Chara agrees to contract with Islanders, will play 24th NHL season

Zdeno Chara agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Islanders on Saturday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 44-year-old defenseman is the oldest player in the NHL and will enter his 24th season. He scored 10 points (two … Continue reading

Bozak agrees to one-year contract to stay with Blues

Tyler Bozak agreed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. The 35-year-old forward was an unrestricted free agent. He scored 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 31 regular-season games with the Blues last season, … Continue reading

Donato signs one-year, $750,000 contract with Kraken

Ryan Donato signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Seattle Kraken on Monday. The 25-year-old forward became an unrestricted free agent after the San Jose Sharks did not extend him a qualifying offer. He scored 20 points (six goals, 14 … Continue reading

Gudbranson signs one-year, $1.95 million contract with Flames

Erik Gudbranson signed a one-year, $1.95 million contract with the Calgary Flames on Friday. The 29-year-old defenseman was an unrestricted free agent. He scored four points (one goal, three assists) in 45 regular-season games with the Nashville Predators and Ottawa … Continue reading

Tkachuk expected to sign with Senators before training camp begins

Brady Tkachuk is expected to be signed by the Ottawa Senators before training camp begins Sept. 22, general manager Pierre Dorion said Thursday. Tkachuk, a restricted free agent forward, led Ottawa with 36 points (17 goals, 19 assists) in 56 … Continue reading

Backes retires from NHL after signing one-day contract with Blues

David Backes retired from the NHL on Wednesday after signing a one-day contract with the St. Louis Blues. “I felt like the game was kind of done with me and truthfully, I felt like I was mostly done with the … Continue reading