Edmonton Oilers

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1997-2003 transactions:

December 29 - Assigned defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron to Toronto of the American Hockey League.

December 16 - Traded restricted free agent center Mike Comrie to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Jeff Woywitka, a first round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and a third round pick in 2005.

November 28 - Activated center Adam Oates.

Assigned left wing Tony Salmelainen to Toronto (AHL).

November 20 - Announced a 10-year sponsorship and marketing agreement to rename their arena Rexall Place.

November 19 - Signed defenseman Steve Staios to a three-year contract extension.

November 3 - Recalled forward Peter Sarno from Toronto (AHL).

October 31 - Activated goaltender Ty Conklin from the injured reserve list.

Assigned goaltender Stephen Valiquette to the Toronto (AHL).

October 30 - Recalled right wing Tony Salmelainen from Toronto (AHL).

October 24 - Recalled goaltender Stephen Valiquette from Toronto (AHL).

September 29 - Re-signed left wing Ethan Moreau to a four-year contract.

August 11 - Named Craig Simpson assistant coach.

August 5 - Re-signed center Shawn Horcoff to a two-year contract; re-signed right wing Michael Henrich and defenseman Bobby Allen to one-year contracts.

August 4 - Signed center Marty Reasoner and left wing Raffi Torres to two-year contracts.

July 29 - Re-signed left wing Brad Isbister to a one-year contract.

July 3 - Signed defenseman Mathieu Roy to a three-year contract, and defensemen Jan Horacek and Mikko Luoma to one-year contracts.

July 2 - Re-signed assistant coaches Don Jackson and Bill Moores to multi-year contracts.

May 22 - Agreed to terms with general manager Kevin Lowe on a four-year contract extension through the 2007-08 season.

April 20 - Returned defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 12 - Assigned left wing Raffi Torres to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 11 - Traded right wing Anson Carter and defenseman Ales Pisa to the New York Rangers for right wing Radek Dvorak and defenseman Cory Cross.

Traded defenseman Janne Niinimaa to the New York Islanders for left wings Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres.

March 5 - Recalled defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Jani Rita to Hamilton.

February 28 - Recalled right wing Jani Rita from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Kari Haakana to Hamilton.

February 27 - Recalled goaltender Ty Conklin and defenseman Kari Haakana from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Jani Rita to Hamilton.

February 14 - Recalled right wing Jani Rita from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 11 - Assigned defenseman Kari Haakana to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 31 - Assigned left wing Jani Rita and center Jarret Stoll to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 28 - Recalled center Jarret Stoll from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 15 - Assigned defenseman Bobby Allen to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 13 - Recalled defenseman Bobby Allen from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 8 - Recalled center Fernando Pisani from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

2003

December 30 - Recalled defenseman Alexei Semenov from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

December 28 - Released center Jiri Dopita.

December 23 - Recalled center Mike Bishai from Columbus of the East Coast Hockey League.

December 5 - Placed forward Georges Laraque on injured reserve with a lacerated left elbow.

Activated center Jiri Dopita from injured reserve.

December 4 - Assigned defenseman Kari Haakana to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

November 13 - Placed center Jiri Dopita on injured reserve with a sore right knee.

November 8 - Recalled center Marty Reasoner from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Placed center Jiri Dopita on waivers.

October 7 - Traded right wing Mike Grier to the Washington Capitals for 2003 second- and third-round draft picks.

Assigned center Jarret Stoll to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 4 - Assigned left wing Jani Rita, right wing Fernando Pisani and defensemen Bobby Allen and Alexei Semenov to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 25 - Signed right wing Ales Hemsky to a three-year contract.

Returned goaltender Jeff Deslauriers to his junior team.

September 23 - Assigned goaltender Kristian Antila and defenseman Alexander Liubimov to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 21 - Assigned defensemen Marc-Andre Bergeron and Jay Vancik, left wing Nate DiCasmirro and centers Chad Hinz and Peter Sarno to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Released left wing Shawn Legault.

