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NHL veteran Sean Hill, who helped the Montreal Canadiens win the 1993 Stanley Cup, signed a one-year contract to play for the Swiss club Biel. Biel said Thursday that Hill will play the upcoming season with the club, which finished first in Switzerland's second division last season and was promoted to the top league through the playoffs.
Former NHL star Doug Gilmour joined the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies as an assistant coach Thursday after spending the past two seasons working as an adviser to the parent Maple Leafs. "We are thrilled to have Doug join the coaching staff of the Marlies," Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher said in a statement.
The NHL has promoted John Collins to chief operating officer. The former NFL and Cleveland Browns executive will now oversee league communications and club consulting and will continue the duties in business and media operations he has held as senior executive vice president since 2007. Collins guided the launch of the NHL Network in the U.S.
Right wing Ryane Clowe agreed to a one-year, $1.6 million contract to stay with the San Jose Sharks on Monday. Clowe was a restricted free agent after scoring eight points in 15 games last season. He missed 67 games after undergoing surgery on his right knee, but returned with four games left in the regular season before scoring nine points in 13 playoff games.
The Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings added Brad McCrimmon to their coaching staff Monday and re-signed assistant Paul MacLean. McCrimmon spent four seasons as an assistant in Atlanta after previous stints with Calgary and the New York Islanders. The former defenseman played 18 seasons in the NHL, including three with Detroit in the early 1990s.
Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman is joining the Chicago Blackhawks as a senior adviser for hockey operations. A special consultant with the Detroit Red Wings since retiring from coaching following the 2002 season, the 74-year-old Bowman signed a three-year deal with Chicago. "It's always a tough decision when you leave an organization like Detroit," said Bowman, who won nine Stanley Cup titles as a...
Antoine Vermette signed a $5.25 million, two-year contract extension with the Ottawa Senators on Thursday after a season in which he had career highs in goals and points. He earned nearly $1.1 million last year. Vermette had 24 goals and 53 points while appearing in 81 games last season. He was among the league leaders with a 57 percent faceoff win rate.
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