Montreal Canadiens

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1997-2003 transactions:

December 31 - Recalled left wing Tomas Plekanec from Hamilton (AHL).

December 26 - Recalled forward Jason Ward from Hamilton (AHL).

December 19 - Recalled forward Benoit Gratton from Hamilton (AHL).

November 24 - Recalled forward Pierre Dagenais and defenseman Mike Komisarek from Hamilton (AHL).

Assigned forward Marcel Hossa and defenseman Ron Hainsey to Hamilton.

November 3 - Recalled left wing Chad Kilger from Hamilton (AHL).

October 30 - Assigned left wing Chad Kilger to Hamilton (AHL).

October 25 - Assigned center Chris Higgins to Hamilton (AHL).

October 16 - Assigned defenseman Mike Komisarek and left wing Gordie Dwyer to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 7 - Assigned forward Tomas Plekanec to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 1 - Assigned goaltenders Jean-Francois Damphousse and Eric Fichaud; defenseman Francois Beauchemin Karl Dykhuis and Patrick Traverse, center Alexander Perezhogin, left wings Sylvain Blouin, Benoit Gratton and right wings Jonathan Ferland and Pierre Dagenais to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 20 - Assigned goaltender Olivier Michaud, defenseman Andrew Archer and right wing Jozef Balej to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 16 - Assigned goaltender Michel Bergevin-Robinson, defenseman Jean-Philippe Cote, Brent MacLellan, Philippe Plante, Matt Shasby and Steve Villeneuve, left wings Jerome Marois and Duncan Milroy, center Christian Larivee and right wing Marc-Andre Thinel to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Returned left wing Michael Lambert, centers Maxim Lapierre and Cory Urquhart and defenseman Mark Flood to their junior teams.

September 4 - Agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with defenseman Matt Shasby.

August 26 - Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with defenseman Andrei Markov.

August 4 - Signed left wing Gordie Dwyer to a two-year contract.

July 24 - Re-signed center Mike Ribeiro.

July 22 - Signed forward Michael Ryder to a one-year contract.

July 21 - Named Pierre Gauthier director of professional scouting.

July 11 - Agreed to terms with forward Alexander Perezhogin on a three-year contract.

July 4 - Signed free agent forward Pierre Dagenais, who had been with the Florida Panthers, and free agent goaltender Jean-Francois Damphousse, who had been with the Calgary Flames, to one-year contracts with a club option for 2004-05; signed forward Jonathan Ferland to a three-year contract.

July 1 - Re-signed center Chad Kilger to a two-year contract.

Bought out the contracts of right wings Mariusz Czerkawski and Randy McKay.

June 17 - Agreed to a two-year contract with defenseman Francois Beauchemin.

Exercised one-year option on goaltender Eric Fichaud.

June 2 - Named Bob Gainey executive vice-president and general manager.

Demoted Andre Savard to assistant general manager.

Agreed with Gainey and Savard on four-year contracts.

May 29 - Re-signed defenseman Francis Bouillon to a two-year contract; signed center Duncan Milroy and defenseman Andrew Archer to three-year contracts.

May 22 - Signed center Chris Higgins to a three-year contract.

May 5 - Re-signed center Jan Bulis to a two-year contract.

April 7 - Assigned center Marcel Hossa, right wing Jason Ward and defenseman Mike Komisarek to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 12 - Recalled right wing Jason Ward from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 11 - Traded center Doug Gilmour to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2003 sixth-round draft pick.

Recalled right wing Jason Ward from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 3 - Recalled defenseman Francis Bouillon from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 28 - Signed goaltender Mathieu Garon to a two-year contract extension with a club option for 2005-06.

Assigned defenseman Francois Beauchemin and right wing Mariusz Czerkawski to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 27 - Recalled defenseman Francois Beauchemin from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 25 - Recalled right wing Donald Audette from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 21 - Claimed left wing Gordie Dwyer off waivers from the New York Rangers.

Assigned defenseman Francis Bouillon to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 18 - Assigned defenseman Mike Komisarek to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 9 - Recalled defenseman Mike Komisarek from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Sylvain Blouin to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

February 6 - Recalled defenseman Francis Bouillon from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 29 - Traded center Eric Chouinard to the New York Rangers for a 2003 second-round draft pick.

