Columbus Blue Jackets1997-2003 transactions:December 31 - Traded right wing/defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for future considerations. Activated defenseman Rostislav Klesla from injured reserve. Placed right wing Tyler Wright on injured reserve with bruised ribs. Recalled right wing Kent McDonell from Syracuse (AHL). Assigned defenseman Jamie Pushor to Syracuse. December 29 - Recalled goaltender Pascal Leclaire from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 28 - Assigned defenseman Aaron Johnson to Syracuse (AHL). December 26 - Activated defenseman Luke Richardson off injured reserve. Recalled defenseman Aaron Johnson from Syracuse (AHL). December 24 - Assigned right wing Tim Jackman to Syracuse (AHL). December 20 - Recalled right wing Tim Jackman from Syracuse (AHL). December 18 - Assigned left wing Andrej Nedorost to Metallurg Magnitogorsk of Russia. December 13 - Re-assigned right wing Kent McDonell to the Syracuse Crunch (AHL). December 10 - Signed defenseman Jamie Pushor to a one-year contract. December 9 - Assigned defenseman Aaron Johnson to Syracuse (AHL). December 6 - Assigned center Espen Knutsen and right wing Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre to Syracuse (AHL). December 2 - Recalled defenseman Aaron Johnson from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 1 - Placed defenseman Rostislav Klesla on injured reserve with a sprained MCL. Placed defenseman Jaroslav Spacek on injured reserve with a groin strain. November 30 - Recalled defenseman Aaron Johnson from the Syracuse (AHL). November 23 - Assigned goaltender Pascal Leclaire to Syracuse (AHL). November 22 - Recalled goaltender Pascal Leclaire from Syracuse (AHL). November 21 - Claimed center Manny Malhotra off waivers from the Dallas Stars. November 19 - Recalled defenseman Anders Eriksson from Syracuse (AHL). November 18 - Placed defenseman Duvie Westcott on injured reserve with an ankle bruise. November 16 - Placed defenseman Luke Richardson on injured reserve with a broken finger. Recalled defenseman Todd Rohloff from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 14 - Placed center Espen Knutsen on injured reserve with a hip pointer. November 7 - Activated right wing Trevor Letowski and defenseman Duvie Westcott from injured reserve. Assigned left wing Andrej Nedorost to Syracuse (AHL). November 6 - Assigned defenseman Anders Eriksson to Syracuse (AHL). October 30 - Traded forward Sean Pronger to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Zenith Komarniski. October 25 - Recalled defenseman Anders Eriksson from the Syracuse (AHL). October 23 - Assigned center Mark Hartigan to Syracuse (AHL). October 22 - Recalled center Mark Hartigan from Syracuse (AHL). October 19 - Assigned center Mark Hartigan to Syracuse (AHL). October 18 - Recalled right wing Kent McDonell and center Mark Hartigan from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 15 - Placed center Tyler Wright on injured reserve with a hyperextended elbow. October 13 - Placed left wing Trevor Letowski on injured reserve with a fractured and lacerated finger. October 11 - Activated left wing Geoff Sanderson from the injured reserve list; assigned center Sean Pronger to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 10 - Signed defenseman Anders Eriksson to a one-year contract and assigned him to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 7 - Placed left wing Geoff Sanderson on injured reserve, retroactive to September 15, with a shoulder injury. Assigned right wing Kent McDonell to Syracuse. Released left wing Riley Cote and defenseman Anders Eriksson. October 6 - Signed center Dan Fritsch to a multi-year contract. October 2 - Traded center Travis Green to the Boston Bruins for a sixth-round pick in the 2004 NHL draft. September 30 - Loaned defenseman Alexander Guskov to Yaroslavl of the Russian Elite League. September 29 - Released left wing Benoit Hogue. September 27 - Assigned defenseman Todd Rohloff, centers Don MacLean and Mark Hartigan, right wing Tim Jackman and goaltender Pascal Leclaire to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. September 26 - Assigned defenseman Pauli Levokari, left wing Mike Pandolfo and right wing Ben Knopp to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. September 25 - Assigned defensemen Aaron Johnson and Paul Traynor and goaltender Karl Goehring to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. September 19 - Assigned left wing Janne Jokila and goaltenders Andrew Penner and Shane Bendera to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Returned defensemen Marc Methot, Trevor Hendrikx and Ole-Kristian Tollefesen, center Philippe Dupuis and left wing Mathieu Gravel to their junior teams. Released defenseman T.J. Reynolds, center Darryl Boyce, center Cory Stillman and right wing Robin Leblanc. September 16 - Returned center Joakim Lindstrom to MoDo of the Swedish Elite League. September 5 - Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Todd Rohloff, who had been with the Washington Capitals. August 26 - Re-signed goaltender Karl Goehring. August 13 - Re-signed restricted free agent left wing Jeremy Reich and restricted free agent right wing Kent McDonell. July 22 - Traded center Mike Sillinger and a 2004 second-round pick to the Dallas Stars for defenseman Darryl Sydor. July 18 - Re-signed defensemen Derrick Walser and Darrel Scoville. July 15 - Signed center Mark Hartigan and defenseman Alexander Gusjkov. July 3 - Signed center Todd Marchant, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers, and