| Jul 31, 2009 The Pittsburgh Penguins signed left wing Wade Brookbank and center Wyatt Smith. Jul 30, 2009The Calgary Flames re-signed center Dustin Boyd. The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed goaltender Josh Tordjman to a one-year contract. The Vancouver Canucks re-signed center Kyle Wellwood. Jul 29, 2009The Minnesota Wild agreed to terms with goaltender Josh Harding on a one-year contract. The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Derek Smith and right wing Jeremy Yablonski to one-year, two-way contracts; signed right wings Keegan Dansereau and Brandon Svendsen to amateur tryout agreements. The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Bryce Lampman. Jul 28, 2009The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed goaltender Dan LaCosta to a one-year, two-way contract. The Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Andy Delmore. Jul 27, 2009The Calgary Flames acquired left wing Colin Stuart, defenseman Anton Stralman and a seventh round selection in the 2012 NHL Draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs for center Wayne Primeau and a second round selection in the 2011 NHL Draft. The New York Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman Sam Klassen. The Vancouver Canucks signed right wing Kellen Tochkin. Jul 26, 2009The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Matt Smaby to a two-year contract. Jul 25, 2009The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Derek Morris to a one-year contract. The New York Islanders agreed to terms with center Nate Thompson on a one-year, two-way contract. The St. Louis Blues re-signed defenseman Roman Polak. Jul 24, 2009The Carolina Hurricanes acquired defenseman Aaron Ward from the Boston Bruins for right wing Patrick Eaves and a fourth-round selection in the 2010 NHL entry draft. The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon to an entry-level contract. Jul 23, 2009The Carolina Hurricanes signed center Tuomo Ruutu to a three-year contract. The Minnesota Wild signed center Nathan Smith and defenseman Ryan Lannon to one-year contracts. The St. Louis Blues signed forwards Adam Cracknell and Barry Tallackson. Jul 22, 2009The Detroit Red Wings re-signed forwards Evan McGrath and Ryan Oulahen to one-year contracts. The New Jersey Devils re-signed center Travis Zajac. The New York Islanders signed goaltender Martin Biron. The Vancouver Canucks signed left wing Tanner Glass, right wing Guillaume Desbiens and defenseman Mike Funk. Jul 21, 2009The Calgary Flames signed defensemen T.J. Brodie, Keith Seabrook, and right wing T.J. Brodie. The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with defensemen Brett Carson and Bryan Rodney on one-year contracts. The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed right wing Mike Blunden. The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with defenseman Denis Grebeshkov on a one-year contract. The New York Rangers agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Enver Lisin. The Pittsburgh Penguins signed goaltender Brent Johnson to a one-year contract. The St. Louis Blues re-signed defenseman Steve Wagner. Jul 20, 2009The Atlanta Thrashers signed left wing Evander Kane. The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Matt Hunwick to a multi-year contract extension. The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with defenseman Andrej Sekera and left wing Clarke MacArthur. The Calgary Flames signed left wing Nigel Dawes. The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with defensemen Brett Carson and Bryan Rodney on one-year contracts. The Chicago Blackhawks signed right wing Danny Bois to a one-year contract. The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with right wing Teddy Purcell on a one-year contract; agreed to terms with center Justin Azevedo on a multi-year entry-level contract; signed defenseman Drew Bagnall to a one-year contract. The Montreal Canadiens signed goaltender Curtis Sanford. The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed center David Spina, right wing Jeff Hoggan and defenseman Sean Sullivan. The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Justin Fletcher and Danny Richmond. Jul 17, 2009The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms with defensemen Scott Lehman and Grant Lewis, and center Tim Stapleton. The Calgary Flames acquired defenseman Keith Seabrook from the Washington Capitals for future considerations. The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with defenseman Jack Johnson on a two-year contract. The Minnesota Wild agreed to terms with right wings Duncan Milroy, Jon DiSalvatore, and goaltender Wade Dubielewicz to one-year contracts. The New Jersey Devils signed defenseman Cory Murphy to a two-way contract. Jul 16, 2009The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms right wing Colby Armstrong. The Calgary Flames claimed left