Assigned defenseman Ron Hainsey to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 25 - Assigned right wing Donald Audette to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 24 - Recalled goaltender Mathieu Garon from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 23 - Acquired right wing Niklas Sundstrom and a 2004 third-round draft pick from the San Jose Sharks for goaltender Jeff Hackett as part of a three-team trade involving the Boston Bruins.

January 17 - Fired coach Michel Therrien.

Named Claude Julien coach.

January 16 - Recalled right wing Mariusz Czerkawski from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 10 - Assigned left wing Bill Lindsay to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

January 2 - Recalled right wing Marcel Hossa from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

2003

December 28 - Assigned right wing Mariusz Czerkawski to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

December 23 - Recalled defenseman Ron Hainsey from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

November 22 - Assigned goaltender Eric Fichaud to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

November 19 - Recalled goaltender Eric Fichaud from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

November 18 - Recalled center Mike Ribeiro from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

November 8 - Assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon, center Mike Ribeiro and defenseman Ron Hainsey to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 31 - Acquired left wing Sylvain Blouin from the Minnesota Wild for a 2003 seventh-round pick.

October 28 - Recalled goaltender Mathieu Garon from Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 25 - Claimed defenseman Francis Bouillon off waivers from the Nashville Predators and sent him to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 22 - Assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 7 - Assigned forward Eric Chouinard to Utah of the American Hockey League.

Assigned forwards Marcel Hossa, Benoit Gratton, Matt O'Dette and defenseman Mike Komisarek to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 28 - Assigned forwards Jozef Balej, Tomas Plekanec, Jason Ward and Eric Landry to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Francois Beauchemin to Utah of the American Hockey League.

September 26 - Signed defenseman Craig Rivet to a four-year contract extension.

September 21 - Assigned forwards Christian Larrivee, Michael Ryder, Marc-Andre Thinel and Jerome Marois, and goaltender Eric Fichaud to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenceman Matthieu Descoteaux to Utah of the American Hockey League.

September 18 - Agreed to terms with right wing Richard Zednik on a two-year contract.

Returned forwards Jonathan Ferland and Duncan Milroy, defenseman Andrew Archer and qoaltender Oliver Michaud to their junior teams.

September 13 - Named Dominick Saillant director of media relations.

September 10 - Signed goaltender Eric Fichaud to a one-year contract with a club option.

August 2 - Re-signed defenseman Sheldon Souray to a two-year contract, defenseman Francis Bouillon to a one-year contract and goaltender Mathieu Garon to a one-year contract.

August 1 - Re-signed coach Michel Therrien to a two-year contract.

Re-signed assistant coaches Roland Melanson, Rick Green and Clement Jodoin to two-year contracts.

July 26 - Re-signed center Chad Kilger to a one-year contract.

July 24 - Signed defenseman Mike Komisarek to a three-year contract.

July 19 - Re-signed right wings Andreas Dackell and Jason Ward and center Mike Ribeiro.

July 4 - Signed free agent right wing Randy McKay, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a two-year contract.

Agreed to terms with center Benoit Gratton on a two-year contract.

Agreed to terms with defenseman Matt O'dette on a one-year contract with an option for 2003-04.

July 3 - Named Trevor Timmins director of player personnel.

June 30 - Traded left wing Sergei Berezin to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2004 fourth-round draft pick.

June 27 - Named Guy Charron assistant coach.

June 22 - Acquired right wing Mariusz Czerkawski from the New York Islanders for right wing Arron Asham and a 2002 fifth-round draft pick.

June 21 - Re-signed center Saku Koivu to a one-year contract.

June 3 - Signed forward Christian Larrivee to a three-year contract.

May 24 - Traded defenseman Chris Dyment to the Minnesota Wild for a fifth-round pick in the 2002 draft.

May 10 - Ended its affiliation agreement with the Quebec Citadelles of the American Hockey League.

April 22 - Signed forwards Jozef Balej and Tomas Plekanec to three-year contracts.

April 4 - Assigned left wing Eric Landry to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 29 - Assigned center Marcel Hossa to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 27 - Recalled center Eric Landry from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 19 - Acquired goaltender Stephane Fiset from the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional draft pick.

