2008 NHL Free Agent Signings
OFFICIAL FREE AGENT LIST | OFFSEASON TRADES


AUGUST 20 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Aaron Downey
 

AUGUST 14 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Drew Larman
Re-signed: Joel Perrault
 

AUGUST 13 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: Jimmy Bonneau
 

AUGUST 12 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Lukas Kaspar
 

AUGUST 8 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Pascal Pelletier
Re-signed: Cam Cunning
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Numminen stays with Sabres
The  Buffalo Sabres announced that they have re-signed defenseman Teppo Numminen to a one-year contract. ...more

AUGUST 5 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Triston Grant
 

AUGUST 4 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Ryane Clowe
 

JULY 31 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Ville Koistinen
Re-signed: Antoine Vermette
 

JULY 30 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Valtteri Filppula
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Leclaire re-signs in Columbus
The Blue Jackets will keep goalie Pascal Leclaire in the fold after he signed a three-year deal on Wednesday.  ...more

JULY 28 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Martin St. Pierre, Nate Thompson
Re-signed: Fredrik Sjostrom
Re-signed: Jeff Glass
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Cats and Bouwmeester agree to terms
The Florida Panthers have re-signed their work horse defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to a one-year contract. ...more

JULY 26 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Shaone Morrisonn
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Bouchard in for the long run with Wild
Blueliner Pierre-Marc Bouchard signed a five-year deal with Minnesota on Saturday to avoid arbitration. ...more

JULY 25 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Bruno Gervais
Re-signed: Rich Peverley
Acquired: Mike York
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Avs keep Svatos in Colorado
The Avalanche have re-signed forward Marek Svatos to a two-year contract, avoiding arbitration. ...more

JULY 24 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: Mathieu Darche

JULY 23 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Ryan Oulahen
Acquired: Darren Haydar
Re-signed: Ryan Shannon, Rick Rypien, Nathan McIver, Mike Brown, Zach Fitzgerald, Jimmy Sharrow

JULY 22 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Greg Moore, Hugh Jessiman
Acquired: Ryan Donally, Troy Bodie
Re-signed: Riley Armstrong
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Coyotes keep Carcillo in the desert
The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed their biggest spark plug, Daniel Carcillo to a multi-year contract on Tuesday. ...more

JULY 21 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Corey Crawford
Re-signed: Peter Harrold
Re-signed: Jonathan Ericsson, Jimmy Howard
Re-signed: Jeff Taffe, Jonathan Filewich, Paul Bissonnette
Acquired: Andre Roy

JULY 19 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Frans Nielsen
Re-signed: Stephane Veilleux

JULY 18 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: Garth Murray
Re-signed: Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers
Re-signed: Adam Pardy

JULY 17 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: Brian Fahey
Acquired: Jay Leach, Jon DiSalvatore
Re-signed: Aaron Rome
Acquired: Matt Kinch
Acquired: Marty Reasoner, Brett Sterling
Acquired: Andy Wozniewski

JULY 16 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Peter Olvecky, Clayton Stoner
Re-signed: Gabe Gauthier, Erik Ersberg, Matt Moulson
Acquired: Mike Glumac
Re-signed: Ryan O'Byrne, Shawn Belle
Re-signed: Nigel Dawes
Re-signed: Jeff Tambellini, Jeremy Colliton, Ben Walter, Sean Bergenheim
Re-signed: Daniel Paille, Clarke MacArthur, Mark Mancari
Acquired: Steve Kelly
Re-signed: Alexandre Picard, Marc Methot
Re-signed: Kevin Klein
Acquired: Brad Winchester
Re-signed: Jeff Woywitka
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Lehtonen re-signs with Thrashers
Atlanta brought their all-time leader for career games back into the fold when they re-signed goalie Kari Lehtonen on Wednesday. ...more

