Flyers Give Richards a 12-Year Extension
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The Flyers sign scoring leader Mike Richards to a 12-year contract extension Thursday. While the team didn't disclose financial terms, The Canadian Press reports the deal was for $69 million.
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Alexander Ovechkin signed one of the richest deals in NHL history on Thursday when the All-Star winger inked a 13-year contract extension with the Washington Capitals worth a reported $124 million.
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Sidney Crosby has a new contract before his 20th birthday and his eye on the Stanley Cup for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The NHL MVP and scoring champion signed a five-year extension through the 2012-13 season worth $43.5 million. The deal leaves room for the team to re-sign other young stars, such as Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal, in the coming seasons.
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Randy Johnson and the New York Yankees reach a preliminary agreement on a two-year contract extension worth about $32 million.
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Defensive end Aaron Smith, who was entering the last year of his contract, has signed a four-year extension with Pittsburgh.
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NEW YORK -- Chris Simon got a second chance from the New York Islanders. The rugged forward, still serving a record 25-game NHL suspension for a two-handed, swing-swinging attack against the Rangers' Ryan Hollweg last season, re-signed with the Islanders on Monday.
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Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers agreed Thursday on a six-year, $41.25 million contract extension that will keep the two-time Vezina Trophy finalist in the fold through the 2013-14 season.
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The Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks signed left wing Chris Kunitz to a four-year, $14.9 million contract extension, through the 2011-12 season.
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The National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers have signed right wing Scott Hartnell and defender Kimmo Timonen from the Nashville Predators, the team said on its official Web site (flyers.nhl.com) on Monday.
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Philadelphia coach Ken Hitchcock signed a new three-year contract with the Flyers through 2008-09.
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The St. Louis Blues agreed to contract extensions with two key players Saturday, signing defenseman Eric Brewer to a four-year deal and goalie Manny Legace for two more years.
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Alex Ovechkin agreed to a $124 million, 13-year contract extension Thursday with the Washington Capitals, working out the details himself in negotiations with owner Ted Leonsis and general manager George McPhee.
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The Capitals sign Alex Ovechkin to a 13-year, $124 million contract extension, ending months of speculation about his future with the organization and making him the first player in NHL history to sign a nine-figure contract.
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McGrady, who begins his first season with the Rockets tonight, agreed Monday on a foregone conclusion of a contract extension worth as much as $63 million over three years that could keep him in Houston through the 2009-10 season.
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Canada forward Kris Draper has signed a three-year contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings, the team said on Friday.
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Sidney Crosby signs a five-year extension worth about $45 million that will keep the NHL MVP with the Penguins through 2013.
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DETROIT -- Dominik Hasek and the Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms of a one-year contract Thursday that is worth more than $2 million in base salary and gives the 42-year-old goalie a chance to earn an additional $2 million in bonuses.