The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Thursday (July 24, 2003) that the club has signed forward Harold Druken to a one year contract. In keeping with club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. 

Druken, 24, collected five points (one goal, four assists) with four penalty minutes in 22 NHL games this past season. He started the year with Vancouver and collected two points (one goal, one assist) in three games. Druken was acquired by Carolina along with Jan Hlavac from Vancouver in exchange for Darren Langdon and Marek Malik on November 1, 2002. He appeared in 10 games for the Hurricanes and registered one assist with two penalty minutes before being claimed off waivers by Toronto on December 11, 2002. In five games with the Maple Leafs, Druken registered two assists with two penalty minutes. He was subsequently re-claimed by Carolina January 17, 2003 and was pointless in four games. He also appeared in 30 AHL games with Lowell and St. John's collecting 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) with 10 penalty minutes. Druken was re-acquired by Toronto from Carolina in exchange for Allan Rourke on May 29, 2003. 

The native of St. John's, Newfoundland has played 137 career NHL games collecting 59 points (27 goals, 32 assists) with 34 penalty minutes. His best season came during the 2000-01 campaign when he registered 30 points (15 goals, 15 assists) in 55 games with Vancouver. He was originally Vancouver's third choice, 36th overall, in the 1997 Entry Draft.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday (July 28, 2003) that they have re-signed unrestricted free agent centre Josh Holden to a one-year contract. In keeping with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

Holden, 25, played the majority of last season with the American Hockey League's St. John's Maple Leafs, posting totals of 53 points on 24 goals and 29 assists in 65 games. 

He was recalled to Toronto on two occasions, appearing in five games and scored in his Maple Leaf debut November 8 at Dallas. The Calgary native has played a total of 54 NHL games for Vancouver, Carolina and Toronto and has recorded five goals and nine assists for 14 points in parts of five NHL seasons.

Holden was acquired by the Maple Leafs from Vancouver in exchange for Jeff Farkas June 23, 2002. He was originally Vancouver's first choice, 12th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.