Peca, Blue Jackets agree on deal

National Hockey League News

Aug 23, 2007, 16:07 GMT

Columbus, OH - The Columbus Blue Jackets signed free agent forward Michael Peca to a one-year contract on Thursday.Although terms were not disclosed, according to the Columbus Dispatch, Peca's contract with the team is believed to be worth a base salary of $1.25 million.Peca, 33, missed the final four months of last season with a broken leg, and needed to pass a team physical before the deal was finalized.The Toronto native spent last season with the Maple Leafs following a one-year tour of duty with Edmonton, three seasons with the Islanders, five years with Buffalo and parts of two seasons with the Canucks. A second-round pick of Vancouver in 1992, Peca has totaled 164 goals and 245 assists, and is plus-73 in 728 NHL contests.He has served as team captain for two different clubs - the Buffalo Sabres (1997-2000) and the New York Islanders (2001-2005). In 93 career playoff games, Peca has notched 15 goals and 19 assists, including 13 points during the Sabres' run to the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals.Last season, in 35 games with Toronto, Peca scored four goals and tallied 11 assists.© 2007 The Sports Network

Your Talkback on this Story

Older Talkback

Latest Headlines in National Hockey League

Sport Home: Olympics 2008; Athletics; Boxing; Cricket; Golf; Rugby

Latest Pics

From Sites We Like

Latest Tech Herald News

Exploit code targeting Internet Explorer rated poor but workable (Update)
New attack aimed at jailbroken iPhones
Creationists add 50-page intro to Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'
AT&T finally welcomes the BlackBerry Bold 9700
Barnes & Noble: Nook deliveries delayed until January

Latest from Fark

News: CPSC announces they'll be announcing a crib recall tomorrow. Fark: They're not going to say which cribs yet. Have fun putting your infants to bed tonight [Stupid]
Food-safety lawyer says he no longer eats raw oysters, raw fish, sprouts, bagged leafy greens, hot dogs, unpasteurized juice or milk, and hamburgers [Sad]
Japanese anime industry is struggling. Will be pushed to the brink of defeat before finally using its once-per-episode superweapon [Interesting]
Bethelehem police drop charges against non-tippers. They must have been wise men [Followup]
Some ugly ass deep-sea creatures discovered in a Census of Marine Life. #8 will haunt you forever [Scary]

Latest Cinema Blend News

no articles available.

In Monsters and Critics

: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Lifestyle; Movies; Music; News; People; Science & Nature; Sport; TV; Archives
Other Languages and Sites: Deutschland (Monsters and Critics); The Tech Herald; Free Games

Entertainment: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Movies; Music; People; Soundtracks; TV
Media: Celebrity Photos; Movie Pictures; Movie Trailers; Movie Posters; Theatre Stills; Celebrity Video; Music Video
Released this week: Movies - USA; Movies - UK; DVD - USA
Distractions: Online Games; Daily Crossword; Sudoku Classic; Daily Jigsaw

World News: US; UK; Americas; Europe; Middle East; Asia Pacific; South Asia; Africa; Business; Education; Health
Science and Tech: Science and Nature; Technology
Lifestyle: Autos; Fashion; Life; Travel

Corporate

: About; Advertise; Contact; The Team; Vacancies; Privacy; RSS; Site Map; Terms; Webmasters

The Fine Print

© 2003 - 2009 by Monsters and Critics.com, WotR Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All photos are copyright their respective owners and are used under license or with permission. * Note M&C cannot be held responsible for the content on other Web Sites.

Servers supplied by Servint

USA

National Hockey League