NHL Transactions in May 2014

May 31, 2014

  • The Buffalo Sabres signed F Nicholas Baptiste to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  • The Dallas Stars signed F Gemel Smith to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed coach Mike Yeo to a multi-year contract extension.
  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with D Jesse Graham on a three-year, entry-level contract.

May 30, 2014

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed F Daniel Zaar to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed D Dalton Thrower to a three-year, entry-level contract.

May 29, 2014

  • The Buffalo Sabres signed D Brady Austin to a three-year contract.
  • The Dallas Stars signed F Jason Dickinson to a three-year contract.
  • The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with D MacKenzie Weegar.
  • The Los Angeles Kings signed F Valentin Zykov and D Nick Ebert to three-year contracts.

May 28, 2014

  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with D Ville Pokka on a three-year, entry-level contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed F Max McCormick to a two-year entry-level contract.

May 27, 2014

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed coach Todd Richards to a two-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season.

May 26, 2014

  • The Buffalo Sabres signed F Nicolas Deslauriers to a two-year contract.
  • The Washington Capitals promoted Brian MacLellan to senior vice president and general manager. Named Barry Trotz coach.

May 23, 2014

  • The Dallas Stars signed G Henri Kiviaho to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed C Tyler Johnson to a three-year contract.

May 22, 2014

  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with G Jaroslav Halak on a four-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators re-signed D Patrick Mullen to a one-year contract.

May 21, 2014

  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed D Dylan Blujus to a three-year entry-level contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks named Jim Benning general manager.

May 19, 2014

  • The Anaheim Ducks agreed to terms with general manager Bob Murray on a four-year contract extension through 2020.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed G Brian Elliott to a three-year contract extension.

May 16, 2014

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed C Alexander Wennberg to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  • The Washington Capitals signed D Christian Djoos to a three-year, entry-level contract.

May 14, 2014

  • The Los Angeles Kings signed D Vincent LoVerde to a one-year contract.

May 13, 2014

  • The Washington Capitals signed F Garrett Mitchell to a one-year contract.

May 12, 2014

  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed D Chris Summers to a two-year contract.

May 8, 2014

  • The Edmonton Oilers signed C Bogdan Yakimov to a three-year entry-level contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed D Greg Pateryn to a two-year contract extension.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed D Mikael Wikstrand to a three-year entry-level contract.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed G Marek Langhamer to a three-year entry-level contract.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays signed coach Randy Carlyle to a two-year contract extension.

May 7, 2014

  • The Dallas Stars signed D Esa Lindell to a three-year, entry-level contract.
  • The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with F Rocco Grimaldi on an entry-level contract.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers promoted Ron Hextall to general manager and Paul Holmgren was to president.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed coach Ken Hitchcock to a contract extension through the 2014-15 season.

May 6, 2014

  • The Nashville Predators named Peter Laviolette coach.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed G Andrei Vasilevskii to a three-year, entry-level contract.

May 1, 2014

  • The Los Angeles Kings signed F Brian O'Neill to a two-year contract.
  • The New York Islanders acquired the negotiating rights to G Jaroslav Halak from Washington for a 2014 fourth-round draft pick.
  • The Vancouver Canucks fired coach John Tortorella and assistant coach Mike Sullivan.