ATLANTA THRASHERS-Signed RW Alex Bourret.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Signed D Duvie Westcott to a three-year contract extension through the 2009-10 season.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Signed G Tomas Vokoun to a four-year extension.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Re-signed LW Simon Gagne to a five-year contract.

PHOENIX COYOTES-Named Rick Braunstein travel coordinator, Kevin Crawley director of media relations and publications, and Sergey Kocharov media relations intern.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Re-signed C Trevor Linden to a one-year contract.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.