September 19 - Assigned goaltender Michael Morrison, defensemen Bart Rushmer and Bryan Vines, center Mike Bisahi, left wing Sean McAslan and right wing J.J. Hunter to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Dallas Anderson to Tulsa of the Central Hockey League.

Returned centers Dan Baum and Colin Sinclair, left wings J.F. Dufort and Shay Stephenson and defenseman Mathieu Roy to their junior teams.

September 12 - Re-signed defenseman Eric Brewer to a two-year contract.

September 9 - Signed left wing Mike York to a three-year contract.

August 2 - Announced left wing Josh Green has accepted a one-year qualifying offer.

Re-signed center Jason Chimera to a two-year contract.

July 30 - Re-signed right wing Mike Grier and defenseman Alex Henry to one-year contracts.

June 22 - Traded center Jochen Hecht to the Buffalo Sabres for two 2002 second-round draft picks.

June 18 - Acquired center Jiri Dopita from the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2003 third-round draft pick and a conditional 2004 fifth-round pick.

June 5 - Exercised the option on the contract of goaltender Jussi Markkanen.

June 3 - Reached a long-term broadcasting agreement with 630 CHED.

May 28 - Agreed to terms with center Mike Bishai and right wing Nate DiCasmirro.

April 15 - Assigned center Brian Swanson and defenseman Ales Pisa to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 19 - Traded defenseman Tom Poti and left wing Rem Murray to the New York Rangers for center Mike York and a 2002 fourth-round draft pick.

Acquired defenseman Bobby Allen from the Boston Bruins for defenseman Sean Brown and assigned him to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Recalled defensemen Sven Butenschon and Ales Pisa from Hamilton.

March 15 - Assigned center Shawn Horcoff to Hamilton of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

March 14 - Recalled center Brian Swanson from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 7 - Assigned left wing Jani Rita to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 5, 2002 - Recalled defenseman Sven Butenschon from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

2002

December 25 - Assigned left wing Jason Chimera to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 18 - Recalled goaltender Alex Fomitchev from Columbus of the East Coast Hockey League.

October 10 - Assigned goaltender Jussi Markkanen to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 4 - Signed center Kevin Brown.

August 31 - Announced the retirement of center Paul Comrie.

August 15 - Signed defenseman Eric Brewer to a one-year contract.

August 9 - Signed forward Brian Swanson to a two-year contract and defenseman Alain Nasreddine to a one-year contract.

August 3 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Janne Niinimaa on a three-year contract.

July 31 - Signed forward Daniel Cleary to a three-year contract and defenseman Chris Hajt to a one-year contract.

July 30 - Signed center Jochen Hecht to a three-year contract.

July 17 - Signed defenseman Alexander Ljubimov and center Jan Benda; agreed to terms with center Greg Leeb.

July 14 - Signed right wing Jani Rita to a multi-year contract.

July 12 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Steve Staios on a multi-year contract.

July 1 - Traded center Doug Weight and right wing Michel Riesen to the St.Louis Blues for center Marty Reasoner, left wing Jochen Hecht and defenseman Jan Horacek.

June 29 - Traded center Sergei Zholtok to the Minnesota Wild for undisclosed draft picks.

June 13 - Signed center Fernando Pisani.

May 29 - Signed defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron to a three-year contract, right wing Craig Reichert to a two-year contract and right wing Kevin McDonald to a one-year contract.

April 18 - Signed goaltender Ty Conklin to a three-year contract.

March 13 - Traded left wing Dan LaCouture to the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Sven Butenschon.

March 5 - Assigned goaltender Eric Heffler to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Agreed to terms with forward Sean McAslan on a three-year contract.

February 22 - Named Pete Peeters goaltending coach.

February 6 - Recalled defenseman Scott Ferguson from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 1 - Assigned defenseman Scott Ferguson to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 14 - Assigned goaltender Joaquin Gage to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 12 - Acquired defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick from the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

January 10, 2001 - Claimed goaltender Dominic Roussel off waivers from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

2001

December 31, 2000 - Signed center Mike Comrie to a three-year contract.

December 29 - Activated right wing Josh Green and assigned him to Hamilton of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

Assigned center Brian Swanson to Hamilton.

