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New Jersey Devils1997-2003 transactions:December 29 - Assigned right wing Jiri Bicek to Albany of the American Hockey League. Recalled goaltender Ari Ahonen from Albany. December 11 - Recalled right wing Jiri Bicek from Albany of the American Hockey League. December 10 - Recalled goaltender Ari Ahonen from Albany (AHL). December 5 - Recalled defenseman Sean Brown from Albany (AHL). Assigned goaltender Scott Clemmensen to Albany. November 18 - Assigned defensemen Sean Brown and Phil Cole to Albany of the American Hockey League. November 10 - Reassigned goaltender Matus Kostur and forwards Scott Cameron and Brett Clouthier to Albany (AHL). October 30 - Activated right wing Turner Stevenson off the injured list; placed defenseman David Hale on the injured list. October 6 - Assigned goaltender Ari Ahonen, defenseman Raymond Giroux, right wings Jiri Bicek, Ilkka Pikkarainen and Aleksander Suglobov, center Adrian Foster and left wing Tuomas Pihlman to Albany of the American Hockey League. Placed right wing Turner Stevenson on injured reserve. September 27 - Assigned the following players to Albany of the American Hockey League: goaltenders Scott Clemmensen and Matus Kostur; defensemen Alex Brooks, Phil Cole, Matt DeMarchi, Mike Matteucci, Krisjanis Redlihs and Victor Uchevatov; left wings Maxim Balmochnykh, Scott Cameron, Brett Clouthier, Greg Crozier, Joe Hulbig, Steve Kariya and Ahren Nittel; and centers Craig Darby, Steve Guolla, Chris Hartsburg, Eric Johansson and Ryan Murphy. Assigned right wing Cam Janssen and center Joey Tenute to their junior teams. August 8 - Signed defenseman Paul Martin. August 5 - Named Jacques Laperriere assistant coach. July 25 - Signed left wing Erik Rasmussen, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings. July 24 - Signed free agent defenseman Sean Brown, who had been with the Boston Bruins. July 15 - Signed defenseman Matt DeMarchi, left wings Ahren Nittel and Thomas Pihlman and right wings Ilkka Pikkarainen and Aleksander Suglobov. July 11 - Announced the retirement of defenseman Ken Daneyko. April 8 - Signed defenseman David Hale. March 27 - Recalled goaltender Scott Clemmensen from Albany of the American Hockey League. March 26 - Recalled right wing Michael Rupp from Albany of the American Hockey League. March 21 - Assigned right wing Mike Rupp to Albany of the American Hockey League. March 10 - Acquired defenseman Richard Smehlik and a conditional pick in the 2004 draft from the Atlanta Thrashers for a fourth-round pick in the 2003 draft. Acquired right wing Grant Marshall from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a conditional draft pick in 2004. Assigned right wing Michael Rupp and defenseman Ray Giroux to Albany of the American Hockey League. February 25 - Recalled goaltender Ari Ahonen from Albany of the American Hockey League. Assigned left wing Christian Berglund to Albany. February 24 - Acquired center Pascal Rheaume from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for a conditional draft pick in the 2004 NHL Draft. February 18 - Recalled center Steve Guolla from Albany of the American Hockey League. February 10 - Recalled defenseman Ray Giroux from Albany of the American Hockey League. February 4 - Placed defenseman Oleg Tverdovsky on injured reserve, retroactive to January 15, with an undisclosed illness. January 31 - Assigned center Steve Guolla and left wing Christian Berglund to Albany of the American Hockey League. January 29 - Assigned defenseman Raymond Giroux to Albany of the American Hockey League. January 27 - Recalled defenseman Raymond Giroux from Albany of the American Hockey League. January 17 - Assigned goaltender Ari Ahonen to Albany of the American Hockey League. January 15 - Recalled goaltender Ari Ahonen from Albany of the American Hockey League. January 13, 2003 - Recalled right wing Michael Rupp from Albany of the American Hockey League. 