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Damphousse makes it official...
Damphousse calls it a career
TSN.ca Staff
9/7/2005 3:03:59 AM
After 18 NHL seasons, Vincent Damphousse is ready to call it a career.
The 37-year-old appeared in a total of 1,378 NHL games, scoring 432 goals, 773 assists for 1,205 points.
"I want to thank my coaches, fans, media and especially my teammates for 18 great years in the NHL," said Damphousse. "I loved getting up every morning and heading to the rink, and I will miss being in the dressing room with the guys, however I'm looking forward to the next stage of my life."
Eighth on the list of games played among active players, Damphousse began his 18-year career in 1986 with Toronto, which drafted him sixth overall prior to that season.
A four-time All-Star who registered 12 career hat tricks, Damphousse is 30th on the all-time assists list. His 1,205 points is good for 38th all-time.
After being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1986 with the sixth overall pick, Damphousse played five seasons with the Leafs before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers. A year later he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens.
The highlight of Damphousse's career came during his first season in Montreal when he helped the Canadiens win their 24th Stanley Cup in 1992-93 in front of family and friends. Damphousse had a team high 23 points in 20 playoff games. In that championship season, Damphousse scored a career high 97 regular season points.
After six-and-a-half seasons in Montreal, Damphousse was dealt at the trade deadline to the San Jose Sharks in 1999. Vincent played five-plus seasons in San Jose and helped lead the team to the Western Conference final in 2003-04.
"Vincent played the game with great passion and intensity every time he stepped on the ice," said former teammate and good friend Brian Savage. "It was beneficial for me and many others to break into the league and learn from Vinny how to be a professional both on and off the ice."
Damphousse signed a one-year contract with Colorado last year but never played for the Avalanche due to the NHL lockout. A free agent again this summer, the Montreal native had discussions with Pittsburgh last month with hopes of continuing his career.
Damphousse calls it a career
TSN.ca Staff
9/7/2005 3:03:59 AM
After 18 NHL seasons, Vincent Damphousse is ready to call it a career.
The 37-year-old appeared in a total of 1,378 NHL games, scoring 432 goals, 773 assists for 1,205 points.
"I want to thank my coaches, fans, media and especially my teammates for 18 great years in the NHL," said Damphousse. "I loved getting up every morning and heading to the rink, and I will miss being in the dressing room with the guys, however I'm looking forward to the next stage of my life."
Eighth on the list of games played among active players, Damphousse began his 18-year career in 1986 with Toronto, which drafted him sixth overall prior to that season.
A four-time All-Star who registered 12 career hat tricks, Damphousse is 30th on the all-time assists list. His 1,205 points is good for 38th all-time.
After being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1986 with the sixth overall pick, Damphousse played five seasons with the Leafs before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers. A year later he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens.
The highlight of Damphousse's career came during his first season in Montreal when he helped the Canadiens win their 24th Stanley Cup in 1992-93 in front of family and friends. Damphousse had a team high 23 points in 20 playoff games. In that championship season, Damphousse scored a career high 97 regular season points.
After six-and-a-half seasons in Montreal, Damphousse was dealt at the trade deadline to the San Jose Sharks in 1999. Vincent played five-plus seasons in San Jose and helped lead the team to the Western Conference final in 2003-04.
"Vincent played the game with great passion and intensity every time he stepped on the ice," said former teammate and good friend Brian Savage. "It was beneficial for me and many others to break into the league and learn from Vinny how to be a professional both on and off the ice."
Damphousse signed a one-year contract with Colorado last year but never played for the Avalanche due to the NHL lockout. A free agent again this summer, the Montreal native had discussions with Pittsburgh last month with hopes of continuing his career.
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Rozsival among three Rangers signings
Canadian Press
9/7/2005 12:24:15 PM
NEW YORK (CP) - The New York Rangers have signed forwards Jed Ortmeyer and Craig Weller and defenceman Michal Rozsival.
Ortmeyer, 26, had two goals, four assists and 16 penalty minutes in 58 games with Rangers during the 2003-04 season.
The six-foot, 190-pound forward from Omaha, Neb., spent last season with the American Hockey League's Hartford Wolf Pack and collected seven goals, 20 assists and 63 penalty minutes in 61 games.
Weller, 24, had 10 goals, nine assists and 189 penalty minutes in 76 games last season for Hartford.
The six-foot-four, 220-pound forward from Calgary finished the season tied for fourth in penalty minutes with Hartford.
Rozsival, 26, played in the Czech Republic last season for Ocelari Trinec and Moeller Pardubice and had two goals, 13 assists and 70 penalty minutes in 51 games.
