Predators Sign Scott Hannan to One-Year Contract

[NJDevils17]

Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has signed defenseman Scott Hannan to a one-year, $1 million contract.

Hannan, 33 (1/23/79), has amassed 197 points (33g-164a) and 522 penalty minutes in 908 regular-season games and 15 points (1g-14a) and 89 penalty minutes in 82 playoff games with San Jose, Colorado, Washington and Calgary since the 1998-99 season. The 6-1, 225-pound blueliner enters the 2012-13 season having played more games than any NHL defenseman in the last 10 seasons (798). Hannan dressed for 75-or-more games for the 11th consecutive season (78), and averaged more than 20 minutes of ice time for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons (20:21) with the Calgary Flames a season ago.

The Richmond, B.C., native was drafted 23rd overall (first round) by San Jose in the 1997 Entry Draft, and was part of the gold medal-winning Canadian squad at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. He joins captain Shea Weber as Kelowna Rocket alums in the Predators organization, having posted 139 points (46g-91a) and 339 penalty minutes in 235 games with the club from 1995-99.

[acdcrocksno1]

Very good pick up at that price, wonder why more teams werent interested

[ThrowdownSJ408]

only 1 mill? what a good price for a good vet D man. i could see him making 1.6-1.8 easy.

[fcm]

Now that Hannan is signed at 1 year - 1 million, I wonder what is going to get Jimmy Vandermeer?

[Oilfield316]

Why Feaster and the Flames opted to keep Sarich instead of Hannan is confusing, and to pay Sarich more money is even more Confus..... nevermind.

Good for the Pred's, he'll add the depth they need back there.

[ThrowdownSJ408]

vandermeer got 1 mill lastyear and played very few games. he will probably only get 650,000 somewhere

I miss him as a Shark. didnt get to see enough of him.