15-2-2008 Karel Pilar agrees on a contract.
Karel Pilar has signed a $900,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced.
A native of Czech, Karel Pilar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 148 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 37 assists along with 60 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has played 58 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 0+13=13 with 18 PIM.
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14-2-2008 Garnet Exelby agrees on a contract.
Garnet Exelby has signed a $900,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced.
A native of Canada, Garnet Exelby was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 8th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 219 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 24 assists along with 365 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 58 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 0+4=4 with 115 PIM.
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13-2-2008 Chris Higgins agrees on a contract.
Chris Higgins has signed a $2,000,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced.
A native of USA, Chris Higgins was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 139 NHL games during his career, notching 37 goals and adding 30 assists along with 36 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center has played 57 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 14+15=29 with 10 PIM.