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HockeyVOX http://www.hockeyvox.com Hockey news, rumors, trades & more! Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:21:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en NHL OKs Kovalchuk’s new deal with Devils (AP) http://www.hockeyvox.com/nhl-oks-kovalchuks-new-deal-with-devils-ap/ http://www.hockeyvox.com/nhl-oks-kovalchuks-new-deal-with-devils-ap/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:21:30 +0000 http://www.hockeyvox.com/nhl-oks-kovalchuks-new-deal-with-devils-ap/ The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk’s latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian’s landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal on Friday after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Association on an amendment covering long-term contracts. Read Original Post Here

]]> http://www.hockeyvox.com/nhl-oks-kovalchuks-new-deal-with-devils-ap/feed/ Penguins add F Comrie for $500K, 1 year (AP) http://www.hockeyvox.com/penguins-add-f-comrie-for-500k-1-year-ap/ http://www.hockeyvox.com/penguins-add-f-comrie-for-500k-1-year-ap/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:21:27 +0000 http://www.hockeyvox.com/penguins-add-f-comrie-for-500k-1-year-ap/ The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Mike Comrie to a $500,000, one-year contract, giving them a proven scorer who might be capable of playing on one of their top three lines. The Penguins, looking for affordable scoring help because they have little salary cap space, signed forward Arron Asham to a $700,000, one-year contract two weeks ago. Read Original Post Here

]]> http://www.hockeyvox.com/penguins-add-f-comrie-for-500k-1-year-ap/feed/ Avalanche ink F Stewart to 2-year deal (AP) http://www.hockeyvox.com/avalanche-ink-f-stewart-to-2-year-deal-ap/ http://www.hockeyvox.com/avalanche-ink-f-stewart-to-2-year-deal-ap/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:19:55 +0000 http://www.hockeyvox.com/avalanche-ink-f-stewart-to-2-year-deal-ap/ The Colorado Avalanche remain committed to their youth movement, signing forward Chris Stewart to a two-year deal. The 22-year-old Stewart led the team with 28 goals last season and finished with 64 points. The deal’s terms weren’t disclosed. Colorado general manager Greg Sherman says the team is looking forward to seeing Stewart “build on what he started a year ago.” The Avalanche… Read Original Post Here

]]> http://www.hockeyvox.com/avalanche-ink-f-stewart-to-2-year-deal-ap/feed/ Preds owners buy Del Biaggio’s stake (AP) http://www.hockeyvox.com/preds-owners-buy-del-biaggios-stake-ap-2/ http://www.hockeyvox.com/preds-owners-buy-del-biaggios-stake-ap-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:19:55 +0000 http://www.hockeyvox.com/preds-owners-buy-del-biaggios-stake-ap-2/ The Nashville Predators owners have completed a purchase of the 26 percent stake in the team held by the bankrupt estate of a California financier jailed for fraud. Preadators Holdings LLC chairman Tom Cigarran announced Thursday that the NHL and Metro Nashville Sports Authority had approved the transaction for the ownership shares previously held by William “Boots” Del Biaggio III and… Read Original Post Here

]]> http://www.hockeyvox.com/preds-owners-buy-del-biaggios-stake-ap-2/feed/ Canadiens re-sign G Price to 2-year deal (AP) http://www.hockeyvox.com/canadiens-re-sign-g-price-to-2-year-deal-ap-2/ http://www.hockeyvox.com/canadiens-re-sign-g-price-to-2-year-deal-ap-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:19:54 +0000 http://www.hockeyvox.com/canadiens-re-sign-g-price-to-2-year-deal-ap-2/ The Montreal Canadiens have re-signed restricted free-agent goalie Carey Price to a two-year contract. The 22-year-old goaltender signed the new contract on Thursday, ending two months of negotiations with the Canadiens. Price has spent his entire career in Montreal after being selected fifth overall in the 2005 NHL draft. Read Original Post Here

