The Vancouver Canucks have acquired center Tanner Kero from the Chicago Blackhawks for center Michael Chaput.

The 25-year-old Kero split last season between the Blackhawks and the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs. He had a goal and two assists in eight games with Chicago and eight goals and 12 assists in 36 games with Rockford.

The 6-foot http://www.officialcoyotes.com/authentic-adidas-clayton-keller-jersey , 185-pound center from Michigan has appeared in 72 career NHL games.

Kero previously played for the Michigan Tech Huskies, where he played in 153 games and had 55 goals with 56 assists.

The 26-year-old Chaput was scoreless in nine games with Vancouver last season. He played 55 games with the Canucks’ AHL affiliate in Utica, New York Riley Nash Jersey , putting up 17 goals and 25 assists.

The Montreal native has six goals and 11 assists through 135 career NHL games between Columbus and Vancouver.

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As the Broncos try to improve their offensive, they need to improve their offensive line. And they’ll try to do that with the assistance of one of the best offensive line coaches the NFL has ever seen.

Via Mike Klis of 9news.com, Howard Mudd is serving as a consultant to the Broncos during Organized Team Activities.

Mudd Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Jersey , 76, perhaps is best known for his time with the Colts. As Klis notes, the Colts allowed the fewest sacks in the league during Mudd’s 12 years in Indianapolis.

Mudd has served as offensive line coach with six other teams. He retired after the 2012 season. And while there’s no indication that this unretirement currently will entail anything more than offseason consulting Radim Vrbata Jersey , anything that Denver offensive line coaches Sean Kugler and Chris Strausser can glean from Mudd will be a plus.

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