right wing Trevor Letowski, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to multi-year contract. July 1 - Re-signed center Andrew Cassels to a multi-year contract. June 12 - Re-signed center Don MacLean and defenseman Pauli Levokari to one-year contracts with an option. June 6 - Announced that Doug MacLean will remain as coach. June 3 - Signed defenseman Aaron Johnson. June 2 - Signed goaltender Fred Brathwaite, who had been with the St. Louis Blues, to a one-year contract. May 15 - Re-signed defenseman Duvie Westcott to a multi-year contract; signed free agent forward Joe Motzko to a multi-year contract. May 7 - Re-signed left wing Geoff Sanderson and right wing David Vyborny. April 1 - Recalled defenseman Derrick Walser from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 22 - Recalled defenseman Duvie Westcott from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Derrick Walser to Syracuse. March 17 - Recalled center Andrej Nedorost from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 15 - Recalled right wing Matt Davidson and defenseman Derrick Walser from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 14 - Assigned defenseman Darrel Scoville to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 11 - Recalled defenseman Darrel Scoville from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Duvie Westcott to Syracuse. March 10 - Traded right wing Grant Marshall to the New Jersey Devils for a conditional draft pick in 2004. March 6 - Recalled defenseman Duvie Westcott from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 3 - Placed defenseman Darren Van Impe on injured reserve with a broken foot. February 18 - Activated center Don MacLean from injured reserve and assigned him to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. February 3 - Recalled defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre and right wing David Ling from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. February 2 - Assigned left wing Mathieu Darche to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. February 1 - Recalled left wing Mathieu Darche and defenseman Paul Manning from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 31 - Assigned defenseman Duvie Westcott and right wing David Ling to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 30 - Assigned defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 28 - Activated center Espen Knutsen and defensemen Scott Lachance, Rostislav Klesla and Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre from the injured reserve list. Assigned defenseman Derrick Walser and right wing Matt Davidson to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 25 - Loaned right wing Hannes Hyvonen to Farjestads BK of the Swedish Elite League. January 20 - Signed defenseman Darren Van Impe. Recalled right wings Matt Davidson and David Ling from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Paul Manning to Syracuse. January 18 - Assigned left wing Mathieu Darche to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 15 - Recalled left wing Mathieu Darche from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 7 - Fired coach Dave King. Named general manager Doug MacLean interim coach for the remainder of the season. January 5 - Assigned left wing Mathieu Darche to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 4 - Recalled left wing Mathieu Darche and defenseman Paul Manning from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 2 - Placed defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre on injured reserve, retroactive to December 29. Activated defenseman Jamie Allison from injured reserve. 2003 December 23 - Activated left wing Rick Nash from injured reserve. December 22 - Recalled goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 21 - Assigned goaltender Pascal Leclaire to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 20 - Activated defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre from injured reserve. December 19 - Placed left wing Rick Nash on injured reserve. Recalled goaltender Pascal Leclaire from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. December 18 - Assigned goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League on a conditioning assignment. Assigned right wing Matt Davidson to Syracuse. December 13 - Assigned goaltender Pascal Leclaire to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 12 - Recalled goaltender Pascal Leclaire from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Placed defenseman Jamie Allison on injured reserve. December 6 - Activated center Tyler Wright from injured reserve. Recalled defenseman Duvie Westcott from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 4 - Assigned defenseman Duvie Westcott to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 3 - Recalled defenseman Duvie Westcott from the Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Placed defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre on the injured reserve list. December 2 - Acquired right wing Tomi Kallio and defenseman Pauli Levokari from the Atlanta Thrashers for right wing Chris Nielsen and defenseman Petteri Nummelin. Loaned Levokari to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 21 - Activated right wing Lasse Pirjeta off the injured reserve. Assigned center Blake Bellefeuille to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 19 - Assigned left wing Andrej Nedorost to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 15 - Placed center Tyler Wright on injured