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From October of 2006, here's a list of unrestricted 2006 NHL free agents and where they signed for the upcoming season.
Players are listed by 2005-06 NHL team and position. The new team is noted in brackets, with the term of the contract and its total value expressed in millions of dollars.
See also: Team-by-Team Signings and Trades: Who's in and who's on every team in the summer of 2006.
Eastern Conference -
Atlanta Thrashers
G Mike Dunham, 34
F Serge Aubin, 31
F Peter Bondra, 38
F Eric Boulton, 29
F Brad Larsen, 29
F Scott Melanby, 40 (re-signed)
F Robert Petrovicky, 29 (to Pittsburgh)
F Marc Savard, 28 (to Boston)
F J.P. Viger, 29
Boston Bruins
D Hal Gill, 31 (to Toronto)
D Brian Leetch, 38
D Ian Moran, 33 (to Anaheim)
D Jiri Slegr, 35
D David Tanabe, 26 (to Carolina)
F Mariusz Czerkawski, 34
F Tom Fitzgerald, 37 (retired)
F Travis Green, 35 (to Anaheim)
F Eric Healey, 31 (to Tampa Bay)
F Brad Isbister, 29 (to Carolina)
F Dan LaCouture, 29
F Josh Langfeld, 28
F Shawn McEachern, 37 (retired)
F Eric Nickulas, 31
F Patrick Leahy, 27 (to Nashville)
F Marty Reasoner, 29 (to Edmonton)
Buffalo Sabres
D Rory Fitzpatrick, 31 (to Vancouver)
D Jay McKee, 28 (to St. Louis)
D Teppo Numminen, 37 (re-signed)
F Mike Grier, 31 (to San Jose)
F J.P. Dumont, 28 (to Nashville)
Carolina Hurricanes
G Martin Gerber, 31 (to Ottawa)
D Aaron Ward, 33 (to NY Rangers)
D Glen Wesley, 37 (re-signed)
F Matt Cullen, 29 (to NY Rangers)
F Mark Recchi, 38 (to Pittsburgh)
F Doug Weight, 35 (to St. Louis)
Florida Panthers
G Jamie McLennan, 35 (to Calgary)
D Jamie Allison, 30
D Alexander Karpovtsev, 36
D Sean Hill, 36 (to Islanders)
F Jon Sim, 28 (to Atlanta)
F Serge Payer, 27 (to Ottawa)
Montreal Canadiens
D Francis Bouillon, 30 (re-signed)
F Jan Bulis, 28 (to Vancouver)
F Niklas Sundstrom, 30
F Pierre Dagenais, 28
New Jersey Devils
D Tommy Albelin, 42
D Ken Klee, 35 (to Colorado)
F Patrik Elias, 30 (re-signed)
F Viktor Kozlov, 31 (to Islanders)
F Jamie Langenbrunner, 30 (re-signed)
F Erik Rasmussen, 29
New York Islanders
G Wade Dubielewicz, 27
D Joel Bouchard, 32 (re-signed)
D Tomi Pettinen, 29
D John Erskine, 26 (to Washington)
F Jeff Hamilton, 28
F Wyatt Smith, 29
F Eric Godard, 26 (to Calgary)
New York Rangers
D Tom Poti, 29 (to NY Islanders)
D Jason Strudwick, 30
F Steve Rucchin, 34 (to Atlanta)
F Martin Rucinsky, 35 (to St. Louis)
F Martin Straka, 33 (re-signed)
F Petr Sykora, 29 (to Edmonton)
Ottawa Senators
G Dominik Hasek, 41 (to Detroit)
G Mike Morrison, 26 (to Phoenix)
D Zdeno Chara, 29 (to Boston)
D Brad Norton, 31
D Brian Pothier, 28 (to Washington)
F Tyler Arnason, 27 (to Colorado)
F Vaclav Varada, 29 (to Europe)
Philadelphia Flyers
D Kim Johnsson, 30 (to Minnesota)
D Chris Therien, 34
D Eric Desjardins (retired)
F Donald Brashear, 34 (to Washington)
F Brian Savage, 35 (retired)
F Branko Radivojevic, 25 (to Minnesota)
Pittsburgh Penguins
D Lyle Odelein, 38
F Eric Boguniecki, 31 (to Columbus)
F Ryan VandenBussche, 33
F Tomas Surovy, 24
F Konstantin Koltsov, 25
F Andy Hilbert, 25 (to NY Islanders)
F Shane Endicott, 24 (to Nashville)
Tampa Bay Lightning
G John Grahame, 30 (to Carolina)
D Pavel Kubina, 29 (to Toronto)
F Chris Dingman, 29
F Martin Cibak, 26
Toronto Maple Leafs
G Ed Belfour, 41 (to Florida)
D Aki Berg, 28
D Alexander Khavanov, 34
D Luke Richardson, 37 (to Tampa Bay)
F Jason Allison, 31
F Tie Domi, 36 (retired)
F Eric Lindros, 33 (to Dallas)
F Clarke Wilm, 29
Washington Capitals
G Brent Johnson, 29 (re-signed)
D Ivan Majesky, 29
D Mathieu Biron, 26 (to (San Jose)
D Nolan Yonkman, 25 (to Nashville)
F Jeff Halpern, 29 (to Dallas)
F Brian Willsie, 28 (to Los Angeles)
2006 NHL Free Agents Continued: The Western Conference
