CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman T.J. Brodie to a two-year contract worth $2,125,000.
Brodie, 23, had two goals and 12 assists in 47 games last season with Calgary.
Prior to joining the Flames for the truncated NHL seas… …read more
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Three-time NHL All-Star Ziggy Palffy on Wednesday announced his retirement from professional hockey.
Palffy, 41, played for three teams in 12 NHL seasons, most recently with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2005-06.
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1658 – Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor
1948 – “Brigadoon” closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 581 performances
1970 – Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends “Huntley-Brinkley Report”
1978 – Gunman shoots his way into Iraqi Embassy in Paris
1980 – Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36
1988 – Last Playboy club closes (Lansing Michigan)
1912 – Milton Friedman, Brooklyn New York, economist (Nobel 1976), (d. 2006)
1913 – Bryan Hextall, NHL hall of famer (NY Rangers)
1914 – Jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker
1921 – Peter Benenson, British founder of Amnesty International (d. 2005)
1965 – Julian Richards, British film director
1975 – Simon Hirst, British radio DJ
1763 – James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies
1891 – Jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77
1932 – Francesco Paolo Neglia, composer, dies at 58
1986 – Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (b. 1900)
1992 – Ralph Strait, dies of heart attack at 56
1994 – Caitlin Thomas, dies
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The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday the signing of center Josh Jooris to a two-year, two-way entry-level contract.
Jooris will earn $832,500 at the NHL level and $70,000 at the American Hockey League level. There is also a $92,500 signing bonu… …read more
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CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have signed centre Josh Jooris to a two year, two-way entry level deal.
The deal is worth $832,500 per year in the NHL and $70,000 in the AHL, with a signing bonus of $92,500 in each year.
The Burlington, Ont.,… …read more
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BURNABY, B.C. – Seth Jones’ virtual image will skate in the NHL before he does.
Jones had high-resolution photo images of his face scanned Monday for NHL ’14 at the headquarters of the video game’s maker, EA Sports, in the Vancouver suburb o… …read more
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The Nashville Predators on Monday announced the signing of defenseman Bryan Rodney to a one-year, two-way contract.
Rodney’s deal is worth $550,000 at the NHL level and $120,000 at the American Hockey League level.
Rodney, 29, spent the 2012… …read more
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The Calgary Flames said they expect Scotiabank Saddledome to be available for NHL preseason games after it was damaged by flood in June, The Globe and Mail reported Wednesday.
“From a public standpoint, and from a hockey standpoint, we want eve… …read more
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenseman Paul Ranger, according to a report by TSN’s Darren Dreger. Terms of the contract have not been disclosed.
Ranger, who turns 29 in September, last played in the NHL when he skated in eight games for… …read more
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The Dallas Stars hired James Patrick to be an assistant coach on Lindy Ruff’s staff, the team announced Wednesday.
Patrick, a 21-year NHL defenseman, most recently served as an assistant coach for the Buffalo Sabres over the past seven seasons,… …read more
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VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks will retire former star Pavel Bure’s No. 10 jersey in the upcoming NHL season.
The Canucks announced the plan during the club’s annual summer summit Tuesday night. Bure was a member of the Canucks in his firs… …read more
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WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with forward Eric O’Dell on a new one-year, two-way contract Tuesday worth US$600,000 at the NHL level.
O’Dell, 23, had 29 goals and 26 assists in 59 games with the AHL’s St. John’s IceCaps last se… …read more
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WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets signed forward Anthony Peluso to a $1.125-million, two-year deal Monday.
The 24-year-old Toronto native made his NHL debut last season but played just five games before suffering a season-ending injury.
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The Florida Panthers on Monday announced the signing of defenseman Colby Robak to a two-year contract.
The 23-year-old Robak played in 16 games for the Panthers during the 2012-13 season, recording his first NHL point on March 5 with an assist … …read more
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Washington Capitals star and Hart Trophy winner Alex Ovechkin leads the list of 18 NHL players who were among the 35 players announced Monday as invitees to the Russian Olympic orientation camp.
The camp will be held Aug. 23-24 in Sochi, Russia… …read more
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The Calgary Flames announced Saturday they have re-signed forward Lance Bouma and center Paul Byron to one-year, two-way contracts.
Bouma will make $577,500 at the NHL level. Byron’s contract will pay him $643,500 while he’s with the Flames.
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The Winnipeg Jets announced Saturday they have agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with defenseman Zach Redmond that will pay him $715,000 at the NHL level.
Redmond, who turns 25 next week, made his NHL debut with the Jets last season, scori… …read more
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The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed defenseman Paul Postma to a two-year contract worth $1.425 million, as well as agreeing to terms with goaltender Eddie Pasquale on a one-year, two-way contract worth $575,000 at the NHL level.
They also have agr… …read more
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The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Saturday they have re-signed goaltender Eric Hartzell to a two-year contract. The two-way deal runs through the 2014-15 season and is worth $550,000 at the NHL level.
Hartzell, 23, signed with the Penguins in A… …read more
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The Buffalo Sabres on Friday re-signed restricted free agents Brian Flynn and Nick Crawford. No financial terms were disclosed.
Flynn, who turns 25 next week, got a two-year deal. The center made his NHL debut with the Sabres in 2012-13, scorin… …read more
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