Madferret
7-29-05, 2:10 PM
Canes trade for Commodore
CALGARY (CP) -- The Calgary Flames have traded defenceman Mike Commodore to the Carolina Hurricanes for a third-round pick in Saturday's entry draft.
Commodore, 25, played just 12 regular-season games for the Flames in the 2003-04 season, but played 20 games for the team in its playoff run that concluded with a Stanley Cup final loss to Tampa Bay.
During the lockout, the Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., native played for the Lowell Lock Monsters, an AHL affiliate that Carolina has shared with Calgary over the past two seasons.
"Our staff got to know Mike really well during his time with Lowell last year," said Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford. "He's a big, young player that we feel that will be a good addition to our defence."
Commodore made headlines last fall when he said he would play under a salary cap if it was fair for both sides.
In other news, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks re-signed defenceman Sandis Ozolinsh to a two-year deal Friday, retaining the services of the offensive blue-liner before he was to hit the unrestricted free-agent market Monday.
"We're switching our style in Anaheim," GM Brian Burke said. "We've been a trap team the last couple of years but my teams don't trap. We need a guy who can move the puck by either passing it or skating with it and he fits that profile."
The Latvian was to earn $5.5 million US during the wiped-out 2004-05 season but it's believed he signed for half that amount, another example of the new era in the NHL.
Ozolinsh, who turns 33 next week, has 525 career points (158-367) in 779 regular-season games. He was limited to 16 points (5-11) in 36 games in an injury-plagued 2003-04 season.
CALGARY (CP) -- The Calgary Flames have traded defenceman Mike Commodore to the Carolina Hurricanes for a third-round pick in Saturday's entry draft.
Commodore, 25, played just 12 regular-season games for the Flames in the 2003-04 season, but played 20 games for the team in its playoff run that concluded with a Stanley Cup final loss to Tampa Bay.
During the lockout, the Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., native played for the Lowell Lock Monsters, an AHL affiliate that Carolina has shared with Calgary over the past two seasons.
"Our staff got to know Mike really well during his time with Lowell last year," said Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford. "He's a big, young player that we feel that will be a good addition to our defence."
Commodore made headlines last fall when he said he would play under a salary cap if it was fair for both sides.
In other news, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks re-signed defenceman Sandis Ozolinsh to a two-year deal Friday, retaining the services of the offensive blue-liner before he was to hit the unrestricted free-agent market Monday.
"We're switching our style in Anaheim," GM Brian Burke said. "We've been a trap team the last couple of years but my teams don't trap. We need a guy who can move the puck by either passing it or skating with it and he fits that profile."
The Latvian was to earn $5.5 million US during the wiped-out 2004-05 season but it's believed he signed for half that amount, another example of the new era in the NHL.
Ozolinsh, who turns 33 next week, has 525 career points (158-367) in 779 regular-season games. He was limited to 16 points (5-11) in 36 games in an injury-plagued 2003-04 season.