December 18 - Acquired defenseman Petr Buzek and a conditional draft choice from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for left wing Jeff Cowan and defenseman Kurtis Foster.

Assigned goaltender Kay Whitmore to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

December 17 - Recalled center Jeff Shantz from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

December 14 - Assigned center Jeff Shantz to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

December 11 - Named Lanny McDonald executive advisor to hockey operations.

December 6 - Recalled forward Jukka Hentunen and goaltender Kay Whitmore from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Jamie Wright to Saint John.

November 26 - Assigned defenseman Steve Montador to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

November 23 - Recalled defenseman Steve Montador from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

November 19 - Re-signed goaltender Roman Turek to a multi-year contract.

November 8 - Recalled defenseman Dallas Eakins from Chicago of the American Hockey League.

October 29 - Assigned center Oleg Saprykin to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

October 26 - Assigned defenseman Alan Letang to St. John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned forward Blair Stayzer to Johnstown of the East Coast Hockey League.

October 23 - Recalled defenseman Alan LeTang from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

October 19 - Recalled left wing Jamie Wright from the Saint John Flames of the American Hockey League.

October 11 - Recalled right wing Jukka Hentunen from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

September 12 - Named Mike Sands director of amateur scouting, Tod Button director of scouting, Ron Sutter scout, Wendell Young goaltending coach, Morris Boyer athletic therapist, T.D. Forss assistant athletic therapist, Dr. Nicholas Mohtadi head physician.

August 31 - Signed forward Garrett Bembridge.

August 22 - Signed defenseman Alan Letang.

August 20 - Re-signed left wing Steve Begin.

August 17 - Signed center Dean McAmmond to a multi-year contract; signed defenseman Mike Martin.

August 15 - Announced the resignation of president and CEO Ron Bremner, effective immediately; named Ken King president and CEO.

August 7 - Announced that centers Rob Niedermayer and Dean McAmmond have accepted qualifying offers.

August 2 - Signed centers Rob Murray and Scott Nichol and left wings Jamie Wright and Ryan Christie.

July 9 - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Kay Whitmore, who had been with the Boston Bruins.

July 2 - Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Bob Boughner, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

June 29 - Re-signed center Craig Conroy.

June 24 - Acquired left wing Dean McAmmond from the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2002 fourth-round pick.

Traded the rights to defenseman Paul Manning to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2001 fifth-round pick.

June 23 - Acquired goaltender Roman Turek and a 2001 fourth-round draft pick from the St. Louis Blues for goaltender Fred Brathwaite, center Daniel Tkaczuk, left wing Sergei Varlamov and 2001 ninth-round pick.

Traded right wing Valeri Bure and left wing Jason Wiemer to the Florida Panthers for center Rob Niedermayer and a 2001 second-round draft pick.

Traded defenseman Chris St. Croix to the New York Rangers for defenseman Burke Henry.

May 31 - Signed forward Jukka Hentunen.

May 1 - Named Greg Gilbert coach and signed him to a two-year contract with a club option for a third year.

March 28 - Recalled forward Benoit Gratton from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 16 - Recalled defenseman Dallas Eakins from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

March 14 - Fired coach Don Hay.

Named Greg Gilbert coach and Brian Skrudland assistant coach.

March 13 - Traded center Cory Stillman to the St.Louis Blues for center Craig Conroy and a 2001 seventh-round draft pick.

March 6 - Traded left wing Bill Lindsay tothe San Jose Sharks for a 2001 eighth-round draft pick.

February 27 - Placed defenseman Igor Kravchuk on injured reserve with a sprained knee.

Assigned center Benoit Gratton to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 16 - Signed center Ron Sutter.

February 14 - Recalled right wing Chris Clark from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 7 - Assigned centers Steve Begin and Daniel Tkaczuk to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Dallas Eakins to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

January 29 - Recalled defenseman Dallas Eakins from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

January 27 - Signed goaltender Mike Vernon to a contract extension through the 2001-02 season.

