Hasek returns to Red Wings

Hasek, dubbed The Dominator, bowed out after 2001-2002 season

Dominik Hasek will make an NHL return with Detroit next season, one year after announcing his retirement from the game.

The goaltender, now 38, quit after helping the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup in 2002.

"My battery is recharged," Hasek said on Monday. "I'm looking forward to getting on the ice again with my teammates."

The Red Wings picked up his $8m contract option for next season in the latest round of free agents' negotiations.

Current Wings goalie Curtis Joseph has two years remaining on his $24m, three-year deal and - more importantly - has a no-trade clause.

It is unlikely that Detroit will want to keep two high-price netminders on the payroll, so Joseph will have to be persuaded to waive the no-trade clause.

A two-time MVP and six-time recipient of the Vezina Trophy for the NHL's best goalie, Hasek said he missed playing last season.

Hasek, who led the Czech Republic to Olympic gold in 1998, owns a 288-189-80 record with 61 shutouts and a 2.23 goals-against average in 581 NHL games.

Meanwhile, his old Detroit team-mates Sergei Fedorov, Steve Yzerman and Igor Larionov have become restricted free agents.

Darren McCarty and Jason Woolley avoided free agency by signing new deals with the Wings.

Fedorov's agent Pat Brisson said the chances of him staying with Detroit are "really slim", while Wings GM Ken Holland has said he did not want to re-sign the Russian on the terms he wants.

Kariya helped Anaheim reach their first Stanley Cup finals Anaheim dream dies

The Boston Bruins have signed goalkeeper Hannu Toivonen to a three-year deal.

Toivonen, the Bruins' top draft pick in 2002, played in the Finish Elite League last year and will probably play with Providence of the AHL next season.

The Bruins also signed centre Sergei Sinojev to a two-year contract.

Paul Kariya could be headed out of Anaheim after the Mighty Ducks declined to extend a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.

The Anaheim captain will be available to the highest bidder.

Though Anaheim refused to pay $10m to keep Kariya next season they could still re-sign him.

General manager Bryan Murray said: "I don't think he shut the door on us by any means."

Nashville were also busy, signing leading scorer Andreas Johansson and making qualifying offers to eight other players.

The Predators also failed to tender offers to 14 others.

Terms of Johansson's deal were not disclosed. The 30-year-old forward had 20 goals and 17 assists in 56 games last season.

Adam Oates also joined the free-agent market when Anaheim declined to pick up his $3.5m option for next season.

Cliff Ronning did likewise when Minnesota failed to exercise their option - the 37-year-old had 48 points for the Wild last season.

Philadelphia defenceman Eric Desjardins took himself off the market by signing an $8m two-year deal plus an option to remain with the Flyers.

The team also re-signed centre Claude Lapointe to a two-year deal. He would have become an unrestricted free agent.

Phoenix retained 35-year-old defenceman Teppo Numminen on a one-year deal.

But Stanley Cup champions New Jersey decided Oleg Tverdovsky's $3.6m qualifying offer was too rich so the offensive defenceman is now unrestricted.

Edmonton re-signed defenceman Cory Cross, 32, to a three-year contract,