NHL and Hockey Rumors for February 15. 2013

The Montreal Canadiens have acquired goalie Dustin Tokarski from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for goalie Cedrick Desjardins.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded forward Eric Tangradi to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a 7th round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

The New Jersey Devils have acquired forward Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a 7th round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and a 4th round pick in the 2014 Draft.

Forward Andrew Brunette has retired from the NHL and has joined the Minnesota Wild in their hockey operations department.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have hired Jarmo Kekalainen as their new General Manager.  Kekalainen becomes the first European GM in the NHL.

Zidlicky traded to Wild, more rumors

The Nashville Predators have traded defenseman Marek Zidlicky to the Minnesota Wild for Ryan Jones and a second round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Brochu's take: A bit of a salary dump, and I wonder how much new Wild owner (ex-Preds owner) Craig Leipold has to do with this trade.

The Philadelphia Flyers have traded defenseman Denis Gauthier and a second round pick in the 2010 draft to the Los Angeles Kings for Patrik Hersley and Ned Lukacevic. Brochu's take: I guess the Flyers didn't have to buyout Gauthier's contract. Source

The Minnesota Wild have signed forward Andrew Brunette. Terms were not disclosed as of this post.

The Boston Bruins have signed UFA forward Blake Wheeler to an entry-level contract.

The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Kyle Wellwood to a one-year, $997,500 contract. The Canucks are also rumored to be in pursuit of forward Niklas Hagman.

There are rumors that the Boston Bruins have made a 12-year, $100 million contract offer to Marian Hossa.

There are also rumors that Olaf Kolzig could be signing with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

NHL and hockey rumors for June 29, 2008

The Vancouver Province is reporting that the Columbus Blue Jackets are interested in Brendan Morrison, are are rumored to be offering a three-year, $8 million contract. Discussions between Morrison and the Vancouver Canucks have not got beyond term or money. Source

The Toronto Sun is reporting that backup New York Rangers goalie Steve Valiquette could become the new backup for the Canucks. Source

The Minnesota Wild are interested in bringing back Andrew Brunette to the club once the forward reaches free agency on July 1st. Brunette has spent the last 3 years with the Colorado Avalanche. Source

Brochu's European rumor roundup:

Defenseman Tomas Mojzis is rumored to be signing a two-way deal with the Minnesota Wild on July 1st. Mojzis has been playing with Sibir Novosibirsk of the Russian Super League. Source

Dallas Stars forward Janos Vas has signed with Brynas of the Swedish Elite League. Source