The Dallas Stars have signed forward Roope Hintz to an eight-year contract extension through the 2030-31 season with an average annual value of $8.45 million.

Hintz, 26, is in his fifth NHL season. He has 194 points in 261 career games, including 88 goals.

Legendary goaltender Martin Brodeur has been hired by the New Jersey Devils as executive vice president of hockey operations.

The Devils announced Thursday that Brodeur has agreed to a multiyear contract extension to remain with the organization.

Mitchell Miller, a prospect whose draft rights were relinquished after it publicly surfaced that he and a classmate were convicted of abusing and bullying a developmentally disabled classmate, signed an entry-level contract Friday with the Boston Bruins.

The 20-year-old defenseman was a fourth-round selection of the Arizona Coyotes in 2020.