The Flyers will once again take to the ice at the Wachovia Spectrum when they play a pre-season game against the Hurricanes on September 27, the team announced Thursday, and reported by Yahoo.com.

Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman is joining the Blackhawks as a adviser for hockey operations, as reported by the Associated Press on Thursday. A special consultant with the Red Wings since retiring from coaching following the 2002 season, the 74-year-old Bowman signed a three-year deal with Chicago.

Steve Tambellini was named GM of the Oilers as part of a shakeup in the team?s executive offices Thursday, taking over from Kevin Lowe, who becomes president of hockey operations, as reported by the Canadian Press.

Despite being in his mid-70s, Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman on Thursday accepted a position as a senior adviser for the Blackhawks, as reported by Yahoo.com. The Blackhawks officially will announce the move during a news conference at 3:00 p.m. EDT.

The Predators have signed center Jerred Smithson to a two-year, $1.4M contract extension through 2011, as reported by the Associated Press on Thursday. The deal will pay the forward $725,000 in 2009-10 and $750,000 in 2010-11.

Defenceman Jaroslav Modry is leaving the NHL Flyers and going home, according to an Associated Press on Thursday. Czech club HC Liberec said on its website that the 37-year-old Modry signed a two-year deal with the team.

The Senators re-signed left wing Antoine Vermette to a two-year deal on Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Hurricanes have signed left wing Drayson Bowman to a three-year entry-level deal worth $2.06M, as reported by Yahoo.com on Wednesday.

The Columbus Blue Jackets agreed to a $11.4M, three-year deal with their No. 1 goalie, Pascal Leclaire, on Wednesday, as reported by the Canadian Press.

Minnesota Wild President and General Manager Doug Risebrough today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has bought out the remaining three years of forward Mark Parrish?s contract. Parrish, 31 (2/2/77), recorded 69 points (35-34=69) in 142 games during two seasons with the Wild. The Bloomington, Minn.-native recorded his fifth career hat trick including the game-winner in overtime against Chicago (12/9/06) and served as team captain three times with the team, February (2007), March/April (2007) and December (2007). Parrish has notched 372 points (208-164=372) including 69 power play goals and 37 game-winning tallies in 660 games during nine NHL seasons with Florida, the New York Islanders, Los Angeles and Minnesota. The Wild originally signed him to a five-year contract on July 1, 2006. Following the buyout, Parrish becomes an unrestricted free agent and can sign with any other NHL team.