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Blackhawks to keep D Hjalmarsson

General manager Stan Bowman said Monday that the Chicago Blackhawks will match the four-year, $14 million offer sheet 23-year-old restricted free agent defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson signed with the San Jose Sharks last week. [read full article]

Posted Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:01:06 GMT - via FOXSports.com News for NHL


Sharks sign Hjalmarsson to offer sheet

The San Jose Sharks signed Chicago Blackhawks restricted free agent defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson to a four-year, $14 million offer sheet on Friday. [read full article]

Posted Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:23:10 GMT - via FOXSports.com News for NHL


Sharks sign D Hjalmarsson to offer sheet (AP)

The San Jose Sharks signed Chicago Blackhawks restricted free agent defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson to a four-year, $14 million offer sheet on Friday. The Blackhawks have seven days to match the offer. If they choose not to match, they will receiver San Jose's first- and third-round picks in next year's NHL draft as compensation. [read full article]

Posted Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:37:30 PDT - via Yahoo! Sports


Sharks sign D Leach to one-year deal

The San Jose Sharks have signed free agent defenseman Jay Leach to a one-year contract. [read full article]

Posted Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:21:05 GMT - via FOXSports.com News for NHL


Ex-Sharks goalie Nabokov signs with KHL team

Russian hockey team SKA St. Petersburg says it has signed former San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov to a four-year contract. [read full article]

Posted Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:33:04 GMT - via FOXSports.com News for NHL


Former Sharks G Nabokov signs with KHL (AP)

Russian hockey team SKA St. Petersburg says it has signed former San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov to a four-year contract. The Sharks announced in June that Nabokov would not be offered a new contract. SKA St. Petersburg is one of the top teams in the Continental Hockey League (KHL). Club chairman Alexander Medvedev confirmed the signing in comments on the club website, but declined to say how... [read full article]

Posted Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:36:59 PDT - via Yahoo! Sports


Sharks sign D Jay Leach

The San Jose Sharks have signed free agent defenseman Jay Leach to a one-year contract. [read full article]

Posted Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:21:05 GMT - via FOXSports.com News for NHL


Sharks ink Niittymaki to replace Nabokov (AP)

The San Jose Sharks have signed goalie Antero Niittymaki to a two-year, $4 million deal. The Sharks moved quickly Thursday to replace longtime goalie Evgeni Nabokov after telling him last month they wouldn't re-sign him. Niittymaki spent last season in Tampa Bay after playing four full NHL seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers. [read full article]

Posted Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:32:46 PDT - via Yahoo! Sports