Around the NHL – 20 Oct

Posted by admin on 20th, 2008

The Yzerman have it
By Brian Compton – NHL.com Staff Writer

There’s no doubt that Steve Yzerman was a winner during his playing days with the Detroit Red Wings.

Now, he gets to show his skills in the front office with Team Canada.

Yzerman, who won three Stanley Cup championships with the Red Wings during his career and another as the team’s vice president last season, will expand his executive talents in a big way after being named executive director of Team Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Indeed, there will be pressure on Yzerman to lead Canada to a gold medal on its own soil. Yzerman helped his country win the tournament in 2002 in Salt Lake City.

“I’m really excited about the opportunity,” Yzerman said on Saturday during a conference call with the media. “I would stress to everyone what a great challenge we have ahead of us. There’s tremendous talent around the world. By no means because we’re playing on home ice is any gold medal a lock. Our goal, obviously, is to win the gold medal. We’ll do everything we can as a group to assemble an outstanding coaching staff and an outstanding team.”

(Read the full article on NHL.com)

Sunday’s 3 Stars:

First Star: Michael Leighton, Carolina Hurricanes
Second Star: Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks
Third Star: Cristobal Huet, Chicago Blackhawks

Injury Updates:

Zetterberg iffy for Wednesday
Zetterberg (groin) missed his second straight game on Saturday, while his status for Wednesday’s game against St. Louis is unclear, the Royal Oak Daily Tribune reports. (Yahoo!)
Andrei Kostitsyn to be sidelined Monday
The Canadiens did not have an update on Kostitsyn’s injury on Sunday, but head coach Guy Carbonneau confirmed that he will not play on Monday against Florida, TSN.ca reports. (Yahoo!)

Player Updates:

Jackets send G LaCosta to AHL
The Columbus Blue Jackets sent goaltender Dan LaCosta to the club’s American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse. LaCosta stopped 15 of 17 shots in 35 minutes Saturday night at Nashville in relief of Fredrik Norrena. The 22-year-old was recalled late Friday after starting goaltender Pascal Leclaire injured his right thumb when he caught a shot on the inside of his blocker. Leclaire’s injury was not considered serious and LaCosta’s return to the AHL likely means that Leclaire will return before the Blue Jackets’ next game on Tuesday. LaCosta is 4-0-0 with a 2.09 goals-against average and .933 save percentage in four games with Syracuse. (NHL.com)
Lightining assign D Heward to Norfolk
The Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday assigned defenseman Jamie Heward to Norfolk of the American Hockey League. The 6-2, 215-pound Heward played in three games this season, registering two assists. In his ninth NHL season, Heward is a veteran of 384 games with Tampa Bay, Los Angeles, Washington, Columbus, New York Islanders, Nashville and Toronto.

Game Results:

Vancouver vs Chicago
Vancouver	2	Final
Chicago	4

Carolina vs Anaheim
Carolina	3	Final
Anaheim	1

Source: Yahoo! Sports | TSN.ca | ESPN | NHL.com

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NHL Free Agent Signings

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Posted by admin on 2nd, 2008