The six-foot-one, 215-pound blue-liner from Vlasim, Czech Republic, has played 237 career NHL games, all with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and has a career 18 goals, 47 assists and 161 penalty minutes.
He missed the 2003-04 season after injuring his knee in the first game of the season.
Canadian Press
9/7/2005 12:24:15 PM
NEW YORK (CP) - The New York Rangers have signed forwards Jed Ortmeyer and Craig Weller and defenceman Michal Rozsival.
Ortmeyer, 26, had two goals, four assists and 16 penalty minutes in 58 games with Rangers during the 2003-04 season.
The six-foot, 190-pound forward from Omaha, Neb., spent last season with the American Hockey League's Hartford Wolf Pack and collected seven goals, 20 assists and 63 penalty minutes in 61 games.
Weller, 24, had 10 goals, nine assists and 189 penalty minutes in 76 games last season for Hartford.
The six-foot-four, 220-pound forward from Calgary finished the season tied for fourth in penalty minutes with Hartford.
Rozsival, 26, played in the Czech Republic last season for Ocelari Trinec and Moeller Pardubice and had two goals, 13 assists and 70 penalty minutes in 51 games.
The six-foot-one, 215-pound blue-liner from Vlasim, Czech Republic, has played 237 career NHL games, all with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and has a career 18 goals, 47 assists and 161 penalty minutes.
He missed the 2003-04 season after injuring his knee in the first game of the season.
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Lightning ink Rohloff
Canadian Press
9/7/2005 12:54:50 PM
TAMPA BAY, Fla. (CP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenceman Todd Rohloff to a one-year contract.
The 31-year-old from Grand Rapids, Minn., played 12 games in the American Hockey League for Rochester last season before suffering a season-ending injury.
The six-foot-two, 218-pound blue-liner has six assists and 40 penalty minutes in 75 career NHL games for Washington and Columbus.
Rohloff was a teammate of Lightning defenceman Dan Boyle for four seasons at Miami (Ohio) University, where he recorded seven goals and 27 assists in 116 career games.
Canadian Press
9/7/2005 12:54:50 PM
TAMPA BAY, Fla. (CP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenceman Todd Rohloff to a one-year contract.
The 31-year-old from Grand Rapids, Minn., played 12 games in the American Hockey League for Rochester last season before suffering a season-ending injury.
The six-foot-two, 218-pound blue-liner has six assists and 40 penalty minutes in 75 career NHL games for Washington and Columbus.
Rohloff was a teammate of Lightning defenceman Dan Boyle for four seasons at Miami (Ohio) University, where he recorded seven goals and 27 assists in 116 career games.
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Mighty Ducks sign Salei
TSN.ca Staff
9/7/2005 7:56:13 PM
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim have signed defenceman Ruslan Salei to a one-year contract.
Per club policy, no financial terms of the deal were disclosed.
Salei, 30, has appeared in 516 career NHL games - all with Anaheim - posting 86 points with 621 penalty minutes. He ranks third on Anaheim's all-time games played list and is the active leader. Additionally, he has played more games than any other defencemen selected in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
The 6-1, 213-pound defenseman spent the 2004-05 season with Ak Bars Kazan in the Russian Elite League. In 35 games, Salei recorded 20 points with 36 PIM. In the 2003-04 season, Salei scored 15 points in 82 games. It marked the second time in his career he played in all 82 games.
The Minsk, Belarus native was originally drafted by Anaheim in the first round (9th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
TSN.ca Staff
9/7/2005 7:56:13 PM
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim have signed defenceman Ruslan Salei to a one-year contract.
Per club policy, no financial terms of the deal were disclosed.
Salei, 30, has appeared in 516 career NHL games - all with Anaheim - posting 86 points with 621 penalty minutes. He ranks third on Anaheim's all-time games played list and is the active leader. Additionally, he has played more games than any other defencemen selected in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
The 6-1, 213-pound defenseman spent the 2004-05 season with Ak Bars Kazan in the Russian Elite League. In 35 games, Salei recorded 20 points with 36 PIM. In the 2003-04 season, Salei scored 15 points in 82 games. It marked the second time in his career he played in all 82 games.
The Minsk, Belarus native was originally drafted by Anaheim in the first round (9th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
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Maple Leafs re-sign Ponikarovsky
TSN.ca Staff
9/7/2005 4:22:52 PM
The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed restricted free agent forward Alexei Ponikarovsky to a two-year contract. In keeping with club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Ponikarovsky, 25, played 19 games for Voskresensk of the Russian Hockey League last season collecting six points with 16 penalty minutes.
