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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenceman David Savard to a one-year, two-way contract. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen made the announcement on Monday, and the deal is structured for easier tran...

Ilya Kovalchuk signed a four-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League on Monday, four days after the former New Jersey Devils All-Star forward abruptly retired from the National Hockey L...

The Florida Panthers re-signed goaltender Jacob Markstrom to a two-year contract on Monday.

The Florida Panthers on Monday signed restricted free-agent goaltender Jacob Markstrom to a new two-year contract. Terms of the deal were not released. A 2008 second-round pick, Markstrom went 8-14-1 in 23 games last sea...

The Philadelphia Flyers on Monday announced Ron Hextall had returned to the franchise as the team's assistant general manager and director of hockey operations. Hextall had spent the past seven seasons as assistant GM of...

Eight months after suffering a serious head injury, Blake Geoffrion has decided to retire from professional hockey.

TSN reported Monday the Detroit Red Wings avoided salary arbitration with restricted free-agent defenseman Brendan Smith, as the sides agreed to a two-year, $2.525 million contract. According to the report, Smith will ma...

MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens forward Blake Geoffrion announced his retirement on Monday. The 25-year-old had been considering stepping away from hockey due to lingering effects of a skull fracture and concussion suffere...

The Montreal Canadiens on Monday signed forward Sven Andrighetto, a 2013 third-round pick (No. 86), to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old Andrighetto was passed over twice in the NHL draft before the Can...

Boston has let go of Wayne Smith in order to "freshen up" it's scouting department. But something doesn't pass the smell text. -

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed first-round draft pick Elias Lindholm to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed Elias Lindholm to a three-year, entry-level contract.

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have signed first-round draft pick Elias Lindholm to a three-year, entry-level contract. Lindholm signed his deal during a ceremony Monday at team headquarters. The versatile forwa...

The Carolina Hurricanes on Monday signed their top 2013 NHL Draft pick, 18-year-old forward Elias Lindholm, to a three-year, entry-level contract during a news conference to introduce him to the local media. Along with t...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The New York Islanders have agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Josh Bailey on a five-year, $16.5 million deal. The contract announced Monday by the Islanders will keep the 23-year-old le...

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The New York Islanders and center Josh Bailey have agreed to terms on a new five-year contract, the team announced Monday.

The New York Islanders and center Josh Bailey have agreed on a five-year contract.

The Florida Panthers announced on Monday that they have signed center Aleksander Barkov, the second overall pick in the 2013 draft, to an entry-level contract.

The New York Islanders on Monday agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Josh Bailey on a new five-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not released, but ESPN.com reported the total value of the dea...

The Los Angeles Kings signed defenseman Alec Martinez to a new two-year contract on Monday.

Ilya Kovalchuk may have retired from the NHL, but he is not done playing hockey.