Pavel Datsyuk Leaving Red Wings

Pavel Datsyuk confirmed Saturday that he will leave the Detroit Red Wings after 14 seasons to return to his native Russia.

The 37-year-old center, who had a year left on his contract, spent his entire career with the Red Wings, and he helped Detroit win the Stanley Cup in 2002 as a rookie. He was one of the franchise's stars when it won another title in 2008.

He plans to reunite with his teenage daughter and continue his career in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League.

"My family and I are grateful for our time here in Detroit," Datsyuk said at a news conference at his youth hockey camp in the Detroit area. "This was not an easy decision, but it is time for us to return home."

He said he came to grips with his decision during a recent family vacation, and he told Red Wings general manager Ken Holland on Friday night.

"It's difficult," said Datsyuk, a native of Sverdlovsk, Russia. "I fight with my mind already a few years."

Datsyuk, a four-time All-Star selection, had one year remaining on his contract that comes with a salary-cap charge of $7.5 million. Because it was signed after he was 35, the Red Wings will be stuck with that cap hit next season.

Ducks Re-Sign Vatanen

Defenseman Sami Vatanen has re-signed with the Anaheim Ducks, the team announced Saturday.

Vatanen agreed to a four-year, $19.5 million deal, sources told ESPN's Pierre LeBrun.

Vatanen was a restricted free agent after recording nine goals and a career-high 29 assists last season. The aggressive, puck-moving Finn also led the Ducks' defensemen with 19 points on Anaheim's NHL-best power play.

The former fourth-round pick has 98 points in 194 games for the Ducks. He had a career-best 38 points last season, Anaheim's highest-scoring season for a defenseman since 2011.

Vatanen and fellow restricted free agent Hampus Lindholm frequently played together as key components of the Ducks' impressive defense, which won the franchise's first Jennings Trophy last season for allowing the NHL's fewest goals (192).

The 25-year-old Vatanen made $1.275 million last season. He will be the Ducks' highest-paid defenseman next season, making $5 million in each of the next three seasons.

Flames Hire Gulutzan as New Coach

The Calgary Flames named Glen Gulutzan as their new coach on Friday.

Gulutzan, 44, comes over from rival Vancouver, where he was an assistant coach with the Canucks.

The move announced Friday is a homecoming of sorts for Gulutzan, who was coach and general manager of Calgary's ECHL affiliate in Las Vegas from 2003 to 2009. He posted a 254-124-55 record during his time with the Thunder and was named the league's coach of the year in 2006.

"I know there's some history between Vancouver and Calgary, but I'm used to this flaming 'C,'" Gulutzan said at a news conference. "This is where I started to cut my teeth in the NHL and it's a special honor to be the head coach."

Gulutzan also was the head coach with the Dallas Stars for two seasons, compiling a 64-57-9 mark while missing the playoffs in 2011-12 and 2012-13.

He will succeed Bob Hartley, who was fired May 3 after failing to make the playoffs in three of his four seasons with the Flames.