reserve with a broken hand. Placed center Espen Knutsen on injured reserve with a groin injury. Recalled left wing Andrej Nedorost and center Blake Bellefeuille from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 7 - Recalled right wing Matt Davidson from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 5 - Announced the retirement of right wing Kevin Dineen. November 3 - Recalled goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 2 - Assigned goaltender Jean-Francoise Labbe to Syracuse of the American Hockey League for a conditioning assignment. October 28 - Assigned right wing Andrej Nedorost to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 24 - Assigned right wing Ben Knopp to Dayton of the East Coast Hockey League. October 19 - Recalled defenseman Derrick Walser and right wing Andrej Nedorost from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 18 - Assigned defenseman Radim Bicanek to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 15 - Placed right wing Lasse Pirjeta on injured reserve with a separated shoulder. October 8 - Assigned right wings Chris Nielsen, Matt Davidson and Andrej Nedorost and defensemen Derrick Walser and Duvie Westcott to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October - Signed left wing Rick Nash, their first-round pick, to a three-year contract. October 5 - Claimed right wing Hannes Hyvonen off waivers from the Florida Panthers. October 4 - Traded defenseman Mathieu Biron to the Florida Panthers for right wing Petr Tenkrat. October 3 - Assigned goaltender Pascal Leclaire, defenseman Darrel Scoville and right wing David Ling to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. September 26 - Assigned center Brad Moran, left wing Jeremy Reich and right wing Martin Paroulek to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. September 24 - Assigned right wing Ben Knopp, left wing Jonathan Schill, defensemen Scott Heffernan, Tyler Sloan and Dan Watson and goaltender Shane Bendera to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Returned defenseman Aaron Johnson and goaltender Andrew Penner to their junior teams. August 27 - Re-signed defenseman Derrick Walser to a one-year contract with an option. Re-signed center Blake Bellefeuille to a one-year contract. August 20 - Re-signed right wings Matt Davidson and David Ling to one-year contracts. August 15 - Signed free agent center Andrew Cassels, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks. August 7 - Traded goaltender Ron Tugnutt to the Dallas Stars for a draft pick. July 29 - Re-signed left wing Geoff Sanderson to a one-year contract. Re-signed center Espen Knutsen and defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre to multi-year contracts. July 17 - Named Gord Murphy assistant coach. Signed center Don MacLean to a one-year contract. July 8 - Re-signed defenseman Jamie Allison to to a one-year contract and signed left wing Mike Pandolfo to a multi-year contract. July 4 - Signed defensemen Scott Lachance, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, and Luke Richardson, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, to multi-year contracts. July 2 - Signed right wing Tim Jackman, their second-round pick in the 2002 draft. June 27 - Re-signed goaltender Marc Denis to a multi-year contract. June 26 - Signed right wing Grant Marshall to a multi-year contract. Signed center Lasse Pirjeta to a one-year contract. June 22 - Acquired the top overall pick in the 2002 draft from the Florida Panthers for the third overall pick and the right to switch 2003 first-round picks. Acquired the 20th overall pick in the 2002 draft and the rights to left wing Mike Pandolfo from the Buffalo Sabres for the 30th overall pick. Traded defenseman Mattias Timander to the New York Islanders for a 2002 fourth-round draft pick. Traded the 30th overall pick in the 2002 draft to the Atlanta Thrashers for 2002 second- and third-round picks. June 18 - Traded goaltender Ron Tugnutt and a 2002 second-round draft pick to the Dallas Stars for a 2002 first-round pick. June 17 - Named Paul Castrong director of player development. June 6 - Signed right wing Ben Knoop to a multi-year contract. June 4 - Assigned left wing Mathieu Darche and center Brad Moran to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. May 28 - Re-signed right wing David Vyborny to a one-year contract. Re-signed center Sean Pronger to a multi-year contract. Signed defenseman Scott Heffernan to a multi-year contract. April 23 - Signed goaltender Pascal Leclaire to a multi-year contract. April 22 - Signed left wing Jody Shelley to a multi-year contract. April 18 - Returned right wing Matt Davidson to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. April 15 - Assigned right wings Chris Nielsen and David Ling and defenseman Jamie Howard to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. April 13 - Assigned centers Sean Pronger and Andrej Nedorost and defenseman Derrick Walser to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. April 10 - Recalled defenseman Derrick Walser from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. April 9 - Assigned left wing Mathieu Darche and center Brad Moran to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. April 8 - Recalled center Brad Moran from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. April 6 - Recalled left wing Mathieu Darche from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 31 - Placed right wing Kevin Dineen on injured reserve with a rib separation. March 29 - Recalled right wing Chris Nielsen