NHL Calendar
April 9-19 - IIHF Under 18 World Championship, Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn.
April 12 - Last day of 2008-09 regular season.
April 15 - Stanley Cup Playoffs begin.
April 24-May 10 - IIHF World Championship, Switzerland.
May 25-30 - NHL Combine, Toronto.
June 15 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals.
June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.
July 1 - Free agency signing period begins.
July 5 - Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration.
July 6 - Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration.
July 10 - Deadline for eligible players to elect Group 5 free agency.
July 20-Aug. 4 - Salary arbitration hearings held.
Aug. 6 - Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered.
NHL headlines
- Blackhawks' Niemi gets $2.75M in arbitration
- Sharks re-sign Setoguchi to 1-year deal
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- Blackhawks sign Leddy
- Canadiens sign Louis Leblanc
- Blackhawks coach Quenneville looking ahead
- Free-agent Dominic Moore signs with Lightning
- Senators re-sign Chris Campoli
- Flames sign White to 1-year deal
- Bruins' Wheeler signs 1-year, $2.2 million deal
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- Sharks sign D Jason Demers for 2 more years
- Kings D Greene has shoulder injury
- Niemi decision expected by Saturday
- Senators sign Danish forward Regin to 2-year deal
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- Eager avoids arbitration, agrees to deal with Atl
- Senators hire Rick Wamsley as goaltending coach
- Ducks sign 1st-round pick Fowler to 3-year deal
- D Fraser signs 1-year, $500,000 deal with Devils
- Blue Jackets re-sign Stralman
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- Capitals re-sign Fleischmann for $2.6M, 1 year
- Oilers re-sign C Gilbert Brule to 2-year contract
- Coyotes sign C Bracken Kearns to 1-year contract
- Kings sign goal-scorer Ponikarovsky to 1-year deal
- Winter Classic to showcase NHL's best rivalry
- Islanders' LW Matt Moulson agrees to 1-year deal
- Rangers agree to terms with winger Frolov
- Penguins PA announcer John Barbero dies at age 65