January 26 - Assigned right wing Rico Fata to St. John of the American Hockey League.

January 24 - Recalled left wing Benoit Gratton and center Steve Begin from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Placed center Oleg Saprykin and defensemman Tony Lydman on injured reserve.

January 12 - Recalled right wing Rico Fata from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 7 - Assigned right wing Chris Clark to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 2, 2001 - Recalled right wing Chris Clark from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Martin Brochu from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

2001

December 31, 2000 - Placed goaltender Mike Vernon on injured reserve, retroactive to December 20, with a mild concussion.

December 29 - Recalled goaltender Martin Brochu from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

December 15 - Recalled center Daniel Tkaczuk from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

December 11 - Recalled defenseman Derek Morris from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

December 7 - Announced the retirement of defenseman Steve Smith.

December 1 - Assigned defenseman Derek Morris to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

November 30 - Assigned center Daniel Tkaczuk to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

November 29 - Signed defenseman Derek Morris.

November 23 - Recalled center Daniel Tkaczuk from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned center Marty Murray to Saint John.

November 15 - Re-assigned defenseman Dallas Eakins to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

November 14 - Assigned goaltender Dany Sabourin to Johnstown of the East Coast Hockey League.

November 11 - Re-assigned goaltender Martin Brochu to the Saint John Flames of the American Hockey League.

November 10 - Claimed defenseman Igor Kravchuk off waivers from the Ottawa Senators.

Assigned defenseman Mike Martin to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

November 9 - Recalled defenseman Mike Martin from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Niklas Andersson to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

November 7 - Recalled goaltender Martin Brochu from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

November 4 - Recalled defenseman Dallas Eakins from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

October 13 - Activated defenseman Steve Smith from injured reserve.

Placed center Marty Murray on injured reserve.

October 9 - Re-signed restricted free agent center Marc Savard to a three-year contract.

October 6 - Signed defenseman Micki Dupont.

October 5 - Assigned defenseman Dallas Eakins to Chicago of the International League.

October 3 - Claimed left wing Dwayne Hay on waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

September 27 - Assigned left wings Jason Botterill and Miika Elomo, center Daniel Tkaczuk and defenseman Mike Martin to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

September 26 - Traded left wing Andrei Nazarov and a 2001 second-round pick to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for defenseman Jordan Leopold.

September 25 - Assigned center Blair Betts and defensemen Chris St. Croix and Darrel Scoville to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

September 21 - Assigned goaltenders Tyrone Garner, Sean Matile, Dany Sabourin and Levente Szuper, defensemen Micki Dupont, Steve Montador, Mike Vellinga and Derrick Walser, centers Steve Begin, Kenny Corupe and Benoit Gratton, left wing Blair Stayzer and right wings Chris Clark, Gaetan Royer, Shaun Sutter and Sergei Varlamov to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

September 13 - Returned goaltenders Craig Andersson and Brent Krahn, defensemen Wade Davis and Kurtis Foster, centers Mathieu Cusson, Cory Pecker, Warren Peters and Jarrett Stoll and left wings Quinton Laing and Travis Moen to their junior or college teams.

Released goaltender Brad Guzda.

September 11 - Signed goaltender Levente Szuper.

September 6 - Announced retirement of Grant Fuhr and appointed him to coaching staff as goaltending consultant.

August 29 - Signed forward Niklas Andersson.

August 28 - Re-signed restricted free agent forwards Chris Clark and Clarke Wilm.

Named Ron Wilson assistant coach of Saint John of the American Hockey League.

August 25 - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Martin Brochu, who had been with the Washington Capitals.

Named Jamie Hislop development coach and Les Jarvis assistant equipment manager.

August 11 - Named Greg Gilbert assistant coach.

August 10 - Named Jim Playfair coach of the Saint John Flames of the American Hockey League.

August 9 - Announced the retirement of vice president of community relations Lanny McDonald.

August 8 - Named Brad McCrimmon assistant coach.