In 2003-04 with the Maple Leafs, he played 73 games collecting a career high 28 points with 44 penalty minutes. He was also third on the team in plus/minus at +14.
The native of Kiev, Ukraine has played 116 career NHL games for Toronto collecting 37 points with 69 penalty minutes. He was Toronto's fourth choice, 87th overall, in the 1998 Entry Draft.
TSN.ca Staff
9/7/2005 4:22:52 PM
The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed restricted free agent forward Alexei Ponikarovsky to a two-year contract. In keeping with club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Ponikarovsky, 25, played 19 games for Voskresensk of the Russian Hockey League last season collecting six points with 16 penalty minutes.
In 2003-04 with the Maple Leafs, he played 73 games collecting a career high 28 points with 44 penalty minutes. He was also third on the team in plus/minus at +14.
The native of Kiev, Ukraine has played 116 career NHL games for Toronto collecting 37 points with 69 penalty minutes. He was Toronto's fourth choice, 87th overall, in the 1998 Entry Draft.
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Isles re-sign DiPietro to $2.5M deal
Canadian Press
9/7/2005 2:41:58 PM
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CP-AP) - Rick DiPietro's new deal with the New York Islanders is 14 years short of what was originally discussed but the 23-year-old was nevertheless pleased to sign a $2.5-million US, one-year agreement Wednesday.
GM Mike Milbury and DiPietro's camp were contemplating a $60-million, 15-year blockbuster deal but it fell through mainly because of insurance issues, sources confirmed Tuesday.
DiPietro said talks would continue in January on a possible long-term contract.
"I've made my feelings known that Long Island is where I want to spend my career and hopefully we can work something out," he said Wednesday at the U.S. Olympic camp in Colorado Springs.
DiPietro, who turns 24 on Sept. 19, was 23-18-5 with a 2.18 GAA in 2003-04 with the Islanders. The Massachusetts native could be the U.S. starter at the Turin Olympics next February. He'll report to Islanders training camp when it opens Sept. 12 in Yarmouth, N.S.
"It's great news that Ricky's in the fold," Islanders head coach Steve Stirling said in a statement. "He is a very important player for our franchise's present and future."
DiPietro was the first overall selection in the 2000 NHL entry draft, becoming the first goaltender ever taken with the first pick. DiPietro was a member of the U.S. team at the 2004 World Cup.
For his NHL career, DiPietro is 28-38-8 with a 2.71 GAA.
DiPietro played for the United States on two under-18 teams and appeared twice in the world junior championship. He played in three games during the 2001 men's world championship and went 2-2 with a 1.68 GAA during this year's tournament in which the U.S. lost in the quarter-finals.
Canadian Press
9/7/2005 2:41:58 PM
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CP-AP) - Rick DiPietro's new deal with the New York Islanders is 14 years short of what was originally discussed but the 23-year-old was nevertheless pleased to sign a $2.5-million US, one-year agreement Wednesday.
GM Mike Milbury and DiPietro's camp were contemplating a $60-million, 15-year blockbuster deal but it fell through mainly because of insurance issues, sources confirmed Tuesday.
DiPietro said talks would continue in January on a possible long-term contract.
"I've made my feelings known that Long Island is where I want to spend my career and hopefully we can work something out," he said Wednesday at the U.S. Olympic camp in Colorado Springs.
DiPietro, who turns 24 on Sept. 19, was 23-18-5 with a 2.18 GAA in 2003-04 with the Islanders. The Massachusetts native could be the U.S. starter at the Turin Olympics next February. He'll report to Islanders training camp when it opens Sept. 12 in Yarmouth, N.S.
"It's great news that Ricky's in the fold," Islanders head coach Steve Stirling said in a statement. "He is a very important player for our franchise's present and future."
DiPietro was the first overall selection in the 2000 NHL entry draft, becoming the first goaltender ever taken with the first pick. DiPietro was a member of the U.S. team at the 2004 World Cup.
For his NHL career, DiPietro is 28-38-8 with a 2.71 GAA.
DiPietro played for the United States on two under-18 teams and appeared twice in the world junior championship. He played in three games during the 2001 men's world championship and went 2-2 with a 1.68 GAA during this year's tournament in which the U.S. lost in the quarter-finals.
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Red Wings sign Zetterberg to 4-year deal
Canadian Press
9/7/2005 5:39:55 PM
DETROIT (CP) - Henrik Zetterberg is in. Pavel Datsyuk is probably out.
The Detroit Red Wings re-signed Zetterberg to a $10.6-million US, four-year contract Wednesday, bringing back at least one of their two star restricted free agents.