Claimed left wing Bill Lindsay off waivers from the Florida Panthers.

Assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 16 - Assigned center Benoit Gratton to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 14 - Recalled center Marcel Hossa from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 13 - Assigned center Mike Ribiero to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 7 - Placed goaltender Jeff Hackett on injured reserve with a dislocated left shoulder.

Recalled goaltender Mathieu Garon from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 6 - Named Donald Beauchamp vice president of communications and Raymond Lalonde vice president of and marketing.

February 3 - Assigned center Marcel Hossa to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 30 - Re-assigned goaltender Evan Lindsay to Florida of the East Coast Hockey League.

January 25 - Recalled defenseman Ron Hainsey from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 24 - Traded left wing Brian Savage, a third-round pick in the 2002 or 2003 draft and future considerations, to the Phoenix Coyotes for left wing Sergei Berezin.

January 9, 2002 - Recalled left wing Gino Odjick and center Marcel Hossa from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

2002

December 27 - Assigned left wing Gino Odjick to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

December 20 - Recalled right wing Gino Odjick from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

December 18 - Signed defenseman Patrice Brisebois to a three-year contract extension.

December 17 - Assigned center Benoit Gratton to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

December 10 - Recalled center Benoit Gratton and defenseman Patrick Traverse from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

December 8 - Assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon and center Craig Darby to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

December 6 - Recalled right wing Arron Asham from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

December 2 - Assigned defenseman Patrick Traverse to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

December 1 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Karl Dykhuis on a three-year contract extension.

November 30 - Assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 21 - Traded left wings Martin Rucinsky and Benoit Brunet to the Dallas Stars for right wing Donald Audette and center Shaun Van Allen.

November 17 - Announced that coach Michel Therrien has received a one-year contract extension.

November 16 - Assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 7 - Recalled defenseman Francis Bouillon from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 6 - Recalled center Craig Darby and defenseman Andrei Markov from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Assigned center Mike Ribiero to Quebec.

November 5 - Assigned left wing Gino Odjick to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Returned goaltender Olivier Michaud to juniors.

October 27 - Recalled goaltender Olivier Michaud from Shawnigan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Recalled center Mike Ribeiro from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 18 - Assigned center Mike Ribeiro to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 10 - Assigned defenseman Martti Jarventie to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 6 - Signed free agent center Doug Gilmour, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to a one-year contract with a club-option for 2002-03.

September 14 - Assigned right wing Eric Himelfarb and defenseman Andrew Archer to juniors.

August 14 - Signed right wing Marcel Hossa to a three-year contract.

August 2 - Announced New Mexico will be their affiliate in the Central Hockey League.

August 1 - Signed centers Saku Koivu, Chad Kilger and Xavier Delisle, right wings Brian Savage, Arron Asham and defensemen Francis Bouillon and Gennady Razin and goaltender Mathieu Garon to one-year contracts.

July 13 - Signed goaltender Vadim Tarasov to a one-year contract and forward Timo Vertala and defenseman Martti Jarventie to two-year contracts.

July 9 - Re-signed center Craig Darby to a two-year contract.

July 3 - Signed unrestricted free agent center Yanic Perreault, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs, to a three-year contract.

Re-signed defenseman Stephane Robidas to a two-year contract.

June 24 - Acquired right wing Andreas Dackell from the Ottawa Senators for a 2001 seventh-round pick.

June 23 - Acquired defenseman Stephane Quintal from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2001 fourth-round draft pick.

June 15 - Acquired the rights to left wing Joe Juneau from the Phoenix Coyotes for future considerations and signed him to a three-year contract.

June 4 - Re-signed left wing Gino Odjick to a two-year contract with a club option for 2003-04.

June 1 - Signed right wing Jerome Marois to a three-year contract.

May 30 - Re-signed defenseman Patrice Brisebois to a one-year contract.

May 29 - Signed forward Marc-Andre Thinel to a three-year contract.

May 23 - Signed defenseman Patrick Traverse to a three-year contract.

May 14 - Announced that Rick Green will return as assistant coach.

May 4 - Signed right wing Oleg Petrov to a two-year contract with an option year.

