NHL Transactions in July 2009

Jul 31, 2009

  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed left wing Wade Brookbank and center Wyatt Smith.

Jul 30, 2009

  • The Calgary Flames re-signed center Dustin Boyd.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed goaltender Josh Tordjman to a one-year contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks re-signed center Kyle Wellwood.

Jul 29, 2009

  • The Minnesota Wild agreed to terms with goaltender Josh Harding on a one-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Derek Smith and right wing Jeremy Yablonski to one-year, two-way contracts; signed right wings Keegan Dansereau and Brandon Svendsen to amateur tryout agreements.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Bryce Lampman.

Jul 28, 2009

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed goaltender Dan LaCosta to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Andy Delmore.

Jul 27, 2009

  • The Calgary Flames acquired left wing Colin Stuart, defenseman Anton Stralman and a seventh round selection in the 2012 NHL Draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs for center Wayne Primeau and a second round selection in the 2011 NHL Draft.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman Sam Klassen.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed right wing Kellen Tochkin.

Jul 26, 2009

  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Matt Smaby to a two-year contract.

Jul 25, 2009

  • The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Derek Morris to a one-year contract.
  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with center Nate Thompson on a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues re-signed defenseman Roman Polak.

Jul 24, 2009

  • The Carolina Hurricanes acquired defenseman Aaron Ward from the Boston Bruins for right wing Patrick Eaves and a fourth-round selection in the 2010 NHL entry draft.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon to an entry-level contract.

Jul 23, 2009

  • The Carolina Hurricanes signed center Tuomo Ruutu to a three-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed center Nathan Smith and defenseman Ryan Lannon to one-year contracts.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed forwards Adam Cracknell and Barry Tallackson.

Jul 22, 2009

  • The Detroit Red Wings re-signed forwards Evan McGrath and Ryan Oulahen to one-year contracts.
  • The New Jersey Devils re-signed center Travis Zajac.
  • The New York Islanders signed goaltender Martin Biron.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed left wing Tanner Glass, right wing Guillaume Desbiens and defenseman Mike Funk.

Jul 21, 2009

  • The Calgary Flames signed defensemen T.J. Brodie, Keith Seabrook, and right wing T.J. Brodie.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with defensemen Brett Carson and Bryan Rodney on one-year contracts.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed right wing Mike Blunden.
  • The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with defenseman Denis Grebeshkov on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Enver Lisin.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed goaltender Brent Johnson to a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues re-signed defenseman Steve Wagner.

Jul 20, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers signed left wing Evander Kane.
  • The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Matt Hunwick to a multi-year contract extension.
  • The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with defenseman Andrej Sekera and left wing Clarke MacArthur.
  • The Calgary Flames signed left wing Nigel Dawes.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with defensemen Brett Carson and Bryan Rodney on one-year contracts.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks signed right wing Danny Bois to a one-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with right wing Teddy Purcell on a one-year contract; agreed to terms with center Justin Azevedo on a multi-year entry-level contract; signed defenseman Drew Bagnall to a one-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed goaltender Curtis Sanford.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed center David Spina, right wing Jeff Hoggan and defenseman Sean Sullivan.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Justin Fletcher and Danny Richmond.

Jul 17, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms with defensemen Scott Lehman and Grant Lewis, and center Tim Stapleton.
  • The Calgary Flames acquired defenseman Keith Seabrook from the Washington Capitals for future considerations.
  • The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with defenseman Jack Johnson on a two-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild agreed to terms with right wings Duncan Milroy, Jon DiSalvatore, and goaltender Wade Dubielewicz to one-year contracts.
  • The New Jersey Devils signed defenseman Cory Murphy to a two-way contract.

Jul 16, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms right wing Colby Armstrong.
  • The Calgary Flames claimed left wing Nigel Dawes off waivers from the Phoenix Coyotes.
  • The Colorado Avalanche signed center Matt Duchene to a three-year, entry-level contract; acquired defenseman Brian Fahey from the New York Rangers for defenseman Nigel Williams.
  • The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with goaltender Devan Dubnyk, defenseman Dean Arsene, and right wing Toni Rajala.
  • The Nashville Predators signed left wing Peter Olvecky to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed defenseman Keith Yandle to a two-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks signed right wing Jed Ortmeyer, center Dwight Helminen and defensemen Joe Callahan and Danny Groulx to one-year contracts; re-signed forward Ryan Vesce.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed center Blair Jones and right wing Lauri Tukonen.

Jul 15, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed goaltender Kari Lehtonen.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with center Mike Angelidis and defenseman Zack Fitzgerald on one-year contracts, and defenseman Andrew Alberts on a two-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms on a one-year contract with defenseman Joe Piskula.
  • The New York Islanders signed center John Tavares to a three-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Ben Lovejoy to a one-year contract; signed right wing Tim Wallace to a two-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks signed center Scott Nichol to a one-year contract.

