The Dallas Stars announced on Wednesday that they have
signed free agent Jiri Hudler to a one-year, two million-dollar contract.
The 32-year-old forward had six goals and five assists in 19
games for the Florida Panthers, after they had acquired him, from the Calgary
Flames, just before the trade deadline last season. During the Panthers six
Stanley Cup Playoff games, he added one assist. Before the trade, Hudler, put
up 10 goals and 25 assists in 53 games for the Flames.
Stars general manager Jim Nill said, “Jiri brings a combination of detail, discipline and skill. He has a
championship pedigree and adding him to our group of forwards, solidifies our
depth up front, giving our coaching staff a number of options and versatility.”
During the 2014-2015 National Hockey League season, Hudler
put up career numbers, as he scored 31 goals and 45 assists for the Flames. In
that season, he helped the Flames knock off the Vancouver Canuks in the opening
round of the Western Conference playoffs. He also won the Lady Byng in 2015.
Over the course of 11 seasons, Hudler has scored 161 goals and
256 assists between the Detroit Red Wings, Panthers and Flames. He has added 16
goals and 26 assists in 83 postseason games. In 2008, he was able to hoist the
Stanley Cup with the Red Wings.
In other News:
Anaheim Ducks defenseman, Hampus Lindholm, has been added to
the 2016 World Cup roster for Team Sweden. Lindholm replaces Red Wings defenseman,
Niklas Kronwall, on the Swedish roster.
Lindholm, 22, put up 10 goals and 18 assists, in 80 games, while
patrolling the blue line for the Ducks during the 2015-2016 National Hockey
League season.
Selected by the Ducks in the first round, sixth overall in
the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Lindholm has scored 23 goals and 69 assists in 236
NHL games. He is currently a restricted free agent this offseason.
Kronwall, 35, was limited to 64 games this past season,
after undergoing knee surgery on January 19.
Red Wings general manager, Ken Holland told NHL.com on
Tuesday, “I talked to Kronwall the other
day and he feels a lot better. He has had much better training sessions this summer
than he had last summer. He feels his leg is stronger and he has done some things
to be more prepared physically for the upcoming season.”
TEAM SWEDEN ROSTER
G Robin Lehner,
Buffalo Sabres
G Henrik Lundqvist,
New York Rangers
G Jacob Markstrom,
Vancouver Canucks
D Mattias Ekholm,
Nashville Predators
D Oliver
Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes
D Victor Hedman,
Tampa Bay Lightning
D Niklas
Hjalmarsson, Chicago Blackhawks
D Erik Karlsson,
Ottawa Senators
D Hampus Lindholm,
Anaheim Ducks *
D Anton Stralman,
Tampa Bay Lightning
F Nicklas
Backstrom, Washington Capitals
F Loui Eriksson,
Vancouver Canucks
F Filip Forsberg,
Nashville Predators
F Carl Hagelin,
Pittsburgh Penguins
F Patric Hornqvist,
Pittsburgh Penguins
F Marcus Kruger,
Chicago Blackhawks
F Gabriel
Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche
F Rickard Rakell,
Anaheim Ducks
F Daniel Sedin,
Vancouver Canucks
F Henrik Sedin,
Vancouver Canucks
F Jakob
Silfverberg, Anaheim Ducks
F Carl Soderberg,
Colorado Avalanche
F Henrik
Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
* -- named to roster
Wednesday
The Minnesota Wild also announced that their new goal
celebration song will be Prince’s, “Let’s Go Crazy.”
The Wild made the announcement on Tuesday after receiving
tremendous feedback over the Minnesota native’s song. During the 2016 Stanley Cup
Playoffs, the Wild used the song after the team scored.
As the fans loved the song during the postseason run last
year, the team decided they would continue using it at the Xcel Energy Center
for the 2016-2017 season.
John Maher, Vice President of Brand, Content and
Communications for the Wild said, “Our in-arena
experience is designed for the fans, so it is great to be able to show them we
take their feedback to heart. At the same time, it is our privilege to
celebrate an iconic hometown artist that has clearly had an incredible impact
on our community and the world.”
The Wild first played the song during game six of their
Western Conference first round, series with the Stars, following the death of
Prince. In the game, Minnesota fell behind 4-0 after two periods of play.
As the team was able to light the lamp four times in the
final period, the song got a lot of air time in the building. While the Wild
lost 5-4 on that April night, they nearly were able to force overtime in the
game.
As “Let’s Go Crazy” was able to make an impression on the
fans in the “State of Hockey,” they had hoped that the team would keep the song
for the upcoming season. The Wild surveyed their full and partial season ticket
holders, as well as received calls, emails and social media requests to keep
the Prince hit as their goal song.
Minnesota opens the 2016-2017 NHL season against the
Winnipeg Jets on October 15.
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