Centre Pavel Datsyuk has agreed to a deal in Russia and remains unsigned by the Red Wings. It appears he won't be in the NHL this season.
But Zetterberg finally signed after a long negotiation. He'll earn $2.65 million a season and gave up one year of unrestricted free agency, which was key for the Wings.
''Something his agent and I talked about over the course of the month is trying to get a long-term deal done that both of us were comfortable with,'' Wings GM Ken Holland told The Canadian Press. ''We were able to do that.''
Holland said the deal basically leaves the Wings with 10 forwards, seven defencemen and two goalies signed for a total of $33.5 million, $5.5 million under the salary cap. Holland would like to get three more forwards into the fold, and it's not clear whether Datsyuk will be one of them.
''His agent told me his contract in Russia does not include an out-clause,'' Holland said. ''I'm operating under the assumption that we don't have Pavel for this season.''
Datsyuk, according to reports out of Russia, signed a one-year deal worth up to $6 million with Avangard Omsk of the Russian Super League but Dynamo Moscow matched Avangard's offer Wednesday to bring the 27-year-old back to the Moscow club where Datsyuk played during the lockout.
It is surprising that Datsyuk's contract in Russia would not include an out clause because players often use those clauses as leverage in negotiations with their NHL clubs.
Holland continues to talk with the Datsyuk camp.
''I am continuing to stay in touch almost on a day-to-day basis with his agent Gary Greenstin,'' Holland said. ''Gary is in Russia and plans to be there for a while. But I want to remain in touch with Gary and Pavel. We own his rights for next year and certainly we'd like him to come back.
''In the event that all of sudden something arises and he is able to play in the NHL this year, I want to be on top of it for obvious reasons.''
Zetterberg, meanwhile, led the Swedish Elite League in scoring during the NHL lockout with 50 points (19-31) in 50 games with Timra. In 2003-04, he had 15 goals and 28 assists in 61 games with the Wings. He has 37 goals and 50 assists in 140 career games.
''The last time we saw him in a Red Wing uniform he was 23 years old,'' said Holland. ''He's now 25 and really just now coming into the prime of his career. He dominated in Sweden last year and he's continued to develop. He's a young player we want to build around.''
Canadian Press
9/7/2005 5:39:55 PM
DETROIT (CP) - Henrik Zetterberg is in. Pavel Datsyuk is probably out.
The Detroit Red Wings re-signed Zetterberg to a $10.6-million US, four-year contract Wednesday, bringing back at least one of their two star restricted free agents.
Centre Pavel Datsyuk has agreed to a deal in Russia and remains unsigned by the Red Wings. It appears he won't be in the NHL this season.
But Zetterberg finally signed after a long negotiation. He'll earn $2.65 million a season and gave up one year of unrestricted free agency, which was key for the Wings.
''Something his agent and I talked about over the course of the month is trying to get a long-term deal done that both of us were comfortable with,'' Wings GM Ken Holland told The Canadian Press. ''We were able to do that.''
Holland said the deal basically leaves the Wings with 10 forwards, seven defencemen and two goalies signed for a total of $33.5 million, $5.5 million under the salary cap. Holland would like to get three more forwards into the fold, and it's not clear whether Datsyuk will be one of them.
''His agent told me his contract in Russia does not include an out-clause,'' Holland said. ''I'm operating under the assumption that we don't have Pavel for this season.''
Datsyuk, according to reports out of Russia, signed a one-year deal worth up to $6 million with Avangard Omsk of the Russian Super League but Dynamo Moscow matched Avangard's offer Wednesday to bring the 27-year-old back to the Moscow club where Datsyuk played during the lockout.
It is surprising that Datsyuk's contract in Russia would not include an out clause because players often use those clauses as leverage in negotiations with their NHL clubs.
Holland continues to talk with the Datsyuk camp.
''I am continuing to stay in touch almost on a day-to-day basis with his agent Gary Greenstin,'' Holland said. ''Gary is in Russia and plans to be there for a while. But I want to remain in touch with Gary and Pavel. We own his rights for next year and certainly we'd like him to come back.
''In the event that all of sudden something arises and he is able to play in the NHL this year, I want to be on top of it for obvious reasons.''
Zetterberg, meanwhile, led the Swedish Elite League in scoring during the NHL lockout with 50 points (19-31) in 50 games with Timra. In 2003-04, he had 15 goals and 28 assists in 61 games with the Wings. He has 37 goals and 50 assists in 140 career games.
''The last time we saw him in a Red Wing uniform he was 23 years old,'' said Holland. ''He's now 25 and really just now coming into the prime of his career. He dominated in Sweden last year and he's continued to develop. He's a young player we want to build around.''