April 11 - Claimed left wing Benoit Gratton of waivers from the Calgary Flames.

April 8 - Assigned forwards Mike Ribeiro and Arron Masham and goaltender Eric Fichaud to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

April 7 - Recalled left wing Mike Ribeiro from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

April 6 - Assigned left wing Johan Witehall to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

April 1 - Assigned defenseman Andrei Markov to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 30 - Signed general manager Andre Savard to a three-year contract extension through the 2003-04 season and named him executive vice president.

Signed coach Michel Therrien to a one-year contract extension.

Announced that Martin Madden will be promoted to assistant.

March 29 - Signed defenseman Ron Hainsey to a three-year contract.

March 21 - Assigned forward Eric Landry to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 19 - Recalled defenseman Andrei Markov from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 13 - Traded center Trevor Linden, right wing Dainius Zubrus and a 2001 second-round pick to the Washington Capitals for left wing Richard Zednik, center Jan Bulis and a 2001 first-round pick.

Assigned center Eric Landry to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 9 - Assigned left wing Francis Belanger to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 4 - Recalled center Xavier Delisle from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 3 - Recalled defenseman Francis Bouillon from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 2 - Assigned defenseman Matthieu Descoteaux to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 27 - Recalled goaltender Mathieu Garon from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 22 - Assigned defensemen Francis Bouillon and Andrei Markov to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 21 - Recalled right wing Jim Campbell and defenseman Matthieu Descoteaux from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Traded defenseman Eric Weinrich to the Boston Bruins for defenseman Patrick Traverse.

February 16 - Announced the resignation of Pierre Ladoucer, vice president of marketing and communications.

February 15 - Signed left wing Francis Belanger to a two-year contract and recalled him from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Assigned center Eric Chouinard and defenseman Matthieu Descoteaux to Quebec.

February 13 - Assigned right wing Jim Campbell to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 10 - Recalled defenseman Matthieu Descoteaux from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 7 - Assigned center Matt Higgins to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 6 - Activated goaltender Jeff Hackett and right wing Dainius Zubrus from injured reserve.

February 2 - Assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 26 - Assigned left wing Andrei Bashkirov to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 25 - Assigned center Xavier Delisle to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 23 - Recalled center Matt Higgins from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 16 - Recalled center Eric Chouinard from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 12 - Claimed left wing Johan Witehall on waivers from the New York Rangers.

January 10 - Recalled forward Xavier Delisle from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 3 - Recalled defenseman Barry Richter from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 2, 2001 - Recalled right wing Jason Ward and goaltender Mathieu Garon from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

2001

December 20, 2000 - Recalled left wing Andrei Bashkirov and defenseman Barry Richter from Quebec of the American League.

December 18 - Acquired center Chad Kilger from the Edmonton Oilers for center Sergei Zholtok.

December 14 - Assigned center Mike Ribeiro to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

December 13 - Assigned left wing Andrei Bashkirov to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

December 11 - Recalled center Mike Ribeiro from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Returned goaltender Mathieu Garon to Quebec.

December 7 - Acquired left wing Gino Odjick from the Philadelphia Flyers for left wing P.J. Stock and a sixth-round selection in the 2001 Entry Draft.

December 1 - Assigned right wing Jason Ward to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 29 - Recalled defenseman Darryl Shannon from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 27 - Named Rick Green assistant coach.

November 24 - Named Rejean Houle special ambassador.

November 22 - Recalled right wing Jason Ward from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Returned left wing Eric Bertrand to Quebec.

November 21 - Recalled goaltender Mathieu Garon from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Returned goaltender Eric Fichaud to Quebec.

November 20 - Fired coach Alain Vigneault and general manager Rejean Houle.

Named Michel Therrien coach and Andre Savard general manager.

Named Guy Carbonneau assistant coach and Martin Madden assistant general manager.

November 15 - Recalled left wing Andrei Bashkirov, center Eric Landry and left wing Eric Bertrand from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 15 - Assigned right wing Arron Asham to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 14 - Recalled goaltender Eric Fichaud from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Returned goaltender Mathieu Garon to Quebec.

