SB Nation Denver - Milan Hejduk Contract: Forward Re-signs With Avalanchehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48907/denver-fave.png2012-05-18T11:20:41-06:00http://denver.sbnation.com/rss/stream/27930592012-05-18T11:20:41-06:002012-05-18T11:20:41-06:00Milan Hejduk Contract: Avalanche Signs Veteran Forward To 1-Year Deal
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<p>According to the <i>Denver Post</i>, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.milehighhockey.com/">Colorado Avalanche</a> have re-signed RW <span>Milan Hejduk</span> to a <a href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/avs/2012/05/18/hejduk-signs-avs/10676/">1-year, $2 million deal</a>. The 35-year-old forward has played the entirety of his 13-year NHL career with the Avalanche, making his debut in the 1998-99 season as a 22-year-old.</p>
<p>In the 2011-12 NHL season, Hajduk played all but one game for the Avs, appearing in 81 games while averaging 17:01 minutes on ice with 14 goals and 23 assists. And judging by the the team's official release, Hajduk also offered an extra coach on the ice:</p>
<blockquote>"Over the years, Milan has been an instrumental part of our organization’s success," said Avalanche General Manager/Executive Vice President Greg Sherman. "He has represented this franchise with class and will continue to complement the young nucleus of players we have been building this team around."</blockquote>
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https://denver.sbnation.com/colorado-avalanche/2012/5/18/3029030/milan-hejduk-contract-avalancheBradley Woodrum2012-05-15T15:53:52-06:002012-05-15T15:53:52-06:00Milan Hejduk Contract: Forward, Avalanche Talking About New Deal
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<p>Will the Avalanche and Milan Hejduk be able to work out a new contract? </p> <p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.milehighhockey.com/">Colorado Avalanche</a> forward <span>Milan Hejduk</span> will become an unrestricted free agent on the first of July, but he'd like to stay with the Avs if at all possible. According to the Post's Adrian Dater, <a href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/avs/2012/05/15/milan-hejudk-avalanche-talking/10634/">Hejduk and the Avalanche have been talking</a> about a new contract, though nothing has come of that just yet.</p>
<p><i>Related: <a href="http://www.milehighhockey.com/2012/5/15/3018658/avalanche-final-grade-2012-milan-hejduk">Avalanche Final Grade 2012: Milan Hejduk</a></i></p>
<p>Hejduk is coming off the least productive season of his career (in terms of points).</p>
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<p>Hejduk, the Avs’ 36-year-old captain who suffered through a terrible second half, would like to return for another season. If not with the Avs – which is his overwhelming preference – I’m told there is a chance he’d consider, gulp, signing with another team when/if he becomes an unrestricted free agent July 1.</p>
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