April 2017 - Hockey Wiretap

Rick Tocchet Named Coyotes' Head Coach
Rick Tocchet played three seasons with the Coyotes during his 18-year NHL career.

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Penguins Name Mark Recchi Assistant Coach
Mark Recchi replaces Rick Tocchet, who took the head coaching job in Arizona.

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Lightning Re-Sign Tyler Johnson
Tyler Johnson has signed a seven-year, $35M deal with Tampa Bay.

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Kings Name Pierre Turgeon Assistant Coach
Pierre Turgeon has been hired to focus on improving the Kings' offense.

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Stars Re-Sign Radek Faksa To Three-Year, $6.5M Deal
Stars center Radek Faksa scored 12 goals and had 21 assists in 80 games last season.

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Rangers Hire Lindy Ruff As Assistant Coach
Lindy Ruff was an NHL head coach for almost 19 seasons.

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Kovalchuk: Playing For Russia In Olympics Key Factor In Signing
Ilya Kovalchuk signed a one-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg on Sunday.

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Ducks Sign Dennis Rasmussen To One-Year Deal
Dennis Rasmussen played the entire 2016-17 season with the Blackhawks, recording 8 points in 68 games.

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Mikhail Grigorenko Signs Deal With CSKA Moscow
Former Avs center Mikhail Grigorenko returned to Russia on Friday.

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Stars Re-Sign Brett Ritchie To Two-Year, $3.5M Deal
Brett Ritchie scored 16 goals and had eight assists for the Dallas Stars last season.

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Capitals, Goalie Philipp Grubauer Agree To One-Year Deal
Backup goalie Philip Grubauer went 13-6-2 in 24 games with the Capitals last season.

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Habs Re-Sign Alex Galchenyuk To Three-Year, $14.7M Deal
Alex Galchenyuk had 17 goals and 27 assists in 61 games for the Canadiens last season.

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Oilers Give Connor McDavid NHLs Top Annual Salary
The Oilers have signed Connor McDavid to an eight-year deal, with an annual average salary of $12.5 million.

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Leafs Sign Zach Hyman To Four-Year, $10M Extension
Forward Zach Hyman was to become a unrestricted free-agent after the upcoming NHL season.

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Capitals, Andre Burakovsky Agree To Two-Year, $6M Deal
Andre Burakovsky scored 12 goals in 64 games for the Capitals last season.

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Canes Acquire Marcus Kruger From Golden Knights
Vegas picked up Carolina's fifth-round pick in the 2018 draft.

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Coyotes Sign Michael Latta To One-Year Deal
Michael Latta played in the AHL last season with the Ontario Reign and the Rockford IceHogs.

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Ilya Kovalchuk To Remain In KHL Next Season
Ilya Kovalchuk retired from the NHL in July 2013 to play in his native Russia.

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Stars Sign Alexander Radulov To Five-Year, $31.25M Deal
Alexander Radulov's deal with Dallas is the biggest contract given to an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

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Capitals Re-Sign Kuznetsov, Trade Johansson To Devils
Evgeny Kuznetsov has signed a eight-year, $62.4M deal with the Capitals.

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Patrick Marleau Joins Maple Leafs
Patrick Marleau signed a three-year, $18.75M deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday.

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Carey Price Receives New Eight-Year Deal With The Canadiens
Goalie Carey Price has played his entire 10-year NHL career with the Canadiens.

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Report: Joe Thornton Will Stay With Sharks
Joe Thornton and the Sharks have agreed to a one-year, $6.5M deal, according to TSN.

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Panthers Moving Forward Without Jagr
Jaromir Jagr will turn 46 next season, but still wants to continue playing NHL hockey.

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Michael Cammalleri Returns To Kings
Forward Michael Cammalleri began his NHL career in Los Angeles during the 2002-03 season.

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Avs Sign Goalie Jonathan Bernier
The Avs have signed free-agent goalie Jonathan Bernier to a one-year deal.

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Chris Kunitz Signs One-Year, $2M Deal With Lightning
Free-agent Chris Kunitz has been part of four Stanley Cup-winning teams.

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Rangers Sign Kevin Shattenkirk To Four-Year, $26.6M Deal
Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk recorded 56 points last season, and was considered to be the top free agent on the market.

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Maple Leafs Sign Ron Hainsey To Two-Year Deal
Defenseman Ron Hainsey split last season between the Hurricanes and Penguins, collecting 17 points.

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Canadiens Agree To Terms With Karl Alzner
Karl Alzner's five-year deal with Montreal is worth a reported 23 million.

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