by Lindsay Kramer || NHL.com Joey MacDonald knows exactly where the goaltending standards are set in his return to the net in Grand Rapids. He’s the one who put most of them there in the first place. MacDonald signed with the Detroit organization last week after three seasons away from his comfort zone with the […]
The Atlanta Thrashers, parent club of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, have signed unrestricted free agent forward Jared Ross and unrestricted free agent defenseman Jaime Sifers, according to general manager Rick Dudley. Ross, 27, recorded 46 points (12 goals, 34 assists) in 73 games last season with the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League. He […]
Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher announced that the team, NHL affiliate to the AHL’s Houston Aeros, has signed right wing Jon DiSalvatore to a two-year contract and defenseman Jamie Fraser to a one-year contract. Both players signed two-way contracts. DiSalvatore, 29 (3/30/81), captained the 2009-10 Houston Aeros and posted 52 points (21-31=52) and 28 […]
The Boston Bruins, parent club of the AHL’s Providence Bruins, announced on Monday that they have signed defenseman Nathan McIver to a two-year contract and goaltender Nolan Schaefer to a one-year contract. Per club policy, financial terms of the deals will not be disclosed. The 25-year-old McIver is a veteran of 36 NHL games splitting […]
The Anaheim Ducks, parent club of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch, have signed center Trevor Smith to a one-year contract through the 2010-11 NHL season. Per club policy, no financial terms of the deal were disclosed. Smith, 25, appeared in a career-high 77 games last year with Bridgeport, the New York Islanders’ primary development affiliate in […]
The Colorado Avalanche, parent club of the AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters, announced on Friday that the club has agreed to terms with defenseman David Liffiton, forwards Greg Mauldin, Julian Talbot and David Van der Gulik, and goaltenders Jason Bacashihua and John Grahame, all to one-year deals. Liffiton, 25, was Colorado’s first selection (second round, 63rd […]
The New York Islanders announced on Friday that they have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau. Parenteau played within the New York Rangers organization for the past three seasons. Last year he appeared in 22 NHL games with the Rangers, scoring three goals and five assists for eight points. He added […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins, parent club of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, have signed forwards Brett Sterling and Ryan Craig to one-year, two-way contracts, it was announced on Saturday by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Sterling, who was originally drafted by Atlanta in the fifth round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, has played […]
The Phoenix Coyotes, parent club of the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, announced on Saturday that they have signed right wing Mathieu Beaudoin, defensemen Garrett Stafford and Nolan Yonkman and goaltender Matt Climie to contracts. As per club policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Climie, 27, appeared in 43 games with the Texas Stars […]
The Edmonton Oilers, parent club of the AHL’s Oklahoma City Barons, announced on Saturday that they have agreed to terms with free agent left-winger Alexandre Giroux on a one-year contract. Giroux, 29, spent most of the season last year with the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League. Giroux led the AHL with 50 goals, […]
