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| Kovalchuk pact approved; NHL-NHLPA adopt rules for long-term deals | Sat Sep 4 04:39:36 2010 EST |
| Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Ilya Kovalchuk will finally join the New Jersey Devils after his re-submitted contract was officially and finally approved by the National Hockey League just before 3 a.m. (et) Saturday morning. The re-worked contract now calls for Kovalchuk to collect a reported $100 million over 15 years, with an annual cap hit of close to $6.66 million. The deal is thought to pay out $90 million in the first 10 years and $10 million over the last five. Kovalchuk's initial 17-ye | |
| NHL approves new Kovalchuk contract | Fri Sep 3 17:55:22 2010 EST |
| Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Ilya Kovalchuk will finally join the New Jersey Devils after his re-submitted contract was reportedly approved by the National Hockey League. Additionally, according to TSN of Canada, the league and the NHL Players' Association reached an agreement on an amendment to the rules that govern long-term contracts. A report from The Record in New Jersey states that new guidelines will be implemented regarding how the salary cap hit would be calculated for long-term deal | |
| End in sight for Kovalchuk saga...maybe | Wed Sep 1 19:35:31 2010 EST |
| It's shocking that Ilya Kovalchuk has not yet found a home for the 2010-11 season, and now it appears the biggest hockey story of the summer will linger on until at least the end of the week. The hockey world awaited the NHL's ruling on the New Jersey Devils' latest contract offer to the Russian winger, but that decision, which was supposed to be delivered by 5 p.m. (et) on Wednesday, has been postponed. According to a statement released by the league about an hour before that deadline, the NHL | |
| Devils GM weighs in on Kovalchuk deadline | Wed Sep 1 17:29:29 2010 EST |
| Newark, NJ (Sports Network) - New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello issued a statement on Wednesday, addressing the National Hockey League's decision to extend the deadline on accepting a new contract for free- agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk to this coming Friday. The Devils submitted a new contract concerning Kovalchuk to the league last Friday. "We have today been advised that the NHL and NHLPA have agreed to extend until Friday the decision on whether to approve or reject the latest | |
| NHL extends deadline on Kovalchuk deal | Wed Sep 1 16:05:00 2010 EST |
NEW YORK (AP) -The NHL has extended its deadline to Friday for approving Ilya Kovalchuk's $100 million, 15-year contract with the New Jersey Devils. The league and the NHL Players' Association announced the new deadline Wednesday. The NHL has already rejected a front-loaded, 17-year deal valued at $102 million because the structure of the deal would have circumvented the league's salary cap. An independent arbitrator upheld that decision. The Devils and Kovalchuk submitted the new contr | |
| Devils submit new Kovalchuk contract | Sat Aug 28 13:27:42 2010 EST |
| Hackensack, NJ (Sports Network) - The New Jersey Devils have reportedly submitted a new contract with Ilya Kovalchuk to the NHL. The Bergen Record reported that NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed Friday that the league is reviewing the contract and has five days, beginning Friday, to either approve or reject the deal. The paper reported the contract is believed to be worth $100 million over 15 years, with an annual salary cap hit of $6.66 million. The league rejected Kovalchuk's 17-yea | |
| Kings agree to terms with D Mitchell | Wed Aug 25 14:58:48 2010 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms with free-agent defenseman Willie Mitchell on a two-year contract worth $3.5 million per season. Mitchell's 2009-10 season was derailed by a concussion, limiting him to 48 games where he posted four goals and 12 points. The former eighth-round pick of the New Jersey Devils in 1996, the 33-year-old has compiled 19 goals, 119 points and 621 penalty minutes in 586 NHL games with the Devils, Wild, Stars and Canucks. | |
| Kovalchuk decision will have wider impact | Tue Aug 10 14:47:28 2010 EST |
| Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - There has been one NHL story this summer that refuses to go away and a ruling on Monday ensured that the saga will continue. Independent arbitrator Richard Bloch upheld the NHL's decision that the New Jersey Devils' 17-year, $102 million contract offer to superstar winger Ilya Kovalchuk should be voided on grounds that the deal circumvented the salary cap. Bloch's decision means Kovalchuk -- the biggest free agent available this summer -- will once again hit | |
| Arbitrator rules that Kovalchuk is a free agent | Mon Aug 9 17:47:04 2010 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - An arbitrator has ruled in favor of the NHL in regard to Ilya Kovalchuk's contract with the New Jersey Devils. The Devils signed the free agent sniper to a 17-year, $102 million contract in mid-July and the league subsequently rejected the deal on grounds that it circumvented the salary cap. The NHL Players Association quickly filed a grievance, saying the contract conformed to the current collective bargaining agreement. Monday's announcement by arbitrator Richa | |
| Wild bring in free agent Madden | Fri Aug 6 15:13:14 2010 EST |
| ting 10 goals with 23 points in 79 regular-season games. He added one goal and one assist in 22 playoff tilts for the Stanley Cup champions. Prior to that, the 37-year-old Ontario native spent nine-plus seasons (1998-2004; 2005-09) with the New Jersey Devils, winning a pair of Stanley Cups in 2000 and 2003. "It's not every day you can add a three-time Stanley Cup winner to your roster," said Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher. "Not only does John add depth at the center position, but he also b | |
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