Canucks Re-Sign Baumgartner
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The Vancouver Canucks on Thursday re-signed defenseman Nolan Baumgartner, and added right wing Jeff Heerema and defenseman Joe DiPenta.
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The Philadelphia Flyers trade Peter Forsberg to the Nashville Predators on Thursday for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent and two draft picks.
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The Flyers re-signed free-agent Simon Gagne to a five-year contract Monday night, ending a summer of difficult negotiations with training camp set to open this week.
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The Toronto Blue Jays re-signed outfielder Frank Catalanotto to a two-year, $5.4 million contract, the team said. Catalanotto hit .
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NEW YORK (CP) - The NHL Players&#39; Association made the biggest move of the 2Â½-month-old lockout Thursday, inviting the NHL back to the negotiating table with the lure of a new proposal.
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UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Rick DiPietro re-signed with the New York Islanders on Tuesday, agreeing to a record 15-year deal that will pay the No. 1 goalie $67.5 million.
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The Washington Capitals signed the former Rangers center Michael Nylander to a four-year, $19.5 million contract. Washington has been a last-place team on a low payroll since the lockout ended in 2005. The Capitals vowed to spend more this summer as they attempt to build a playoff team around Alex Ovechkin, who won the Calder Trophy as the leagueâs top rookie in 2006.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Vancouver Canucks will announce Wednesday that local businessman Francesco Aquilini is buying half of the team, according to newspaper reports.
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Rick DiPietro re-signed with the New York Islanders on Tuesday, agreeing to a deal that reportedly will pay the No. 1 goalie $67.5 million over a record 15 years.
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Wisconsin sophomore defenseman Ryan Suter has agreed to a contract with the National Hockey League&#39;s Nashville Predators. It&#39;s a three-year deal worth about $3 million.
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The Colorado Avalanche re-signed forward Marek Svatos to a one-year deal Tuesday.
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Billy Traber came back to the Cleveland Indians, who re-signed the left-hander to a minor league contract for 2005 on Wednesday one month after they waived him.
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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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Alexei Yashin, the former Islanders captain, will play next season with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Russian Super League after failing to get an N.H.L. contract offer to his liking.Yashin, a center who had the final four seasons of his 10-year contract bought out by the Islanders in June, agreed to terms yesterday on a one-year deal with the Russian team he played with during the 2004-5 N.H.L. lockout. Financial terms were not immediately available.Yashin, 33, had 18 goals and 32 assists in 58 games last season, his second as the Islandersâ captain.
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The Vancouver Canucks acquired center Bryan Smolinski from Chicago and defenseman Brent Sopel from Los Angeles in separate trades on Monday.
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Forward Andrew Peters re-signed with the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.
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Markus Naslund scored midway through the second period and Roberto Luongo made 24 saves, giving the Vancouver Canucks a 1-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.