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SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks have signed defenceman Jason Demers to a two-year contract.
General manager Doug Wilson announced the deal Thursday. He says Demers' ability to play an up-tempo style makes him an important part of the team.
Demers was voted the top rookie on
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Los Angeles Kings defenceman Matt Greene will be out for about three months after having surgery on his left shoulder.
Kings spokesman Mike Kalinowski said Thursday that Greene recently had surgery to fix several minor problems in his shoulder. Greene's recovery
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed forward Peter Regin to a two-year contract Thursday.
He had 29 points (13 goals, 16 assists) and 20 penalty minutes in 75 games last season.
Regin added three goals in six playoff games.
The Senators selected Regin with the 87th overall pick
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Sabres forward Tim Kennedy was awarded a US$1-million, one-year contract by an arbitrator on Thursday, two days after his hearing was held in Toronto.
As a rookie last season, the 24-year-old Kennedy made $635,000 while collecting 26 points in 78 games in a
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Thrashers have avoided arbitration with restricted free-agent Andrew Ladd by signing him to a US$2.35-million, one-year deal.
The 24-year-old forward had 17 goals and 21 assists with the Chicago Blackhawks last season. He was traded to Atlanta on July 1 for defenceman
ATLANTA - The Thrashers and recently acquired forward Ben Eager have agreed to terms on new deal Wednesday night, avoiding arbitration.
The 26-year-old restricted free agent played in 60 games last season with the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
He had seven goals, nine
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Washington Capitals have acquired enforcer D.J. King from the St. Louis Blues for prospect Stefan Della Rovere.
The deal was announced Wednesday.
King, a left-winger, has spent four seasons with the Blues but has played in only 13 games over the last two seasons
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Anaheim Ducks have signed defenceman Cam Fowler to a three-year contract, likely putting the first-round draft pick on a fast track to the NHL.
The Ducks announced the deal Wednesday.
Anaheim drafted Fowler with the 12th overall selection last month after the
OTTAWA - The Senators appear to be giving Pascal Leclaire every chance to take the No. 1 role in Ottawa’s crease this season after hiring Rick Wamsley as goaltending coach on Wednesday.
Wamsley, a 51-year-old native of Simcoe, Ont., joins the organization after spending the past
NEWARK, N.J. - Defenceman Mark Fraser has agreed to a one-year, $500,000 contract with the New Jersey Devils.
The deal allows the sides to avoid a salary arbitration hearing set for later this week.
Fraser played in 61 games last season, his first full season in the NHL. The
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets and defenceman Anton Stralman have agreed on a one-year contract, just minutes before they were to go to arbitration on Wednesday morning.
General manager Scott Howson announced the re-signing.
"We are pleased that we were able to come to a
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The details have been finalized for the Stanley Cup's trip to Nova Scotia on Aug. 31.
The trophy is travelling to Antigonish, the hometown of Al MacIsaac, a senior official with the NHL's cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks.
MacIsaac says the most exciting thing about
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Tomas Fleischmann to a one-year deal worth US$2.6 million, the team announced Tuesday.
The 26-year-old Fleischmann set career highs with 23 goals and 28 assists last season for the Presidents' Trophy winners, despite missing
GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Phoenix Coyotes have signed free-agent centre Bracken Kearns to a one-year, two-way contract.
Terms of the deal were not announced Tuesday.
The 29-year-old Kearns had 15 goals, 36 assists and 99 penalty minutes in 80 games last season for Rockford of the
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Los Angeles Kings signed left-winger Alexei Ponikarovsky to a one-year contract Tuesday after losing Alexander Frolov to the New York Rangers and falling short in their pursuit of Ilya Kovalchuk.
The Kings gave a US$3 million deal to Ponikarovsky, who scored 21
NEW YORK, - The New York Islanders have avoided arbitration by agreeing to terms on a US$2.45-million, one-year contract with winger Matt Moulson.
The 26-year-old from Toronto led the Islanders with a career-high 30 goals last season, when he finished fourth on the team with 48
