Updated: July 23, 2009, 6:59 PM ET
Minnesota signs Brodziak, Lannon
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild have signed center Kyle Brodziak to a three-year deal on Thursday to avoid arbitration.
The Wild acquired Brodziak from the Edmonton Oilers in a trade on draft night. An arbitration hearing was scheduled for July 30.
The signing leaves goaltender Josh Harding as the remaining arbitration-eligible player on the team. His hearing is scheduled for July 29.
The Wild also signed defenseman Ryan Lannon to a one-year deal. Lannon played for new Wild coach Todd Richards with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the AHL. Lannon spent last season with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
