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 [July 19, 2017]
July 18 (The Sports Xchange) -
The Nashville Predators signed forward Pontus Aberg to a two-year
contract, the team announced Tuesday.
The deal is worth $1.3 million for Aberg, who will make $650,000 in
each of the next two seasons.
The 23-year-old Aberg appeared in 15 regular-season games in 2016-17
for Nashville, registering one goal and one assist. The Swede added
two goals and three assists in the postseason as the Predators
advanced to the Stanley Cup Final.
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The San Jose Sharks re-signed forward Marcus Sorensen to a two-year
contract.
Sorensen, 25, recorded 17 goals and 17 assists in 43 games with the
Sharks' AHL affiliate, also in San Jose. In 19 regular season games
with the Sharks, Sorensen had a goal and three assists.
Prior to playing in North America, Sorensen recorded 32 goals and 34
assists in 97 career Swedish Hockey League games with Djurgardens
IF.
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Tampa Bay Lightning forward Michael Bournival signed a one-year,
two-way contract, the team announced.
Bournival collected two goals, an assist and two penalty minutes in
19 games last season with the Lightning. The 25-year-old also
recorded nine goals, 10 assists and 18 penalty minutes in 38
contests with Syracuse of the American Hockey League.
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The Detroit Red Wings re-signed right wing Martin Frk
to a one-year contract, the team announced.
Frk scored 27 goals with Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League
for the second straight season in 2016-17. The 23-year-old Czech
also had 23 assists in 65 games and led the team in power-play goals
(12) and shots on goal (232).
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The Colorado Avalanche signed forwards Gabriel Bourque and Felix
Girard and defenseman Duncan Siemens to one-year contracts for the
2017-18 campaign.
Bourque, 26, joined the Avalanche on a professional tryout contract
last season before signing a one-year deal on Oct. 10. He played in
six contests for Colorado and 61 for its AHL affiliate in San
Antonio, scoring 10 goals and 23 assists.
Girard, 23, scored 10 goals and 18 assists in 73 games in the AHL
last season, and Siemens, 23, spent most of last season in the AHL,
scoring two goals and five assists in 73 games. )) [© 2017 Thomson Reuters. All
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