Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman is joining the Chicago Blackhawks as a senior adviser for hockey operations. A special consultant with the Detroit Red Wings since retiring from coaching following the 2002 season, the 74-year-old Bowman signed a three-year deal with Chicago. “It’s always a tough decision when you leave an organization like Detroit,” said Bowman, who won nine Stanley Cup titles as a…
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Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman is joining the Chicago Blackhawks as a senior adviser for hockey operations. A special consultant with the Detroit Red Wings since retiring from coaching following the 2002 season, the 74-year-old Bowman signed a three-year deal with Chicago. “It’s always a tough decision when you leave an organization like Detroit,” said Bowman, who won nine Stanley Cup titles as a…
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Antoine Vermette signed a $5.25 million, two-year contract extension with the Ottawa Senators on Thursday after a season in which he had career highs in goals and points. He earned nearly $1.1 million last year. Vermette had 24 goals and 53 points while appearing in 81 games last season. He was among the league leaders with a 57 percent faceoff win rate. Read Original Post Here
Antoine Vermette signed a $5.25 million, two-year contract extension with the Ottawa Senators on Thursday after a season in which he had career highs in goals and points. He earned nearly $1.1 million last year. Vermette had 24 goals and 53 points while appearing in 81 games last season. He was among the league leaders with a 57 percent faceoff win rate. Read Original Post Here
New Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz believes depth in the team’s executive offices is as important as depth on the ice, and a handful of moves Thursday proved that. The Oilers promoted general manager Kevin Lowe to president of hockey operations and named longtime Vancouver Canucks executive Steve Tambellini to replace him Thursday. Read Original Post Here
The Nashville Predators have signed center Jerred Smithson to a two-year, $1.4 million contract extension through 2011. The deal announced Thursday will pay the 29-year-old forward $725,000 in 2009-10 and $750,000 in 2010-11. Smithson, a free agent signed by Nashville in 2004, has 45 points in 241 games since making his NHL debut with Los Angeles in 2002. Read Original Post Here
The Edmonton Oilers promoted general manager Kevin Lowe to president of hockey operations and named Steve Tambellini to replace him Thursday. Kevin Prendergast, the team’s longtime vice president of hockey operations, is the new assistant general manager. Lowe had been general manager since 2000 and helped guide the team to the Stanley Cup final in 2006. Read Original Post Here
The son of Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy has been charged with assaulting a rival during a Major Junior Hockey League playoff game last March. Quebec Remparts goaltender Jonathan Roy, 19, faces one count of assault against Chicoutimi Sagueneens goalie Bobby Nadeau. The single charge was filed Thursday in Saguenay, where the brawl occurred. Read Original Post Here
Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman is joining the Chicago Blackhawks as a senior adviser for hockey operations. Bowman has won nine Stanley Cup championships as a coach. He’s to be introduced at news conference Thursday at the United Center. The 74-year-old Bowman has been a special consultant with the Detroit Red Wings, a team he coached to three Stanley Cup titles. Read Original Post Here
Mark Parrish’s homecoming didn’t work out. The Minnesota Wild bought out the final three years of the right winger’s contract on Wednesday, ending Parrish’s frustrating return to his hometown market. Parrish cleared waivers and is now an unrestricted free agent. Wild general manager Doug Risebrough said the 31-year-old Parrish became a salary cap casualty because the club got too close to the…
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