wing Nigel Dawes off waivers from the Phoenix Coyotes. The Colorado Avalanche signed center Matt Duchene to a three-year, entry-level contract; acquired defenseman Brian Fahey from the New York Rangers for defenseman Nigel Williams. The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with goaltender Devan Dubnyk, defenseman Dean Arsene, and right wing Toni Rajala. The Nashville Predators signed left wing Peter Olvecky to a one-year, two-way contract. The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed defenseman Keith Yandle to a two-year contract. The San Jose Sharks signed right wing Jed Ortmeyer, center Dwight Helminen and defensemen Joe Callahan and Danny Groulx to one-year contracts; re-signed forward Ryan Vesce. The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed center Blair Jones and right wing Lauri Tukonen. Jul 15, 2009The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed goaltender Kari Lehtonen. The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with center Mike Angelidis and defenseman Zack Fitzgerald on one-year contracts, and defenseman Andrew Alberts on a two-year contract. The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms on a one-year contract with defenseman Joe Piskula. The New York Islanders signed center John Tavares to a three-year contract. The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Ben Lovejoy to a one-year contract; signed right wing Tim Wallace to a two-year contract. The San Jose Sharks signed center Scott Nichol to a one-year contract. Jul 14, 2009The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Staffan Kronwall. The Columbus Blue Jacket signed defenseman Mathieu Roy to a one-year, two-way contract. The Nashville Predators signed center Ben Guite to a one-year, two-way contract; re-signed right wing Ryan Maki to a one-year, two-way contract. The New York Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman Corey Potter. Jul 13, 2009The Anaheim Ducks re-signed defenseman James Wisniewski to a one-year contract. The Atlanta Thrashers signed right wing Anthony Stewart and defenseman Noah Welch. The Boston Bruins signed defensemen Rob Kwiet and Zach McKelvie, and centers Drew Larman and Trent Whitfield to one-year contracts. The Chicago Blackhawks signed center Mark Cullen to a one-year contact. The Dallas Stars re-signed center Aaron Gagnon to a one-year, two-way contract. The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with center Chris Minard and defenseman Matt Nickerson. The Los Angeles Kings signed right wing Brandon Segal to a two-year contract. The Montreal Canadiens signed center Andreas Engqvist to a three-year, two-way contract. The Nashville Predators signed defenseman Nolan Yonkman to a one-year, two-way contract. The New York Rangers agreed to terms with goaltender Chad Johnson and right wing Ryan Callahan. The Phoenix Coyotes acquired left wing Lauri Korpikoski from the New York Rangers for right wing Enver Lisin. The Washington Capitals signed center/right wing Boyd Gordon to a one-year contract. Jul 11, 2009The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with defenseman Joe DiPenta on a one-year contract. The Calgary Flames signed right wing Brian McGrattan. The Montreal Canadiens signed center Kyle Chipchura to a one-year contract. Jul 10, 2009The Colorado Avalanche signed defenseman Kyle Cumiskey. The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed defenseman Jonathan Sigalet to a two-year, two-way contract. The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Tyler Cuma to an entry-level contract. The Montreal Canadiens signed defenseman Paul Mara to a one-year contract; signed left wing Travis Moen to a three-year contract. The New Jersey Devils signed goaltender Yann Danis. The New York Rangers agreed to terms with left wing Dane Byers. The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Geoff Kinrade to a one-year, two-way contract. The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Jay McKee to a one-year contract. The Tampa Bay Lightning signed goaltender Antero Niittymaki. The Washington Capitals signed center Brendan Morrison to a one-year contract. Jul 9, 2009The Anaheim Ducks signed defenseman Nick Boynton to a one-year contract. The Calgary Flames signed right winger Carsen Germyn and left winger Ryley Grantham. The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with defenseman Jay Harrison on a one-year, two-way contract. The Chicago Blackhawks signed left wing Peter MacArthur and defenseman Richard Petiot to one-year contracts. The Colorado Avalance announced the retirement of center Joe Sakic; signed defenseman Kyle Cumiskey. The Edmonton Oilers acquired a conditional draft pick from the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Tim Sestito. The Los Angeles Kings signed left wing Scott Parse to a one-year contract. The New York Rangers agreed to terms with right wing Ales