Brind'Amour is the son of Rod Brind'Amour, who
had 1,184 points during a career that included a Stanley Cup
championship with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006. The Edmonton
Oilers chose the younger Brind'Amour with the 177th pick in the
sixth round.
Primeau's father, Keith, and uncle, Wayne, combined for more
than 300 goals. Cayden Primeau was taken by the Montreal
Canadiens in the seventh round (No. 199).
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The New York Islanders acquired three draft picks from the
Calgary Flames in exchange for defenseman Travis Hamonic and a
fourth-round selection.
The Islanders sent Hamonic and the fourth-round pick in 2019 or
2020 to Calgary in exchange for next year's first-round pick, a
2018 second-round pick and a second-round pick in 2019 or 2020.
Hamonic, 26, recorded 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in 49
games this past season with the Islanders. He has 146 points (26
goals, 120 assists) in 444 career games over seven seasons with
the Islanders.
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The Los Angeles Kings signed forward Andy Andreoff to a two-year
contract extension that will have an annual average value of
$677,500.
Andreoff, 26, appeared in 36 games this past season with the
Kings, posting two assists and 70 penalty minutes. He has 15
points (10 goals, five assists) and 164 penalty minutes in 114
games over three seasons in the NHL.
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The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with defenseman Ben Chiarot on
a two-year contract with an average annual value of $1.4
million.
Chiarot, 26, played in 59 games with the Jets this past season
with 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) before suffering a
season-ending upper-body injury in March. ))
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