The San Jose Sharks signed forward Logan Couture to a two-year, $5.75 million contract extension through the 2013-14 season on Friday. Couture was already scheduled to make about $1.25 million this season and could have been a restricted free agent next summer. Instead, he will get paid $2.75 million in 2012-13 and $3 million in the final year of the contract. Read Original Post Here
The Buffalo Sabres are changing the name of their home hockey arena. After First Niagara Bank bought HSBC Bank branches in New York and Connecticut, the arena will be called First Niagara Center. It had been HSBC Arena since 1999. The 18,690-seat home of the National Hockey League club is expected to bear the new name for 15 years. Read Original Post Here
Ilya Bryzgalov already has a fan club. Wearing his Flyers jersey and cap, he finished a press conference and left to mingle with autograph seekers and picture snappers waiting for the All-Star goaltender at the bottom of the stairs. On his way back up, a woman hollered, “You look fabulous!” An orange crush has already developed and Bryzgalov hasn’t even played a game yet. Read Original Post Here
Sidney Crosby’s agent said there’s no timetable for the Pittsburgh Penguins star to return from a concussion, the clearest indication yet that he may not be ready when the NHL season begins in October. Agent Pat Brisson discussed Crosby’s recovery and medical status on the team website, apparently in response to reports out of Canada that say the 24-year-old’s offseason training…
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Goaltender Maxime Clermont and NHL veteran Stephane Veilleux were among 12 players signed by the New Jersey Devils on Monday. Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello did not disclose any contract terms in making the announcement. Most of the players will play in the minor leagues this season. Also signed were defenseman Peter Harrold and nine other forwards — Matt Anderson, Bryan Haczyk, Brad Mills,… Read Original Post Here
Nearly 1,000 people remembered Rick Rypien on Saturday in the arena where the Winnipeg Jets forward played his minor hockey. Just days after the 27-year-old tough guy died suddenly in his southern Alberta home, a large crowd turned out on a bright sunny day at Albert Stella Arena for Rypien’s funeral. Read Original Post Here
Veteran forward Ethan Moreau has agreed to a one-year, $600,000 contract with the Los Angeles Kings. The club confirmed the deal Saturday, pending the completion of Moreau’s physical on Monday. Moreau has played parts of 15 NHL seasons with Chicago, Edmonton and Columbus. The former Oilers captain spent more than 10 years in Edmonton before joining the Blue Jackets last season, scoring six… Read Original Post Here
Jonas Hiller is cautiously confident he has kicked his vertigo. The Anaheim Ducks are really hoping he is correct. The All-Star goalie said Friday he is finally free of vertigo symptoms, and he expects to be ready for Anaheim’s training camp next month. After spending more than two months away from the ice following the Ducks’ season, Hiller has been working out daily back home in… Read Original Post Here
Chris Drury retired from the NHL on Friday after 12 seasons, unable to hook up with a new team after the New York Rangers bought out the final year of their captain’s contract in June. The center struggled through a final injury-plagued season with New York that limited him to 24 games. He returned for the final regular-season game and scored his lone goal in a win over New Jersey that helped… Read Original Post Here
A group headed by former San Jose Sharks president and CEO Greg Jamison is one of two bidders for the Phoenix Coyotes. Glendale spokeswoman Julie Frisoni confirmed Friday that Jamison was one of the bidders and that no bonds would be sold as part of any proposed deals. She would not elaborate on the negotiations or who the other bidder was. Read Original Post Here
