ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has agreed to terms on free agent contracts with center Nick Smith (one-year, free agent) and defenseman Sheldon Brookbank (two-year, entry level). Per club policy, no financial terms of the deals were disclosed.
A 6-2, 190-pound center, Smith played last season with Cincinnati, scoring 12-26=38 points with 28 penalty minutes in 79 games. He finished second on the Cincinnati roster in assists and third in points. The native of Hamilton, Ontario appeared in 15 NHL games with Florida in 2001-2002, going scoreless.
The 24-year-old (3/23/79) was originally drafted by the Florida Panthers in the third round (74th overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He has played in a total of 218 career AHL games with Cincinnati, Saint-John, Bridgeport and Louisville, scoring 32-47=79 points.
The 22-year-old (10/3/80) Brookbank played 69 games with Grand Rapids in 2002-2003, earning 2-11=13 points with 136 penalty minutes in the regular season. A 6-2, 200-pound blueliner, he added 1-3=4 points in 15 postseason games.
Brookbank played with both Mississippi of the East Coast Hockey League and Grand Rapids in 2001-2002. In 62 games with Mississippi, Lanigan, Saskatchewan native posted 8-21=29 points, while also adding 0-1=1 point in six games with Grand Rapids. Brookbank was not selected in the NHLs Entry Draft.
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ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on Wednesday re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Vitaly Vishnevski to a one-year contract.
The team also picked up the one-year option on the contract of backup goaltender Martin Gerber.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
A disappointment since being selected fifth overall in the 1998 draft, Vishnevski completed his fourth NHL season in 2002-03, recording two goals and six assists with a plus-minus rating of minus-8 for the Mighty Ducks. He played in all 21 postseason games and had one assist and six penalty minutes.
A native of Sweden, Gerber, 29, served as a backup to Jean-Sebastien Giguere and went 6-11-3 with a 1.95 goals-against average last season.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has agreed to terms on contracts with defenseman Vitaly Vishnevski (one-year, restricted free agent), goaltender Eddie Ferhi (two-year, entry level) and defenseman Juha Alen (three-year, entry level). The club also announced that it had picked up a one-year option on the contract of goaltender Martin Gerber. Per club policy, no financial terms of the deals were disclosed.
Vishnevski completed his fourth NHL season in 2002-2003, earning 2-6=8 points with 76 penalty minutes in 80 games for the Ducks. He finished the regular season earning a +5 rating over the final 19 games. The 6-2, 203-pounder appeared in all 21 postseason games with the club, earning 0-1=1 point with six penalty minutes.
Since being drafted by Anaheim in the first round (5th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, the Kharkov, Russia native has appeared in 261 career NHL games, earning 4-20=24 points with 261 penalty minutes.
The 5-11, 195-pound Gerber appeared in his first NHL season in 2002-2003, playing 22 games and posting a 1.95 GAA, .929 save percentage and record of 6-11-3. A native of Burgdorf, Switzerland, he led the NHL in percentage of starts allowing two goals or less (83.3%, 15-of-18).
The 29-year-old (3/9/74) goalie was selected by Anaheim in the eighth round (232nd overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
A 6-3, 181-pound goaltender, Ferhi played his senior season at Sacred Heart in 2002-2003, winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Co-Goalie of the Year Award after posting the best goals-against-average (.2.10) and save percentage (.922) in the league. A three-time winner of the MAAC Goalie of the Week this past season, he finished his career with the best GAA in school history (2.63).
The 23-year-old (11/26/79) Charenton, France native also appeared in one game with Cincinnati of the American Hockey League (Anaheims primary development affiliate) in 2002-2003, earning a win and allowing just two goals in 60 minutes.
The 21-year-old (10/25/81) Alen posted 4-19=23 points in 40 games in 2002-2003, his freshman season at Northern Michigan University. The Tampere, Finland native ranked tied for first among Northern Michigan defensemen in games and assists, while finishing second in points. The 6-3, 210-pound blueliner also led the team in penalty minutes (64).
Alen was selected by Anaheim in the third round (90th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Méschda Hoschbess holy a.k.a. Rosebud ...und nichts ist wie es scheint!!