]]> http://www.hockeyvox.com/canadiens-re-sign-g-price-to-2-year-deal-ap-2/feed/ Pens F Staal hampered by foot infection (AP) http://www.hockeyvox.com/pens-f-staal-hampered-by-foot-infection-ap-2/ http://www.hockeyvox.com/pens-f-staal-hampered-by-foot-infection-ap-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:19:54 +0000 http://www.hockeyvox.com/pens-f-staal-hampered-by-foot-infection-ap-2/ Penguins forward Jordan Staal is expected to miss the start of training camp as he recovers from an infection to his right foot, which was severely injured during the NHL playoffs. Staal’s offseason preparation has been hampered by the infection, which developed after he twice had surgery to repair a lacerated tendon. Read Original Post Here

]]> http://www.hockeyvox.com/pens-f-staal-hampered-by-foot-infection-ap-2/feed/ Sharks sign Stanley Cup-winning G Niemi (AP) http://www.hockeyvox.com/sharks-sign-stanley-cup-winning-g-niemi-ap-2/ http://www.hockeyvox.com/sharks-sign-stanley-cup-winning-g-niemi-ap-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:19:54 +0000 http://www.hockeyvox.com/sharks-sign-stanley-cup-winning-g-niemi-ap-2/ The San Jose Sharks signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $2 million deal with Antti Niemi on Thursday. Niemi joins fellow Finnish netminder Antero Niittymaki in San Jose as the replacements for longtime starter Evgeni Nabokov. Niittymaki signed a two-year, $4 million deal on the first day of free agency in July. Read Original Post Here

]]> http://www.hockeyvox.com/sharks-sign-stanley-cup-winning-g-niemi-ap-2/feed/ Ex-coach Demers facing third operation (AP) http://www.hockeyvox.com/ex-coach-demers-facing-third-operation-ap-2/ http://www.hockeyvox.com/ex-coach-demers-facing-third-operation-ap-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:19:54 +0000 http://www.hockeyvox.com/ex-coach-demers-facing-third-operation-ap-2/ Jacques Demers, the former NHL coach turned Canadian senator, said he will have a third operation after nearly dying during a botched hernia procedure. The 66-year-old Demers made his first public appearance since the initial operation when he joined Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday at an outdoor rally. Read Original Post Here

]]> http://www.hockeyvox.com/ex-coach-demers-facing-third-operation-ap-2/feed/ Sharks CEO Jamison stepping down (AP) http://www.hockeyvox.com/sharks-ceo-jamison-stepping-down-ap-3/ http://www.hockeyvox.com/sharks-ceo-jamison-stepping-down-ap-3/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:19:54 +0000 http://www.hockeyvox.com/sharks-ceo-jamison-stepping-down-ap-3/ San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison is stepping down from his job running the day-to-day operations of the club. The team announced Wednesday that Jamison’s last day as CEO will be Oct. 1. A search for a replacement will begin soon. Jamison will remain part of the ownership and will be the team’s representative on the NHL’s Board of Governors. Read Original Post Here

]]> http://www.hockeyvox.com/sharks-ceo-jamison-stepping-down-ap-3/feed/ NHL extends deadline on Kovalchuk deal (AP) http://www.hockeyvox.com/nhl-extends-deadline-on-kovalchuk-deal-ap-2/ http://www.hockeyvox.com/nhl-extends-deadline-on-kovalchuk-deal-ap-2/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:19:54 +0000 http://www.hockeyvox.com/nhl-extends-deadline-on-kovalchuk-deal-ap-2/ The NHL has extended its deadline to Friday for approving Ilya Kovalchuk’s $100 million, 15-year contract with the New Jersey Devils. The league and the NHL Players’ Association announced the new deadline Wednesday. The NHL has already rejected a front-loaded, 17-year deal valued at $102 million because the structure of the deal would have circumvented the league’s salary cap. Read Original Post Here

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