Kotalik. The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Kent Huskins to a two-year contract; re-signed defenseman Rob Blake to a one-year contract. The St. Louis Blues signed goaltender Hannu Toivonen. The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Victor Hedman to an entry level contract. The Anaheim Ducks signed center Saku Koivu. Jul 8, 2009The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed forward Jim Slater. The Boston Bruins signed goaltender Dany Sabourin and defenseman Drew Fata to one-year contracts. The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with right wing Steven Goertzen; signed defenseman Casey Borer and goaltender Justin Peters to one-year, two-way contracts. The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with left wing Kris Versteeg; agreed to terms with left wing Bryan Bickell. The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Philippe Dupuis and defenseman Brett Skinner. The Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Doug Janik. The Minnesota Wild signed defensemen Jamie Fraser and Jaime Sifers to one-year contracts. The New York Rangers agreed to terms with center Brian Boyle. The Ottawa Senators acquired a sixth-round selection in the 2010 NHL Draft from the Dallas Stars for goaltender Alex Auld. The San Jose Sharks announced the retirement of right wing Claude Lemieux. The St. Louis Blues signed right wing Ian Schultz. Jul 7, 2009The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed right wing Joey Crabb and defenseman Nathan Oystrick. The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Drew Fata and goaltender Dany Sabourin to one-year contracts. The Calgary Flames signed center Jamie Lundmark and left wing Jason Jaffray. The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with defenseman Cam Barker on a three-year contract; signed defenseman Simon Danis-Pepin to a three-year contract. The Dallas Stars signed defenseman Jeff Woywitka to a two-year contract. The Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms with center Kris Newbury and right wing Jeremy Williams to one-year, two-way contracts and defenseman Travis Ehrhardt to a three-year entry level contract. The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Chris Pronger to a multi-year contract extension. The Tampa Bay Lightning signed left wing Stephane Veilleux. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goaltender Jonas Gustavsson to a one-year contract. Jul 6, 2009The Atlanta Thrashers signed defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski, center Jason Krog and goaltenders Drew MacIntyre and Peter Mannino. The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with right wing Troy Brouwer and goaltender Corey Crawford to two-year contracts, left wing Ben Eager, center Colin Fraser and defenseman Aaron Johnson to one-year contracts. The Colorado Avalanche signed right wing David Jones, Brian Willsie and Darren Haydar, left wing Chris Durno, center Matt Hendricks and goaltender Tyler Weiman. The Columbus Blue Jackets signed center Pascal Pelletier to a one-year, two-way contract. The Dallas Stars signed center Warren Peters to a one-year, two-way contract. The Detroit Red Wings re-signed left wing Ville Leino to a two-year contract. The New York Rangers agreed to terms with left wing Christopher Higgins. The Ottawa Senators signed right-wing Alex Kovalev to a two-year contract. The San Jose Sharks re-signed left wing Ryane Clowe to a four-year contract. The St. Louis Blues re-signed right wing B.J. Crombeen. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed center Nazem Kadri to a three-year entry level contract; signed defenseman Francois Beauchemin to a three-year contract. The Vancouver Canucks signed goaltender Andrew Raycroft; re-signed defenseman Shane O'Brien. Jul 5, 2009The Pittsburgh Penguins signed right wing Chris Conner to a one-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Chris Lee. Jul 3, 2009The Columbus Blue Jackets signed center Trevor Frischmon to a one-year, two-way contract. The Los Angeles Kings acquired forward Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche for defensemen Kyle Quincey, Tom Preissing and a 2010 fifth-round selection. The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Shane Hindy. The New York Rangers signed centers Tyler Arnason, Corey Locke, and right wing P.A. Parenteau. The Phoenix Coyotes signed defenseman Shaun Heshka and left wing Stefan Meyer to one-year contracts. The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Nate Guenin and left wing Ruslan Fedotenko to one-year contracts. The Vancouver Canucks signed right wing Mikael Samuelsson to a three-year contract. Jul 2, 2009The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed center Chris Thorburn to a multi-year contract; signed right wing Nik Antropov to a multi-year contract. The Boston Bruins signed right wing Mark Recchi to a one-year contract. The