The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed right wing Teemu Selanne to a two-year contract. Per club policy, no financial terms of the deal were disclosed. ?We?re happy to have Teemu back and thank him for his patience as we sorted out our salary cap situation,? said Anaheim Ducks Executive Vice President/General Manager Brian Burke. ?Teemu is a true Duck. His loyalty to this franchise and community is unquestioned.? A 10-time NHL All-Star, Selanne is Anaheim?s all-time leader in goals (325), points (689), plus/minus (+117), power play goals (117), power play points (278), game-winning goals (54) and overtime goals (5). He played in 26 games last season after signing with the club in February, scoring 12-11=23 points with a +5 rating. Selanne has scored 100 goals over the last three seasons (100-107=207 points in 188 games). ?This is the only place I wanted to play,? said Selanne. ?We have great owners, great fans and a chance to win again. This team is hungry and ready to go.? Selanne, 38 (7/3/70), won his first Stanley Cup in 2007. During the 2006-07 regular season, he finished third in the NHL in goals while ranking first in the league in power play goals (25) and tied for first in game-winning goals (10). Selanne also led the Ducks in goals, points, power play goals, game-winning goals, shots (257) and shooting percentage (18.7%). He became the oldest player in NHL history (36 at the time) to score more than 45 goals in one season. The 6-0, 204-pound forward added 5-10=15 points in 21 playoff games.

The Senators re-signed Luke Richardson to a one-year, two-way contact, the club announced Saturday. The Ottawa native first signed with the Senators in August 2007, recording two goals, seven assists and 41 penalty minutes in 76 games during the 2007-08 campaign, as reported by the Canadian Press.

The Stars signed a pair of prospects Friday, inking D Trevor Ludwig to a two-year contract and D Guillaume Monast to a three-year deal, as reported by Yahoo.com. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Penguins signed center Tyler Kennedy to a two-year extension on Friday, as reported by Yahoo.com. Financial terms of the deal were not released.

The Canadiens on Thursday signed goaltender Robert Mayer to a three-year deal, reported by Yahoo.com. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The Blues on Wednesday signed defenseman Mark Cundari to a contract, as reported by Yahoo.com. Terms were not disclosed.

The Thrashers on Wednesday signed Tobias Enstrom to a four-year contract extension, as reported by Yahoo.com. Financial terms of the deal, which will keep the defenseman in Atlanta through the 2012-13 season, were not disclosed.

Phoenix Coyotes' General Manager Don Maloney announced today that Associate Coach Ulf Samuelsson has signed a contract extension with the club. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. ?We are delighted to have signed Ulf to a contract extension,? said Maloney. ?He has proven during his first three seasons behind the Coyotes? bench to be an excellent coach while exhibiting a tireless work ethic and great relationship with the coaching staff and players.? Samuelsson is entering his fourth season as associate coach of the Coyotes. Last season, he helped guide the team to an improvement of seven wins and 16 points over the previous campaign. The 16-point increase represented the fifth-largest increase among all NHL teams from 2006-07 to 2007-08, as well as the greatest one-season turnaround in Coyotes' history. Samuelsson, 44, joined the Coyotes after serving as an assistant coach with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2005-06 season. Regarded as one of the hardest hitters the NHL has ever seen and a consistent, hard-working defenseman, Samuelsson was selected by the Hartford Whalers (4th choice, 67th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to play 17 NHL seasons and 1,080 career NHL games with the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers, registering 57 goals and 275 assists for 332 points, along with 2,453 penalty minutes. He was a member of the 1991 and 1992 Stanley Cup Championship teams in Pittsburgh and also was a member of the NHL All-Star team for Rendez-Vous '87 that competed against the Soviet Union. Samuelsson retired from the NHL in 1999-00 after playing 49 games with the Philadelphia Flyers. A native of Fagersta, Sweden, Samuelsson represented his country in several international competitions, including three World Junior Championships in 1982, 1983 and 1984; two World Championships in 1985 and 1990 as well as the 1991 Canada Cup. In 1998, Samuelsson was chosen to represent Sweden at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Prior to joining the National Hockey League, he played three seasons with Leksand of the Swedish Elite League.

Phoenix Coyotes' General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have hired John Muckler as senior advisor to the general manager. ?We are thrilled to add John Muckler to the Coyotes. front office,? said Maloney. ?His extensive hockey experience and wealth of knowledge will be an incredible asset to the organization.? A five-time Stanley Cup winner, Muckler has more than 50 years of professional hockey experience as part owner, general manager, director of player personnel, director of hockey operations, head coach, assistant coach, and player. Muckler, a native of Midland, Ontario, began his professional coaching career as a player/coach in 1959 with the Eastern Hockey League?s New York Rovers. He then spent the next 20 years with the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and Vancouver Canucks before joining the Edmonton Oilers organization in 1981. During those 20 years, Muckler served briefly as head coach of the Minnesota North Stars in 1968-69 and won multiple regular season titles, playoff championships, and league coach of the year honors in the minor leagues. For his successes, The Sporting News named him the top coach in all of minor-league hockey in 1979. While with the Oilers, Muckler served as assistant coach for the Stanley Cup-winning teams in 1984 and 1985 and was designated co-coach during the 1987 and 1988 championship seasons. Muckler became the team?s head coach in 1989 and led the club to its fifth Stanley Cup in seven years in 1990. In 1991, Muckler left the Oilers for the Buffalo Sabres. He stepped behind the bench and coached the Sabres for the next four seasons while also assuming the role of general manager. A finalist for the NHL Coach of the Year in 1994, Muckler stepped down from coaching in 1995 to focus on his front-office duties and was named NHL Executive of the Year by The Sporting News for the 1996-97 season. Prior to joining the Ottawa Senators, where he was general manager from 2001-02 to 2006-07, Muckler served as head coach of the New York Rangers from 1997-98 to 1999-00. He has a 276-288-84 career record as an NHL head coach and has been a head coach or general manager for more than 2,000 professional games. His r?sum? also includes three NHL All-Star Games and two stints (1984 and 1987) with Canada Cup-winning coaching staffs for Team Canada.

The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed center Maxime Macenauer and defenseman Eric Regan to three-year entry-level contracts. Per club policy, financial terms of the deals were not disclosed. Macenauer, 19 (1/4/89), appeared in his second season with Rouyn-Noranda of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in 2007-08, playing in a career-high 67 contests. The 6-0, 198-pound center finished fifth in scoring for the Huskies, helping the club to a first-place finish in the Telus Division. Macenauer also appeared in 17 postseason contests, advancing to the President Cup Final with Rouyn-Noranda while collecting 6-10=16 points. Selected by Anaheim in the third round (63rd overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the Laval, Quebec, native has appeared in 122 career QMJHL contests over three seasons with Rimouski and Rouyn-Noranda. He has earned 32-54=86 points with 93 penalty minutes (PIM). Regan, 20 (5/20/88), played in his fourth Ontario Hockey League (OHL) season with Oshawa in 2007-08, setting career highs in goals (8), points (48) and games played (67). The 6-2, 205-pound blueliner served as team captain and had two season-high five-game point streaks. Regan also collected 1-7=8 points in 15 OHL playoff games, helping lead the Generals to the OHL Eastern Conference Championship series. In 2006-07, he established a career high with 41 assists at Oshawa. In 252 career OHL contests, Regan has collected 16-96=112 points with 156 PIM. The Ajax, Ontario native joined the Ducks? Rookie Camp earlier this month as a Pro Tryout and was invited to remain for Anaheim?s Training Camp, currently being held at Anaheim ICE.