August 3 - Re-signed free agent center Jason Wiemer and free agent forward Miiko Elomo.

Agreed to terms with free agent forward Jason Botterill.

August 1 - Named Don Hay coach.

July 31 - Re-signed defenseman Wade Belak.

July 28 - Re-signed center Jeff Shantz.

July 27 - Signed defenseman Dallas Eakins.

Re-signed restricted free agent left wing Jeff Cowan.

July 26 - Signed free agent left wing Dave Lowry, who had been with the San Jose Sharks.

July 17 - Signed defenseman Mike Martin and center Marty Murray.

July 5 - Re-signed defenseman Brad Werenka.

June 23 - Acquired goaltender Mike Vernon from the Minnesota Wild for center Dan Cavanaugh and an eighth-round pick in Saturday's draft.

June 10 - Traded goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a second-round pick.

June 6 - Named Craig Button vice president and general manager.

April 11 - Fired fired general manager Al Coates, head coach Brian Sutter, director of player personnel Nick Polano and assistant coach Rich Preston.

Assigned defenseman Steve Montador to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

April 10 - Re-assigned defenseman Lee Sorochan to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

April 9 - Assigned forwards Steve Begin, Chris Clark, Benoit Gratton and Sergei Varlamov to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

April 8 - Assigned defenseman Lee Sorochan to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

April 1 - Recalled forward Benoit Gratton from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 24 - Recalled defenseman Lee Sorochan and forward Sergei Varlamov from St. John of the American Hockey League.

Recalled defenseman Jeff Sullivan from Johnstown of the East Coast Hockey League.

March 17 - Recalled center Steve Begin and right wing Chris Clark from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 16 - Acquired defenseman Filip Kuba from the Florida Panthers in exchange for right wing Rocky Thompson.

March 14 - Acquired right wing Sergei Krivokrasov from the Nashville Predators for defenseman Cale Hulse and a 2001 third-round draft pick.

Acquired defenseman Brad Werenka from the Pittsburgh Penguins for goaltender Tyler Moss and left wing Rene Corbet.

Assigned left wing Dave Roche and defenseman Darrell Scoville to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 6 - Traded left wing Travis Brigley and a sixth-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenseman Marc Bureau.

March 1 - Loaned defenseman Darrel Scoville to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 27 - Assigned right wing Chris Clark and goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 24 - Recalled defenseman Darrel Scoville and left wing Dave Roche from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned center Steve Begin and left wing Jason Botterill to Saint John.

February 19 - Recalled defenseman Eric Charron from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 18 - Traded center Joel Irving to the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations.

Traded center Allan Egeland to the Los Angeles Kings for future considerations.

February 11 - Acquired defenseman Darryl Shannon and left wing Jason Botterill from the Atlanta Thrashers for left wing Hnat Domenichelli and the rights to left wing Dmitri Vlasenkov.

February 8 - Recalled center Steve Begin, right wing Chris Clark and goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 4 - Re-assigned right wing Chris Clark, goaltender Jean-Sebastian Giguere, center Benoit Gratton and defenseman Darrel Scoville to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 28 - Recalled defenseman Darrel Scoville from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 27 - Assigned goaltender Grant Fuhr to Saint John of the American Hockey League on a conditioning program.

January 24 - Recalled left wing Benoit Gratton and goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 22 - Assigned left wing Benoit Gratton and goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 14 - Recalled left wing Benoit Gratton from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 11, 2000 - Recalled right wing Chris Clark from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

2000

December 28, 1999 - Signed defenseman Phil Housley to a contract extension.

December 21 - Loaned forward Travis Brigley to the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League

December 20 - Recalled goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

December 18 - Signed goaltender Dany Sabourin and forward Shaun Sutter, fourth-round picks in the 1998 draft.

November 21 - Assigned left wing Travis Brigley to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

November 20 - Acquired center Andreas Johansson from the Tampa Bay Lightning for the rights to left wing Nils Ekman and a fourth-round pick in the 2000 draft.