December 18 - Traded center Chad Kilger to the Montreal Canadiens for center Sergei Zholtok.

December 12 - Assigned center Jason Chimera to Hamilton.

December 8 - Recalled center Jason Chimera from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Patrick Cote to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

December 5 - Assigned center Brian Swanson to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

December 4 - Placed right wing Mike Grier on the injured list.

Recalled center Shawn Horcoff from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

November 15 - Traded right wing Bill Guerin to the Boston Bruins for the rights to left wing Anson Carter, a 2001 second-round pick and the option of switching first-round picks in the 2001 or 2002 draft.

November 10 - Reassigned goaltender Eric Heffler to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

November 7 - Assigned left wing Patrick Cote and goaltender Joaquin Gage to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Recalled goaltender Eric Heffler from Hamilton.

November 2 - Signed goaltender Tommy Salo to a three-year contract extension.

October 31 - Assigned left wings Michel Riesen and Brad Norton to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 24 - Recalled left wing Patrick Cote from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 20 - Assigned goaltender Alexandre Fomitchev to the Asheville Smoke of the United Hockey League.

October 6 - Named Eric Upton director of sales.

October 3 - Assigned left wing Paul Comrie to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 26 - Assigned defensemen Scott Ferguson and Alain Nasreddine to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 23 - Signed left wing Ryan Smyth to a three-year contract.

September 22 - Assigned defenseman Chris Hajt and centers Shawn Horcoff and Peter Sarno to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Alexei Semenov to Sudbury of the Ontario Hockey League.

September 20 - Assigned defenseman Terran Sandwith to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 19 - Assigned right wings Devin Hartnell, Paul Healey and Brian Urick and left wing Alexander Volchkov to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 12 - Assigned goaltenders Alex Fomitchev, Patrick LaBrecque and Chris Madden, defensemen Kurt Drummond, Alex Henry, Todd Kidd and Maxim Linnik, centers Brent Cullaton, Mark Deyell, Chad Hinz and Jason Morgan, left wing Jared Smyth, right wings Michael Henrich, Nick Lent, Fernando Pisani and Maxim Spridonov to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Released goaltender Scott Myers.

Returned defensemen Christian Chartier, Paul Flache, centers Lou Dickenson, Matthew Lombardi, right wings Pierre-Luc Laprise, Ryley Layden, Shaun Norrie and Sean McAsian to their respective junior teams.

September 8 - Re-signed restricted free agent right wing Georges Laraque to a three-year contract.

September 7 - Agreed to terms with forward Doug Weight on a one-year contract.

September 6 - Signed forward Rem Murray to a three-year contract.

September 5 - Signed Shawn Horcoff to a three-year contract

August 31 - Signed defenseman Alain Nasreddine and right wing Paul Healey.

August 24 - Re-signed restricted free agent left wing Ethan Moreau to a three-year contract.

August 18 - Agreed to terms with right wing Mike Grier on a two-year contract.

August 15 - Re-signed defenseman Sean Brown to a one-year contract with an option.

August 14 - Named Mark Lamb assistant coach in charge of player development.

August 11 - Announced the resignation of executive vice president of business operations Doug Piper, effective August 31.

August 10 - Named Claude Julien coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.

August 8 - Agreed to terms with restricted free agent center Todd Marchant on a two-year contract.

July 27 - Re-signed defenseman Igor Ulanov to a one-year contract.

July 26 - Signed center Domenic Pittis to a two-year contract and defenseman Brad Norton to a one-year contract.

Signed scouts Bob Mancini, Gord Pell and Stuart MacGregor to one-year contracts.

July 25 - Signed goaltender Joaquin Gage to a one-year contract.

July 21 - Named Charlie Huddy and Bill Moores assistant coaches.

July 20 - Traded goaltender Kay Whitmore to the Boston Bruins for future considerations.

July 19 - Signed free agent defenseman Terran Sandwith to a one-year contract.

July 13 - Signed left wing Josh Green and defenseman Alexei Semenov.

July 5 - Signed defenseman Scott Ferguson.

