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Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS-Signed F Martin St. Pierre and F Nate Thompson.FLORIDA PANTHERS-Agreed to terms with D Jay Bouwmeester on a one-year contract.

BOSTON – The Bruins have signed restricted free-agent forwards Martin St. Pierre and Nate Thompson.Boston acquired St. Pierre’s rights from the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade for Pascal Pelletier last week.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The lawyer for a minor league hockey player says his client has been sentenced to one year and one day of prison for slapping a flight attendant, head-butting a passenger and exposing himself on an American Airlines flight from Toronto to Dallas.

BOSTON – The Bruins have signed restricted free-agent forwards Martin St. Pierre and Nate Thompson.Boston acquired St. Pierre’s rights from the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade for Pascal Pelletier last week.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The lawyer for a minor league hockey player says his client has been sentenced to one year and one day of prison for slapping a flight attendant, head-butting a passenger and exposing himself on an American Airlines flight from Toronto to Dallas.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The lawyer for a minor league hockey player says his client has been sentenced to one year and one day of prison for slapping a flight attendant, head-butting a passenger and exposing himself on an American Airlines flight from Toronto to Dallas.

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers agreed to terms on a one-year deal with defenceman Jay Bouwmeester on Monday.”We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Jay,” Panthers general manager Jacques Martin said in a statement.

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers agreed to terms on a one-year deal with defenceman Jay Bouwmeester on Monday.”We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Jay,” Panthers general manager Jacques Martin said in a statement.

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers agreed to terms on a one-year, $4.875 million deal with defenceman Jay Bouwmeester on Monday.
"We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Jay," Panthers general manager Jacques Martin said in a statement.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators signed goalie Jeff Glass to a one-year deal on Monday.Glass, 22, played last season with Binghamton, Ottawa’s AHL affiliate.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators signed goalie Jeff Glass to a one-year deal on Monday.Glass, 22, played last season with Binghamton, Ottawa’s AHL affiliate.

More than 100 National Hockey League players will participate in a test run of Thermablade heated skate blades in August and September, Thermablade Inc.

More than 100 National Hockey League players will participate in a test run of Thermablade heated skate blades in August and September, Thermablade Inc.

ARLINGTON Va. – The Washington Capitals signed defenceman Shaone Morrisonn to a one-year contract on Saturday.The 25-year-old played his third full season with the team in 2007-08, totalling 10 points and 63 penalty minutes in 76 games.

ARLINGTON, Va. – Washington Capitals defenceman Shaone Morrisonn was awarded a one-year contract in arbitration worth US$1.975 million on Saturday.

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Wild signed right-winger Pierre-Marc Bouchard to a five-year, US$20.4-million contract Saturday.Bouchard, 24, a native of Sherbrooke, Que.

After trying to trade him earlier this summer, the Minnesota Wild avoided a salary arbitration hearing with Pierre-Marc Bouchard by re-signing the right-winger to a five-year, US$20.

After trying to trade him earlier this summer, the Minnesota Wild avoided a salary arbitration hearing with Pierre-Marc Bouchard by re-signing the right-winger to a five-year, US$20.

BOSTON – Glen Murray’s second tour of duty with the Boston Bruins has officially come to an end.The Bruins bought out the final year of the forward’s contract Saturday.

BOSTON – Glen Murray’s second tour of duty with the Boston Bruins has officially come to an end.The Bruins bought out the final year of the forward’s contract Saturday.