NHL Transactions in July 2011

Jul 29, 2011

  • The Nashville Predators signed defenseman Tyler Sloan to a one-year contract.
  • The New Jersey Devils agreed to terms with left wing Zach Parise on a one-year-contract.

Jul 28, 2011

  • The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Gabriel Landeskog and defenseman Duncan Siemens to three-year contracts.
  • The New York Islanders traded forward Trent Hunter to New Jersey for left wing Brian Rolston and a conditional 2012 draft pick.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with forward J.T. Miller.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Jannik Hansen to a three-year contract.

Jul 27, 2011

  • The Detroit Red Wings re-signed right wing Francis Pare and goalie Jordan Pearce to two-year contracts.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with forward Ryan Callahan.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed goalie Justin Pogge to a one-year contract.

Jul 26, 2011

  • The Detroit Red Wings announce the retirement of center Kris Draper.
  • The Nashville Predators signed center Craig Smith to a two-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Jason Williams to a one-year contract.
  • The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with center Ivan Telegin.

Jul 25, 2011

  • The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with defenseman Michael Caruso on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers re-signed defenseman Steve Eminger.

Jul 23, 2011

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed forward Vinny Prospal to a one-year contract.

Jul 21, 2011

  • The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with goalie Jhonas Enroth on a multiyear contract.
  • The Detroit Red Wings re-signed goalie Jordan Pearce to a two-year contract.
  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with right wing Tim Wallace on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with forward Brandon Dubinsky.

Jul 20, 2011

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed forward Mark Bell to a one-year contract.
  • The Boston Bruins signed forwards Jared Knight and Ryan Spooner to entry-level contracts; signed forward Stefan Chaput to a one-year contract extension.
  • The Detroit Red Wings signed goalie Ty Conklin to a one-year contract.
  • The Florida Panthers announced goalies Marc Cheverie and Tyler Plante agreed to one-year contracts.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed forward Lauri Korpikoski to a two-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning agreed to terms with right wing Teddy Purcell on a two-year contract.

Jul 19, 2011

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed center Andrew Cogliano to a three-year contract.
  • The Buffalo Sabres re-signed defenseman Andrej Sekera and forward Matt Ellis to multiyear contracts.
  • The Dallas Stars agreed to terms with forward Raymond Sawada on a one-year contract.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed forwards Brett MacLean, Kyle Chipchura, Marc-Antoine Pouliot and Mathieu Beaudoin to one-year contracts.
  • The San Jose Sharks signed center Andrew Murray to a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning agreed to terms with forward Steven Stamkos on a five-year contract.
  • The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with forward Jason Jaffray.

Jul 18, 2011

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed defenseman Mathieu Carle to a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed forward Ryan Reaves to a one-year contract.
  • The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with right wing Blake Wheeler, defenseman Brett Festerling, center Riley Holzapfel, defenseman Arturs Kulda, right wing Spencer Machacek, center Ben Maxwell and right wing Kenndal McArdle on new contracts.

Jul 16, 2011

  • The Florida Panthers signed defenseman Erik Gudbranson.

Jul 14, 2011

  • The Boston Bruins re-signed defenseman Adam McQuaid to a three-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season, defenseman Zach McKelvie to a one-year contract and forward Craig Cunningham.
  • The Calgary Flames acquired forward Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond from New Jersey for a 2012 fifth-round draft pick; re-signed defenseman Brendan Mikkelson to a one-year contract; agreed to terms with center Max Reinhart on a three-year contract.
  • The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with center Bracken Kearns on a one-year contract.
  • The New Jersey Devils signed forward Cam Janssen to a two-year contract.
  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with center Jeremy Colliton on a one-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators re-signed forward Bobby Butler to a two-year contract.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed forward Darryl Boyce to a one year contract.
  • The Washington Capitals signed forward Jacob Micflikier to a one-year contract.

Jul 13, 2011

  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with center Brandon Sutter on a three-year contract.
  • The Colorado Avalanche signed defenseman Shane OBrien to a one-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed center Cody Bass to a one-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed forward Mika Zibanejad to a three-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed forward Jonathan Cheechoo to a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Capitals re-signed center Mathieu Perrault to a one-year contract.

Jul 12, 2011

  • The Anaheim Ducks agreed to terms with goalie Jeff Deslauriers on a two-year contract.
  • The Colorado Avalanche signed forwards T.J. Galiardi and Patrick Rissmiller to one-year contracts.
  • The Edmonton Oilers traded center Andrew Cogliano to Anaheim for a 2013 second-round draft pick.
  • The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with defenseman Tyson Strachan on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with forward Brad Richardson on a two-year contract.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed center Mike Zigomanis to a one-year contract.