JULY 15 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: Brendan Buckley
Acquired: Jeff Hoggan, Ryan Lanon
Re-signed: Joey Crabb, Nathan Oystrick
Acquired: Aaron Johnson, Doug Janik
Re-signed: Colin Fraser
Acquired: Richard Petiot
Re-signed: Ben Ondrus, Alex Foster, Jamie Sifers
Acquired: Brian Willsie
Re-signed: Cody McCormick
Acquired: Corey Locke
Re-signed: Danny Irmen, John Scott
Acquired: Steve Regier
Acquired: Carl Corazzini
Re-signed: Zack Stortini
Acquired: Bill Thomas
Re-signed: Kris Beech, Ryan Stone
Re-signed: Dan Fritsche

JULY 14 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Tom Cavanagh, Brad Staubitz
Acquired: Joel Ward
Acquired: Nathan Smith
Re-signed: Cody McLeod, Jason Bacashihua, Tyler Weiman
Re-signed: Patrick Dwyer, Joe Jensen, Mark Flood
Acquired: Craig MacDonald
Re-signed: Derek MacKenzie
Acquired: Matt Foy
Re-signed: Jay McClement
Acquired: Jason Krog
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Thrashers bring Williams aboard
Atlanta acquired 27-year-old Jason Williams, who recorded 36 points (13 goals, 23 assists) in 43 games with the Chicago Blackhawks last season. ...more
Fedorov coming back to D.C.
After a successful two-month stint with the Capitals last season, veteran center Sergei Fedorov signed a new one-year deal with the club. ...more

JULY 11 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: Brendan Bell
Re-signed: Marcel Goc
Re-signed: Chris Gratton

Acquired: Brennan Evans, Steve Montador

Re-signed: Michael Peca

Re-signed: Boyd Gordon

JULY 10 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED

Re-signed: Eric Fehr

Acquired: Mike Weaver

Acquired: Jason Strudwick

Acquired: Zenon Konopka

Acquired: Rob Davison
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Canucks add scoring touch in Demitra
GM Mike Gillis acquired Pavol Demitra, his former client, to help offset the departure of Markus Naslund. ...more

JULY 9 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED

Re-signed: Brendan Witt
Acquired: Josh Gratton
Re-signed: Christian Ehrhoff
Re-signed: Josh Gorges
Re-signed: Chad LaRose
Re-signed: Eric Boulton
Acquired: Junior Lessard, Grant Stevenson, Mike Hoffman
Re-signed: Brooks Laich

JULY 8 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-signed: Steve Bernier
Re-signed: Clay Wilson
Acquired: John Vigilante
Acquired: T.J. Kemp
Acquired: Joe Callahan
Acquired: Brandon Bochenski
Re-signed: Jaroslav Halak
Acquired: Brendan Morrison
Re-signed: Paul Mara
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Lightning look to Recchi for leadership
The Lightning have signed veteran Mark Recchi to a one-year deal to be a leader both on and off the ice. ...more
Sens make splash by signing Smith
With Wade Redden headed to the Big Apple, the Sens filled his void on the blue line by signing Jason Smith. ...more

JULY 7 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: David LeNeveu
Acquired: Arron Asham
Acquired: Matt Walker
Re-signed: Matt Stajan
Re-signed: Dennis Seidenberg
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Flames add Bertuzzi to the mix
The Calgary Flames have announced that they have inked power forward Todd Bertuzzi to a one-year deal. ...more
Blue Jackets lock up Umberger
After acquiring R.J. Umberger last month in a draft day trade, Columbus has now signed him to a four-year contract. ...more

JULY 6 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: Owen Nolan

JULY 5 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: Matt Cooke

JULY 4 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: Mark Cullen
Acquired: Mikhail Grabovski

JULY 3 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: Wyatt Smith
Re-signed: Yan Stastny
Acquired: Rory Fitzpatrick, Chris Beckford-Tseu
Acquired: Antti Miettinen
Acquired: Daniel Tjarnqvist
Acquired: Ruslan Fedotenko, Miroslav Satan
Re-signed: Brian McGrattan
Acquired: David Hale, Matt Jones
Acquired: Alex Henry, Marc Denis
Acquired: Keith Aucoin
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Blake swims up to the Sharks
Rob Blake became the next veteran defenseman to come off the market when he signed in San Jose. ...more
Montreal lures Laraque home
The Montreal Canadiens added a measure of toughness to their roster when they signed forward Georges Laraque. ...more
Rangers net Naslund, Kalinin
Markus Naslund will go cross- continent next season after he signed with the Rangers on Thursday. ...more

