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Monday, April 6, 1998Bondra named player of the weekNEW YORK (CP) -- Smooth-skating Peter Bondra of the Washington Capitals is the NHL's player of the week after scoring five goals and adding three assists in three games.Heading into Monday's tilt against the Montreal Canadiens, the 30-year-old right-winger had 48 goals and 25 assists in 71 games -- two short of his second career 50-goal season. Bondra edged Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Trevor Kidd (2-0-1,0.97 GAA), Phoenix Coyotes forward Keith Tkachuk (4-4-8 in three games) and New York Islanders winger Mariusz Czerkawski (4-0-4 in three games) for the award. |
Saturday, January 17, 1998Caps sign BondraWASHINGTON (AP) -- Right-winger Peter Bondra has agreed to a new four-year contract with the Washington Capitals, according to today's Washington Post.The deal replaced a five-year contract Bondra signed in 1996, and according to the newspaper, he will get between $13 million and $14 million. Under the terms of the original contract, Bondra was to make $2.13 million this season. The Post said he will now get about $3.2 million. The new pact covers Bondra, 29, through the 2000-2001 season, which would have been his first year of unrestricted free agency. That year had been the major sticking point. Bondra, from Luck, Russia, scored 52 goals in 67 games for the Capitals during the 1995-96 NHL season. He is second in scoring for Washington this season with 28 goals and 17 assists in 44 games. |
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Thursday, October 2, 1997Bondra to return to Capitals on FridayLANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- Right wing Peter Bondra will return to the Washington Capitals on Friday, ending a contract dispute in which the team suspended him for refusing to play while his contract is renegotiated."The parties have agreed that neither the club nor the player will comment on the contract issues," Capitals general manager George McPhee said. "Peter's focus will be hockey, starting with practice on Friday." The Capitals, won 1-4 at Toronto on Wednesday, play their second game of the season at home Friday night against the Buffalo Sabres. Bondra, unwilling to play in any more exhibition games until his contract is renegotiated, was suspended Sept. 20 by the Capitals. Bondra, who finished eighth in the NHL last year with 46 goals, had said he did not want to risk injury. Under Bondra's current contract he is to receive $1.75 million this season and $2 million in each of the next two seasons. The Capitals reportedly offered $3 million to $3.3 million per season and Bondra is seeking more than $4 million. |
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Friday, September 19, 1997Caps suspend BondraLANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- The Washington Capitals on Friday suspended right wing Peter Bondra, who has refused to play in any more exhibition games until his contract is renegotiated."His current contract has three years left. There will be no further discussions until ... the player reports and plays," general manager George McPhee said in a conference call. Bondra was not with the team Friday for its exhibition game against the Florida Panthers in Mobile, Ala. The strife began when Bondra said he would not play in a game Thursday night against Florida in Tallahassee, Fla. because he did not want risk an injury. Bondra wanted to remain with the team and continue practicing, according to his agent, Rich Winter. But McPhee told Bondra he would not be allowed on the team bus or plane if he did not play Thursday night, Winter said in a release late Thursday. The release said Bondra was suspended, but McPhee made a point of saying that the suspension took effect Friday. Bondra played in the first exhibition game Sunday against New Jersey. He was not scheduled to play Wednesday against Tampa Bay, but he attended the game with other non-roster players. Bondra's current contract is scheduled to pay him $1.75 million this year and $2 million in each of the next two seasons. But because of concern about serious injury, Bondra doesn't want to play any games until the contract is renegotiated, Winter said. The Capitals reportedly offered $3 million to $3.3 million per year and Bondra is seeking more than $4 million. "We were prepared to make Peter Bondra the highest-paid player on the Washington Capitals," McPhee said. Bondra finished eighth in the NHL last year with 46 goals. He had 31 assists and led the Capitals in shots (314), hat tricks (2), power-play goals (10) and shorthanded goals (4). A three-time All-Star, Bondra has 233 career goals, second in team history behind Mike Gartner (392). He scored 132 goals over the last three seasons, second in the NHL behind Pittsburgh's Jaromir Jagr (141). |