and center Andrej Nedorost from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 26 - Recalled center Sean Pronger from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 25 - Recalled right wing Matt Davidson from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Duvie Westcott to Syracuse. March 19 - Traded right wing Blake Sloan to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Jamie Allison. Traded defenseman Lyle Odelein to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Jaroslav Spacek and a 2003 second-round draft pick. March 16 - Activated goaltender Marc Denis from injured reserve. Assigned goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 15 - Recalled defenseman Duvie Westcott from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Traded defenseman Jamie Pushor to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in the 2003 Entry Draft. March 13 - Assigned defenseman Jamie Heward and center Brett Harkins to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 8 - Placed goaltender Marc Denis on injured reserve with a strained groin. Recalled goaltender J.F. Labbe from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. February 5 - Recalled right wing Robert Kron from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. February 4 - Assigned left wing Mathieu Darche to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Placed center Brett Harkins on injured reserve. January 28 - Recalled center Brad Moran from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Placed right wing David Vyborny on injured reserve retroactive to January 25. January 22 - Recalled left wing Mathieu Darche from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. January 21 - Assigned right wing Robert Kron to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 17 - Recalled right wing Dave Ling from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 13 - Recalled defenseman Jamie Heward from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 8, 2002 - Recalled right wing David Ling from the Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Jamie Heward to Syracuse. 2002 December 30 - Recalled right wing Matt Davidson from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 27 - Assigned center Sean Pronger and right wing Chris Nielsen to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Recalled center Brett Harkins from Syracuse. December 8 - Recalled center Sean Pronger and left wing Jody Shelley from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 2 - Assigned center Sean Pronger to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 30 - Recalled center Sean Pronger from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Assigned center Blake Bellefeuille to Syracuse. November 27 - Recalled center Blake Bellefeuille from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 24 - Recalled center Chris Nielsen from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 20 - Assigned left wing Mathieu Darche to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 19 - Assigned center Brett Harkins to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 17 - Activated left wing Geoff Sanderson from injured reserve. November 16 - Activated center Tyler Wright from injured reserve. November 15 - Assigned center Sean Pronger and right wing Matt Davidson to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 12 - Assigned right wing Chris Nielsen to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 11 - Assigned left wing Martin Spanhel to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 9 - Activated left wing Ray Whitney from the injured reserve list. November 8 - Placed center Brett Harkins on injured reserve. November 6 - Recalled center Sean Pronger and left wing Martin Spanhel from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 4 - Assigned center Sean Pronger to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 2 - Recalled center Sean Pronger from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Placed center Brett Harkins on injured reserve. November 1 - Recalled left wing Mathieu Darche and right wing Matt Davidson from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Assigned left wing Jody Shelley to Syracuse. October 29 - Assigned left wing Martin Spanhel to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 24 - Recalled left wing Jody Shelley from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 13 - Recalled center Sean Pronger from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 9 - Assigned left wing Jody Shelley to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. August 29 - Acquired right wing Grant Marshall from the Dallas Stars for a second-round pick in the 2003 draft. August 23 - Signed left wing Geoff Sanderson to a one-year contract. August 3 - Re-signed defenseman Jamie Pushor to a one-year contract. July 13 - Re-signed restricted free agent center Tyler Wright to a multi-year contract. July 10 - Signed right wing David Ling and defenseman Darrel Scoville. July 8 - Re-signed free agent right wing Blake Sloan to a multi-year contract. Named Michael Humes senior vice president, business operations; T.J. LaMendola chief financial officer; Chris MacFraland manager, hockey operations and Jim Rankin manager, team services. July 6 - Named Jim Clark executive vice-president and assistant general manager, Bob Strumm director of pro scouting and Paul Castron assistant director of amateur scouting. July 3 - Signed center Mike Sillinger, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a