November 18 - Recalled right wing Martin St. Louis from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

November 14 - Recalled goaltender Fred Brathwaite from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Jean-Sebastien Giguere to Saint John.

November 11 - Returned defenseman Darrel Scoville to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Fred Brathwaite to Saint John for conditioning.

Recalled goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere from Saint John.

Claimed defenseman Bobby Dollas of waivers from Ottawa.

November 10 - Recalled defenseman Darrel Scoville from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Loaned goaltender Tyler Moss to Saint John.

November 9 - Assigned goaltender Tyler Moss to the Kansas City Blades of the International Hockey League.

November 8 - Assigned center Allan Egeland to the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the International Hockey League.

November 1 - Recalled forward Hnat Domenichelli from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

October 28 - Recalled defenseman Robyn Regehr from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

October 26 - Activated left wing Jason Wiemer from the injured reserve list.

Assigned center Steve Begin to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

October 25 - Signed forward Blair Betts.

October 22 - Re-assigned defenseman Derrick Walser from St. John of the American Hockey League to Johnstown of the East Coast Hockey League.

October 17 - Signed forward Pavel Torgaev.

October 13 - Assigned defenseman Robyn Regher to Saint John of the American Hockey League for a two-week conditioning stint.

October 12 - Assigned right wing Rico Fata to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

October 11 - Assigned defenseman Toni Lydman to IFK of the Finnish Elite League.

October 8 - Re-signed restricted free agent right wing Jarome Iginla to a three-year contract.

October 1 - Assigned forwards Joel Irving, Brent Dodginghorse and defenseman Mike Vellinga to Johnstown of the East Coast Hockey League.

September 30 - Acquired left wing Bill Lindsay from the Florida Panthers for defenseman Todd Simpson.

Assigned center Daniel Tkaczuk to St. John of the American Hockey League.

Released forward Pavel Torgaev.

September 29 - Signed left wing Oleg Sapyrkin, their first-round pick, and defenseman Robyn Regehr.

September 28 - Assigned left wing Hnat Domenichelli and defensemen Lee Sorochan and Rocky Thompson to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

September 22 - Assigned goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere, defenseman Eric Charron and forwards Jeff Cowan, Benoit Gratton and Dave Roche to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Returned forwards Blair Betts and Shaun Sutter to their junior clubs.

September 20 - Assigned goaltender Andrei Trefilov to the Chicago of the International Hockey League.

September 19 - Assigned right wing Chris Clark and defenseman Chris St. Croix to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

September 16 - Returned center Allan Egeland, right wing Martin St. Louis and left wing Sergei Varlamov to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

September 13 - Assigned goaltender Tyrone Garner, defensemen Matt O'Dette, Mike Vellinga, Jeff Staples, Derrick Walser and Darrel Scoville, centers Brett McLean and Joel Irving, left wings Fredrik Oduya, Jody Shelley and Brent Dodginghorse and right wings John Tripp and Ron Petrovicky to Stain John of the American Hockey League.

September 12 - Released defenseman Dean Arsene and Mike Jefferson; returned goaltenders Craig Andersson and Dany Sabourin, right wings Radek Duda and Brent Gauvreau, defenseman Kevin Mitchell and center Cory Pecker to their junior teams.

September 4 - Acquired goaltender Grant Fuhr from the St. Louis Blues for a third-round pick in the 2000 draft.

August 25 - Signed forward Clarke Wilm and re-signed defenseman Eric Charron and forward Allan Egeland.

August 19 - Named Tom Watt development coach.

August 18 - Re-signed defenseman Denis Gauthier.

August 6 - Signed forward Dave Roche and defensemen Wade Belak and Lee Sorochan.

August 4 - Signed forwards Jason Wiemer and Andrei Nazarov.

August 3 - Re-signed defenseman Cale Hulse.

August 2 - Re-signed goaltender Fred Brathwaite.

July 21 - Traded center Eric Landry to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for left wing Fredrik Oduya.