JULY 2 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Acquired: Drew Fata, Derek Nesbitt
Acquired: Kristian Huselius
Acquired: Jarkko Ruutu
Re-signed: Randy Jones, Riley Cote
Re-signed: Kurtis Foster
Re-signed: Shean Donovan
Re-signed: Ryan Craig, Janne Niskala
Re-signed: Wojtek Wolski
Acquired: Ron Hainsey
Re-signed: Brandon Crombeen
Acquired: Sean Avery
Re-signed: Jim Vandermeer
Acquired: Curtis Glencross, Peter Vandermeer
Re-signed: Curtis Sanford
Acquired: Nolan Baumgartner, Ryan Johnson
Acquired: Yann Danis
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Weight skates to the Isles
Doug Weight, who has 969 career points, will continue his quest for 1,000 with the Islanders next season. ...more
Hossa going to Hockeytown
The Detroit Red Wings made a big splash in the free agency pool by signing Marian Hossa to a one-year contract. ...more
Orpik re-signs with Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins have secured rugged defenseman Brooks Orpik to a six-year contract. ...more
Pitkanen, Hurricanes agree to terms
Defenseman Joni Pitkanen, acquired Tuesday for Erik Cole, signed a three-year pact with the 'Canes. ...more

JULY 1 MOVES
TEAM PLAYERS SIGNED
Re-sign: Andrei Kostitsyn
Acquired: Glen Metropolit, Nate Raduns, Ossi Vaananen, Sean Curry
Acquired: Michael Ryder, Blake Wheeler
Acquired: Drew McIntyre
Acquired: Darcy Hordichuk
Acquired: Mark Streit
Re-signed:Jay Pandolfo, Bryce Salvador
Acquired: Brian Rolston, Bobby Holik
Re-signed: Michal Rozsival, Stephen Valiquette
Acquired: Aaron Voros, Patrick Rissmiller
Acquired: Alex Auld
Acquired: Niklas Hagman, Curtis Joseph, Jeff Finger
Acquired: Per Ledin, Darcy Tucker
Acquired: Kurt Sauer, Todd Fedoruk
Acquired: Eric Godard
Re-signed: Pascal Dupuis, Mark Eaton
Acquired: Craig Weller, Andrew Brunette
Acquired: David Koci, Adam Hall
Re-signed: Ryan Bayda, Wade Brookbank, Tim Conboy, Tuomo Ruutu, Anton Babchuk
Re-signed: David Backes
Acquired: Patrick Lalime
Re-signed: Paul Gaustad
Acquired: Cory Stillman
Re-signed: Daymond Langkow, Craig Conroy, Eric Nystrom, Curtis McIlhinney
Acquired: Ty Conklin
NOTABLE SIGNINGS
Campell, Huet land in the Windy City
The Blackhawks made some big acquisitions by adding Brian Campbell and Cristobal Huet to their roster. ...more
Redden joins Blueshirts' blueline
All-Star defenseman Wade Redden has agreed to terms and will bring his skills to the New York Rangers. ...more
Trio of free agents sign with Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed Radim Vrbata, Adam Hall and Olaf Kolzig on a busy first day of free agency. ...more
Commodore inks deal with Jackets
The 6-foot-5, 228-pound blueliner has signed a 5-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. ...more
Caps re-sign Green, add Theodore
Washington inked defenseman Mike Green to a fcontract extension and brought Jose Theorore into the fold. ...more
Perry inks five-year deal
The Anaheim Ducks have announced that they have signed right wing Corey Perry to a five-year contract. ...more
Stuart's staying in Hockeytown
Veteran defenseman Brad Stuart signs multi-year deal to remain with the Detroit Red Wings. ...more