November 5 - Assigned defenseman Darryl Shannon to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 2 - Recalled defenseman Enrico Ciccone from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 30 - Recalled goaltender Mathieu Garon from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Eric Fichaud to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 26 - Assigned defenseman Enrico Ciccone to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 25 - Recalled goaltender Eric Fichaud from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 24 - Recalled right wing Arron Asham from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 23 - Assigned right wing Jason Ward to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 12 - Recalled forwards Jason Ward and Juha Lind and goaltender Eric Fichaud from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Sent goaltender Jose Theodore to Quebec for conditioning purposes.

Sent center Xavier Delisle to Quebec.

October 9 - Recalled goaltender Jose Theodore from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon to Quebec.

October 5 - Signed coach Alain Vigneault to a one-year contract extension.

Assigned goaltender Jose Theodore and left wing Juha Lind to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 3 - Signed goaltender Jose Theodore to a two-year contract.

Assigned forwards Jason Ward and Matt Higgins and defensemen Miloslav Guren and Barry Richter to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 2 - Assigned forwards Jason Ward and Matt Higgins and defensemen Miloslav Guren and Barry Richter to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

September 30 - Assigned right wing Arron Asham to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

September 29 - Assigned forwards Mike Ribeiro and Eric Chouinard and goaltender Eric Fichaud to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

September 20 - Announced the retirement of right wing Trent McCleary.

Signed defenseman Craig Rivet to a two-year contract.

September 17 - Signed free agent defenseman Darryl Shannon to a one-year contract.

September 16 - Returned right wing Alexander Buturlin and left wing Jerome Marois to their junior teams.

September 14 - Returned defenseman Petr Chvojka and forward Dusty Jamieson to juniors.

September 12 - Returned forwards Jonathan Beaulieu, Christian Larrivee and Marc-Andre Thinel, defenseman Tyler Hanchuck and goaltender Sean Connors to their respective junior league teams.

September 6 - Signed left wing Martin Rucinsky to a one-year contract.

September 4 - Re-signed defenseman Sheldon Souray to a two-year contract.

September 1 - Signed defensemen Matthieu Descoteaux and Stephane Robidas for the 2000-01 season.

August 29 - Signed forward Trent McCleary to a one-year contract.

August 10 - Assigned athletic therapist Gaetan Lefebvre to new responsibilities within the organization.

August 8 - Re-signed restricted free agent center Craig Darby.

Signed unrestricted free agent forward Xavier Delisle, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

August 3 - Named Guy Carbonneau supervisor of prospect development.

August 1 - Agreed to terms on one-year contracts right wing Brian Savage, left wing Andrei Bashkirov, center Matt Higgins and defenseman Mike McBain.

July 27 - Named Martin Madden amateur and professional scout.

July 14 - Named Andre Savard director of hockey personnel.

Agreed to terms with defenseman Andrei Markov.

July 7 - Announced center Saku Koivu has accepted the club's qualifying offer for 2000-01.

Agreed to terms with center Patrick Poulin on a three-year contract.

Signed the following unrestricted free agents: defenseman Enrico Ciccone to a one-year contract,
left wing P.J. Stock, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a one-year contract with a club option for 2001-02,
defenseman Sylvain Blouin to a two-year contract,
center Eric Landry, who had been with the Calgary Flames, to a one-year contract,
and forward Eric Bertrand, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a one-year contract.

June 24 - Acquired 2000 third-, fourth- and fifth-round draft picks from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a 2000 second-round pick.

June 23 - Traded a 2001 second-round draft pick to the San Jose Sharks for future considerations.

June 2 - Signed defenseman Francois Beauchemin and forward Michael Ryder to three-year contracts.

May 8 - Named Patrice St-Amour director of marketing.

April 10 - Assigned center Jesse Belanger to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

April 8 - Assigned goaltender Eric Fichaud to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

April 4 - Loaned right wing Aaron Asham to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

April 1 - Recalled goaltender Eric Fichaud from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 19 - Recalled right wing Jason Ward from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 15 - Recalled center Jesse Belanger from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 14 - Assigned goaltender Eric Fichaud and right wing Jason Ward to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 10 - Reassigned defenseman Matthieu Descoteaux for Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

March 9 - Acquired defensemen Christian Laflamme and Matthieu Descoteaux from the Edmonton Oilers for defensemen Igor Ulanov and Alain Nasreddine.

