The Anaheim Ducks have signed center Saku Koivu to a one-year contract extension through the 2012-13 NHL season. Per club policy, no financial terms of the deal were disclosed. “Saku is a character player and someone we really wanted to keep,” Ducks Executive VP/General Manager Bob Murray said. “We need three strong lines next season that can [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The seventh round traded picks are below: The Edmonton Oilersseventh-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 26, 2011 that sent Ryan Smyth to Edmonton in exchange [...]

Katie Strang of ESPNNewYork.com reports that the NHL will review an incident in which Ottawa Senators winger Milan Michalek appeared to kick New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi with his skate in the Rangers’ 3-2 win in Ottawa Monday. The incident, revealed on the CBC broadcast, occurred after Ottawa scored a controversial goal in the game’s final minute. It is unclear what the NHL’s Department [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The sixth round traded picks are below: The Anaheim Ducks sixth-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that sent a [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The fifth round traded picks are below: The Columbus Blue Jackets fifth-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on January 12, 2012 that sent René Bourque, [...]

The Anaheim Ducks won’t re-sign NHL Free Agents Jason Blake or Niklas Hagman, the Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson reports, saying, “They have youngster Kyle Palmieri ready to take one of those spots.” The other guy who might not return is Teemu Selanne, who is making a decision about his future by July 1. So the Ducks could lose a handful of veterans, but it also [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round orderhas yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The fourth round traded picks are below: The Columbus Blue Jackets fourth-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 8, 2011 that sent Mark Letestu to Columbus [...]

The Orange County Register reports that Saku Koivu hopes to re-sign with the Anaheim Ducks this offseason. Koivu has been with the Ducks for three seasons, slowly seeing his production dip to a career-low, full-season mark of 38 points (11 goals, 27 assists) this year. Anaheim is said to prefer to upgrade its second-line pivot [...]

The 2012 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery, a weighted system to determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, will take place live Tuesday, April 10, at 8 p.m., ET. on TSN and NBC Sports Network. The 2012 NHL Draft Lottery involves clubs that do not qualify for the [...]

The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 and the first round order has yet to be determined but some teams have already exchanged picks for this draft viatrade. The third round traded picks are below: The Toronto Maple Leafs third-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011 that [...]