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ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Wild have agreed with defenseman Gustav Olofsson on a two-year, $1.45 million contract. The deal Monday came after Olofsson was one of eight restricted free agents receiving qualifying offers. Olofsson will make $675,000 this season and $775,000 next season. He appeared in 13 games for the Wild last season but […]

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have signed Rocco Grimaldi to a one-year deal for the 2017-18 season. Grimaldi was traded by the Florida Panthers, who drafted him in 2011, to the Avalanche in June 2016. The 24-year-old forward appeared in four games for Colorado during the 2016-17 season, posting one assist.

LAS VEGAS – Bellemare has been selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, The Athletic’s Craig Custance reports. Bellemare is quite the underwhelming selection; however, it must be mentioned that the Flyers really didn’t expose anyone valuable in the expansion draft. Considering that Bellemare has little worth to a contending team, […]

ANAHEIM – The Anaheim Ducks made headlines yesterday by signing Cam Fowler to an eight year deal. On Sunday, they added depth to their blue line by inking Steve Olesky. Per the Ducks, it’s a two-year, one-way deal for the 31-year-old Oleksy, who joins Anaheim after spending last season in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed prospect goaltender Filip Gustavsson to a three-year, entry-level contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford. The deal will kick into effect when Gustavsson begins playing in North America. He will spend the 2017-18 season playing in his native Sweden. Gustavsson, 19, […]

EDMONTON – The Oilers have signed forward Grayson Downing to a one-year deal. The 25-year-old centre has played 120 AHL games, scoring 28 goals and adding 42 assists and 43 penalty minutes. Downing played four years at the University of New Hampshire after completing his BCHL career with the Westside Warriors.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed goaltender Garret Sparks to a two-year contract with an annual average value of $675,000, the team announced on Saturday.

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Jujhar Khaira to a two-year contract extension. Khaira, 22, appeared in 10 games with the Oilers in 2016-17, posting one goal, two penalty minutes and a plus one rating. In 25 career NHL games he has recorded three points (1G, 2A) and 15 penalty minutes. Khaira became […]

TORONTO – Calle Rosen agreed to terms on a two-year, entry-level contract with the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Rosen has been making a name for himself playing for Vaxjo HC of the SHL, for whom he managed 33 points and a plus-21 rating in 96 games. Those numbers are solid, but the 23-year-old Swede could probably […]

LAS VEGAS – The Vegas Golden Knights have agreed to a three-year, entry-level deal with 15th overall pick Erik Brannstrom. The 17-year-old defenceman from Eksjo, Sweden played for HV 71 in the Swedish Hockey League last season and won a championship with the club. He contributed six points in 35 games for HV 71 in […]

DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have signed defenseman Robbie Russo to a two-year contract. It’s a two-way deal. Russo would earn an NHL salary of $650,000 when up with the Red Wings and $125,000 this season and $250,000 next season in the AHL.

ANN ARBOR, MI – C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital patient Sadie Parker and her father Rick were in for quite the surprise when they entered the building’s Michigan Game Day Experience Room on Tuesday. Rick took Sadie, 3, to play with the toys in the hospital like he has many times before, but instead, they got […]