Jul 14, 2009

  • The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Staffan Kronwall.
  • The Columbus Blue Jacket signed defenseman Mathieu Roy to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Nashville Predators signed center Ben Guite to a one-year, two-way contract; re-signed right wing Ryan Maki to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman Corey Potter.

Jul 13, 2009

  • The Anaheim Ducks re-signed defenseman James Wisniewski to a one-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Thrashers signed right wing Anthony Stewart and defenseman Noah Welch.
  • The Boston Bruins signed defensemen Rob Kwiet and Zach McKelvie, and centers Drew Larman and Trent Whitfield to one-year contracts.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks signed center Mark Cullen to a one-year contact.
  • The Dallas Stars re-signed center Aaron Gagnon to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with center Chris Minard and defenseman Matt Nickerson.
  • The Los Angeles Kings signed right wing Brandon Segal to a two-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed center Andreas Engqvist to a three-year, two-way contract.
  • The Nashville Predators signed defenseman Nolan Yonkman to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with goaltender Chad Johnson and right wing Ryan Callahan.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes acquired left wing Lauri Korpikoski from the New York Rangers for right wing Enver Lisin.
  • The Washington Capitals signed center/right wing Boyd Gordon to a one-year contract.

Jul 11, 2009

  • The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with defenseman Joe DiPenta on a one-year contract.
  • The Calgary Flames signed right wing Brian McGrattan.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed center Kyle Chipchura to a one-year contract.

Jul 10, 2009

  • The Colorado Avalanche signed defenseman Kyle Cumiskey.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed defenseman Jonathan Sigalet to a two-year, two-way contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Tyler Cuma to an entry-level contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed defenseman Paul Mara to a one-year contract; signed left wing Travis Moen to a three-year contract.
  • The New Jersey Devils signed goaltender Yann Danis.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with left wing Dane Byers.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Geoff Kinrade to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Jay McKee to a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed goaltender Antero Niittymaki.
  • The Washington Capitals signed center Brendan Morrison to a one-year contract.

Jul 9, 2009

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed defenseman Nick Boynton to a one-year contract.
  • The Calgary Flames signed right winger Carsen Germyn and left winger Ryley Grantham.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with defenseman Jay Harrison on a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks signed left wing Peter MacArthur and defenseman Richard Petiot to one-year contracts.
  • The Colorado Avalance announced the retirement of center Joe Sakic; signed defenseman Kyle Cumiskey.
  • The Edmonton Oilers acquired a conditional draft pick from the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Tim Sestito.
  • The Los Angeles Kings signed left wing Scott Parse to a one-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with right wing Ales Kotalik.
  • The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Kent Huskins to a two-year contract; re-signed defenseman Rob Blake to a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed goaltender Hannu Toivonen.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Victor Hedman to an entry level contract.
  • The Anaheim Ducks signed center Saku Koivu.

Jul 8, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed forward Jim Slater.
  • The Boston Bruins signed goaltender Dany Sabourin and defenseman Drew Fata to one-year contracts.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with right wing Steven Goertzen; signed defenseman Casey Borer and goaltender Justin Peters to one-year, two-way contracts.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with left wing Kris Versteeg; agreed to terms with left wing Bryan Bickell.
  • The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Philippe Dupuis and defenseman Brett Skinner.
  • The Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Doug Janik.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed defensemen Jamie Fraser and Jaime Sifers to one-year contracts.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with center Brian Boyle.
  • The Ottawa Senators acquired a sixth-round selection in the 2010 NHL Draft from the Dallas Stars for goaltender Alex Auld.
  • The San Jose Sharks announced the retirement of right wing Claude Lemieux.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed right wing Ian Schultz.

Jul 7, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed right wing Joey Crabb and defenseman Nathan Oystrick.
  • The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Drew Fata and goaltender Dany Sabourin to one-year contracts.
  • The Calgary Flames signed center Jamie Lundmark and left wing Jason Jaffray.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with defenseman Cam Barker on a three-year contract; signed defenseman Simon Danis-Pepin to a three-year contract.
  • The Dallas Stars signed defenseman Jeff Woywitka to a two-year contract.
  • The Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms with center Kris Newbury and right wing Jeremy Williams to one-year, two-way contracts and defenseman Travis Ehrhardt to a three-year entry level contract.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Chris Pronger to a multi-year contract extension.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed left wing Stephane Veilleux.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goaltender Jonas Gustavsson to a one-year contract.

Jul 6, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers signed defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski, center Jason Krog and goaltenders Drew MacIntyre and Peter Mannino.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with right wing Troy Brouwer and goaltender Corey Crawford to two-year contracts, left wing Ben Eager, center Colin Fraser and defenseman Aaron Johnson to one-year contracts.
  • The Colorado Avalanche signed right wing David Jones, Brian Willsie and Darren Haydar, left wing Chris Durno, center Matt Hendricks and goaltender Tyler Weiman.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed center Pascal Pelletier to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Dallas Stars signed center Warren Peters to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Detroit Red Wings re-signed left wing Ville Leino to a two-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with left wing Christopher Higgins.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed right-wing Alex Kovalev to a two-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks re-signed left wing Ryane Clowe to a four-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues re-signed right wing B.J. Crombeen.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs signed center Nazem Kadri to a three-year entry level contract; signed defenseman Francois Beauchemin to a three-year contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed goaltender Andrew Raycroft; re-signed defenseman Shane O'Brien.

