"The Blackhawks confirmed they have signed Marian Hossa, the veteran forward who scored 40 goals for the Detroit Red Wings last season. Canada's TSN reported that Hossa signed a 12-year contract that will pay him $5.2 million per season.

The Hawks also signed Red Wings free agent Tomas Kopecky, a 27-year-old center, to a two-year contract.

A year ago, Hossa signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Red Wings because he felt playing for Detroit would give him his best chance at winning a Stanley Cup. He had spent the previous season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who had lost to Detroit in the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals. The Penguins thwarted Hossa by beating the Wings in this year's finals.

Hossa, 29, led the Wings in goals during the regular season, but his production dropped off in the playoffs when he had just six in 23 games. He has 339 goals and 719 points in 775 career NHL games."