2003 December 14, 2002 - Assigned goaltender Scott Clemmensen to Albany of the American Hockey Leageue. December 10 - Recalled goaltender Scott Clemmensen from Albany of the American Hockey League. December 9 - Recalled right wing Jiri Bicek and left wing Christian Berglund from Albany of the American Hockey League. December 3 - Suspended center Mike Danton. December 2 - Loaned center Mike Danton to Albany of the American Hockey League. November 18 - Recalled center Craig Darby from Albany of the American Hockey League. November 6 - Recalled left wing Christian Berglund from Albany of the American Hockey League. October 23 - Recalled defenseman Tommy Albelin from Albany of the AHL. September 26 - Assigned goaltenders Ari Ahonen, Scott Clemmensen, and Matus Kostur, defensemen Daryl Andrews, Alex Brooks, Phil Cole, Joel Dezainde, Raymond Giroux, Mikko Jokela, Mike Matteucci, Krisjanis Redlihs, Ken Sutton, Darren Tiemstra, and Victor Uchevatov, and forwards Jiri Bicek, Max Birbraer, Scott Cameron, Brett Clouthier, Craig Darby, Adrian Foster, Chris Hartsburg, Joe Hulbig, Eric Johansson, Jason Lehoux, Dave Roche, Michael Rupp, and Rob Skrlac to Albany of the American Hockey League. September 19 - Returned defensemen Marek Chvatal and Anton Kadeykin and forwards Andre Benoit, Davin Heintz, Cam Janssen, Bill Kinkel, Robin Leblanc, Ahren Nittel, and Brandon Nolan to their junior teams. September 14 - Re-signed center Scott Gomez to a multi-year contract. August 26 - Signed defenseman Ken Sutton and forward Dave Roche. August 21 - Named Gates Orlando assistant at Albany of of the American Hockey League. July 23 - Re-signed left wing Jay Pandolfo. July 16 - Named Dennis Gendron coach of the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey league. July 12 - Signed free agent defensemen Raymond Giroux, who had been with the New York Islanders. Signed free agent defenseman Mike Matteucci, who had been with the Minnesota Wild. Signed free agent center Craig Darby, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens. Signed defensemen Alex Brooks, Anton Kadeykin and Krisjanis Redlihs, forward Chris Hartsburg and goaltender Matus Kostur. July 11 - Named Bob Carpenter assistant coach. July 8 - Signed goaltender Corey Schwab, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs. June 13 - Fired coach Kevin Constantine. Named Pat Burns coach. March 19 - Acquired center Joe Nieuwendyk and right wing Jamie Langenbrunner from the Dallas Stars for center Jason Arnott and right wing Randy McKay. Acquired right wing Stephane Richer from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional 2002 draft pick. February 25 - Named Larry Robinson assistant coach for the remainder of the season. February 6 - Assigned goaltender Jean-Francois Damphousse to Albany of the American Hockey League. Recalled goaltender Scott Clemmensen from Albany. February 3 - Recalled defensemen Mike Commodore and Andrei Zyuzin from Albany of the American Hockey League. February 1 - Assigned defenseman Mike Commodore to Albany of the American Hockey League. January 28 - Fired coach Larry Robinson; named Kevin Constantine coach. January 23 - Recalled forward Rob Skrlac from the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the East Coast Hockey League. January 17 - Recalled left wing Valeri Kamensky from Albany of the American Hockey League. January 16 - Assigned left wing Valeri Kamensky to Albany of the American Hockey League. January 15 - Acquired left wing Valeri Kamensky from the Dallas Stars for defenseman Andre Lakos and future considerations. January 8 - Recalled right wing Bruce Gardiner from Albany of the American Hockey League. January 7 - Recalled center Christian Berglund from Albany of the American Hockey League. Assigned left wing Andreas Salomonsson to Albany. January 3, 2002 - Assigned right wing Brian Gionta to Albany of the American Hockey League. Recalled left wing Andreas Salomonsson from Albany. 