Assigned Descoteaux to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

March 1 - Traded defenseman Vladimir Malakhov to the New Jersey Devils for defensemen Sheldon Souray and Josh Dewolf and a 2001 second-round draft pick.

February 25 - Assigned right wing Jason Ward to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 24 - Assigned defenseman Barry Richter to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 23 - Signed goaltender Eric Fichaud to a contract extension.

February 22 - Returned center Jesse Belanger to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 16 - Recalled forward Dave Morissette from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 14 - Recalled forward Jesse Belanger from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 11 - Claimed goaltender Eric Fichaud on waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes.

February 10 - Returned right wing Andrei Bashkirov to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

February 7 - Recalled center Matt Higgins and right wing Andrei Bashkirov from the Quebec Citadels of the American Hockey League.

February 4 - Assigned left wing Andrei Bashkirov to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 31 - Returned center Matt Higgins to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 28 - Recalled forward Andrei Bashkirov from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 22 - Traded center Scott Thornton to the Dallas Stars for left wing Juha Lind.

Assigned defenseman Miloslav Guren to Quebec of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

January 11 - Recalled center Trent McCleary from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

January 5, 2000 - Assigned forward Mike Ribeiro to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

2000

December 27, 1999 - Recalled right wing Trent McCleary from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

December 20 - Assigned center Matt Higgins to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

December 6 - Announced that center Mike Ribeiro will be loaned to the Canadian national junior team.

December 2 - Recalled defenseman Alain Nasreddine and right wing Jason Ward from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 26 - Traded forward Gordie Dwyer to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Mike McBain.

November 22 - Recalled center Matt Higgins from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 17 - Recalled right wing Arron Asham from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 15 - Recalled right wing Oleg Petrov from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 13 - Assigned forward Jesse Belanger to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 8 - Assigned center Matt Higgins and right wing Oleg Petrov to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

November 5 - Recalled forwards Jesse Belanger and Oleg Petrov from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 27 - Assigned right wing Arron Asham to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 25 - Returned goaltender Evan Lindsay to Prince Albert of the WHL.

October 22 - Assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon and defenseman Stephane Robidas to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 20 - Acquired defenseman Karl Dykhuis from the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations.

October 12 - Recalled defenseman Alain Nasreddine from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

October 4 - Recalled right wing Trent McLeary from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

September 29 - Signed center Mike Ribeiro to a three-year contract.

September 27 - Returned goaltender Evan Lindsay and defenseman Alain Nasreddine to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

September 22 - Recalled goaltender Mathieu Garon from Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Alain Nasreddine and right wing-center Jason Ward to Quebec.

September 19 - Assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon, left wings Andrei Bashkirov and Dave Morissette and right wing Darcy Harris to Quebec of the American Hockey League.

Returned center Eric Chouinard to his junior team.

September 16 - Assigned goaltender Frederic Chabot to the Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League.

August 28 - Named Pierre Boivin president.

August 17 - Agreed to terms with center Boyd Olson and defenseman Byron Briske on one-year contracts.

August 13 - Signed defenseman Byron Briske.

August 10 - Agreed to terms with right wing Dainius Zubrus and defensemen Scott Lachance and Craig Rivet on one-year contracts.

August 9 - Signed goaltender Frederic Chabot to a two-year contract and defenseman Craig Rivet to a one-year contract.

August 6 - Signed defenseman Barry Richter to a two-year contract.

June 26 - Acquired right wing Jim Cummins from the Phoenix Coyotes for a 1999 sixth-round draft pick.

June 3 - Signed goaltender Jeff Hackett to a three-year contract extension through the 2002-2003 season.

May 31 - Announced the resignation of president Ronald Corey, effective July 31.

May 29 - Acquired center Trevor Linden from the New York Islanders for a first round draft choice in 1999, the 10th overall pick, and signed him to a four-year contract.

April 7 - Returned defenseman Miloslav Guren to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

March 23 - Acquired right wing J.F. Jomphe from the Phoenix Coyotes for future considerations.

Traded center Vincent Damphousse to the San Jose Sharks for a 1999 fifth-round draft pick, a 2000 second-round pick and future considerations.

