May 2010 - Hockey Wiretap

Luongo Relinquishes Captaincy
Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo has relinquished the team captaincy on Monday.

AP

Sabres' Rivet Should Be Ready For Camp
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Monday that Craig Rivet will be ready to practice Saturday.

AP

Brind'Amour Takes Job With 'Canes
Former Hurricanes captain Rod Brind'Amour is now the team's director of forwards development.

AP

Fehr Now Closer To Becoming NHLPA Director
The player's union will soon put Donald Fehr's name to a vote among its membership.

AP

Wild's Koivu Ready To Go At Full Speed
Wild center Mikko Koivu says his shoulder and knee are in good shape and is on track for training camp.

AP

Oilers, Cogliano Agree To Terms
The Oilers have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with C Andrew Cogliano.

AP

Avs Sign Free Agent Mueller
The Avalanche have signed restricted free-agent F Peter Mueller to a two-year contract.

Press Release

Coyotes Re-Sign Martin Hanzal To 2-Year Deal
The Coyotes have re-signed C Martin Hanzal to a two-year contract.

Press Release

Blackhawks Sign Ryan Potulny To One-Year Deal
The Blackhawks have signed free-agent center Ryan Potulny to a one-year contract.

AP

Lightning Sign Alex Hutchings To Entry-Level Deal
The Lightning has signed LW Alex Hutchings to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday.

Press Release

Ranking The Best Forwards
Alex Ovechkin was unsurprisingly the highest ranked forward during the 09-10 season, according to a new metric developed by RealGM's Nick Obergan.

Nick Obergan/RealGM

Coyotes Extend Agreement With ECHL Las Vegas
The Phoenix Coyotes have extended their affiliation agreement with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL.

Press Release

Modano Skates With New Teammates
Mike Modano joined most of his new Red Wing teammates during an informal skate on Thursday morning.

ESPN.com

Park Leaves Isles To Join Swiss Club
NHL veteran Richard Park has signed a three-year deal with Geneva-Servette.

AP

Blue Jackets Sign 4th Overall Pick Johansen
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Ryan Johansen to a standard three-year entry level contract.

Press Release

Crosby Homers At PNC Park
Sidney Crosby homered into PNC Park's right-field seats while taking batting practice Wednesday.

AP

Red Wings Re-Sign Kirk Maltby
The Red Wings have signed F Kirk Maltby to a one-year contract.

AP

Toews, Kane Help Launch NHL 11
Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane will help launch the latest game NHL 11 in New York on Wednesday.

NHL.com

Coyotes Invite Kyle Wellwood To Camp
The Coyotes have invited free-agent C Kyle Wellwood to attend training camp on a tryout basis.

NHL.com

Nashville Signs Franson To Two-Year Deal
Cody Franson has signed a two-year, $1.6 million contract.

Press Release

Chara Wants To Remain With Bruins
Extension talks between Zdeno Chara and the Bruins have stalled.

ESPN.com

Wild Center James Sheppard Fractures Kneecap
Wild center James Sheppard has a fractured left kneecap and there is no timetable for his return.

AP

Lightning Name Frantz Jean Consultant
The Lightning have hired Frantz Jean as a goaltending consultant.

Press Release

Hawks Promote Bowman To VP/GM
Stan Bowman has been promoted to vice president/general manager of the Blackhawks.

ESPN.com

Canadiens Sign Jeff Halpern
Veteran free-agent C Jeff Halpern has signed a one-year deal with the Canadiens.

ESPN.com

Kovalchuk To Play All 15 Years?
Ilya Kovalchuk will be 42 when his new contract expires.

ESPN Insider

Devils, Parise Haven't Engaged In Extension Talks
Zach Parise is scheduled to make $5 million this season.

ESPN Insider

Staal Will Miss Start Of Camp
Jordan Staal should be ready for the start of the season.

ESPN

Thrashers Sign Fredrik Modin
The Thrashers get another experienced veteran.

AP

Preds Owners Buy Del Biaggio's Stake
Nashville's majority owners now own 95% of the franchise.

ESPN