50 The Florida Panthers have signed defenseman Erik Gudbranson to an entry-level contract. Gudbranson was the team's first-round pick in the 2010 draft, going third overall. The 19-year-old from Ottawa, Ontario, had a goal and an assist, along with 17 penalty minutes, in six preseason games with Florida last fall.

]]> 2011-07-16 10:10:02 The Buffalo Sabres have reached agreements to re-sign defenseman Dennis Persson and forward Travis Turnbull each to one-year contracts. Persson, the Sabres first-round pick in the 2006 draft, has spent the past two seasons in the minors. He has five goals and 21 assists for 26 points in 132 career games in the American Hockey League.

]]> 2011-07-15 17:50:03 The Calgary Flames have re-signed forward Brendan Morrison to a one-year deal. The 35-year-old Morrison will make $1.25 million next season, the team announced Friday. Morrison's 2010-11 season ended in March because of a knee injury that will keep him out of action through the start of 2011-12. The veteran had nine goals and 34 assists in 66 games with Calgary last season.

]]> 2011-07-15 17:10:02 The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed defenseman Taylor Chorney and center Ryan O'Marra to one-year deals. The 24-year-old Chorney had a goal and three assists in 12 games for the Oilers last season. He has one goal and six assists in 56 career games since being drafted by Edmonton 36th overall in the 2005 entry draft.

]]> 2011-07-15 17:10:02 The New Jersey Devils signed Swedish defenseman Adam Larsson, the No. 4 pick in last month's NHL draft, on Friday to a three-year, entry-level contract. Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello announced the deal during a conference call, hours before a league deadline for players under contract in Europe to sign in order to be eligible to play in North America in the upcoming season.

]]> 2011-07-15 14:40:03 Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane has a fractured left wrist and will need 6-8 weeks to recover. The team disclosed the injury Friday, saying it was discovered recently during his offseason training. Blackhawks team Dr. Michael Terry says Kane will have surgery on Tuesday to repair what he called a scaphoid fracture.

]]> 2011-07-15 14:10:03 The Carolina Hurricanes have reached deals with forward Chris Durno, left wing Brett Sutter and defenseman Bobby Sanguinetti for one-year contracts. Durno, 30, signed a two-way deal for $525,000 on the NHL level and $105,000 on the American Hockey League level. There is a guarantee of at least $140,000 for the season.

]]> 2011-07-15 13:40:02 The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Brian Boyle. The deal was completed Friday with the 26-year-old Boyle, who posted career highs with 21 goals and 35 assists in 82 games last season with the Rangers. The 6-foot-7 center is one of four New York players to appear in every game.

]]> 2011-07-15 12:10:02 The New Jersey Devils have signed Swedish defenseman Adam Larsson, the No. 4 pick in last month's NHL draft, to a three-year, entry-level contract. Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello announced the deal during a conference call Friday, just hours before a league deadline for players under contract in Europe to sign in order to be eligible to play in North America in the upcoming season.

]]> 2011-07-15 11:40:04 The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Chris Durno to a one-year contract. The two-way deal will pay Durno $525,000 on the NHL level and $105,000 on the American Hockey League level. There is a guarantee of at least $140,000 for the season. Carolina director of hockey operations Ron Francis called the 30-year-old Durno "a big, strong guy that will provide more depth up front." Durno...

]]> 2011-07-15 11:40:04 The Flames re-signed defenseman Brendan Mikkelson to a one-year deal and came to terms with center Max Reinhart on a three-year, entry-level contract. Mikkelson had one assist in 19 games with Calgary last season after he was claimed off waivers from Anaheim in October. He agreed Thursday to a two-way deal worth $721,900.

]]> 2011-07-14 18:40:03 The Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins have re-signed defenseman Adam McQuaid to a three-year contract extension that would keep him in the fold through the 2014-15 season. The Bruins also signed minor league forward Craig Cunningham to an entry-level contract, and defenseman Zach McKelvie to a one-year deal.

]]> 2011-07-14 17:10:03 The New York Islanders say they have agreed with forward Jeremy Colliton on a one-year, two-way contract. Financial terms weren't released Thursday. The 25-year-old Colliton had two goals and one assist in 15 games with the Islanders last season. He also had 18 goals and 27 assists in 53 games with New York's AHL Bridgeport affiliate.

]]> 2011-07-14 15:10:03 (AP) -- The Colorado Avalanche have bolstered their defense by signing Shane O'Brien to a one-year deal. The team didn't disclose terms of the deal announced Wednesday. O'Brien suited up for Nashville last season, scoring two goals and dishing out seven assists in 80 games. He also played in all 12 playoff games last spring for the Predators, who were eliminated by the Vancouver Canucks...

]]> 2011-07-13 22:20:03 Kristian Huselius has torn a chest muscle, and the Columbus Blue Jackets forward will be sidelined for four to six months. Blue Jackets general manager posted on his Twitter account on Wednesday that Huselius was injured, and said he will have surgery on Thursday morning that will force the left wing to miss the start of the upcoming season.