July 1 - Re-signed defenseman Steve Smith.

June 26 - Acquired center Marc Savard and the 11th pick in the 1999 draft from the New York Rangers for the ninth pick in the 1999 draft, a 1999 third-round pick and the rights to left wing Jan Hlavac.

June 21 - Re-signed right wing Ed Ward.

June 18 - Signed forward Brent Dodginghorse.

June 16 - Named Gus Thorson equipment manager.

June 9 - Re-signed defenseman Tommy Albelin.

June 2 - Signed center Daniel Tkaczuk, their first round draft pick in 1997.

June 1 - Signed defenseman Chris St. Croix.

May 6 - Extended its affilation with St. John's of the American Hockey League through the 1999-2000 season.

April 20 - Assigned defenseman Wade Belak and left wing Hnat Domenichelli to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 27 - Selected defenseman Robyn Regehr from Colorado Avalanche to complete a Feb. 28 trade.

March 26 - Recalled defensemen Lee Sorochan and Wade Belak from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 24 - Acquired defenseman Fredrik Oduya from the San Jose Sharks and assigned him to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 23 - Acquired defenseman Lee Sorochan from the New York Rangers for defenseman Chris O'Sullivan.

Traded right wing Greg Pankewicz to the San Jose Sharks for future considerations.

March 22 - Acquired left wing Tom Chorske from the Washington Capitals for future considerations.

March 20 - Recalled defenseman Eric Charron from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 17 - Re-assigned right wing John Tripp from Saint John of the American Hockey League to Johnstown of the East Coast Hockey League.

February 28 - Traded right wing Theoren Fleury and left wing Chris Dingman to the Colorado Avalanche for left wing Rene Corbet, defenseman Wade Belak and future considerations.

Recalled forward Hnat Domenichelli from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 26 - Assigned goaltender Tyler Moss to Saint John of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

February 21 - Recalled defenseman Chris O'Sullivan and forward Eric Landry from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 16 - Signed defenseman Phil Housley to a contract extension through the 1999-2000 season.

February 13 - Returned defenseman Chris O'Sullivan to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 7 - Recalled defenseman Chris O'Sullivan from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 4 - Reassigned defenseman Derrick Walsner to Johnstown of the East Coast Hockey League.

January 29 - Traded defenseman Sami Helenius to the Tampa Bay Lightning for future considerations.

January 25 - Recalled goaltender Tyler Moss from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 21 - Assigned goaltender Andrei Trefilov to the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

January 19 - Acquired right wing Andrei Nazarov from the Tampa Bay Lightning for center Michael Nylander.

January 18 - Assigned center Hnat Domenichelli, left wing Chris Dingman and goaltenders Tyler Moss and Andrei Trefilov to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 12 - Activated G Jean-Sebastien Giguere from injured reserve.

January 11 - Recalled forward Rocky Thompson from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Tyrone Garner to Oshawa of the Ontario Hockey League.

January 8 - Assigned forward Rico Fata to London of the Ontario Hockey League.

January 7 - Assigned right wing Greg Pankewicz to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 6 - Signed goaltender Fred Brathwaite to a one-year contract with an option for 1999-2000.

January 5 - Recalled goaltender Igor Karpenko from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 4, 1999 - Recalled forwards Hnat Domenichelli and Chris Dingman from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

1999

December 29, 1998 - Acquired goaltender Andrei Trefilov from the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations.

December 12 - Recalled goaltender Tyrone Garner from Oshawa of the Ontario Hockey League.

December 1 - Assigned defenseman Sami Helenius to Las Vegas of the International Hockey League.

November 11 - Recalled defenseman Sami Helenius from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

November 5 - Assigned center Martin St. Louis to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

November 3 - Recalled goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Sami Helenius to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

November 2 - Recalled defenseman Sami Helenius from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

October 27 - Acquired centers Jeff Shantz and Steve Dubinsky from the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Jamie Allison and centers Marty McInnis and Erik Andersson.

