NHL Transactions in June 2009

Jun 30, 2009

  • The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to a multi-year contract.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks re-signed centers Dave Bolland and Jacob Dowell and goaltender Antti Niem
  • The Dallas Stars re-signed right wing Jere Lehtinen to a one-year contract.
  • The New Jersey Devils re-signed defenseman Johnny Oduya; acquired center Ben Walter and future considerations from the New York Islanders for the rights to center Tony Romano.
  • The New York Rangers acquired left wing Chris Higgins and defensemen Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko from the Montreal Canadiens for centers Scott Gomez and Tom Pyatt and defenseman Mike Busto.

Jun 29, 2009

  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with left wing Jussi Jokinen on a two-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed right wing Craig Adams to a two-year contract; agreed to terms with right wing Bill Guerin on a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues agreed to terms with defenseman Mike Weaver and forward Brad Winchester.

Jun 27, 2009

  • The Calgary Flames acquired center Brandon Prust from the Phoenix Coyotes for defenseman Jim Vandermeer.
  • The Florida Panthers acquired defenseman Jordan Leopold and a third-round selection in the 2009 draft from the Calgary Flames for defenseman Jay Bouwmeester.
  • The Los Angeles Kings traded center Brian Boyle to the New York Rangers for a third-round selection in the 2010 draft.
  • The Minnesota Wild acquired center Kyle Brodziak and a sixth-round selection in the 2009 draft from the Edmonton Oilers for a fourth-round and sixth-round selection in the 2009 draft.
  • The New York Rangers acquired goaltender Chad Johnson from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a fifth-round selection in the 2009 draft.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes acquired defenseman Sami Lepisto from the Washington Capitals for a fifth-round selection in the 2010 draft; acquired defenseman Jim Vandermeer from the Calgary Flames for right wing Brandon Prust; acquired defenseman Shaun Heshka from the Vancouver Canucks for a seventh-round selection in the 2009 draft.
  • The Vancouver Canucks acquired the rights to defenseman Shaun Heshka from the Phoenix Coyotes for a seventh-round selection in the 2009 draft.

Jun 22, 2009

  • The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Cody McLeod to a three-year contract.

Jun 19, 2009

  • The Phoenix Coyotes acquired left wing Stefan Meyer from the Florida Panthers for the rights to pending unrestricted free agent center Steven Reinprecht; re-signed left-wing Petr Prucha to a two-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues re-signed center Keith Tkachuk to a one-year contract.

Jun 15, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed goaltender Johan Hedberg to a multi-year contract.
  • The Nashville Predators signed defenseman Ryan Suter to a four-year contract.

Jun 10, 2009

  • The Philadelphia Flyers agreed to terms with goaltender Ray Emery on a one-year contract.

Jun 9, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers signed right wing Andrew Kozek.

Jun 8, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed center Marty Reasoner to a multi-year contract.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks signed left wing Rob Klinkhammer, defensemen Jonathan Carlsson and Brian Connelly and goaltender Alec Richards to entry-level contracts.

Jun 5, 2009

  • The Calgary Flames signed goaltender Curtis McElhinney.

Jun 4, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed defenseman Anssi Salmela to a multi-year contract.

Jun 2, 2009

  • The Dallas Stars signed goaltenders Matt Climie and Brent Krahn to one-year contracts.

Jun 1, 2009

  • The Ottawa Senators signed right wing Ryan Keller to a one-year contract.