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Coyotes sign Aucoin to bolster defense
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Calgary Flames defenseman Adrian Aucoin, right, fights for the puck with Columbus Blue Jackets' Antoine Vermette in the second period of a game in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, March 26, 2009. Aucoin signed a one-year deal with the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday.
The Associated Press
The Phoenix Coyotes have signed free agent defenseman Adrian Aucoin to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Coyotes general manager Don Maloney called Aucoin "an intelligent puck-moving defenseman who will help improve our power play and bring leadership to our locker room.”
Aucoin, 35, registered 10-24-34 with 46 penalty minutes in 81 games with the Calgary Flames last season. He ranked second among team defensemen in goals (10), assists (24), points (34), shots (126) and time on ice (22:17).
The 6-foot-2, 212-pound Aucoin has appeared in 851 career NHL games with Vancouver, Tampa Bay, the New York Islanders, Chicago and Calgary. He was a team captain for the Blackhawks in 2006-07, and was chosen for the All-Star Game in 2004 as a member of the Islanders.
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