three-year contract. June 24 - Acquired the rights to defenseman Paul Manning from the Calgary Flames for a 2001 fifth-round pick. June 20 - Signed left wing Martin Paroulek and center Andrej Nedorost. May 18 - Claimed center Sean Pronger off waivers from the New York Islanders. May 7 - Signed goaltender Karl Goehring and defenseman Duvie Westcott. April 9 - Assigned forwards Bill Bowler, Mathieu Darche and Chris Nielsen to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Kevin Dahl to Chicago of the International Hockey League. April 8 - Recalled defenseman Kevin Dahl from Chicago of the International Hockey League. April 4 - Assigned defenseman Mike Gaul to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. April 3 - Activated left wing Ray Whitney from injured reserve. Recalled defenseman Radim Bicanek from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. April 1 - Recalled defenseman Mike Gaul and left wing Mathieu Darche from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 30 - Assigned left wings Sean Selmser, Mathieu Darche and Martin Spanhel to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. March 27 - Recalled center Bill Bowler and left wing Sean Selmser from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 26 - Recalled left wings Mathieu Darche and Martin Spanhel from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 24 - Recalled center Chris Nielsen from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 22 - Assigned centers Chris Nielsen and Bill Bowler to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 21 - Recalled centers Chris Nielsen and Bill Bowler from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 20 - Assigned forwards Matt Davidson and Martin Spanhel to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 16 - Placed left wing Geoff Sanderson on injured reserve. Recalled left wing Martin Spanhel from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 14 - Recalled right wing Matt Davidson from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Signed defenseman Radim Bicanek to a multi-year contract. March 13 - Traded right wing Steve Heinze to the Buffalo Sabres for a 2001 third-round draft pick. Acquired left wing Ray Whitney from the Florida Panthers for center Kevyn Adams for a conditional draft pick. Traded defenseman Frantisek Kucera to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2001 sixth-round draft pick. Claimed right wing Blake Sloan off waivers from the Dallas Stars. March 11 - Assigned defenseman Radim Bicanek to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 10 - Recalled defenseman Radim Bicanek from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 2 - Assigned center Chris Nielsen to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. February 28 - Recalled center Chris Nielsen from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. February 22 - Reassigned left wing Mathieu Darche to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. February 19 - Assigned left wing Jody Shelley to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. February 17 - Recalled left wing Jody Shelley from Syracuse of the International Hockey League. February 1 - Signed left wing Jody Shelley. January 22 - Assigned center Chris Nielsen to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 14 - Traded left wing Krzysztof Oliwa to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2001 third-round draft pick. January 12 - Activated goaltender Ron Tugnutt from injured reserve. Returned goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 11 - Re-assigned defenseman Mike Gaul to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 10 - Recalled defenseman Mike Gaul from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. January 4, 2001 - Assigned defenseman Radim Bicanek to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. 2001 December 31, 2000 - Recalled goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 28 - Assigned left wing Steve Maltais to Chicago of the International Hockey League and center Bill Bowler to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 23 - Recalled left wing Steve Maltais from Chicago of the International Hockey League. December 20 - Loaned left wing Steve Maltais to Chicago of the International Hockey League. December 19 - Assigned defenseman Kevin Dahl to Chicago of the International Hockey League. December 14 - Placed defenseman Frantisek Kucera and center Robert Kron on injured reserve. Recalled right wing Mike Maneluk from Chicago of the International Hockey League. Recalled center Chris Nielsen from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 13 - Recalled defenseman Kevin Dahl from the Chicago Wolves of the International Hockey League. December 9 - Recalled defenseman Deron Quint from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. December 7 - Assigned goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe and defenseman Deron Quint to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 3 - Recalled goalteder Jean-Francois Labbe from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. December 2 - Recalled right wing Matt Davidson from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 27 - Assigned defenseman Radim Bicanek to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. November 24 - Recalled defensemen Radim Bicanek and Deron Quint from Syracuse of the International Hockey League. November 9 - Acquired goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe from the New York Rangers for defenseman