June 24 - Traded defenseman Roman Hamrlik to the New York Islanders for defenseman Eric Brewer, left wing Josh Green and a 2000 second-round draft pick.

June 22 - Named Craig MacTavish coach.

June 21 - Named Scott Howson assistant general manager.

June 12 - Acquired left wing Patrick Cote from the Nashville Predators for a 2000 fifth-round draft pick.

May 30 - Agreed to a contract with right wing Michael Henrich, their 1998 first-round pick.

May 19 - Announced the resignation of president and general manager Glen Sather.

April 17 - Recalled center Rob Murray from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

April 5 - Recalled goaltender Mike Minard from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 31 - Recalled left wing Daniel Cleary from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 30 - Recalled left wing Dan LaCouture from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 14 - Acquired center German Titov from the Pittsburgh Penguins for left wing Josef Beranek.

March 9 - Traded defensemen Christian Laflamme and Matthieu Descoteaux to the Montreal Canadiens for defensemen Igor Ulanov and Alain Nasreddine.

March 7 - Recalled right wing Kevin Brown from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 2 - Loaned left wing Dan Cleary to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 22 - Recalled center Chad Kilger from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 8 - Assigned center Chad Kilger to Hamilton of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

February 7 - Recalled left wing Daniel Cleary from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 4 - Acquired right wing Alexandre Volchkov from the Washington Capitals for future considerations.

January 7, 2000 - Assigned left wing Michel Picard to Grand Rapids of the International Hockey League.

2000

December 29, 1999 - Acquired goaltender Kay Whitmore from the Boston Bruins for defenseman Mike Matteucci.

December 21 - Named Anders Hedberg director of European scouting.

December 10 - Assigned defenseman Brett Hauer to Manitoba of the International Hockey League.

December 2 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Michel Picard, who had been with the St. Louis Blues.

Loaned left wing Paul Comrie to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

December 1 - Obtained center Rob Murray from the Phoenix Coyotes for center Eric Houde and assigned him to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.

November 29 - Recalled defenseman Brett Hauer from Manitoba of the International Hockey League.

Loaned goaltender Eric Heffler to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

November 25 - Recalled goaltender Eric Heffler from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

November 9 - Re-assigned right wing Maxim Spiridonov to Tallahassee of the East Coast Hockey League.

November 2 - Signed free agent right wing Bill Guerin to a two-year contract.

October 29 - Assigned left wing Daniel Cleary to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 18 - Recalled defenseman-left wing Bert Robertsson and defenseman Brad Norton from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 14 - Recalled left wing Daniel Cleary from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 12 - Named Kevin Prendergast vice president of hockey operations.

October 8 - Loaned left wing Dan LaCouture to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 5 - Signed right wing Mike Grier to a one-year contract.

Recalled defenseman Brad Norton from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 1 - Signed center Paul Comrie to a two-year contract and left wing Ryan Smyth to a one-year deal.

September 29 - Signed defenseman Roman Hamrlik to a one-year contract.

September 27 - Assigned defenseman Todd Reirden and left wing Bert Robertsson to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Released left wing Jason Dawe.

September 20 - Assigned goaltender Eric Heffler, defensemen Matthieu Descoteaux and Chris Hajt, center Brian Swanson, left wing Daniel Cleary and right wings Michael Riesen and Vladimir Vorobiev to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Designated defenseman Alex Henry for assignment.

September 15 - Assigned left wing Jason Chimera and goaltender Mike Minard to Hamilton of the American Hockey League and right wing Michael Henrich to Barrie of the Ontario Hockey League.

September 13 - Assigned defenseman Sergei Yerkovich to Hamilton of the American Hockey League; released right wing Dmitri Kvartalnov.

