Bruins sign forward David Krejci to multiyear contract extension

October 12th, 2009 Avalanche-Bruins Sums Colorado 2 2 0—4Boston 0 2 1—3First Period_1, Colorado, Hejduk 2 (Duchene, Quincey), 6:15 (pp). 2, Colorado, Hannan 1 (Jones, O'Reilly), 6:52.

September 18th, 2009 Leafs acquire Kessel from BruinsTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins and then signed him to a five-year, $27 million deal on Friday. Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

September 18th, 2009 Maple Leafs acquire Kessel from BruinsTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins and then signed him to a five-year, $27 million deal on Friday. Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

September 18th, 2009 Leafs acquire rights to KesselTORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired the rights to Phil Kessel after months of talks with the Boston Bruins, the teams said Friday. In return for the rights to negotiate with the restricted free agent, Toronto sent a first and second-round pick in the 2010 draft to Boston, along with another first-round pick in 2011.

September 10th, 2009 Storm sign Sue Bird to extensionSEATTLE — Sue Bird has agreed to a multiyear contract extension to stay with the Seattle Storm, keeping the All-Star guard with the only WNBA team she's played for. Terms of the deal were not released.

September 4th, 2009 Blue Jackets sign Brassard to 4-year extensionCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Derick Brassard to a four-year, $12.8 million contract extension through the 2013-14 season. Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson announced the signing Friday, lauding Brassard's passion and talent.

September 4th, 2009 Bruins coach Julien signs multiyear extensionBOSTON — Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien has signed a multiyear contract extension. The team made the announcement Friday.

July 30th, 2009 Pacers sign forward Solomon JonesINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers have signed free-agent forward Solomon Jones to a multiyear contract. He spent the past three seasons with Atlanta.

July 23rd, 2009 Free agent forward Chris Wilcox signs with PistonsAUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The Detroit Pistons have signed free agent forward Chris Wilcox to a multiyear contract.

July 23rd, 2009 Pacers re-sign reserve F Josh McRobertsINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers have resigned free agent forward Josh McRoberts. Terms of the multiyear contract were not disclosed Wednesday.

July 8th, 2009 Flyers, Pronger agree to multiyear contractPHILADELPHIA — Chris Pronger and the Philadelphia Flyers agreed to a multiyear extension on Tuesday, ensuring that the 2000 NHL MVP will remain under contract beyond this season. The Flyers acquired the star defenseman in a blockbuster, draft-day trade with the Anaheim Ducks last month.

June 25th, 2009 Lions sign C Raiola to 4-year contract extensionALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions have signed center Dominic Raiola to a four-year contract extension.

June 15th, 2009 Bruins GM Chiarelli gets contract extensionBOSTON — The Boston Bruins have signed general manager Peter Chiarelli to a contract extension, rewarding the architect who built the team with the second-best record in the NHL last season. The Bruins announced the deal on Monday and scheduled a news conference for Tuesday to discuss it.

June 5th, 2009 Bruins Krejci has successful hip surgeryBOSTON — Boston Bruins forward David Krejci's (KRAY-chee's) hip surgery was a success. The Bruins said the surgery took place in New York on Thursday.

June 4th, 2009 Bruins F Krejci gets insurance before surgeryBOSTON — Boston Bruins forward David Krejci got a contract extension just days before he's schedule to have surgery on a torn labrum in his hip. Krejci signed Tuesday for a three years and more than $11 million.