Friday, August 26, 2005

August 25/26 - Signings and Transactions

AUGUST 26TH

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Signed defenceman Jordan Smith to a three-year contract.

Detroit Red Wings - Re-signed defenceman Niklas Kronwall to a two-year contract.

Florida Panthers - Signed defenseman Dan Focht, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Ottawa Senators - Signed defenseman Lance Ward, who had been with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and right wing Jeff Hereema, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to one-year contracts.

Tampa Bay Lightning - Signed defenceman Jay Rosehill and goaltender Morgan Cey to multi-year contracts.

Phoenix Coyotes - Traded centre Erik Westrum and defenceman Dustin Wood to Minnesota for defenceman Zbynek Michalek.

Washington Capitals - Signed defenseman Mike Green, a 2004 first-round draft pick, to a three-year contract.

AUGUST 25TH

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Signed right wing Craig Adams, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes, to a one-year contract.

Atlanta Thrashers - Acquired defenceman Mark Popovic from the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in exchange for forward Kip Brennan.

Buffalo Sabres - Acquired defenceman Toni Lydman from the Buffalo Sabres for a third round pick in 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Detroit Red Wings - Signed goaltender Jimmy Howard to a three-year contract.

Florida Panthers - Restricted free agent goaltender Roberto Luongo awarded one-year, $3.2 million US contract via salary arbitration.

Montreal Canadiens - Re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Andrei Markov to a two-year contract.

New York Rangers - Agreed to terms with defenceman Martin Grenier and centre Alexandre Giroux.

Ottawa Senators - Signed defenceman Andrej Meszaros to a multi-year contract.

Tampa Bay Lightning - Re-signed unrestricted free agent forward Dave Andreychuk to a two-year contract.

Washington Capitals - Signed centre Dave Steckel to a two-year contract.

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