March 10 - Traded right wing Mark Recchi to the Philadelphia Flyers for right wing Dainius Zubrus and the option of either taking the Flyers' second-round pick in the 1999 or 2000 draft or the New York Islanders' second-round pick in the 2000 draft.

March 9 - Acquired defenseman Scott Lachance from the New York Islanders for a third-round pick in the 1999 draft.

March 8 - Recalled left wing Sylvain Blouin from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

February 16 - Returned goalie Jose Theodore on loan to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned forward Steve Tardif to Florida of the East Coast Hockey League.

February 1 - Recalled defenseman Brett Clark from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

January 21 - Acquired left wing Sylvain Blouin on loan from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

January 19 - Recalled defenseman Brett Clark from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

January 11 - Assigned goaltender Philippe DeRouville to Utah of the International Hockey League.

January 7 - Returned center Matt Higgins and goaltender Jose Theodore to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

January 4, 1999 - Recalled goaltender Frederic Chabot from Houston of the International Hockey League.

1999

December 26, 1998 - Named Jacques Lemaire a consultant to the general manager and signed him to a three-year contract.

December 19 - Sent centers Sergei Zholtok and Matt Higgins, defenseman Alain Nasreddine and goaltender Jose Theodore to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

December 18 - Recalled left wing Aandrei Bashkirov from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

December 16 - Returned right wing Aaron Asham to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

December 15 - Claimed right wing Jason Dawe off waivers from the New York Islanders.

December 11 - Assigned defenseman Konstantin Sidulov to Miami of the East Coast Hockey League.

December 5 - Returned left wing Andrei Bashkirov to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

November 21 - Returned center Eric Houde, left wing Andrei Bashkirov and defenseman Alain Nasreddine to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

November 19 - Recalled center Eric Houde from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

November 15 - Acquired goaltender Jeff Hackett, defensemen Eric Weinrich and Alain Nasreddine and future considerations from the Chicago Blackhawks for goaltender Jocelyn Thibault and defensemen Dave Manson and Brad Brown.

Assigned defenseman Alain Nasreddine to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

October 28 - Extended coach Alain Vigneault's contract through the 2000-01 season.

Assigned defenseman Miloslav Guren to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

October 23 - Recalled right wing Jonathon Delisle from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

Loaned left wing Terry Ryan to Fredericton.

October 21 - Signed left wing Martin Rucinsky to a two-year contract with a club option for a third.

October 20 - Re-signed restricted free agent left wing Brian Savage to a two-year contract

October 9 - Re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Vladimir Malakhov to a two-year contract.

October 6 - Sent defensemen Sylvain Blouin and Francis Bouillon and forward Jonathan Deslisle to Fredericton of the AHL.

September 27 - Assigned the following players to Fredericton of the American Hockey League: forwards Arron Asham, Marc Beaucage, Gordie Dwyer, Darcy Harris, Martin Hohenberger, Jean-Francois Houle, Scott King, Alexei Lojkin, Olivier Morin and Boyd Olson, defensemen Steve Cheredaryk, Jimmy Drolet, Samy Nasreddine, Gennady Razin and Konstantin Sidulov and goaltenders Philippe DeRouville, Mathieu Garon and Martin Villeneuve.

Returned center Eric Chouinard and forward Jason Ward to their junior teams.

September 23 - Re-signed restricted free agent center Saku Koivu to a two-year contract with a club option for the 2000-01 season.

September 14 - Signed defenseman Patrice Brisbois to a three-year contract.

August 1 - Re-signed center Vincent Damphousse to a one-year contract.

June 30 - Traded defenseman Peter Popovic to the New York Rangers for left wing Sylvain Blouin and a 1999 sixth-round draft pick.

June 26 - Traded forward Sebastien Bordeleau to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

June 22 - Announced retirement of goaltender Andy Moog.

April 18 - Re-assigned center Eric Houde and left wing Terry Ryan to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

April 15 - Recalled left wing Terry Ryan from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

April 8 - Returned center Eric Houde to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

April 7 - Recalled center Eric Houde from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

April 2 - Returned center Eric Houde to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

March 20 - Recalled center Eric Houde and left wing Terry Ryan from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

March 6 - Returned defenseman Brad Brown to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

February 17 - Recalled defenseman Brad Brown from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Brett Clark to Fredericton.

