. And the San Jose Sharks are helping to lead the charge.

TAMPA, Fla. – Vincent Lecavalier is back as captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning.He replaces Tim Taylor in the role, which he previously held for parts of two seasons between 1999 and 2001.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ducks defenceman Mathieu Schneider cleared waivers Wednesday and remained on the roster, leaving the team about US$3 million over the $56.

The NHL and Kontinental Hockey League have finally agreed that an arbitrator should decide the Alexander Radulov contract impasse, but that doesn’t mean they’re on the same page when it comes to how to go about doing it.

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DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings re-signed tough guy Darren McCarty to a one-year deal on Wednesday.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. McCarty, 36, played in just three games for Detroit last season, registering one assist and two penalty minutes.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ducks defenceman Mathieu Schneider cleared waivers Wednesday and remained on the roster, leaving the team about US$3 million over the $56.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Anaheim defenceman Mathieu Schneider cleared waivers Wednesday and remained on the Ducks’ roster.The 39-year-old NHL veteran wasn’t claimed by another team after being placed on waivers a day earlier.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Russia’s Continental Hockey League has agreed to binding arbitration with the NHL over the contract status of forward Alexander Radulov, who has a year left on his deal with the Nashville Predators but signed a three-year to play in the new league.

OTTAWA – When Jesse Winchester got a look at the line combinations for the first day of on-ice workouts, the Ottawa Senators’ rookie must have felt a bit like he’d won the lottery.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Justin Williams has suffered another major setback.The Carolina Hurricanes winger tore his right Achilles tendon on Wednesday morning and will miss the next four to six months.

Defenseman Mathieu Schneider cleared waivers Wednesday, after the Anaheim Ducks placed him there to make cap space.

Schneider is scheduled to make $5.

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Placed D Mathieu Schneider on waivers.CALGARY FLAMES-Assigned D Keith Aulie, LW Lance Bouma, D Lance Bouma, D T.

TORONTO – A tumultuous period for global stock markets has caught the attention of NHL stakeholders.Even though the U.S. economy has been hit hardest over the last year with the housing-market collapse, the NHL’s six Canadian franchises are also concerned about the affect the current economic situation could have on them.

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins were back together Tuesday, even though it seemed as if they left town only a few weeks ago.That’s because they did.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks placed defenceman Mathieu Schneider on waivers Tuesday.The 39-year-old NHL veteran has until noon ET Wednesday to be claimed by another team.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators arrived for the opening of training camp Tuesday and were greeted by new faces and a new philosophy – the product of their longest off-season in 12 years.

TORONTO – World economics and international hockey affairs were both front and center at the NHL Board of Governors meeting Tuesday afternoon.