Jul 5, 2009

  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed right wing Chris Conner to a one-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Chris Lee.

Jul 3, 2009

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed center Trevor Frischmon to a one-year, two-way contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings acquired forward Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche for defensemen Kyle Quincey, Tom Preissing and a 2010 fifth-round selection.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Shane Hindy.
  • The New York Rangers signed centers Tyler Arnason, Corey Locke, and right wing P.A. Parenteau.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed defenseman Shaun Heshka and left wing Stefan Meyer to one-year contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Nate Guenin and left wing Ruslan Fedotenko to one-year contracts.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed right wing Mikael Samuelsson to a three-year contract.

Jul 2, 2009

  • The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed center Chris Thorburn to a multi-year contract; signed right wing Nik Antropov to a multi-year contract.
  • The Boston Bruins signed right wing Mark Recchi to a one-year contract.
  • The Calgary Flames signed center Garth Murray and right wing Riley Armstrong.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes signed center Chad LaRose to a two-year contract.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks signed center John Madden to a one-year contract.
  • The Dallas Stars signed defenseman Karlis Skrastins to a two-year contract.
  • The Florida Panthers signed defenseman Jordan Leopold to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Clay Wilson to a two-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed right wing Mike Glumac, left wing Mathieu Darche and defenseman Alex Henry to one-year, two-way contracts.
  • The New Jersey Devils signed right wing Ilkka Pikkarainen.
  • The New York Islanders signed goaltender Scott Munroe, left wing Jeremy Reich and defenseman Brett Westgarth to one-year contracts.
  • The New York Rangers signed forward Chris Chappell.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed goaltender Jason LaBarbera and center Vern Fiddler each to two-year contracts; signed defenseman Adrian Aucoin and left wing Stefan Meyer to one-year contracts.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed center Mikhail Grabovski to a three-year contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed defensemen Nolan Baumgartner and Lawrence Nycholat and right wing Matt Pope.

Jul 1, 2009

  • The Anaheim Ducks agreed to terms with defenseman Scott Niedermayer on a one-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Thrashers acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina and center Tim Stapleton from the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Garnet Exelby and center Colin Stuart.
  • The Boston Bruins signed right wing Byron Bitz to a multi-year contract; signed center Steve Begin to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Johnny Boychuck to a one-year contract.
  • The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with defenseman Steve Montador on a two-year contract.
  • The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Adam Pardy; signed right wing Fredrik Sjostrom; named Rob Cookson assistant coach.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with left wing Erik Cole on a two-year contract; agreed to terms on two-way contracts with right wing Patrick Dwyer and center Michael Ryan.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks signed right wing Marian Hossa to a 12-year contract; signed center Tomas Kopecky to a two-year contract.
  • The Colorado Avalanche signed goaltender Craig Anderson to a two-year contract; signed left wing David Koci to a one-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Brent Regner to a three-year entry-level contract.
  • The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin on a four-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Jason Strudwick on a one-year contract.
  • The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with left wing David Booth on a six-year contract; agreed to terms with right wing Radek Dvorak on a two-year contract; signed goaltender Scott Clemmensen to a three-year contract; signed defenseman Ville Koistinen to a two-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild agreed to terms with defenseman Greg Zanon on a three-year contract; agreed to terms with right wing Martin Havlat n a six-year contract
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed defenseman Jaroslav Spacek to a three-year contract; signed center Mike Cammalleri to a five-year contract; signed right wing Brian Gionta to a five-year contract; signed defenseman Hal Gill to a two-year contract.
  • The Nashville Predators re-signed right wing Joel Ward to a two-year contract; signed left wing Steve Sullivan to a two-year contract.
  • The New Jersey Devils re-signed defenseman Andy Greene.
  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with goaltender Dwayne Roloson on a two-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with left wing Donald Brashear; agreed to terms with right wing Marian Gaborik.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed center Martin St. Pierre to a one-year contract; signed right wing Erik Condra to an entry-level contract; signed goaltender Mike Brodeur to a one-year contract; agreed to terms with right wing Chris Neil on a four-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers signed goaltender Brian Boucher and center Ian Laperriere.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed center Vern Fiddler to a two-year contract; signed goaltender Jason LaBarbera to a two-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed left wing Mike Rupp to two-year contract; signed defenseman Brian Strait to a three-year entry-level contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed goaltender Ty Conklin.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defensemen Mattias Ohlund and Matt Walker; re-signed defenseman Lukas Krajicek to a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs signed right wing Colton Orr to a four-year contract; signed defenseman Mike Komisarek to a five-year contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks re-signed center Henrik Sedin and left wing Daniel Sedin.
  • The Washington Capitals signed right wing Mike Knuble to a two-year contract.