Recently the WCHA has been known for developing some great NHL talent; Jonathan Toews, Matt Carle, Zach Parise, Paul Martin, Ryan Malone, Matt Greene, Mike Commodore, Travis Zajac, Danny Heatley, Phil Kessel and Erik Johnson, Matt Cullen, Paul Stastny, Jason Blake just to name a few (please do not feel slighted if I forgot a player from your favorite team college hockey team). Recently two WCHA alumni players Mark Stuart (C.C. Tigers) and Ryan Sutter (Wisconsin Badgers) got really nice deals for their respective NHL clubs.
Defenseman Mark Stuart re-signed Tuesday with the Boston Bruins for two years and $2.6 million US.
Stuart, 24, was slated to become a restricted free agent on July 1.
He will make $1.1 million US next season and $1.5 million US in 2009-10.
Stuart was paid $942,400 US last season, when he posted four goals and four assists for eight points with a plus-2 rating in 82 games.
The Rochester, Minn., native has compiled five goals and 11 points with a plus-8 rating in 114 NHL games since he was drafted 21st overall by Boston in 2003.
Recenly Ryan Suter got one of the sweeter deals when he signed with the Nashville Predators for 14 million dollars, wow...
The Nashville Predators made a big commitment to former Badger and former first round selection Ryan Suter today with a 14 million dollar deal. The deal is for 4 seasons.
"We have a great core to build on and to be one of the best in the National Hockey League," Predators general manager David Poile said. "Usually, when you have the best defense, I think that gives you a real good chance to compete for the prize, and that's ultimately what we want to do. That's why we're here today, and that's why we've taken another step in signing one of our core players in Ryan Suter."
Suter had a career high 31 points last season for the Predators. In his one and only season at Wisconsin he had 19 points in 39 games to go along with 93 penalty minutes.
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