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Wings Sign Brendan Smith To Entry Level Contract

by Paul on 05/27/10 at 02:38 PM ET
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DETROIT—The Red Wings announced today that the club has signed defenseman Brendan Smith to a three-year entry level contract.

Smith, 21, was Detroit’s first round draft pick (27th overall) in the 2007 NHL draftt. The Mimico, Ontario, native spent the past three seasons playing for the University of Wisconsin in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association under the watch of head coach Mike Eaves, father of Red Wings forward Patrick Eaves.

“Brendan improved tremendously in each of his three seasons at Wisconsin,” Red Wings general manager Ken Holland. “He was a dominant player at the collegiate level, in particular at his position, and we feel he is ready to take the next step in his career at the professional level. We look forward to having him at training camp in Traverse City in September.”

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Senators Re-Sign Mike Brodeur

by Paul on 05/26/10 at 12:56 PM ET
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OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced today they have re-signed goaltender Mike Brodeur to a one-year, two-way contract.

Brodeur, 27, spent the majority of the 2009-10 season with Ottawa’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. In 36 games with the B-Sens, Brodeur went 13-13-2 with a 3.06 goals-against average and a .899 save percentage.

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Blues Asst. GM Going Back To Finland

by Paul on 05/24/10 at 08:30 AM ET
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ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues President John Davidson announced today that Assistant General Manager and Director of Amateur Scouting Jarmo Kekalainen has resigned to take the role of General Manager of the Jokerit Hockey Club in his native Finland, effective June 30th.

“I would like to thank Jarmo for all of his time and hard work as he traveled the globe to find the best possible players for the St. Louis Blues Hockey Club,” said Davidson. “I wish him and his wife Tiina nothing but the best in this new endeavor.”

“I would like to thank the St. Louis Blues organization for allowing me this opportunity with Jokerit,” said Kekalainen. “I am 100 percent committed and focused on selecting the best possible prospects for the Blues in this upcoming NHL Draft.”

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Canes Acquire Rights To Jared Staal

by Paul on 05/13/10 at 04:12 PM ET
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA —Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have acquired a fifth round draft choice in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the rights to prospect Jared Staal. 

The draft choice, which was previously acquired by Carolina from Nashville, currently gives the Coyotes five picks in the upcoming Entry Draft, including two first round choices.  The 2010 Entry Draft will be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 25-26.

Staal, 19, recorded 12-37-49 and 57 penalty minutes (PIM) in 59 games for Sudbury of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) this season.  The forward was originally drafted by the Coyotes in the second round (49th overall) of the 2008 Entry Draft.

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Ducks Recall Calder

by Paul on 11/14/09 at 08:37 PM ET
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled left wing Kyle Calder from the Bakersfield Condors, Anaheim’s development affiliate in the ECHL.

Calder, 30 (1/5/79), scored 3-3=6 points with a +4 rating in five games with Bakersfield this season. Signed by Anaheim to a one-year contract and assigned to Bakersfield on Oct. 28, Calder attended the Ducks’ 2009 Training Camp on a tryout basis in September, going scoreless with two penalty minutes (PIM) in four games. The Manville, Alberta native,  who was released from his tryout on Sept. 26, spent the 2008-09 regular season with Los Angeles, recording 8-19=27 points with 41 PIM in 74 games.

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Phoenix Recalls Boedker

by Paul on 11/03/09 at 01:15 PM ET
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA—- Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have recalled forward Mikkel Boedker from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. 

Boedker, 19, has appeared in five games for the Coyotes this season.  He has also registered 1-3-4 in seven games with San Antonio.  The 5-foot-11, 200-pound forward recorded 11-17-28 and 18 penalty minutes (PIM) in 78 games with Phoenix during the 2008-09 season. As a rookie, Boedker ranked 9th on the team overall in scoring while leading all Coyotes rookies in goals, assists, points, games played, shots (116) , average time on ice (15:32) and T-2nd among all NHL rookies in game-winning goals (3).

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Vancouver Signs Matt Pettinger

by Paul on 11/02/09 at 03:01 PM ET
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Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that the team has signed free agent forward Matt Pettinger. In keeping with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Pettinger, 29, recorded 15 points (8-7-15) and 24 penalty minutes in 59 games played with the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2008.09 season. The 6’1”, 205 lbs. forward has played 413 career NHL games (64-56-120) recording 120 penalty minutes. Pettinger played 20 games with Vancouver in the 2007.08 season after being acquired at the NHL trade deadline from Washington and recorded six points (4-2-6) and 11 penalty minutes with the Canucks.

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Kings Claim Randy Jones

by Paul on 10/29/09 at 01:32 PM ET
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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have claimed defenseman Randy Jones off of re-entry waivers, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.  The Kings have also placed defenseman Alec Martinez on the injured reserve list (retroactive to October 5) due to an ankle injury. 

Jones, 28, has played in six games this season with the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League, recording one point (an assist) and six penalty minutes.

Last season, Jones played in 47 games with the Philadelphia Flyers, recording eight points (4-4=8) and 22 penalty minutes.  He also played in six playoff games with the Flyers and he played in two regular season games with the Phantoms. 

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Ducks Sign Calder

by Paul on 10/28/09 at 01:48 PM ET
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed left wing Kyle Calder to a one-year contract. Calder was subsequently assigned to Bakersfield, Anaheim’s development affiliate in the ECHL. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed.

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D.J. King Out With Fractured Hand

by Paul on 10/26/09 at 02:54 PM ET
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ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues President John Davidson announced today that forward D.J. King will be sidelined 8-10 weeks with a fracture/dislocation of the right hand.  King was evaluated on Monday by Dr. Rick Wright and Dr. Charles Goldfarb of Washington University’s Department of Orthopedics.  The injury occurred on Saturday, Oct. 24 vs. Dallas.

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