NHL NOTEBOOK: KINGS SIGN SECOND-ROUND DRAFT PICK ROUSSIN.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services The Kings on Tuesday signed 20-year-old forward Dany Roussin, their second-round pick in last month's draft, to a multiyear, entry-level contract. Roussin spent last season with Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Introduction The QMJHL is the smallest of the three Canadian junior leagues in numbers of teams. Its teams are based in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and the American state of Maine. and was a teammate of top draft pick Sidney Crosby  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . Roussin totaled 54 goals and 62 assists. - Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. --Lighting signs Lecavalier: The Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning is a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida, USA. It is a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). signed center Vincent Lecavalier Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980 Ile Bizard, Quebec) is a French Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. to a four-year deal, securing one of their two front-line stars and keeping a key piece of their Stanley Cup championship team. --Transfer agreement reached: Every European hockey federation except Russia signed a two-year transfer agreement between the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there and hockey's governing body, ensuring that the NHL will send players to the 2006 Turin Olympics. The Russian federation rejected the deal, which regulates financial compensation, limits the number of players that can leave Europe annually and imposes a transfer deadline. The countries who signed on are the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland. The deadline this season for player transfers from the countries to the NHL will be Aug. 24. The agreement ends June 15, 2006. --Laviolette to lead U.S. Olympic team: Carolina Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette has been chosen to coach the U.S. Olympic hockey team next February in Turin, Italy. Laviolette, 40, is 97-94-25 in two-plus seasons as an NHL head coach with Carolina and the Islanders. --Wild sign two: The Minnesota Wild signed right wings Kyle Wanvig and Joey Tetarenko to one-year contracts. Both skated for the Wild's top minor-league affiliate, the Houston Aeros. --Wesley re-signs: The Carolina Hurricanes re-signed defenseman Glen Wesley to a one-year, $1 million contract, bringing the 36-year-old fan favorite back for an 18th NHL season. --Red Wings moves: The Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. signed defenseman Andy Delmore and re-signed forwards Jason Williams and Darryl Bootland to one-year contracts. --Predators sign two: The Predators re-signed forward Steve Sullivan to a four-your contract and agreed to terms with defenseman Dan Hamhuis on a one-year deal. --Mogilny returns to Devils: Alexander Mogilny, the right wing who earned a Stanley Cup ring with New Jersey, signed a two-year contract to return to the Devils |
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