2002 December 11 - Recalled defenseman Mike Commodore and left wing Pierre Dagenais from Albany of the American Hockey League. November 9 - Acquired defenseman Andrei Zyuzin from the Tampa Bay Lightning for defensemen Josef Boumedienne and Sascha Goc and the rights to left wing Anton But. Recalled goaltender Jean-Francois Damphousse from Albany of the American Hockey League. Assigned goaltender Scott Clemmensen to Albany. November 2 - Assigned goaltender Scott Clemmensen to Albany of the American Hockey League. October 25 - Assigned left wing Steve Guolla to Albany of the American Hockey League. October 24 - Recalled defenseman Mike Commodore from Albany of the American Hockey League. October 21 - Assigned defenseman Alex Johnstone to Columbus of the East Coast Hockey League. October 18 - Assigned defenseman Mike Commodore to Albany of the American Hockey League. October 15 - Recalled defenseman Mike Commodore from Albany of the American Hockey League. October 12 - Assigned defenseman Josef Boumedienne to Albany of the American Hockey League. October 4 - Signed goaltender Martin Brodeur to a five-year contract extension. August 22 - Traded center Chris Ferraro to the Washington Capitals for future considerations. August 3 - Named Jay Leach assistant coach. Reassigned John Cunniff and Kurt Kleinendorst to the scouting staff. July 5 - Signed defenseman Tommy Albelin, who had been with the Calgary Flames, and forward Andreas Salomonsson. March 12 - Traded goaltender Chris Terreri and a ninth-round draft pick in 2001 to the New York Islanders for goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck. March 6 - Activated left wing Sergei Brylin from injured reserve. Placed center Sergei Nemchinov on injured reserve. March 4 - Acquired defenseman Sean O'Donnell from the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Willie Mitchell and future considerations. March 2 - Assigned center Mike Jefferson and right wings Stanislav Gron and Jiri Bicek to Albany of the American Hockey League. February 27 - Traded center Steve Kelly to the Los Angeles Kings for future considerations. February 23 - Acquired center Bob Corkum from the Los Angeles Kings for future considerations. Recalled centers Mike Jefferson and Stanislav Gron from Albany of the American Hockey League. February 9 - Recalled defenseman Willie Mitchell from Albany of the American Hockey League. February 6 - Recalled defenseman Mike Commodore from Albany of the American Hockey League. February 1 - Assigned defenseman Mike Commodore to Albany of the American Hockey League. December 20 - Recalled defenseman Mike Commodore from Albany of the American Hockey League. November 20 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Scott Niedermayer and center Jason Arnott on multi-year contracts. November 14 - Reassigned goaltender Frederic Henry to Albany of the American Hockey League. Activated left wing Jay Pandolfo from injured reserve. Placed defenseman Sascha Goc on injured reserve with partially torn cartilage in his right knee. October 23 - Recalled defenseman Willie Mitchell from Albany of the American Hockey League. September 29 - Assigned goaltenders Jean-Francois Damphousse and Frederic Henry, defensemen Daryl Andrews, Josef Boumedienne, Mike Commodore, Alex Johnstone, Andre Lakos, Lucas Nehrling and Henrik Rehnberg and forwards Jiri Bicek, Max Birbraer, Sylvain Cloutier, Pierre Dagenais, Bryan Duce, Chris Ferraro, Stanislav Gron, Mike Jefferson, Jason Lehoux, Carlyle Lewis, Ryan Pepperal, Richard Rochefort, Mike Rupp, Bob Skrlac, Doug Stienstra and Chris Thompson to Albany of the American Hockey League. September 7 - Named Jason Siegel vice president of sales and marketing. August 22 - Named Kurt Kleinendorst assistant coach July 21 - Signed left wing Michael Rupp. July 14 - Signed defenseman Mike Commodore. July 11 - Signed defenseman Josef Boumedienne. July 10 - Traded right wing Steve Staios to the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations. June 30 - Announced that Larry Robinson will return as coach. June 29 - Announced Lou Lamoriello will continue as the team's chief executive officer, president and general manager. June 23 - Re-acquired goaltender Chris Terreri from the Minnesota Wild and a ninth-round pick in Saturday's draft for defenseman Brad Bombardir. Acquired right wing Turner Stevenson from the Columbus Blue Jackets to complete a previous trade for right wing Krzysztof Oliwa. Assigned the rights to defenseman Deron Quint to Columbus. June 12 - Traded right wing Krzysztof Oliwa to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations. Acquired right wing-defenseman Steve Staios from the Atlanta Thrashers for a 2000 ninth-round draft pick. Acquired right wing Ed Ward from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a 2001 seventh-round draft pick. March 24 - Suspended defenseman Deron Quint for the rest of the