Brawls. Blood. Mayhem. Philly style. You want it - we got it!
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Die Anaheim Mighty Ducks haben nach Sergej Fedorow und Vaclav Prospal mit Witali Wischnewski einen weiteren Topspieler für die kommende Saison verpflichtet.
(sid)- Der Stanley-Cup-Finalist Mighty Ducks of Anaheim bastelt weiter kräftig an einem schlagkräftigen Kader für die kommende Saison in der nordamerikanischen Eishockey-Profiliga NHL.
Nach der Verpflichtung der beiden Top-Stars Sergej Fedorow und Vaclav Prospal haben sich die "wilden Enten" nun auch die Dienste von Witali Wischnewski für ein weiteres Jahr gesichert. Der Verteidiger, der bereits in der vergangenen Saison für die Ducks auf dem Eis stand und dabei in 21 Spielen einen Assist verbuchte, verlängerte um ein weiteres Jahr.
Weiterhin bei den Ducks beschäftigt ist auch Torwart Martin Gerber. Bei Gerber, der in der vergangenen Spielzeit als "Backup-Goalie" hinter Play-off-"MVP" Sebastien Giguerre fungierte, zogen die Verantwortlichen ihre vertraglich festgeschriebene Option.
Anaheim general manager Bryan Murray says they have reached an impasse in contract talks with goalteder Jean-Sebastien Giguere, meaning last spring's playoff hero likely won't be in camp when it opens later this week.
Giguere, the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP, is reportedly seeking a significant increase from the $900,000 he made last season. The Ducks are believed to have offered a deal worth $4-million a season while Giguere is said to be seeking $7-million, which would make him one of the highest paid netminders in the NHL.
"The way the numbers are now, I'm not optimistic," Murray tells the Orange County Register. "We all have great respect for Jiggy, but you have to do what's right for the organization and what's right for the player."
Complicating matters is the fact goaltender Marty Turco has yet to sign a new deal with the Dallas Stars. Turco is said to be asking for $4.5-million a season while the Stars have countered with an offer worth just over $3-million.
Last year, league MVP Jose Theodore signed a five year, $26.5-million deal with the Montreal Canadiens while San Jose netminder Evgeni Nabokov agreed to a two-year deal worth $7.15-million following a one month holdout.
If Giguere elects to holdout, the Ducks say they are prepared to go with last year's backup Martin Gerber and highly regarded prospect Ilja Bryzgalov.
Murray says talks with forward Petr Sykora are progressing and the two sides are close to a deal. He made $3.535-million last season after leading the team in scoring with 34 goals.
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"Autorität setzt zwingend Freiheit voraus, die sie anerkennt oder leugnet; Freiheit wiederum das Wort im politischen Sinne genommen, setzt ebenfalls Autorität voraus, die mit ihr verhandelt, sie zügelt oder duldet. Entfernt eine von beiden - und die andere hat keinen Sinn mehr: Die Autorität ist ohne eine Freiheit, die diskutiert, Widerstand leistet oder sich unterwirft, nur ein leeres Wort; die Freiheit ist ohne eine Autorität, die ihr ein Gegengewicht bietet, ein Un-Sinn."
There's a good chance that Jean Sebastien Giguere will be signed, sealed and delivered to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim when they open training camp on Thursday.
TSN has learned that Giguere's agent Bob Sauve and Ducks' general manager Bryan Murray made considerable progress Tuesday night on a new contract. While an agreement wasn't finalized, Giguere was so encouraged by the breakthrough that he hopped on a plane from Montreal to Anaheim on Wednesday, expecting the final details to be worked out in the hours leading up to the opening of camp.
The expectation is the Ducks' Stanley Cup playoff goaltending hero will get a four year deal worth close to $5 million per year.
"We're encouraged but there's still some work to be done," Murray told TSN. "We're getting there and we're very hopeful. We spoke this morning again and we'll continue to talk today. Obviously, it's a good sign (Giguere) is on his way."
Murray said the deal could be done as early as today but would take as long as necessary to finalize the contract. tsn
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