October 19 - Recalled defenseman Jamie Allison from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Rocky Thompson to Saint John.

October 13 - Traded the rights to defenseman Ryan Bast and an eighth-round pick in the 1999 draft to the Philadelphia Flyers for a third-round pick in 1999.

October 12 - Assigned goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

October 8 - Signed right wing Rico Fata, their 1998 first-round draft pick.

October 3 - Assigned forwards Chris Dingman, Hnat Domenichelli and Travis Brigley to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

September 30 - Assigned center Daniel Tkaczuk to Barrie of the Ontario Hockey League.

September 28 - Assigned forwards Erik Andersson, Jeff Cowan and Sergei Varlamov and defensemen Steve Bancroft and Chris O'Sullivan to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

September 22 - Assigned the following players to Saint John of the American Hockey League: forwards Steve Begin, Chris Clark, Joel Irving, Eric Landry, Mike Peluso, Ronald Petrovicky, Ryan Ready, Jody Shelley and John Tripp, defensemen Mickey Elick, Eric Healey, Matt O'Dette, Sergei Radchenko, Darrel Scoville and Derrick Walser and goaltenders Tyrone Garner and Igor Karpenko.

Designated forward Bobby Brown for reassignment.

September 14 - Signed free agent defensemen Eric Charron, David Cooper and Chris O'Sullivan.

September 13 - Named Jamie Hislop assistant coach.

August 28 - Re-signed left wing Dave Roche.

August 17 - Announced that defenseman Steve Smith has come out of retirement.

August 10 - Re-signed centers Andrew Cassels and Michael Nylander.

August 7 - Traded goaltender Rick Tabaracci to the Washington Capitals for a draft pick and future considerations.

July 22 - Re-signed center Cory Stillman to a three-year contract.

July 21 - Claimed defenseman Phil Housley off waivers from the Washington Capitals.

Signed defenseman Mike Vellinga.

July 14 - Acquired the rights to left wing Jan Hlavac from the New York Islanders for the rights to left wing Jorgen Jonsson.

Traded center Aaron Gavey to the Dallas Stars for center Bob Bassen.

July 9 - Signed defenseman Mickey Elick and forward Joel Irving.

July 2 - Traded right wing Ladislav Kohn to the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman David Cooper.

June 26 - Traded forward Jim Dowd to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

June 23 - Announced a secondary affiliation agreement with the Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League.

June 17 - Traded left wings German Titov and Todd Hlushko to the Pittsburgh Penguins for goaltender Ken Wregget and left wing Dave Roche.

June 15 - Re-signed right wing Valeri Bure.

June 12 - Signed right wing Chris Clark and defenseman Darrel Scoville.

April 15 - Returned left wing Travis Brigley from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Reassigned left wing Sergei Varlamov to Saint John from juniors.

April 14 - Assigned left wing Travis Brigley to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

April 10 - Recalled goaltender Tyrone Garner from Oshawa of the Ontario Hockey League.

March 30 - Recalled defenseman Kevin Dahl from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

March 25 - Recalled defenseman Rocky Thompson from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 24 - Acquired left wing Jason Wiemer from the Tampa Bay Lightning for right wing Sandy McCarthy and third-and fifth-round draft picks in 1998.

March 22 - Assigned goaltender Evan Lindsay to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 13 - Returned center Eric Landry to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 12 - Recalled centers Jim Dowd and Eric Landry from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 4 - Recalled left wing Todd Hlushko from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

March 1 - Recalled defenseman Joel Bouchard from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 27 - Assigned defenseman Rocky Thompson to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 22 - Recalled center Hnat Domenichelli and defenseman Jamie Allison from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Joel Bouchard to Saint John on a conditioning assignement.

February 20 - Recalled forward Aaron Gavey from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 19 - Assigned right wing Martin St. Louis to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Reassigned right wing Burke Murphy to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

February 18 - Assigned defenseman-forward Jamie Allison to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Signed right wing Martin St. Louis.

