BillsFever
07-14-2003, 04:59 PM
Longtime Boston Bruin Don Sweeney signed a one-year deal Monday with the Stars, which was in need of a defenseman after losing captain Derian Hatcher in free agency.
Sweeney had played his entire 15-year NHL career with the Bruins, breaking during the 1988-89 season. He has 52 goals, 210 assists in 1,052 career games. He's also played more than 100 postseason games.
Sweeney will "bring stability and depth to our defensive unit,'' Stars general manager Doug Armstrong said. "He strengthens our hockey club and will provide a veteran presence in our locker room.''
The 36-year-old Sweeney will replace Hatcher in the rotation, but not directly his role. Hatcher signed with the Detroit Red Wings.
Last season, Sweeney had three goals and five assists in 67 games.
Buffalo Sabres: The team signed unrestricted free-agent defenseman Joel Bouchard to a one-year contract Monday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Bouchard has played for seven teams in the last five years. Last season, he split time with the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh, and was part of the trade that sent Penguins forward Alexei Kovalev to the Rangers.
Bouchard had five goals and seven assists in 27 games with the Rangers. He appeared in seven games for the Penguins, recording one assist.
"He's an excellent skater, he's got offensive skills and gives us additional depth on the blue line,'' Sabres general manager Darcy Regier said.
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Sweeney had played his entire 15-year NHL career with the Bruins, breaking during the 1988-89 season. He has 52 goals, 210 assists in 1,052 career games. He's also played more than 100 postseason games.
Sweeney will "bring stability and depth to our defensive unit,'' Stars general manager Doug Armstrong said. "He strengthens our hockey club and will provide a veteran presence in our locker room.''
The 36-year-old Sweeney will replace Hatcher in the rotation, but not directly his role. Hatcher signed with the Detroit Red Wings.
Last season, Sweeney had three goals and five assists in 67 games.
Buffalo Sabres: The team signed unrestricted free-agent defenseman Joel Bouchard to a one-year contract Monday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Bouchard has played for seven teams in the last five years. Last season, he split time with the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh, and was part of the trade that sent Penguins forward Alexei Kovalev to the Rangers.
Bouchard had five goals and seven assists in 27 games with the Rangers. He appeared in seven games for the Penguins, recording one assist.
"He's an excellent skater, he's got offensive skills and gives us additional depth on the blue line,'' Sabres general manager Darcy Regier said.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/news/2003/0714/1580402.html