Jul 11, 2011

  • The Anaheim Ducks agreed to terms with right wing Dan Sexton on a two-year contract.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with forward Rob Klinkhammer on a one-year contract and goalie Alec Richards on a two-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed left wing Dane Byers and center Martin St. Pierre to one-year contracts.
  • The Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms with goalie Joey MacDonald on a two-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Lee Sweatt to a two-year contract and defenseman Tim Conboy to a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Capitals signed center Christian Hanson to a one-year contract.

Jul 10, 2011

  • The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with forward Viktor Stalberg on a two-year contract.

Jul 9, 2011

  • The Florida Panthers acquired right wing Sergei Shirokov from Vancouver for left wing Mike Duco; acquired defenseman Keith Seabrook from Calgary for defenseman Jordan Henry; agreed to terms with forward Ryan Carter on a one-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Mike Lundin to a one-year contract.
  • The Winnipeg Jets acquired forward Kenndal McArdle from Florida for center Angelo Esposito.

Jul 8, 2011

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed right wing Brian McGrattan to a one-year contract.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with defenseman Brett Bellemore on a two-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with defenseman Alec Martinez on a two-year contract.
  • The Nashville Predators agreed to terms with forward Sergei Kostitsyn on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman Michael Sauer and forward Artem Anisimov.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed forward Mark Parrish and goalie Mike McKenna to a one-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks re-signed forward Benn Ferriero to a one-year contract.
  • The Winnipeg Jets traded forward Danick Paquette and a 2012 fourth-round draft pick to Washington for center Eric Fehr.

Jul 7, 2011

  • The Buffalo Sabres re-signed forward Colin Stuart and forward Derek Whitmore to one-year contracts; signed goalie Drew MacIntyre to a one-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets traded right wing Mike Blunden to Montreal for center Ryan Russell.
  • The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Chris Conner to a one-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Brian Willsie to a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers agreed to terms with right wing Wayne Simmonds on a multiyear contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed left wing Alexandre Picard and right wing Ryan Shannon to one-year contracts.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed goalie Matt Climie and defenseman Alexander Sulzer.
  • The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with forward Jason Gregoire.

Jul 6, 2011

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Radek Martinek to a one-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed left wing Colton Gillies to a two-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators re-signed forward Erik Condra to a two-year contract.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed defenseman Nathan Oystrick, defenseman Dean Arsene and forward Matt Watkins to one-year contracts.
  • The San Jose Sharks re-signed goalie Thomas Greiss to a two-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed forwards Jason Arnott and Jamie Langenbrunner to one-year contracts.
  • The Washington Capitals signed right wing Troy Brouwer to a two-year contract.

Jul 5, 2011

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed defenseman Bryan Rodney to a one-year contract.
  • The Boston Bruins acquired defenseman Joe Corvo from Carolina for a 2012 fourth-round draft pick; signed forward Jamie Tardif to a two-year contract and forward Josh Hennessy to a one-year contract.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes signed defenseman Tomas Kaberle to a three-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets agreed to terms with defenseman Marc Methot on a four-year contract; signed defenseman Aaron Johnson to a one-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed forward Darroll Powe to a three-year contract and center Jeff Taffe to a one-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed goalie Peter Delmas to a three-year contract.
  • The Nashville Predators signed forward Kyle Wilson to a two-year contract and Zack Stortini to a one-year contract.
  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with center Trevor Frischmon on a one-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed forward Zenon Konopka to a one-year contract.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed defenseman Keith Yandle to a five-year contract extension.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed goalie Ben Bishop and forward Scott Nichol to one-year contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed center Trevor Smith to a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed left wing Clarke MacArthur to a two-year contract extension.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed center Andrew Ebbett.

Jul 4, 2011

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed right wing Andrew Gordon to a two-year contract.
  • The Buffalo Sabres re-signed defenseman Mike Weber to a multiyear contract.
  • The Calgary Flames re-signed defenseman Anton Babchuk to a two-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed left wing Alexandre Giroux to a one-year contract.
  • The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with defenseman Theo Peckham on a one-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Brock Trotter to a one-year contract.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed goalie Curtis McElhinney and defenseman Tyler Eckford to a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed forward Brett Sterling to a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Danny Richmond to a one-year contract.

