NHL-National Hockey League roundup

Nov 12 (The Sports Xchange) - Left winger Justin Abdelkader signed a seven-year, $29.75 million contract extension with the DetroitRed Wings on Thursday. After setting a career high with 23 goals and 21 assists last season, Abdelkader has four goals in the first 15 games this season. It was the final season on the four-year, $7.2 million deal the Michigan native signed in 2012. Abdelkader, 28, was drafted in the second round out of Michigan State in 2007. He has played his entire NHL career with the Red Wings and has recorded 139 points (65 goals, 74 assists) in 413 NHL games. - - - Goaltender Kevin Poulin was traded to the Calgary Flames from the Tampa Bay Lightning for future considerations. Poulin, 25, was a fifth-round pick in 2008 of the New York Islanders and will report to the Stockton Heat, Calgary's American Hockey League affiliate. Poulin has played 50 career NHL games for the Islanders and has a record of 18-25-3 with a 3.07 GAA and a .899 save percentage. - - - Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice joined the coaching staff for Team Europe for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Team Europe also announced former NHL players Peter Bondra, Sean Burke, Lorne Henning and Vaclav Nedomansky, and executive Ricky Olczyk, as additions to the scouting staff. - - - The Nashville Predators signed fourth-round draft choice Alexandre Carrier to a three-year, entry-league contract, the club announced Thursday. The 19-year-old defenseman has three goals and 12 assists for 15 points in 17 games with the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. - - - The Boston Bruins signed forwards Jake DeBrusk and Zach Senyshyn and defenseman Jeremy Lauzon to entry-level contracts, the club announced. DeBrusk, 19, plays for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League; Senyshyn, 18, competes for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League and Lauzon, 18, plays for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. (Editing by Steve Keating.)