NHL Free Agent Signings, Tuesday, July 1, 2008

TIME (ET)	TRANSACTION
7:45PM	Tampa Bay Lightning sign UFA forward David Koci to a one-year, two-way contract worth $525,000 in the NHL, $100,000 in the minors
7:37PM	New York Rangers sign UFA defenceman Wade Redden to a six-year contract worth $39 million
7:18PM	New Jersey Devils sign UFA forward Bobby Holik to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million
6:42PM	Toronto Maple Leafs sign UFA forward Niklas Hagman to a four-year contract worth $12 million
6:42PM	New York Rangers re-sign UFA defenceman Michael Rozsival to a four-year deal worth $20 million
6:34PM	Vancouver Canucks sign UFA forward Darcy Hordichuk to a two-year deal
6:33PM	Philadelphia Flyers sign UFA forward Nate Raduns to a one-year deal
6:32PM	Philadelphia Flyers sign UFA forward Glen Metropolit to a two-year deal
6:24PM	New Jersey signs UFA forward Brian Rolston to a four year deal worth $20.25-million
6:15PM	New York Rangers sign UFA forward Patrick Rissmiller to an undisclosed deal
6:06PM	Philadelphia signs UFA defenceman Ossi Vaananen to a one year deal worth $1-million
6:01PM	Columbus signs UFA defenceman Mike Commodore to a 5 year deal worth $18.75-million
5:40PM	Chicago signs UFA defenceman Brian Campbell to an 8 year deal worth $56.8-million
5:04PM	Buffalo signs UFA goaltender Patrick Lalime to a 2 year deal worth $2-million
4:27PM	Ottawa signs UFA goaltender Alex Auld to a 2 year deal worth $2-million
4:14PM	Tampa Bay signs UFA goaltender Olaf Kolzig to a 1 year deal worth $1.5-million (plus bonuses).
4:02PM	Colorado signs UFA forward Darcy Tucker to a 2 year deal worth $4.5-million
3:49PM	St. Louis matches Vancouver’s offer sheet to RFA forward David Backes at 3 years, $7.5-million.
3:43PM	Chicago signs UFA goaltender Cristobal Huet (undisclosed)
3:41PM	Florida signs UFA forward Cory Stillman to a 3 year deal worth $10.6-million
3:40PM	NY Rangers sign UFA forward Aaron Voros (undisclosed)
3:40PM	Pittsburgh signs UFA forward Eric Godard to a 3 year deal (undisclosed)
3:38PM	Tampa Bay signs UFA forward Adam Hall to a 3 year deal worth $1.8-million
3:24PM	Toronto signs UFA goaltender Curtis Joseph to a 1 year deal worth $700,000
3:24PM	Toronto signs UFA defenceman Jeff Finger to a 4 year deal worth $3.5-million a season
3:09PM	Phoenix signs UFA forward Todd Fedoruk to a 3 year deal (undisclosed)
3:07PM	Detroit signs UFA goaltender Ty Conklin to a 1 year deal worth $750,000
3:07PM	Montreal re-signs RFA forward Andrei Kostitsyn to a 3 year deal worth $3.25-million a season
3:03PM	Colorado signs UFA goaltender Andrew Raycroft to a 1 year deal worth $800,000
2:53PM	Washington signs UFA goaltender Jose Theodore to a 2 year deal (undisclosed)
2:50PM	Phoenix signs UFA defenceman Kurt Sauer to a 4 year deal worth an average of $1.75-million a year
2:02PM	Pittsburgh Penguins re-sign UFA defenceman Mark Eaton to a 2 year deal worth $2-million
1:58PM	Minnesota Wild sign UFA forward Andrew Brunette to 3 year deal worth $7-million.
1:33PM	Vancouver signs RFA forward Kyle Wellwood to a 1 year deal worth $997,500.
12:55PM	Boston signs UFA forward Blake Wheeler to an entry-level contract.
12:52PM	Lightning sign UFA forward Radim Vrbata to a $9-million, three-year contract.
12:04PM	Anaheim re-sign forward Corey Perry to a five-year deal worth $26.625-million which will average $5.325-million a year.
11:58AM	Pittsburgh Penguins sign forward Pascal Dupuis to a three-year deal which will average $1.4-million per year.
11:58AM	Detroit Red Wings and veteran defenceman Brad Stuart have agreed to terms on a 4 year contract that averages $3.75 million per year.
11:35AM	New Jersey re-signs forwards Jay Pandolfo (3 years, $7.5-million) David Clarkson (undisclosed) and Barry Tallackson (undisclosed).
10:21AM	New Jersey agrees to terms with defenceman Bryce Salvador to a four-year deal worth $11.6 million (average of $2.9 million per season).
8:45AM	Washington re-signs defenceman Mike Green to a four-year deal worth $21 million (average of $5.25 million per season).