Well, in the 3 weeks that I was gone there were tons of signings, trades etc. So I've decided to just have up-to-date news, not try and recap everything while I was gone.
Well, in the 3 weeks that I was gone there were tons of signings, trades etc. So I've decided to just have up-to-date news, not try and recap everything while I was gone.
Florida Panthers right wing Dino Ciccarelli has announced his retirement. He was 9th in all time NHL scoring with 1,200 points in 1,232 games with five teams. Ciccarelli, 39, said the back injury that limited him to 14 games last season as the reason for ending his 19-year career.
The Phoenix Coyotes signed right wing Shane Doan to a multiyear deal, the team announced Tuesday.
Doan inked a two-year contract worth a total $1.6 million in salary and bonuses, The Tribune, a newspaper serving suburban Phoenix, reported Tuesday.
Same thing as above, I'm just gonna do the recent news.
The Senators Alexi Yashin is likely to hold out for season, wanting more money. As it stands,Yashin, despite being under contract for one more season at a $3.6 million salary, plans to hold out. He is eligible to become a restricted free agent after the upcoming season. Hockey fans have been patient in two previous contract disputes between Yashin and the Senators, said Potechin. "The third time, there's no understanding. He's just greedy."
The NHL's vote scheduled for Wednesday on Mario Lemieux's bid to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins is expected to take place before the Hall of Fame center formally takes control of the team. League officials say that timetable is not unusual.
NHL spokesman Frank Brown said league approval to sell the team, if it comes, would be made contingent on the bankruptcy court in Pittsburgh also approving the deal. The league's governing body will vote in New York.
"Sometimes you move into a house that needs (to be) painted," Brown said. "This is no different."
There won't be any more of these till the season starts again.
There won't be any more of these till the season starts again.
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