TORONTO, Canada: The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Austrian forward Michael Grabner from the New York Islanders in exchange for five players, the National Hockey League team said Thursday.

The Leafs gave up forward Taylor Beck and Carter Verhaeghe, defensemen Matt Finn and Tom Nilsson, and goaltender Christopher Gibson to get the speedy Grabner, who represented Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Grabner, who won the fastest skater competition at the 2011 NHL all-star game, tied for the goal scoring lead at the Sochi Games with five.

In 317 games with the Islanders and Vancouver Canucks, Grabner has posted 95 goals and 60 assists for 155 career points. Last season, he registered 13 points in 34 regular season games.

The 27-year-old was selected by Vancouver in the first round (14th overall) of the 2006 NHL entry draft.

Beck, a 24-year-old forward, appeared in 62 games last season with the Nashville Predators. He scored 16 points on eight goals and eight assists.

Elsewhere, Florida Panthers signed left wing Jonathan Huberdeau to a two-year contract Thursday, one day before the team opens training camp.

Huberdeau led the Panthers with 54 points last season. Panthers general manager Dale Tallon said the deal is “very fair” for both sides.

Huberdeau had been working out in Montreal, was arriving later Thursday for preseason physicals and will be on the ice for the first practice Friday morning.

He finished last season on a line with Jaromir Jagr and Aleksander Barkov. In 58 games before Jagr arrived, Huberdeau had 33 points. In the 21 games after Jagr joined the Panthers, he had 21 points — 6 goals and 15 assists.

The Miami Herald first reported the signing.

Kane confident he will be cleared

In South Bend, United States, forward Patrick Kane reported to the Chicago Blackhawks training camp Thursday where he professed his innocence in a sexual assault investigation being conducted by New York law enforcement officials.

The 26-year-old star of the US Olympic ice hockey team, addressed his legal issues for the first time in public since being accused of rape by a Buffalo area woman.

“This has been an incredibly difficult time for many people,” Kane said. “I cannot apologize enough for the distraction this has caused my family, my teammates, this incredible organization and, of course, our fans.

“While I have too much respect for the legal process to comment on an ongoing matter, I am confident that once all the facts are brought to light, I will be absolved of having done (anything) wrong.”

Kane and the Blackhawks officials refused to answer any questions from reporters about the allegation during the news conference at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

Kane shared the podium Thursday with Blackhawks chief executive John McDonough, general manager Stan Bowman and head coach Joel Quenneville.

“We recognized that Patrick Kane is dealing with a very serious situation,” McDonough said.

No arrests have been made and Kane has not been charged.

But police have said Kane is under investigation after a 21-year-old woman said that on August 1 she left a nightclub with the hockey player and was raped at his Buffalo area home.