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Halifax Mooseheads center Nathan MacKinnon may have been the first pick at the 2013 NHL Draft, but former teammate Jonathan Drouin becomes the first to sign his name to an NHL contract. The Tampa Bay Lightning made that ...

Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman got to know Valtteri Filppula well as a player and as an executive with the Detroit Red Wings. Friday, Yzerman announced he has signed the Finnish center to play for Tamp...

A person familiar with negotiations has confirmed that the Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to sign free-agent forward Valtteri Filppula to a five-year, $25 million contract. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity...

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues signed surplus defenceman Kris Russell to a one-year contract Friday and then traded him to the Calgary Flames for a fifth-round draft pick next season. The 26-year-old Russell played in 3...

Daniel Alfredsson is joining the Detroit Red Wings to make perhaps his final run at an elusive championship, and Stephen Weiss is in it for the long haul in the Motor City.

The Vancouver Canucks added depth to their front lines on Friday, signing forward Brad Richardson.

The New York Rangers on Friday signed forward Dominic Moore to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not released, but the New York Post reported the value of the contract at $1 million. Moore, 32, sat out the 2012...

The New York Islanders retained the services of restricted free-agent defenseman Travis Hamonic on Friday, agreeing to a seven-year contract.

The New York Islanders on Friday re-signed defenseman Travis Hamonic to a seven-year contract. Terms of the deal were not released, but multiple media outlets reported the total value to be $27 million. Hamonic, 22, was ...

Ottawa sent three young pieces to Anaheim in exchange for Ryan on an emotional day that saw the exit of the Senators' long-time captain hours earlier

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks added some depth on the first day of free agency, signing defenceman Yannick Weber and forward Brad Richardson. Richardson has 43 goals and 62 assists in 391 career games with Colorado a...

Andrew Ference needed a new home in the NHL. He found it in a familiar city. Ference has signed a four-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers, his hometown team, it announced Friday. The contract reportedly is worth $13 ...

The Vancouver Canucks on Friday signed free-agent center Brad Richardson, who had spent the previous five seasons with the Los Angeles Kings. Terms of the deal were not released, but TSN is reporting the contract is $1.1...

The Montreal Canadiens added tough-guy winger George Parros from the Florida Panthers Friday in exchange for winger Philippe Lefebvre and Florida's seventh-round pick in 2014.

The Philadelphia Flyers have filled a need at goalie a couple weeks after buying out Ilya Bryzgalov, signing Ray Emery to a one-year contract, the team announced.

The Montreal Canadiens added some toughness to their lineup Friday with the acquisition of right wing George Parros from Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Philippe Lefebvre and a 2014 seventh-round draft pick. In ...

Did the lockout restore fiscal sanity? Allan Muir says the fat deals that David Clarkson (Maple Leafs) and Ryane Clowe (Devils) have landed will likely be cause for buyer's regret.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild have used their limited space under the salary cap to sign defenceman Keith Ballard and re-sign defenceman Jared Spurgeon. The contracts were completed Friday. Ballard was let go by V...

The New York Islanders signed restricted free-agent defenseman Travis Hamonic to a seven-year deal worth $27 million, a source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com's Katie Strang. The team also re-signed goaltender Evgeni Naboko...

Though the New York Rangers have little maneuverability under the declining salary cap, they did make one move on the first day of free agency, signing free-agent forward Dominic Moore to a one-year deal, the team announ...

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The Ottawa Senators landed forward Bobby Ryan in a trade Friday from the Anaheim Ducks, the Senators announced. Anaheim will receive Jakob Silfverberg, prospect Stefan Noesen and a 2014 first-round pick. Ryan scored 30-p...