]]> 2011-07-13 19:20:03 Center Mathieu Perrault has re-signed with the Washington Capitals, agreeing to a one-year contract. The 23-year-old Perrault had seven goals and seven assists in 35 games with the Capitals last season. He also had 11 goals and 24 assists in 34 games with the Hershey Bears of the AHL. Perrault has appeared in a total of 56 NHL games for Washington, with 11 goals and 12 assists.

]]> 2011-07-13 13:40:03 Center Cody Bass has signed a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 24-year-old Bass was scoreless in one game for the Ottawa Senators last season. He had six goals and nine assists in 58 games with the American Hockey League's Binghamton Senators. He won the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award as the AHL's Man of the Year.

]]> 2011-07-13 12:10:03 The Blues have signed forward Jonathan Cheechoo to a one-year contract. The 30-year-old Cheechoo has been in the American Hockey League the last two seasons. He had 18 goals and 29 assists in 55 games last season with the Worcester Sharks. In seven NHL seasons with the Sharks and Senators, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound Cheechoo has 305 points and 325 penalty minutes in 501 games.

]]> 2011-07-13 11:10:02 The Colorado Avalanche have signed forwards T.J. Galiardi and Patrick Rissmiller to one-year contracts. Financial terms of the deal, announced Tuesday, weren't revealed. The 23-year-old Galiardi played only 35 games last season because of wrist and forearm injuries. He finished with seven goals and eight assists.

]]> 2011-07-12 20:50:03 The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms with Brad Richardson on a two-year, $2.35 million contract, avoiding arbitration with the forward. The Kings announced the deal on Tuesday, resolving their last potential arbitration case before a hearing. Richardson had seven goals and 12 assists in 68 games last season.

]]> 2011-07-12 18:10:03 Former Calgary Flames center Brett Sutter has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for punching a cab driver outside a Scottsdale bar last year. The 24-year-old Sutter entered his plea Monday. He is due back in Scottsdale City Court on Sept. 15 for a restitution hearing. Scottsdale police say Sutter was arrested outside the American Junkie bar about 2 a.m.

]]> 2011-07-12 16:40:04 The Phoenix Coyotes hired former Atlanta Thashers head coach John Anderson as an assistant. Coyotes general manager Don Maloney says Anderson was signed Tuesday to a multiyear contract. Anderson was promoted from Atlanta's top minor league affiliate in June 2008 and became the Thrashers' fourth coach.

]]> 2011-07-12 16:10:03 Goalie Jeff Deslauriers has agreed to a two-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks announced the deal on Tuesday. Deslauriers spent parts of two seasons from 2008-10 as a backup goalie with the Edmonton Oilers, winning 20 games with a 3.01 goals-against average. The former high draft pick has never reached his NHL potential, spending last season in the AHL.

]]> 2011-07-12 14:10:02 The Edmonton Oilers have traded center Andrew Cogliano to the Anaheim Ducks for a second-round draft pick in 2013. Cogliano was drafted by Edmonton 25th overall in the 2005 draft and has not missed a game in four NHL seasons. Last season, the 24-year-old finished with 11 goals and 35 points. In 328 games with the Oilers, he has 57 goals and 146 points.

]]> 2011-07-12 11:40:03 Right wing Dan Sexton has agreed to a two-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks, avoiding an arbitration hearing. The Ducks reached a two-way deal Monday with Sexton, who had four goals and nine assists in 47 games with Anaheim last season. Sexton also played 17 games for the Ducks' AHL affiliate in Syracuse.

]]> 2011-07-11 17:40:03 The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to a two-year contract with backup goaltender Joey MacDonald. The team announced the deal Monday and did not disclose financial terms. The 31-year-old MacDonald went 5-5-3 with a 2.58 goals-against average in 15 games for the Red Wings last season. He also played in 20 games for Grand Rapids of the AHL.

]]> 2011-07-11 11:10:04 Defenseman Alec Martinez has agreed to a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings, avoiding an arbitration hearing. The Kings didn't announce details of the contract Friday for Martinez, who cemented his spot on the Kings' blue line last season with a solid rookie campaign. The 23-year-old Martinez scored 16 points in 60 games last season with the Kings, and his plus-11 rating was fifth...

]]> 2011-07-11 11:10:03 The Chicago Blackhawks and forward Viktor Stalberg have agreed on a two-year contract. The Blackhawks announced the agreement Sunday. Stalberg had 12 goals and 12 assists last season, his first with Chicago after being acquired from Toronto. He has 21 goals, 17 assists and 73 penalty minutes in 117 career regular-season games over parts of two NHL seasons with Toronto and Chicago.

]]> 2011-07-10 14:10:03 The Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman and Minnesota native Mike Lundin (lun-DEEN) to a one-year deal. The 26-year-old Lundin had one goal and 11 assists in 69 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season. He averaged more than 20 minutes per game and blocked 106 shots and will be counted on to bolster the blue line after the Wild traded top defenseman Brent Burns to San Jose on draft night.

]]> 2011-07-09 16:40:03 The San Jose Sharks have signed forwards Benn Ferriero and Ben Guite to one-year contracts, adding some depth to the end of their roster. The team announced the moves Friday. Ferriero played in 33 games for San Jose last season, scoring five goals to go with four assists. He also had the game-winning overtime goal in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against Detroit.

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