Jul 3, 2011

  • The Nashville Predators signed forward Niclas Bergfors to a one-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks traded forward Dany Heatley to Minnesota for forward Martin Havlat.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs traded defenseman Brett Lebda and forward Robert Slaney to Nashville for forward Matthew Lombardi and defenseman Cody Franson.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Chris Higgins and forward Steven Pinizzotto.

Jul 2, 2011

  • The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with center Greg Rallo on a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with left wing Simon Gagne on a two-year contract.
  • The Nashville Predators traded right wing Andreas Thuresson to the N.Y. Rangers for forward Brodie Dupont.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with center Brad Richards on a nine-year contract.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed forward Radim Vrbata to a multiyear contract; signed center Alex Bolduc to a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues agreed to terms with defenseman Kent Huskins on a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Matt Gilroy and defenseman Richard Petiot to one-year contracts.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs signed center Tim Connolly to a two-year contract.
  • The Washington Capitals signed left wing Chris Bourque and goalie Tomas Vokoun to a one-year contract.

Jul 1, 2011

  • The Anaheim Ducks acquired defenseman Kurtis Foster from the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Andy Sutton.
  • The Boston Bruins signed forward Benoit Pouliot to a one-year contract; signed forward Trent Whitfield and goalie Anton Khudobin to two-year contracts.
  • The Buffalo Sabres re-signed forward Cody McCormick; signed forward Ville Leino to a multiyear contract.
  • The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Chris Butler to a two-year contract.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes signed goalie Brian Boucher and center Tim Brent to two-year contracts and forward Alexei Ponikarovsky on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with forwards Andrew Brunette, Dan Carcillo, Jamal Mayers, Brett McLean and defenseman Sean ODonnell on one-year contracts.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman James Wisniewski to a six-year contract, defenseman Dalton Prout to a three-year contract, center Andrew Joudrey to a two-year contract, and center Nicholas Drazenovic and defenseman Aaron Johnson to one-year contracts; agreed to terms with goalie Mark Dekanich and goalie Curtis Sanford on one-year contracts; bought out the last two years of the contract of defenseman Mike Commodore.
  • The Dallas Stars agreed to terms with right wing Michael Ryder, right win Radek Dvorak, center Vernon Fiddler, center Jake Dowell, defenseman Adam Pardy and defenseman Sheldon Souray.
  • The Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms with defenseman Jonathan Ericsson and forward Patrick Eaves on three-year contracts and forward Drew Miller on a two-year contract; signed defenseman Mike Commodore.
  • The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Ben Eager and center Eric Belanger to three-year contracts and defenseman Cam Barker to a two-year contract; agreed to terms with forward Darcy Hordichuk on a one-year contract.
  • The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with goalie Jose Theodore and defenseman Nolan Yonkman on two-year contracts; left wing Sean Bergenheim, defenseman Ed Jovanovski, left wings Scottie Upshall and Tomas Fleischmann on four-year contracts and forward Marcel Goc.
  • The Minnesota Wild re-signed goalie Josh Harding to a one-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Erik Cole to a four-year contract and goalie Peter Budaj to a two-year contract.
  • The New Jersey Devils re-signed defenseman Andy Greene and goalie Johan Hedberg.
  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with center Marty Reasoner on a two-year contract and forward Kirill Kabanov to a three-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with center Mike Rupp on a three-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators agreed to terms with goalie Alex Auld on a one-year contract; signed forward Francis Lessard to a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers signed forward Jaromir Jagr to a one-year contract, forward Maxime Talbot to a five-year contract and defenseman Andreas Lilja; signed right wing Jakub Voracek to a contract extension.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed goalie Mike Smith, forward Boyd Gordon and forward Raffi Torres to multiyear contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed forward Tyler Kennedy to a two-year contract; signed forward Steve Sullivan to a one-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Jim Vandermeer to a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues re-signed forward Adam Cracknell; signed forward Cody Beach and goalie Brian Elliott; agreed to terms with forward Matt DAgostini on a two-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed right wing Brett Connolly to a three-year contract, goalie Mathieu Garon to a two-year contract and right wing Michel Ouellet and right wing J.T. Wyman to one-year contracts.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed defenseman Sami Salo to a one-year contract extension and forward Chris Higgins to a two-year contract.
  • The Washington Capitals signed right wing Joel Ward to a four-year contract, defenseman Roman Hamrlik to a two-year contract and center Jeff Halpern to a one-year contract; re-signed defenseman Sean Collins to a one-year contract; traded goalie Semyon Varlamov to Colorado for a 2012 first-round draft pick and a 2012 or 2013 second-round draft pick.