The Ottawa Senators have signed centres Charlie Stephens and Joe Cullen each to one-year contracts.
Stephens, 25, spent the 2004-05 season with Ottawa's American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, where he recorded seven goals and 21 assists for 28 points in 80 games after being acquired from Colorado in exchange for Dennis Bonvie on January 23, 2004.
The Nilestown, Ontario native has recorded two assists through his eight career NHL games.
Cullen split the 2004-05 season between the newly relocated Edmonton Roadrunners (AHL) and the San Antonio Rampage. He recorded 12 points with the Roadrunners and another six points with the Rampage after a January 2 trade.
The 25-year-old had 86 points in 148 games played in four years with Colorado College from 1998-99 to 2002-03.
Cullen was Edmonton's seventh-round pick, 211th overall, in the NHL 2000 Entry Draft.