February 11 - Assigned left wings Hnat Domenichelli and Todd Hlushko, defenseman Denis Gauthier and goaltender Tyler Moss to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 9 - Loaned defenseman Kevin Dahl to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

February 5 - Recalled defenseman Denis Gauthier from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 2 - Recalled goaltender Tyler Moss from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

February 1 - Traded defenseman Zarley Zalapski and left wing Jonas Hoglund to the Montreal Canadiens for right wing Valeri Bure and future considerations.

January 27 - Recalled defenseman Rocky Thompson from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 26 - Recalled defenseman Kevin Dahl from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

January 22 - Recalled center Hnat Domenichelli and left wing Todd Hlushko from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 19 - Recalled center Erik Andersson, goaltender Tyler Moss and right wing Eric Landry from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 15 - Assigned centers Todd Hlushko and Eric Landry, right wing Erik Andersson and goaltender Tyler Moss to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 10 - Recalled goaltender Tyler Moss from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 9 - Recalled forward Erik Andersson from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 7 - Reassigned center Jim Dowd to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

January 1, 1998 - Reassigned right wing Jesper Mattsson to Malmo of the Swedish Elite League.

1998

December 30, 1997 - Announced the retirement of left wing Mike Peluso.

December 20 - Recalled left wing Todd Hlushko from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

December 15 - Signed goaltender Rick Tabaracci to a new contract extension through 1998-99 season.

December 1 - Assigned center Eric Landry to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

November 24 - Assigned defenseman Eric Charron to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Recalled defenseman Chris O'Sullivan from Saint John.

November 14 - Assigned left wing Todd Hlushko to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Recalled center Eric Landry from Saint John.

November 12 - Assigned right wing Erik Andersson to Saint John of the American Hockey League and defenseman Kevin Dahl to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

November 10 - Recalled defenseman Jamie Allison from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

October 28 - Recalled defenseman Kevin Dahl from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Dwayne Roloson and defenseman Denis Gauthier to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned center Steve Begin to Val d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

October 27 - Recalled center Jim Dowd and goaltender Tyler Moss from Saint John of the American Hockey League.

October 15 - Assigned center Marty Murray to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

September 28 - Claimed left winger Mike Peluso from the New York Rangers in the waiver draft.

September 24 - Re-signed center Cory Stillman and right wing John Tripp.

September 23 - Assigned right wingers Valeri Karpov, Chris O'Sullivan, Jesper Mattsson, John Tripp, Greg Pankewicz, defensemen Eric Charron, Sami Helenius, Rocky Thompson, center Jim Dowd and goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Returned Daniel Tkaczuk to the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League.

September 17 - Assigned left wings Paxton Schulte, Travis Brigley, Jeff Cowan, Todd Norman and Daniel Payette, right wings Ladislav Kohn, and Burke Murphy, centers Clarke Wilm, Bob Brown and Eric Landry, and defensemen Keith McCambridge, Ryan Bast, Matt O'Dette and Jan Snopek to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Jeff Bes and right wing Ravil Gusmanov to Chicago of the American Hockey League, and left wing Jan Labraaten to Raleigh of the East Coast Hockey League.

September 16 - Released left wing Pascal Dupuis, center Brad Moran and right wing Chad Spurr.

Returned the following players to their junior teams: center Derek Schutz
left wings Martin Moise, Ryan Ready and Jeremy Rondeau
right wings Dustin Paul, Ron Petrovicky, and Sergei Varlamov
defensemen Ilya Demidov and Chris St. Croix and goaltender Tyrone Garner.

September 4 - Acquired defenseman Eric Charron from the Washington Capitals for future considerations.

August 25 - Traded left wing Gary Roberts and goaltender Trevor Kidd to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for center Andrew Cassels and goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

July 21 - Named Rick Preston assistant coach.

July 3 - Named Brian Sutter head coach.

June 21 - Acquired goaltender Rick Tabaracci from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fourth-round pick in the 1998 draft.

June 18 - Fired head coach Pierre Page.