Calgary Flames signed center Garth Murray and right wing Riley Armstrong. The Carolina Hurricanes signed center Chad LaRose to a two-year contract. The Chicago Blackhawks signed center John Madden to a one-year contract. The Dallas Stars signed defenseman Karlis Skrastins to a two-year contract. The Florida Panthers signed defenseman Jordan Leopold to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Clay Wilson to a two-year contract. The Montreal Canadiens signed right wing Mike Glumac, left wing Mathieu Darche and defenseman Alex Henry to one-year, two-way contracts. The New Jersey Devils signed right wing Ilkka Pikkarainen. The New York Islanders signed goaltender Scott Munroe, left wing Jeremy Reich and defenseman Brett Westgarth to one-year contracts. The New York Rangers signed forward Chris Chappell. The Phoenix Coyotes signed goaltender Jason LaBarbera and center Vern Fiddler each to two-year contracts; signed defenseman Adrian Aucoin and left wing Stefan Meyer to one-year contracts. The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed center Mikhail Grabovski to a three-year contract. The Vancouver Canucks signed defensemen Nolan Baumgartner and Lawrence Nycholat and right wing Matt Pope. Jul 1, 2009The Anaheim Ducks agreed to terms with defenseman Scott Niedermayer on a one-year contract. The Atlanta Thrashers acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina and center Tim Stapleton from the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Garnet Exelby and center Colin Stuart. The Boston Bruins signed right wing Byron Bitz to a multi-year contract; signed center Steve Begin to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Johnny Boychuck to a one-year contract. The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with defenseman Steve Montador on a two-year contract. The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Adam Pardy; signed right wing Fredrik Sjostrom; named Rob Cookson assistant coach. The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with left wing Erik Cole on a two-year contract; agreed to terms on two-way contracts with right wing Patrick Dwyer and center Michael Ryan. The Chicago Blackhawks signed right wing Marian Hossa to a 12-year contract; signed center Tomas Kopecky to a two-year contract. The Colorado Avalanche signed goaltender Craig Anderson to a two-year contract; signed left wing David Koci to a one-year contract. The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Brent Regner to a three-year entry-level contract. The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin on a four-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Jason Strudwick on a one-year contract. The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with left wing David Booth on a six-year contract; agreed to terms with right wing Radek Dvorak on a two-year contract; signed goaltender Scott Clemmensen to a three-year contract; signed defenseman Ville Koistinen to a two-year contract. The Minnesota Wild agreed to terms with defenseman Greg Zanon on a three-year contract; agreed to terms with right wing Martin Havlat n a six-year contract The Montreal Canadiens signed defenseman Jaroslav Spacek to a three-year contract; signed center Mike Cammalleri to a five-year contract; signed right wing Brian Gionta to a five-year contract; signed defenseman Hal Gill to a two-year contract. The Nashville Predators re-signed right wing Joel Ward to a two-year contract; signed left wing Steve Sullivan to a two-year contract. The New Jersey Devils re-signed defenseman Andy Greene. The New York Islanders agreed to terms with goaltender Dwayne Roloson on a two-year contract. The New York Rangers agreed to terms with left wing Donald Brashear; agreed to terms with right wing Marian Gaborik. The Ottawa Senators signed center Martin St. Pierre to a one-year contract; signed right wing Erik Condra to an entry-level contract; signed goaltender Mike Brodeur to a one-year contract; agreed to terms with right wing Chris Neil on a four-year contract. The Philadelphia Flyers signed goaltender Brian Boucher and center Ian Laperriere. The Phoenix Coyotes signed center Vern Fiddler to a two-year contract; signed goaltender Jason LaBarbera to a two-year contract. The Pittsburgh Penguins signed left wing Mike Rupp to two-year contract; signed defenseman Brian Strait to a three-year entry-level contract. The St. Louis Blues signed goaltender Ty Conklin. The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defensemen Mattias Ohlund and Matt Walker; re-signed defenseman Lukas Krajicek to a one-year contract. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed right wing Colton Orr to a four-year contract; signed defenseman Mike Komisarek to a five-year contract. The Vancouver Canucks re-signed center Henrik Sedin and left wing Daniel Sedin. The Washington Capitals signed right wing Mike Knuble to a two-year contract. |