The San Jose Sharks, parent club of the AHL’s Cleveland Barons, on Monday announced that they have signed goaltender Nolan Schaefer, defensemen Matt Carkner, Garrett Stafford, Doug Murray, and left wing Josh Prudden to one-year contracts. Schaefer, 25, appeared in 43 games with the Barons in 2004-05, putting up a record of 17-23-1 with two […]
The Calgary Flames, parent club of the AHL’s Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, announced on Monday that forwards Chuck Kobasew and Matthew Lombardi have accepted their qualifying offers. The team also signed goaltender Brent Krahn and forward Lynn Loyns, along with rookies Eric Nystrom, Curtis McElhinney and Brandon Prust. As per club policy, terms and conditions of […]
The Manitoba Moose, in conjunction with the Vancouver Canucks, today announced that Alain Vigneault has been named the head coach of the Moose. Vigneault, 44, becomes just the fourth head coach in the 10-year history of the Manitoba Moose. The Quebec, Que., native has spent the past two seasons behind the bench of the QMJHL’s […]
The Syracuse Crunch announced today that goaltender Pascal Leclaire and right wing Tim Jackman have accepted the Columbus Blue Jackets’ qualifying offers. The organization also announced it has re-signed right wing Brandon Sugden to a one-year contract. Leclaire, 22, was off to the best start of his three-year pro career with the Crunch in 2004-05 […]
The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with restricted free agent defenseman Joe Corvo and unrestricted free agent defenseman Brad Fast. A native of Oak Park, Ill., Corvo, 28, signed on to play with his hometown Chicago Wolves in 2004-05, and finished the regular season with seven goals and seven assists […]
The Boston Bruins have agreed to terms on contracts with seven players, including former AHL All-Stars Brad Boyes, Eric Healey and Nathan Robinson, along with Ben Guite, Jason MacDonald, Kevin Dallman and Jonathan Sigalet. Sigalet, a 2005 Boston draft pick, agreed to a three-year contract, foregoing his final two years of college eligibility at Bowling […]
The Ottawa Senators, parent club of the AHL’s Binghamton Senators, have re-signed five players who spent last season with the East Division champion B-Sens. Returning to the organization for the 2005-06 season on one-year deals are centers Jason Spezza and Antoine Vermette, right wing Chris Neil and defenseman Christoph Schubert. Defenseman Anton Volchenkov signed a […]
The Carolina Hurricanes, parent club of the AHL’s Lowell Lock Monsters, have agreed to terms on two-way contracts with forwards Gordie Dwyer, Colin Forbes and Mike Zigomanis. Zigomanis, 24, finished the 2004-05 season ranked fourth among Lock Monsters skaters with 60 points (29g, 31a) and led the team with 11 points (4g, 7a) in Lowell’s […]
The Washington Capitals, parent club of the AHL’s Hershey Bears, have signed free-agent left wing Boyd Kane. Last season Kane served as captain for the Calder Cup champion Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL. He totaled nine goals, 15 assists (24 points) and 112 penalty minutes in 58 games with the Phantoms in 2004-05. In 401 […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs, parent club of the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, announced Friday that they have signed forward Mike Hoffman to a one-year contract. In keeping with club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. Hoffman, 24, played 58 games for Cleveland of the American Hockey League last season, collecting eight points (1g, 7a) […]
