The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Curtis McElhinney and defenseman Ilari Melart to one-year contracts. McElhinney, who turned 30 on Thursday, has appeared in 69 career NHL games with the Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators. He has a 19-26-4 record, with a 3.09 goals-against average and an .899 save percentage. In 2012-13, he went 29-6-3 with nine shutouts in 49 games [...]

Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have signed forward Rob Klinkhammer to a two-year contract. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are very pleased to sign Rob to a multi-year contract,” said Maloney. “Rob is an excellent skater and hard-working forward who has earned a spot [...]

Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced yesterday that the club has signed forward Patric Hornqvist to a five-year, $21.25 million contract. “As we build towards the 2013-14 season and beyond, re-signing Patric Hornqvist was an off-season priority,” Poile said. “Since joining the Predators, he has become and will remain an integral member of our core [...]

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Friday that Cam Atkinson has also signed a two-year extension with the club. Financial terms of the contract we’re not revealed by the team. In his second season with the Blue Jackets, the 23-year-old set career highs with eight goals and 16 points in 34 games. Columbus plays their last game of the regular [...]

Matt Calvert, a valuable forechecker with the Columbus Blue Jackets, has signed a two-year contract extension that will pay him almost $1 million a season through 2014-15. The 23-year-old left wing is currently out with a broken index finger on his right hand and is expected to miss the club’s final two regular-season games. He is one [...]

Re-signing forward Damien Brunner is believed to be a priority for the Detroit Red Wings this summer. Ansar Khan of MLive.com suggests there’s “no question” the Red Wings will try to extend the unrestricted free agent-to-be, but proposed money and term is more difficult to predict.”Given that he doesn’t have a proven track record in the NHL, they might look to [...]

The Detroit Red Wings and goalie Jimmy Howard agreed to a $31.8 million, six-year contract Tuesday, keeping him off the market as a free agent this summer. The 29-year-old Howard is in his fourth season as the Red Wings top goalie. “We’re extremely pleased to have Jimmy under contract for the next six seasons,” general manager Ken Holland said. [...]

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced they have agreed withBen Bishop on a two-year contract extension. Terms were not disclosed. The 6-foot-7 Bishop has played in six games with the Lightning since being acquired from the Ottawa Senators for Cory Conacher and a fourth-round draft pick. He has posted a 2-3-0 record with a 3.21 goals-against average and .916 save percentage. Bishop [...]

Boston Bruins General Manger Peter Chiarelli announced yesterday, prior to the Bruins match-up with Carolina, that the club had signed forward Carl Soderberg to a three-year, one-way contract (annual cap hit of one million). Soderberg’s contract was official at 5:00 p.m., and he is joining the team on Wednesday (April 17). The forward is eligible [...]

ESPNBoston.com’s James Murphy confirms the Swedish Ice Hockey Association has indeed blocked Carl Soderberg‘s deal with the Boston Bruins. Apparently the national association is fairly intent on Soderberg suiting up for Sweden at the upcoming IIHF World Championship. The tournament ends May 19. The Colorado Avalanche will retire the jersey of longtime defenseman Adam Foote in a ceremony next season. The 41-year-old [...]