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Toronto Maple Leafs Sign Hal Gill and Pavel Kubina
Saturday, Jul. 1st, 2006
TORONTO, ON - Unrestricted free agent defenceman Pavel Kubina has agreed to a four-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs announced John Ferguson, vice-president and general manager of the club. The Maple Leafs have also signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Hal Gill to a three-year contract. Kubina has spent the past nine seasons in the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. Gill has spent the past nine seasons in the Boston Bruins organization.
Kubina, 29, set career-highs with 33 assists and 38 points in 2005-06. In addition, he was third on the Lightning in average ice-time (22:24) behind forward Brad Richards and defenceman Dan Boyle. He scored three game-winning goals and added five goals on the powerplay. His shot total (155) led all Lightning blueliners this past season.
The native of Celadna, Czech Republic played in the 2004 NHL All-Star Game and he was a key member of Tampa Bay’s Stanley Cup winning team in 2004. He ranks 10th on Tampa Bay’s all-time goals list and he is fifth on the team’s all-time powerplay goals list.
Gill, 31, has missed just 16 games over his seven full seasons and he has played in at least 80 games in a season on five different occasions in the NHL. He led the Bruins in penalty minutes with a career-high 124 in 2005-06 and he has averaged over 19 minutes of ice-time in his career. He set career-highs with four goals, 18 assists, and 22 points in the 2001-02 campaign. He has posted an ‘even or plus rating’ in five different seasons with Boston.
The native of Concord, Massachusetts has played for Team U.S.A. in five World Championships (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006) and he was on the taxi squad for his country at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Italy.
Kubina, 29, set career-highs with 33 assists and 38 points in 2005-06. In addition, he was third on the Lightning in average ice-time (22:24) behind forward Brad Richards and defenceman Dan Boyle. He scored three game-winning goals and added five goals on the powerplay. His shot total (155) led all Lightning blueliners this past season.
The native of Celadna, Czech Republic played in the 2004 NHL All-Star Game and he was a key member of Tampa Bay’s Stanley Cup winning team in 2004. He ranks 10th on Tampa Bay’s all-time goals list and he is fifth on the team’s all-time powerplay goals list.
Gill, 31, has missed just 16 games over his seven full seasons and he has played in at least 80 games in a season on five different occasions in the NHL. He led the Bruins in penalty minutes with a career-high 124 in 2005-06 and he has averaged over 19 minutes of ice-time in his career. He set career-highs with four goals, 18 assists, and 22 points in the 2001-02 campaign. He has posted an ‘even or plus rating’ in five different seasons with Boston.
The native of Concord, Massachusetts has played for Team U.S.A. in five World Championships (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006) and he was on the taxi squad for his country at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Italy.
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