Deals Close for Yzerman, Zhamnov
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The Detroit Red Wings are reportedly close to keeping center and captain Steve Yzerman for four more years. According to the Detroit Free Press, the two sides are close on a deal that will pay the 31-year-old Yzerman $18 million over the next four years.
The deal could make Yzerman, in his 14th year, a sports rarity--a player who stays with one team for the duration of his career.
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Holdout center Alexei Zhamnov reportedly has agreed to a five-year, $15-million deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Zhamnov, a restricted free agent acquired in an Aug. 16 trade that sent Jeremy Roenick to Phoenix, had been seeking $4.5 million a year.
“I’m under the impression the kid has accepted the salary part of it and will be in this weekend,” Blackhawk General Manager Bob Pulford told the Chicago Tribune.
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George Shinn, the owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, reportedly is considering the Norfolk, Va., area as the possible home of an NHL franchise.
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