National Hockey

Rick Tocchet is the kind of coach who doesn't mind if a player calls him at 9 p.m. to share a thought. He doesn't expect that to change as he goes from a Pittsburgh Penguins assistant to head coach of the Arizona Coyotes.

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights have signed their three first-round draft picks along with defenceman Griffin Reinhart and forward Brendan Leipsic. The NHL expansion club announced the moves Saturday.

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have signed No. 1 overall pick Nico Hischier to the maximum three-year, entry-level contract for salary and performance bonuses. The Devils said Saturday that Hischier will have an average salary of $925,000.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Kings re-signed Kevin Gravel to a one-year, $650,000 contract extension Friday, avoiding arbitration with the restricted free agent defenceman .

Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman completed his off-season to-do list by signing "model player" Ondrej Palat to a $26.5 million, five-year deal. The Lightning and Palat avoided arbitration and settled on the contract Friday.

NEWARK, N.J. — At the end of the second of three practice sessions Friday at the New Jersey Devils' development camp, top overall pick Nico Hischier, was on his hands and knees, scooping up pucks, just like everyone else. The novelty of being the No.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year deal with defenceman Erik Gustafsson. The 25-year-old Gustafsson made his NHL debut in 2015 and collected 14 assists in 41 games with the Blackhawks.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with first-round draft pick Martin Necas.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks have re-signed forward Chris Tierney to a one-year contract. The 23-year-old had 11 goals and 12 assists in 80 games for San Jose last season.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames and forward Micheal Ferland have agreed to a two-year contract. The club announced the signing on Thursday. The deal has an annual average value of $US1.