September 12 - Assigned the following players to Hamilton of the American Hockey League: goaltenders Ian Perkins and Doug Teskey; defensemen Mike Gaffney, Jason Ried, Lukas Zib and Alex Zhurik; centers Mike Legg and Peter Sarno; left wings Sean Selmser, Jason Simon and Maxim Spiridonov; right wings Adam Copeland, Chad Hinz, Brandon Lafrance, Mike Thompson and Brian Urick; returned the following players to their junior teams: defensemen Christian Chartier, Paul Elliot, Trevor Ettinger, Jonathan Fauteaux and Alexei Semenov; goaltenders Alex Fomitchev and Curtis Sanford; and centers Dominic Forget and Brian Passmore; released right wing Karol Bartanus, defensemen Brent Bilodeau and Kevin Haup, centers Blair Manning, Terry Marchant and Dana Mulvihill and left wing Jared Smyth.

September 3 - Re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Christian Laflamme to a three-year contract.

August 20 - Agreed to terms with center Brian Swanson.

August 19 - Signed free agent left wing Bert Robertsson.

August 18 - Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with center Chad Kilger.

August 11 - Agreed to terms with restricted free agent center Rem Murray on a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration.

August 10 - Announced that assistant coach Ted Green will return for the 1999-2000 season.

August 4 - Signed goaltender Bill Ranford to a one-year contract.

July 20 - Signed free agent center Eric Houde, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens.

July 15 - Named Craig MacTavish an assistant coach.

June 18 - Named Kevin Lowe coach.

June 7 - Announced that coach Ron Low will not return next season.

June 2 - Signed center Peter Sarno to a multi-year contract.

June 1 - Signed goaltender Alex Fomitchev to a multi-year contract.

May 31 - Signed forwards Jason Chimera and Chad Hinz to multi-year contracts.

May 10 - Signed goaltender Eric Heffler to a multi-year contract.

April 13 - Recalled left wing Joe Hulbig and right wing Vladimir Vorobiev from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

April 8 - Agreed to an amateur tryout with goaltender Eric Heffner.

March 24 - Assigned left wing Brad Church, right wing Adam Copeland and goalie Chris Wickenheiser to New Orleans of the East Coast Hockey League.

Recalled center Boyd Devereaux from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 23 - Acquired defenseman Jason Smith from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 1999 fourth-round draft pick and a 2000 second-round pick.

March 20 - Acquired center Chad Kilger, left wings Ethan Moreau and Daniel Cleary and defenseman Christian Laflamme from the Chicago Blackhawks for defensemen Boris Mironov and Jonas Elofsson and left wing Dean McAmmond.

Acquired goaltender Tommy Salo from the New York Islanders for center Mats Lindgren and an eighth-round draft choice in 1999.

March 19 - Recalled center Boyd Devereaux and right wing Kevin Brown from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Daniel Lacroix to Hamilton.

March 11 - Traded goaltender Mikhail Shtalenkov to the Phoenix Coyotes for a fifth-round draft choice in 2000.

March 8 - Re-assigned goaltender Chris Wickenheiser from New Orleans of the East Coast Hockey League to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 4 - Assigned center Chris Ferraro and left wing Dan LaCouture to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 22 - Recalled goaltender Steve Passmore and forwards Chris Ferraro and Dan LaCouture from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned center Boyd Devereaux and defenseman Todd Reirden to Hamilton.

Re-assigned goaltender Chris Wickenheiser to New Orleans of the East Coast Hockey League.

February 3 - Acquired left wing Brad Church from the Washington Capitals for the rights to left wing Barrie Moore.

January 29 - Acquired center Alexandre Daigle from the Philadelphia Flyers for left wing Andrei Kovalenko.

Traded center Alexandre Daigle to the Tampa Bay Lightning for right wing Alexander Selivanov.

January 25 - Recalled defenseman Todd Reirden from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 5, 1999 - Recalled center Jim Dowd and defenseman Todd Reirden from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

1999

December 29, 1998 - Loaned defenseman Craig Miller to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

December 28 - Recalled right wing Georges Laraque from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Craig Millar and center Fred Lindquist to Hamilton.

December 16 - Loaned right wing Michel Riesen to the Swiss National Junior Team for the upcoming 1990 World Junior Hockey Championships.

December 15 - Assigned right wing Kevin Brown to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

December 6 - Recalled left wing Fredrik Lindquist from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

November 15 - Reassigned right wing Aaron Copeland from Hamilton of the American Hockey League to New Orleans of the East Coast Hockey League.