February 3 - Re-assigned center Eric Houde to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

February 1 - Acquired defenseman Zarley Zalapski and left wing Jonas Hoglund from the Calgary Flames for right wing Valeri Bure and future considerations.

Recalled forward Eric Houde from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

January 30 - Assigned forwards Eric Houde and Terry Ryan to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

January 24 - Recalled forward Terry Ryan from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

January 23 - Recalled forward Eric Houde from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

January 22 - Recalled defenseman Brett Clark from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

January 19 - Assigned defenseman Brett Clark to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

January 15 - Acquired left wing Patrick Poulin, right wing Mick Vukota and defenseman Igor Ulanov from the Tampa bay Lightning for right wing Stephane Richer, center Darcy Tucker and defenseman David Wilkie.

January 8, 1998 - Recalled goaltender Jose Theodore from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

1998

December 12, 1997 - Recalled defenseman Jassen Cullimore from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

December 1 - Assigned defenseman Jassen Cullimore to Fredericton of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

November 27 - Reassigned center Matt Higgins and right wing David Ling to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

November 25 - Recalled forwards David Ling and Matt Higgins from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

November 22 - Assigned goaltender Jose Theodore to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

October 18 - Recalled defenseman Francois Groleau from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

October 15 - Assigned defenseman Francois Groleau to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

October 14 - Recalled forward Eric Houde from Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

October 9 - Assigned forward Terry Ryan to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

October 6 - Sent forwards Jean-Francois Houle, Scott King and Russell Guzlor to New Orleans of the ECHL.

September 30 - Assigned forward Eric Houde to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

September 29 - Assigned defenseman Miroslav Guren to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

September 23 - Assigned goaltender Jose Theodore, forward Matt Higgins and defenseman Brad Brown to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

September 22 - Returned right wings Arron Asham and Olivier Morin, left wing Jonathan Desroches, centers Gregor Baumgartner and Etienne Drapeau, defensemen Daniel Archambault, Petr Kubos, Gennady Razin and Daniel Tetrault and goaltender Mathieu Garon to their respective junior teams.

Assigned left wings Steve Cheredaryk, Earl Cronan, Gerry Fleming, Martin Hohenberger, Jean-Francois Houle and Alexei Lojkin, right wings Jonathan Delisle and David Ling, centers Russell Guzior, Scott King and Boyd Olson, defensemen Dion Darling, Jimmy Drolet and Stephane Robidas and goaltenders Martin Villeneuve and Tomas Vokoun to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.

Reassigned goaltender Trent Cavicchi to Macon of the Central Hockey League and center Eric Perrin to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

September 19 - Signed general manager Rejean Houle to a contract extension through the 2000-2001 season.

September 15 - Returned left wing Michel Tremblay, right wing Francois Page and defensemen Derrick Walser and Jarl-Espen Ygranes to their junior hockey league teams.

September 12 - Agreed to terms on a one-year contract with forward Vincent Damphousse.

September 10 - Re-signed free agent defenseman David Wilkie to a two-year contract and forward Sebastien Bordeleau to a one-year contract.

Agreed to terms on three-year contracts with forward Arron Asham and defenseman Brett Clark and a two-year contract with forward Alexei Lojkin.

August 28 - Re-signed free agent forwards Scott Thornton and Valeri Bure to one-year contracts.

August 4 - Signed left wing Brian Savage and defenseman Jassen Cullimore to one-year contracts.

Signed defenseman Craig Rivet to a two-year contract.

July 17 - Signed free agent goaltender Andy Moog, who was with the Dallas Stars, to a two-year contract.

June 10 - Named Clement Jodoin and Roland Melanson assistant coaches.

Agreed to terms on three-year contracts with defenseman Stephane Robidas and forward Martin Hohenberger.

Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with forward Jean-Francois Houle.

May 26 - Named Alain Vigneault head coach and Dave King assistant coach and awarded both three-year contracts.

May 14 - Signed center Matt Higgins, their first round pick in 1996 draft, to a three-year contract.

April 30 - Announced the resignation of head coach Mario Tremblay.