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[July 17, 2015]  July 16 (The Sports Xchange) - The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed defenseman Michael Del Zotto to a multi-year contract, the team announced Thursday.

The deal reportedly is worth $7.75 million over two years.

Del Zotto, 25, recorded 32 points in 64 games last season. His 10 goals led all Flyers defensemen and he set career highs with four winning goals and 119 shots on net.

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The Washington Capitals signed center Zach Sill to a one-year, two-way contract and right winger Chris Brown to a two-year, two-way deal.

Sill, 27, played in 63 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs last season, recording one goal and three assists. Sill has earned 73 points (33 goals) in 277 American Hockey League games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Brown, 24, has two goals and one assist in 22 career NHL games with the Capitals and the Arizona Coyotes. Last season he had 17 goals and 11 assists in 64 games for Hershey in the AHL.
 


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The Anaheim Ducks signed veteran defenseman Shane O'Brien to a one-year contract.

The Ducks also signed centers Chris Wagner and Michael Sgarbossa to one-year contracts and signed second-round center Julius Nattinen to a three-year, entry-level contract.

O'Brien, 31, has recorded 92 points (13 goals) in 537 NHL games with the Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks, Nashville Predators, Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers.

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The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Mikhail Grigorenko to a one-year contract.

The Avalanche also signed forward Andrew Agozzino to a one-year contract and defenseman Mat Clark to a two-year deal reportedly worth $600,000 a year.

Grigorenko, who was a restricted free agent, was acquired from the Buffalo Sabres in a deal that also netted defenseman Nikita Zadorov, forward J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in return for forwards Jamie McGinn and Ryan O'Reilly.

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The Edmonton Oilers and forward Tyler Pitlick agreed to terms on a one-year contract.

Pitlick, 23, played in 17 games for Edmonton last season, scoring two goals. He also had nine points (three goals) in 14 games with Oklahoma City.

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The Los Angeles Kings re-signed five restricted free agents: forward Nick Shore and defenseman Vincent LoVerde each signed two-year deals, while Jordan Weal, Andrew Crescenzi and Nic Dowd signed for one year.

Shore, 23, made his NHL debut last season. In 34 games with the Kings, he tallied seven points and 10 penalty minutes.

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Defenseman Taylor Aronson signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators worth $605,000 at the NHL level and $65,000 at the AHL level.

Aronson, 23, tied for 12th among AHL defensemen in assists (29) during his first full season at the level in 2014-15.

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Nashville center Mike Ribeiro has settled a civil lawsuit filed by his former nanny, who alleged that he sexually assaulted her in 2012.

The terms of the settlement were not revealed.

The Predators, who re-signed the 35-year-old Ribeiro to a two-year, $7 million deal on July 1, said: "The organization understands Mike Ribeiro has resolved his civil case. We are pleased that Mike and his family can focus on their future and we will have no further comment." (Editing by Larry Fine) ))

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