October 23 - Loaned defenseman Brad Norton to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 21 - Assigned left wing Daniel Lacroix to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 20 - De-activated center Daniel Lacroix, pending assignment.

Activated center Doug Weight.

October 19 - Re-signed Group II free agent center Doug Weight to a two-year contract.

Signed defenseman Brad Norton to a two-year contract and assigned him to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 15 - Loaned right wing Fredrik Lindquist to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 12 - Re-signed left wing Ryan Smyth to a one-year contract.

October 7 - Assigned left wing Joe Hulbig and right wing Georges Laraque to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Designated center Mark Lamb for assignment.

October 5 - Traded left wing Valeri Zelepukin to the Philadelphia Flyers for center Daniel Lacroix.

October 1 - Traded goaltender Eric Fichaud and defensemen Drake Berehowsky and Greg de Vries to the Nashville Predators for goaltender Mikhail Shtalenkov and center Jim Dowd.

Signed free agent defenseman Marty McSorley, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a one-year contract.

September 28 - Assigned goaltender Steve Passmore, defensemen Todd Reirden and Sergei Yerkovich and right wings Dennis Bonvie and Michel Riesen to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Released right wing Roman Oksiuta.

September 26 - Re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Janne Niinimaa to a three-year contract.

September 16 - Returned defenseman Lukas Zib to HC Ceske Budejovice of the Czech Republic Elite League.

September 8 - Signed goaltender Eric Fichaud to a two-year contract.

September 1 - Signed defenseman Frank Musil to a two-year contract and defenseman Sergei Yerkovich to a one-year contract.

August 17 - Agreed to terms on a one-year contract with goaltender Bob Essensa.

August 13 - Agreed to terms with center Chris Ferraro and right wing Adam Copeland.

August 10 - Agreed to terms with restricted free agent left wing Dean McAmmond on a two-year contract.

August 6 - Re-signed center/left wing Todd Marchant to a two-year contract, avoiding arbitration.

July 31 - Re-signed free agent left wing Valeri Zelepukin to a one-year contract.

July 30 - Announced the retirement of defenseman Kevin Lowe, who will become an assistant coach with the team.

July 16 - Signed forwards Josef Beranek and Fredrik Lindqvist to multi-year contracts.

July 15 - Signed right wing Michel Riesen, their first-round pick in the 1997 draft, to a multi-year contract.

July 3 - Agreed to terms with defensemen Tom Poti on a multi-year contract.

July 2 - Signed Glen Sather to a new long-term contract to remain president and general manager.

June 16 - Acquired left wing Josef Beranek from the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Bobby Dollas and center Tony Hrkac.

June 4 - Signed goaltender Tim Thomas to a one-year contract.

May 5 - Returned right wing Georges Laraque to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

April 23 - Assigned right wing Georges Laraque to the Hamilton Bulldogs on the American Hockey League.

April 17 - Signed junior defenseman Chris Hajt to a multi-year contract.

April 8 - Returned defenseman Craig Millar to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

April 7 - Recalled right wing Georges Laraque and defenseman Craig Millar from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 24 - Traded defenseman Dan McGillis and a second-round draft pick in 1998 to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Janne Niinimaa.

March 9 - Acquired defenseman Frank Musil from the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Scott Ferguson.

March 6 - Returned defensemen Scott Ferguson and Craig Millar to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 3 - Recalled defensemen Scott Ferguson and Craig Millar from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 24 - Recalled center Boyd Devereaux, defenseman Terran Sandwith and right wing Scott Fraser from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 4 - Reassigned goaltender Mike Minard to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 3 - Recalled right wing/defenseman Dennis Bonvie from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 27 - Re-assigned defenseman Alexander Zhurik to the Belarus National Team.

January 19 - Recalled defenseman Terran Sandwith from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 14 - Assigned defenseman Sean Brown, center Scott Fraser and right wing Georges Laraque to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 12 - Sent defenseman Ladislav Benysek from Sparta Praha of the Czech League to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.

