Monday, March 30, 2009

NHL and Hockey Rumors for Mar 31, 2009

According to Darren Dreger of TSN, the Toronto Maple Leafs are close to signing free agent forward Christian Hanson. The 23-year old Hanson has played the past four seasons with Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and is also the son of Dave Hanson of Slapshot fame. Brochu's take: Will he be puttin' on the foil? Source

The Anaheim Ducks have signed defenseman Mark Mitera to a three-year, entry-level contract. Mitera was the Ducks' first round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and has been playing with the University of Michigan. Mitera will report to the AHL Iowa Chops. Source

The Ducks have also signed free agent forwar MacGregor Sharp to a two-year, two-way entry-level contract. Sharp has played the past four seasons with the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Brochu's take: He already has a great name for hockey. Source

The Minnesota Wild have signed forward Cody Almond to an entry-level contract. Almond was the Wild's fifth round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and has played the past four seasons with the WHL Kelowna Rockets. Source

The Detroit Red Wings have signed free agent defenseman Sebastien Piche to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 21-year old has spent the last five seasons in the QMJHL. Source

The Boston Bruins have signed free agent forward Yannick Riendeau to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year old has spend the last five seasons in the QMJHL. Brochu's take: On hockeydb.com, he also spend time in France playing for Chamonix? Source

The San Jose Sharks have signed free agent defenseman Joe Loprieno to an entry-level contract. The 22-year old has spend the past three seasons with Merrimack College of the NCAA. Source

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