MONTREAL — Air Canada reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday that will allow the resumption of NHL sports charter flights for the 2009-10 season.
Details of the agreement were not immediately available, but the airline said it includes number of initiatives to address U.S. concerns.
Air Canada chief operating officer Duncan Dee said the issue had threatened to disrupt the travel schedules of NHL teams Continue reading ‘Air Canada, U.S. reach charter deal’
EDMONTON — Veteran forward Mike Comrie is returning to Edmonton.
The Oilers have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the 28-year-old centre.
Comrie was drafted by Edmonton in 1999 and played for the Oilers from 2000 to 2003.
He has also had stops in Philadelphia, Phoenix, the New York Islanders and Ottawa.
He has 154 goals and 184 assists in 525 career games.
Schremp, the Oilers second choice, 25th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, spent the majority of last season with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. Appearing in 69 games for the Oilers??? top affiliate, he scored seven goals and 35 assists for 42 points.
Schremp saw action in four games for the Oilers last season collecting three assists, including scoring his first NHL point.
The 23-year-old New York Continue reading ‘Oilers re-sign Schremp to 1-yr deal’
COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed centre Derick Brassard to a US$12.8-million, four-year contract extension.
The 22-year-old native of Gatineau, Que., scored 10 goals and added 15 assists in 31 games last season before a dislocated shoulder in December benched him for the remainder of the year.
“We are pleased to have Derick under contract for the next five years,” Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson Continue reading ‘Jackets ink Brassard to 4-year deal’
PHOENIX — Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie has submitted an amended proposed agreement to buy the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes for US$212.5 million and immediately move them to Hamilton, with or without the NHL’s consent.
The document filed Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court says Balsillie can walk away from the deal if the contentious issues in the complex case have not been resolved in his favour by Sept. 14. That’s four days after the scheduled Continue reading ‘Balsillie sets Sept. 14 deal deadline’
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers agreed to a six-year contract extension with David Booth, shortly after the young forward became a restricted free agent on Wednesday.
The deal was announced Wednesday, early in the NHL’s free-agent signing season.
In 72 games for the Panthers last season, Booth recorded 31 goals and 29 assists, both career highs. The 24-year-old Michigan native also became the sixth player in franchise history Continue reading ‘Booth signs 6-year deal with Florida’
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs traded goaltender Justin Pogge to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday for a conditional draft pick in 2011.
Pogge had one win in seven appearances and a 4.35 goals-against average with the Leafs last season.
He spent most of the season with the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies, posting 26 wins and a 2.70 GAA in 53 games while leading the team to the North Division semifinals, where they lost to Continue reading ‘Maple Leafs deal Pogge to Ducks’
The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Gregory Stewart to a one-year contract, the team announced Monday. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.
Stewart spent most of the last two seasons with Montreal’s AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. He was called up by the Habs for 20 games last year, recording one assist and 32 penalty minutes with a minus-4 rating. In 51 games with the Bulldogs during the 2008-09 campaign, Stewart Continue reading ‘Stewart inks 1-year deal with Habs’
DETROIT — Forward Jason Williams is returning to Detroit.
The Red Wings announced Thursday that Williams has signed a one-year contract worth US$1.5 million.
The 28-year-old free agent played 233 games with the club between the 2000-2001 season and the 2006-2007 season, posting 49 goals and 67 assists.
The native of London, Ont., last season played with the Atlanta Thrashers and Columbus Blue Jackets. He also has played Continue reading ‘Wings sign Williams to 1-yr deal’
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have locked up Tuomo Ruutu for three seasons.
The Hurricanes said Thursday that they avoided arbitration with the physical forward by signing him to a deal worth US$11.4 million.
The 26-year-old Ruutu is coming off a regular season in which he had career highs with 26 goals, 28 assists and 54 points, then added a goal and three assists during the Hurricanes’ run to the Eastern Conference Continue reading ‘Canes sign Ruutu to new deal’
