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Minnesota Wild re-sign forward Kevin Fiala to one-year, $5.1 million deal Fiala had 20 goals and 20 assists in 50 games last season with the Wild, leading the team with five game-winning goals and 41 takeaways. He has 101 points in 133 games over two-plus seasons since Minnesota acquired him.
Henrik Lundqvist announces retirement, ending 15-year NHL career
Lundqvist retires with a record of 459-310-96 in 887 career NHL games, with a save percentage of .918, a 2.43 goals-against average and 64 shutouts. He is the Rangers' franchise leader in all those categories.
Carolina Hurricanes reach 8-year, $62M deal with Andrei Svechnikov Svechnikov had 15 goals and 27 assists in 55 regular-season games last season as the Hurricanes won a division championship for the first time in 15 years. Svechnikov also had two goals and six assists in 11 playoff games.
Rod Gilbert, Hall of Fame forward for New York Rangers, dies at 80 From Montreal, Gilbert spent his entire 18-year NHL career with the Rangers -- a career that was nearly derailed in 1960 when he broke a vertebra in his back after slipping on garbage on the ice while playing for Guelph in the junior Ontario Hockey Association.
Jimmy Hayes, NHL veteran of seven seasons with four teams, dies at 31
Hayes, a 6-foot-5 right winger, was drafted in the second round (60th overall) in 2008 by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Two years later, he helped Boston College to its second straight national title, totaling 13 goals and 22 assists in 42 games as a sophomore.
Calgary Flames sign Connor Mackey, Brad Richardson The 36-year-old Richardson has 107 goals and 139 assists in 825 regular-season games in 16 seasons with Colorado, Vancouver, Arizona, Nashville and Los Angeles.
Calgary Flames sign defensemen Erik Gudbranson, Michael Stone to one-year deals
Gudbranson, 29, has played 10 NHL seasons for six teams: Florida, Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Anaheim, Ottawa and Nashville. He has 77 points (21 goals, 56 assists) and 640 penalty minutes in 563 games. The 31-year-old Stone is also a 10-year veteran. He has spent the past five seasons with the Flames and had four points in 21 appearances last season.