Northwest Indiana and Illinois Times

(AP) -- A newly formed Russian hockey league accused the NHL of poaching two of its players when the Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with two draft prospects last week. (MORE)

ST. LOUIS (AP) The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, the fourth overall pick in the June draft, on Thursday. (MORE)

ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Thrashers signed first-round pick Zach Bogosian to an entry-level contract Thursday. (MORE)

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) The NHL camps open in two weeks and Mats Sundin still hasn't decided if he'll return for another season. (MORE)

BOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins signed center Stephane Yelle on Wednesday. (MORE)

MIAMI (AP) Bryan McCabe already has a new home in South Florida, where his 3-year-old daughter started pre-kindergarten classes in a new school Tuesday and he spent part of the day unpacking moving boxes. (MORE)

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) If not for the patience of the Colorado Avalanche, Joe Sakic could have become the NHL's version of Brett Favre. (MORE)

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) If the Washington Capitals of two years ago had tried to recruit Jose Theodore, he would have been a tougher catch. (MORE)

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) The NHL reached an agreement with a new Russian hockey league Thursday that temporarily ends the threat of players being lured away by big-money offers. (MORE)

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) Martin Straka signed a 1-year contract Thursday with his former Czech club. (MORE)