San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has signed defenseman/left wing Brennan Evans and defenseman/left wing
Brad Norton to one-year contracts.
Evans, 25, appeared in 75 games registering 16 points (two goals,14 assists) and 170 penalty minutes with the
Worcester Sharks, the top development AHL affiliate of the
San Jose Sharks.
Entering his fifth season as a professional, Evans has logged 260 career AHL regular season games, totaling six goals, 36 assists and 512 penalty minutes for Lowell, Binghamton and Worcester. He also played two games for the
Calgary Flames in the 2003-04 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The six-foot-four, 210-pound native of Camrose, Alberta was originally signed as a free agent by the
Calgary Flames in 2003.
Norton, 32, appeared in 5 games registering one assist and 20 penalty minutes with the
Detroit Red Wings during the 2006-07 regular season. He spent the majority of the season playing for Grand Rapids (AHL) where in 43 games he posted five points (one goal, four assists) and had 120 penalty minutes.
Entering his 11th season as a professional, Norton has logged 124 career NHL regular season games, totaling three goals, eight assists and 287 penalty minutes for the
Florida Panthers,
Los Angeles Kings,
Washington Capitals,
Ottawa Senators and
Detroit Red Wings. In addition to his NHL totals, Norton has posted 10 goals and 53 assists and 618 penalty minutes in 263 career American Hockey League games with Hamilton, Hershey, Binghamton and Grand Rapids.
The six-foot-six, 235-pound native of Cambridge, Mass. was originally selected by the
Edmonton Oilers in the ninth round (215th overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He is the younger brother of former Sharks defenseman
Jeff Norton.