Bert Robertsson. Assigned Labbe to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 31 - Assigned forward Rick Gorman to Dayton of the East Coast Hockey League. October 27 - Returned defenseman Rostislav Klesla to his junior team. October 26 - Recalled left wing Rick Gorman from Dayton of the East Coast Hockey League. October 25 - Activated center Espen Knutsen from injured reserve. Assigned center Ted Drury to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 18 - Assigned right wing Kent McDonell and left wing Jonathan Schill to Dayton of the East Coast Hockey League. October 7 - Signed left wing Steve Maltais to a one-year contract. Assigned defenseman Radim Bicanek to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. October 5 - Assigned left wing Mike Maneluk to Chicago of the International Hockey League. October 2 - Signed defenseman Rostislav Klesla to a three-year contract. October 1 - Assigned center Chris Nielsen and left wing Martin Spanhel to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. September 29 - Assigned center Blake Bellefeuille to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. September 24 - Assigned right wings Matt Davidson and Scott Hollis, left wings Sean Selmser and Mathieu Darche and center Jeff Williams to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Assigned goaltender Frederic Chabot to Houston of the International Hockey League. Signed defenseman Tyler Sloan to a multi-year contract. September 23 - Assigned goaltender Greg Gardner, defenseman Jonas Junkka and center Reggie Savage to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Released defenseman Jeff Ware. September 22 - Assigned defenseman Kevin Dahl to Chicago of the International Hockey League. September 21 - Assigned goaltender Marc Lamothe, left wings Jody Shelley and Jeremy Reich, right wing Shawn LeGault, centers Brad Moran and Bill Bowler and defensemen Sergei Klimentiev, Andrei Sryubko and Michael Gaul to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Returned defenseman Kevin Dahl to Chicago of the International Hockey League. September 18 - Assigned defensemen Robert Ek, Tim O'Connell, Dan Watson, left wings Rick Gorman, Jonathan Schall and right wing Kent McDonell to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. September 15 - Released left wings Robb Palahnuk and Ben Keup and right wing Jeff Mitchell. August 31 - Signed goaltender Marc Denis to a multi-year contract. August 24 - Signed defensemen Kevin Dahl and Mike Gaul and left wing Mike Maneluk. August 4 - Named Chris Mizer athletic trainer and Mark Casterline strength and conditioning coach. August 3 - Signed center Bill Bowler, left wing Sean Selmser and defenseman Andrei Sryubko. July 25 - Signed right wing Jan Caloun and defenseman Petteri Nummelin. July 20 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Serge Aubin, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche. July 18 - Named Gerard Gallant assistant coach. July 12 - Named Russ Mollohan director of broadcasting. July 7 - Signed defenseman Frantisek Kucera to a multi-year contract. July 6 - Named Dan Kelly television play-by-play announcer, Steve Konroyd television color commentator, George Matthews radio play-by-play announcer and Bill Davidge radio color commentator. July 5 - Named Dave King coach. July 4 - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Ron Tugnutt, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a multi-year contract. June 29 - Signed defenseman Lyle Odelein, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a multi-year contract. June 23 - Acquired a fifth-round pick in Saturday's draft from the Boston Bruins for future considerations. Acquired defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, right wing Matt Davidson and fifth-round picks in the 2000 and 2001 drafts from the Buffalo Sabres for future considerations. Traded right wing Turner Stevenson to the New Jersey Devils to complete a previous trade for right wing Krzysztof Oliwa. June 12 - Acquired right wing Krzysztof Oliwa from the New Jersey Devils for future considerations. Acquired right wing Jan Caloun and a 2000 ninth-round pick from the San Jose Sharks for future considerations. Named Harry Coder human resources manager, Brooks Jordan director of group sales and Jim Rankin team services coordinator. June 7 - Acquired goaltender Marc Denis from the Colorado Avalanche for a 2000 second-round draft pick. Signed forwards David Vyborny and Martin Spanhel. June 5 - Signed center Brad Moran. June 1 - Signed forward Reggie Savage. May 31 - Signed forward Blake Bellefeuille. May 26 - Claimed defenseman Jamie Heward off waivers from the New York Islanders. May 25 - Acquired center Espen Knutsen from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a fourth-round pick in the 2001 draft and signed him to a multi-year contract. May 23 - Named Stacey Segal manager of community development. May 18 - Named Terri Murphy director of client services and Scott Klein account executive. May 11 - Acquired center Chris Nielsen from the New York Islanders for 2000 fourth- and ninth-round picks. May 8 - Signed free agent forward Jonathan Schill. May 5 - Signed left wing Mathieu Darche. May 4 - Signed goaltender Greg Gardner. May 2 - Named Andy Silverman vice president of ticket sales and Dan Jones assistant director of communications. April 24 - Named Jim Connolly MIS manager, Kimberly Kershaw director of game operations and Michelle LeVeque administrative assistant for corporate development. Copyright©1997-2004 The HockeyNut |