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| Predators ink Smithson |
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07/31/2008 |
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| Nashville, TN (Best E Casino) - The Nashville Predators signed center Jerred Smithson to a two-year contract extension on Thursday. The contract, which runs through the 2010-11 season, will pay him $725,000 in 2009-10 and $750,000 in 2010-11. Smithson, 29, set career highs last season in games played (81), goals (seven) and points (16). Over five seasons in the NHL, two with Los Angeles and three with Nashville, he has appeared in 241 games and has totaled 17 goals and 28 assists. Nashville also signed defensema |
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| Nashville announces two signings |
NHL Hockey |
07/25/2008 |
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| Nashville, TN (Best E Casino) - The Nashville Predators signed center Rich Peverley to a two-year contract and goaltender Pekka Rinne to a one-year contract extension, the team announced Friday. The first year of Peverley's contract will pay the 26-year-old $475,000 at the NHL level and $100,000 at the minor-league level, as part of a two-way agreement. The second year is a one-way contract paying him $500,000. Rinne's one-year extension will take effect in the 2009-10 season and pay the 25-year- old $725,000. P |
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| Predators sign F Gratton |
NHL Hockey |
07/09/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (Best E Casino) - The Nashville Predators signed free-agent forward Josh Gratton to a one-year, two-way contract on Wednesday. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not released. The 25-year-old Brantford, Ontario native, has played in 67 career NHL games with Phoenix and Philadelphia, posting two goals and an assist to go along with 237 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-2, 214-pounder was originally signed by the Flyers prior to the 2004-05 season, but his first full season came in 2006-07 w |
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| Islanders extend D Witt |
NHL Hockey |
07/09/2008 |
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| $6 million through the 2010-11 season, the team announced Tuesday. The Washington Capitals first-round pick (11th overall) of the 1993 draft, Witt had spent the first 10 years of his career in Washington before a trade- deadline deal sent him to the Nashville Predators in 2006. He then signed with the Islanders the next offseason and has complied three goals, 18 assists and 182 penalty minutes in 140 games the past two years. "My family and I are excited to stay on Long Island for the next three years," Witt said. |
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| Lightning sign C Smith |
NHL Hockey |
07/03/2008 |
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| Thursday. The 31-year-old Smith split his time between the Avalanche and Lake Erie of the American Hockey League last season. He had three assists in 25 games with Colorado, and appeared in one playoff game for the club. The 5-foot-11, 205-pounder has scored 10 goals and tallied 22 assists in 221 career NHL games with Colorado, the Minnesota Wild, New York Islanders, Nashville Predators and Phoenix Coyotes. The Minnesota product was originally drafted in the ninth round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Coyotes. |
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| Minnesota Wild |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
07/02/2008 |
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| Acquired defenseman Marek Zidlicky from the Nashville Predators in exchange for forward Ryan Jones and a 2009 second-round draft pick; signed forward Andrew Brunette to a multi-year contract. |
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| Wild acquire Zidlicky from Nashville |
NHL Hockey |
07/01/2008 |
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| St. Paul, MN (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Wild acquired defenseman Marek Zidlicky from the Nashville Predators on Tuesday in exchange for prospect Ryan Jones and a 2009 second-round draft pick. Zidlicky, 31, tallied five goals and 38 assists in 43 games with Nashville last season. "Marek is a top offensive puck-moving defenseman who will add tempo to our lineup," said Wild general manager Doug Risebrough. "He will complement a defense that is becoming more mobile and skilled, which we anticipate will make our |
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| Philadelphia Flyers |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
06/25/2008 |
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| Acquired defenseman Janne Niskala from the Nashville Predators in exchange for forward Triston Grant and a seventh-round pick in the 2009 draft. |
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| St. Louis Blues |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
06/21/2008 |
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| Acquired goaltender Chris Mason from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. |
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| Blues acquire Mason from Nashville |
NHL Hockey |
06/20/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Blues have acquired goaltender Chris Mason from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Mason appeared in a career-high 51 games for Nashville last season, posting a record of 18-22-6 with four shutouts and a 2.90 goals-against average. He lost his starting job late in the season to Dan Ellis, who agreed to a new contract with Nashville on Friday. The 32-year-old Mason had spent his entire NHL career with the Predators |
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