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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2596886" data-attributes="member: 2012">Former Leaf, Canuck Darby Hendrickson signs with Austrian teamSportsnet.caSeptember 21 @ 10:08, ESTVIENNA (AP) - Center Darby Hendrickson has joined Red Bulls Salzburg of the Austrian hockey league on a two-year contract.Hendrickson, who played in the NHL for Toronto, Vancouver, Minnesota, Colorado and the Islanders, joined late Tuesday before the close of the transfer window.The club announced the deal Wednesday.In 12 NHL seasons, Hendrickson had 65 goals and 64 assists in 518 games. The 33-year-old has also played 46 times for the United States."I don't know much about the Austrian league, but I played against some of my future teammates at the '99 worlds," Hendrickson said. "We beat them 5-2, but it was tough."Hendrickson will fly to Salzburg on Thursday from Latvian capital Riga, where he played for HK Riga 2000 during the NHL lockout.Salzburg-based energy drink tycoon Dietrich Mateschitz, who also owns a Formula One team and soccer club SV Salzburg, has taken over the local hockey club and promised to make it a top European contender within the next few seasons.Last year, Salzburg finished at the bottom of Austria's seven-team top league.</blockquote>