Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero signed a one-season contract Friday afternoon with veteran winger Aaron Asham. The deal with the 10-year veteran NHL player is worth $700,000 and it was arranged that in September Asham will join the group of 12 NHL regular forwards at training camp, which Shero anticipates will be very competitive with winger Eric Tangradi and forward Dustin Jeffrey pushing for spots.

The Hatcher brothers will be inducted into the USA Hockey Hall of Fame due to their contributions to the hockey game. Each played in more than 1,000 NHL games and also played in international competitions representing the USA. During the 1992-93 season, Kevin Hatcher made history by becoming the seventh defenseman in the NHL to score more than 30 goals in a season, with a total of 34.

Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli announced this week that forward Mark Recchi and the NHL team signed a one year agreement worth 1 million dollars base salary plus bonuses. The veteran player said he is excited to be back and that he loves playing hockey.

Last Saturday the Chicago Blackhawks obtained a 3-2 lead in the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals series winning 7-4 in a match in which they faced the Philadelphia Flyers. The Blackhawks are one game away from winning their first championship in 49 year and they seem to have found the formula to win the Stanley Cup this year.

This week EA Sports announced the development of the NHL 11 game, after the release of some screenshots of the game on the previous week. The main novelty is the inclusion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) that has signed a four year partnership with the game developer to see the league included in future NHL games.

The National Hockey League will celebrate its stars on 23rd June at the Pearl Concert Theater in the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. The hosts of the 2010 NHL Awards have not been announced yet but it was confirmed that Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg, a long-time hockey fan, will be a special guest.