The Ottawa Senators re-signed defenceman Patrick Wiercioch to a three-year contract on Monday.
The 22-year-old restricted free agent appeared in 42 of Ottawa's 48 regular-season games last season, registering a career-high 19 points, including five goals and 14 assists to go along with a plus-9 rating and 39 penalty minutes.
Wiercioch led all the club's defencemen with three power-play goals.
The former Burnaby Express blueliner and Burnaby Winter Club product was recalled by the Senators from the club's American Hockey League affiliate in Binghamton after the NHL lockout and remained with Ottawa for the duration of the season.
In 50 career NHL games, Wiercioch has 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) and 43 penalty minutes.
Ottawa's second-round selection (42nd overall) in 2008, Wiercioch was a member of the Binghamton Senators team that captured the AHL's Calder Cup in 2011.
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The Washington Capitals signed defenceman Karl Alzner of Burnaby to a four-year deal worth $11.2 million US.
Alzner, 24, who was a restricted free agent, will count $2.8 million against the salary cap through 2016-17.
The Burnaby Winter Club product was also one of 47 players named to the national team orientation camp to be held in Calgary next month.
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Burnaby Winter Club alumnus Landon Ferarro will be bringing the Calder Cup to the Canada Way club on Monday, July 29 between 1 and 3 p.m.
Ferarro helped the Grand Rapids Griffins win the American Hockey League title 5-2 in a six-game series over the Syracuse Crunch back in June.
Ferarro was a plus-2 with two assists in the cup-winning game for the Detroit Red Wings AHL minor league affiliate.