January 9 - Acquired defenseman Bobby Dollas from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for defenseman Drew Bannister.

January 6 - Claimed center Tony Hrkac on waivers from the Dallas Stars.

January 5 - Reassigned left wings Joe Hulbig and Doug Friedman to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.

Reassigned goaltender Steve Passmore to the San Antonio Dragons of the International Hockey League.

January 4, 1998 - Traded center Jason Arnott and defenseman Bryan Muir to the New Jersey Devils for right wing Bill Guerin and left wing Valeri Zelepukin.

1998

December 30, 1997 - Acquired defenseman Roman Hamrlik and the rights to center Paul Comrie from the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Bryan Marchment and centers Jason Bonsignore and Steve Kelly.

December 29 - Returned center Steve Kelly to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Recalled right wing Scott Fraser from Hamilton.

December 12 - Reassigned center Colin Schmidt from Hamilton of the American Hockey League to New Orleans of the East Coast Hockey League.

December 1 - Returned defenseman Craig Millar to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

November 20 - Reassigned goaltender Mike Minard from Hamilton of the American Hockey League to New Orleans of the East Coast Hockey League.

Returned defenseman Ladislav Benysek to Hamilton.

Recalled defenseman Bryan Muir and left wing Doug Friedman from Hamilton.

November 12 - Reassigned goaltender Mike Minard to New Orleans of the East Coast Hockey League.

November 6 - Waived left wing Ray Whitney and right wing Dennis Bonvie.

October 24 - Recalled defenseman Craig Millar from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 15 - Acquired defenseman Jason Bowen from the Philadelphia Flyers for right wing Brantt Myhres.

October 11 - Agreed to terms with left wing Rem Murray.

Assigned left wing Joe Hulbig to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 7 - Returned defenseman Sean Brown to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Loaned left wing Kyle Peterson to New Orleans of the East Coast Hockey League.

October 2 - Agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with free agent defenseman Dan McGillis.

October 1 - Signed center Ray Whitney.

September 29 - Assigned defenseman Bryan Muir to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 27 - Signed goaltender Bob Essensa to a one-year contract.

September 22 - Assigned goalie Jean-Francis Labbe, forwards Jason Bonsignore, Geoff Bumstead, Dan LaCouture and Georges Laraque and defensemen Matthieu Descoteaux and Craig Millar to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.
Sent defenseman Sergei Yerkovich to the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League.
Returned defenseman Chris Hajt to the Ontario Hockey League.

September 16 - Assigned defenseman Terran Sandwith and left wing Jason Carriere to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 4 - Added Tom Thompson and Brad Davis to the scouting staff.

August 25 - Traded right wing Mariusz Czerkawski to the New York Islanders for left wing Dan Lacouture.

August 20 - Named Bryn Griffiths public relations manager.

August 18 - Signed defenseman Kevin Lowe to a multi-year contract.

August 15 - Signed defenseman Matthieu Descoteaux, their first-round draft pick in 1996, to a multi-year contract.

August 12 - Traded defenseman Jiri Slegr to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 1998 third-round draft pick.

August 11 - Signed forward Boyd Devereaux, their first round draft pick in 1996, to a multi-year contract.

August 8 - Agreed to terms with goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe on a multi-year contract.

July 29 - Signed goaltender Steve Passmore to a multi-year contract.

July 23 - Agreed to terms on one-year contracts with defenseman Scott Ferguson and center Scott Fraser.

July 16 - Acquired right wing Brantt Myhres and a conditional draft choice from the Tampa Bay Lightning for left wing Vladimir Vujtek.

July 11 - Re-signed left wing Andrei Kovalenko to a multi-year contract.

July 4 - Agreed to terms on a multi-year contract with left wing Mike Watt.

July 3 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Bill Huard, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a multi-year contract.

Signed free agent left wing Doug Friedman.

July 2 - Named Ted Green assistant coach.

June 3 - Signed left wing Kyle Peterson to a two-year contract.

May 16 - Exercised the option to renew head coach Ron Low's contract beyond the 1998-99 season.