National Hockey

LOS ANGELES — Goalie Darcy Kuemper has agreed to a one-year, $650,000 deal with the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings announced the deal Saturday. Kuemper had spent his entire career with the Minnesota Wild, who drafted him in the sixth round in 2009.

Canada Day coincided with the start of NHL free agency, giving hockey fans north of the border two holidays to celebrate in one day.

Jaromir Jagr gave the Florida Panthers some star power, helped them win a division championship and unquestionably played a role in energizing what had been a stagnant fan base. And now his tenure with the Panthers is over.

WINNIPEG — Steve Mason is ready to be the Winnipeg Jets' starting goaltender and a mentor to young netminder Connor Hellebuyck.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed former New York Rangers defenceman Adam Clendening to a one-year, $650,000 contract. The Coyotes announced the one-way contract on Saturday, the opening day of NHL free agency.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators lost a key piece of its front office on the opening day of NHL free agency. Retired captain Daniel Alfredsson announced Saturday he was leaving his role as the Senators' senior adviser of hockey operations.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs hope to have found answers to a few off-season needs on the first day of NHL free agency.

NHL general managers usually make their own fireworks on Canada Day with wild long-term contracts. But not this time.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames signed left-winger Marek Hrivik to a one-year, two-way contract on Saturday and traded goaltender Tom McCollum to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

MONTREAL — Karl Alzner says joining the Montreal Canadiens gives him a better chance to win a Stanley Cup than he had with the Capitals in Washington. He was thrilled to sign a US$23.