National Hockey

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenseman Filip Hronek to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of $7.25 million. Hronek, 26, was set to become a restricted free agent at the end of June.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Filip Hronek to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of US$7.25 million. Hronek, 26, was set to become a restricted free agent at the end of June.

The St. Louis Blues on Tuesday signed defenseman Scott Perunovich to a $1.15 million contract for next season. Perunovich, who turns 26 in August, was a pending restricted free agent with arbitration rights.

The New York Rangers put Barclay Goodrow on waivers Tuesday, the first step of an offseason plan to clear salary cap space and prime for another deep playoff run. Goodrow is signed for three more seasons at an annual cap hit of $3.6 million.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Hockey Club named Chris Armstrong president of hockey operations Tuesday, making him the latest agency veteran to run an NHL team.

The Carolina Hurricanes are sticking with Eric Tulsky as their general manager.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Warsofsky had a front-row seat to some of the worst hockey played by the San Jose Sharks since their expansion days as an assistant under David Quinn the past two seasons.

COLUMBUS (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday fired coach Pascal Vincent after one season in which they were one of the NHL's worst teams.

SUNRISE — Kris Knoblauch stated boldly he was looking forward to the next 10 days. The Oilers head coach shared those feelings hours before his team faced elimination down 3-0 to the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final.

Connor McDavid led the Edmonton Oilers out of a horrendous start, all the way to the playoffs and into the Stanley Cup Final . When Darnell Nurse was being criticized in the third round for his struggles, McDavid jumped to his defense.