Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 21, 2013, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE B4 SPORTS B5 SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2013 THE road to recovery for defenceman Zach Redmond will travel through Winnipeg for another season. The Winnipeg Jets announced Saturday that they have re- signed the 24- year- old restricted free agent to a one- year, two- way contract. Redmond had one goal and three assists in just eight games with the Jets in 2012- 13, his first year in the NHL. Abrupt end But his season came to an abrupt end on Feb. 21 when his right femoral artery and vein were cut by a teammate's skate during a team practice at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N. C. Redmond was rushed to hospital where doctors stitched the wound closed during a three- hour surgery, but not before the defenceman had lost dangerous amounts of blood. A Jets team doctor would later describe Redmond's recovery as " miraculous" when the player returned to the ice barely six weeks later. Redmond did not play again for the Jets last season, but he did play in two games in St. John's with the American Hockey League's Ice- Caps to end the season. The Jets said in a statement on Saturday that Redmond's deal will pay him $ 715,000 at the NHL level in 2013- 14. A seventh- round draft pick of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2008, Redmond has 16 goals, 34 assists and 71 penalty minutes in 113 career AHL games. paul. wiecek@ freepress. mb. ca Recovered from injury, Redmond re- signs with Jets By Paul Wiecek AROUND The NHL PHILADELPHIA Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren has done a lot of thinking about the future recently. First he got rid of Ilya Bryzgalov in favor of younger goalie Steve Mason. Next, he extended his captain, Claude Giroux, for the next eight years. On Saturday, he locked up 20- year- old Sean Couturier to a two- year contract extension worth $ 3.5 million. The $ 1.75 million cap hit is friendly for the Flyers, who always have to think about the salary cap thanks in part to Giroux's $ 8.275 million cap hit starting in the 2014- 15 season. It's a slight raise for Couturier, who had a hit of $ 1.375 million on his entry- level contract. Couturier had a superb rookie season, but his offensive production dropped to four goals and 15 points in 46 games. He had 13 goals and 27 points in 77 games in the 2011- 12 season. Blues, Stewart reach deal ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues and forward Chris Stewart avoided arbitration and agreed to terms on a two- year contract. The 25- year- old Stewart was a restricted free agent after leading the team in scoring. He played in all 48 games and had 36 points, including 18 goals. Stewart was scheduled to have an arbitration hearing on Monday that now isn't necessary. Stewart has 100 goals and 202 points in 319 career NHL games, including 48 goals and 89 points in 153 games with the Blues. Stewart was acquired by St. Louis with defenceman Kevin Shattenkirk from the Colorado Avalanche in 2011 for former No. 1 overall pick Erik Johnson. Blue Jackets sign pair COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenceman Blake Parlett and forward Spencer Machacek to one- year, two- way ( NHL/ AHL) contracts. The 24- year- old Parlett was acquired from the New York Rangers along with Marian Gaborik and Steven Delisle on April 3, 2013, in exchange for Derek Dorsett, Derick Brassard, John Moore and a sixth- round draft pick in 2014. In 76 AHL games last season, he had eight goals and 24 assists. Machacek, also 24, was acquired from the Winnipeg Jets on March 10, 2013, for forward Tomas Kubalik. Atlanta's first pick, 67th overall, in the 2007 NHL draft, he had two goals and seven assists in 25 career games with the Jets/ Thrashers franchise. The right- winger has also appeared in 359 AHL games, scoring 98 goals with 141 assists. Coyotes pick up Yip GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Phoenix Coyotes have signed forward Brandon Yip to a one- year contract. Yip played 34 games for Nashville, scoring three goals with five assists. In parts of four NHL seasons with Nashville and Colorado, the 28- yearold has played in 172 games, with 29 and 27 assists. He has also three goals and three assists in 16 playoff games. Terms of the deal announced Friday were not disclosed. - from the news services Flyers give Couturier two- year deal, small raise Sean Couturier Chris Stewart Zach Redmond C ALGARY - Third- string quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell led the Stampeders in an enormous comeback on Saturday as Calgary stormed back from a 24- point deficit for a 38- 27 victory over the Montreal Alouettes. The Alouettes suffered their third straight loss under new head coach Dan Hawkins and are 1- 3. The Stampeders are 3- 1. Jon Cornish had a pair of second- half touchdowns and Mitchell led two decisive drives after coming on for starter Kevin Glenn, who injured his shoulder in the third quarter. Mitchell finished with a pair of TD passes on 7- of- 12 throwing for 49 yards. Glenn was starting for the second straight week in place of Drew Tate, who strained a muscle in his right arm in a loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders July 5. It looked like Montreal was going to take out its offensive frustration on the Stampeders after coming off back- to- back losses at home, including a 22- 14 loss to Calgary last week. The normally explosive Anthony Calvillo- led Montreal offence scored only 11 points in a defeat at the hands of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers the week before that. The Alouettes put up three touchdowns and a field goal off an interception to open up a 24- 0 lead after one quarter. Drives of 82 and 79 yards were capped off by Brandon Whitaker's two- yard scoring run and S. J. Green's catch- and- run for a 59- yard score. Jerome Messam ran in from four yards and Sean Whyte was good on a 42- yard field goal. Calgary woke up and dominated the rest of the way. Mitchell, who saw spot duty in the game before Glenn's injury, lobbed a one- yard TD pass to Tim St. Pierre. Glenn found Nik Lewis with a five- yard strike. Rene Parades kicked field goals of 27 and 41 yards. Montreal failed to earn a down on a 3- and- 1 on their own 30 early in the third quarter and never recovered. Messam was stopped up the middle. Paredes then kicked a 28- field goal to cut Calgary's deficit to 24- 22. The Stampeders took the lead for good with 4: 57 left in the third quarter. Mitchell found Cornish with an 11- yard scoring pass to finish off a 89- yard drive for a 28- 24 advantage. Mitchell came on when Glenn was rocked by Aaron Lavaris when delivering a 45- yard pass to Marquay McDaniel that extended that drive. The Alouettes looked like they would get the lead back on the ensuing kickoff. Noel Devine was about to cross the Calgary goal- line on the return but Fred Bennett punched the ball loose and it was recovered in the end zone by Alvin Bowen. The Stampeders drove again right away and Cornish ran in his second touchdown from 21 yards out. He finished with 109 yards on 11 rushing attempts. Whyte followed with a 26- yard field goal. - The Canadian Press Stamps storm back Rebound to whip Als after trailing 24- 0 during first quarter STAMPDERS 38 ALOUETTES 27 JEFF MCINTOSH / THE CANADIAN PRESS Montreal Alouettes' Billy Parker brings down Calgary Stampeders' Matt Walter during fourth- quarter CFL action Saturday. JEFF MCINTOSH / THE CANADIAN PRESS Als quarterback Anthony Calvillo cooled off after a hot start Saturday night. B_ 04_ Jul- 21- 13_ FP_ 01. indd B4 7/ 20/ 13 10: 03: 39 PM ;