NHL off-season 2007 thread (news, trades, drafts, etc.)

[Soundy]

Not sure where this came from, someone posted it to another forum:

[quote]Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks Senior Vice-President and General Manager Dave Nonis announced today that the Canucks have signed defenceman Kevin Bieksa to a three year extension beginning in 2008-09 through 2010-11. In keeping with club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Bieksa, 26, concluded the 2006-07 season with 42 points (12-30-42) in 81 games played, finishing tied for 24th in scoring amongst all NHL defencemen. His 12 goals ranked in the top 20 among NHL defencemen.

The Grimsby, Ontario-native led Canucks defencemen in points (42) and assists (30) and was second amongst Canucks skaters in average ice time per game (24:16). Bieksa went on to play in nine playoff games, registering 20 penalty minutes. The 6’1â€

[Canuck_4_Life]

Canucks have also signed Aaron Miller.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=213189&hubname=