season for disciplinary reasons. Recalled defenseman Ken Sutton from Albany of the American Hockey League. March 23 - Fired coach Robbie Ftorek. Promoted assistant Larry Robinson to coach. March 17 - Recalled center Steve Kelly from Albany of the International Hockey League. March 16 - Signed a definitive agreement for the transfer of the team to Puck Holdings, an entity affiliated with the YankeeNets organization. March 14 - Acquired right wing Alexander Mogilny from the Vancouver Canucks for centers Brendan Morrison and Denis Pederson. March 7 - Traded defenseman Lyle Odelein to the Phoenix Coyotes for defenseman Deron Quint and a conditional pick in the 2001 draft. March 1 - Acquired defenseman Vladimir Malakhov from the Montreal Canadiens for defensemen Sheldon Souray and Josh Dewolf and a 2001 second-round draft pick. February 4 - Loaned defenseman Colin White to Albany of the American Hockey League. January 20 - Assigned goaltender Mike Buzak to Utah of the International Hockey League. January 14 - Acquired optional second- and third-round picks in the 2000 draft from the Vancouver Canucks for right wing Vadim Sharifijanov and a third-round pick. January 11 - Recalled defenseman Colin White from Albany of the American Hockey League. January 4, 2000 - Recalled defenseman Lucas Nehrling from the Arkansas RiverBlades in the East Coast Hockey League. 2000 November 3, 1999 - Traded left wing Brian Rolston to the Colorado Avalanche for right wing Claude Lemieux, a 2000 second-round draft pick and a conditional swap of 2000 first-round picks. Assigned centers Sylvain Cloutier and Jeff Williams to Albany of the American Hockey League. Reassigned defenseman Lucas Nehrling to Augusta of the East Coast Hockey League. November 1 - Acquired centers Jeff Williams and Sylvain Cloutier and a 2000 seventh-round draft pick from the Atlanta Thrashers for left wing Eric Bertrand and right wing Wes Mason. October 25 - Agreed to terms with left wing Patrick Elias and center Brendan Morrison. October 7 - Acquired center Steve Kelly from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a seventh-round draft pick in 2000. Assigned Kelly to Albany of the AHL. Assigned forwards Bryan Duce, Wes Mason and Chris Thompson and goaltender Jean-Francois Damphousse from Albany to Augusta of the ECHL. Announced defenseman Vlastimil Kroupa has left Albany. October 5 - Acquired defenseman Ken Sutton from the Washington Capitals for future considerations. October 1 - Signed forwards David Cunniff and David Maley to minor-league contracts and assigned him to Albany of the American Hockey League. September 29 - Assigned defenseman Colin White and right wing Steve Brule to Albany of the American Hockey League. September 27 - Assigned defenseman Josh DeWolf and forwards Jiri Bicek, Pierre Dagenais and Sasha Lakovic to Albany of the American Hockey League. September 21 - Signed defenseman Andre Lakos and forwards Stanislav Gron and Scott Cameron. Assigned Lakos and Gron and goaltenders Mike Buzak, Frederic Henry and John-Francois Damphousse, defensemen Sascha Goc, Alex Johnstone, Vlastimil Kroupa, Willie Mitchell, Lucas Nehrling and forwards George Awada, Mathieu Benoit, David Cunniff, Bryan Duce, Sam Ftorek, Carlyle Lewis, Wes Mason, Richard Rochefort, Rob Skrlac, Chris Thompson and Nikolai Zazarukhin to Albany of the American Hockey League. Returned Cameron and forwards Ryan Held and Brett Clouthier to their junior teams and defenseman Teemu Kesa to his European team. August 12 - Announced that center Bob Carpenter has retired to accept an assistant coaching position with Albany of the American Hockey League. June 25 - Traded defenseman Sergei Vshedkevich to the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations. June 18 - Signed free agent defenseman Brian Rafalski. May 26 - Named Larry Robinson assistant coach. March 23 - Recalled defenseman Ken Sutton from Albany of the American Hockey League. March 22 - Acquired center Sergei Nemchinov from the New York Islanders for a 1999 fourth-round draft pick. March 19 - Sent left wing Sasha Lakovic to Albany of the American Hockey League for conditioning. January 26 - Signed free-agent right wing Carlyle Lewis to a multi-year contract. January 14 - Recalled goaltender Michael Buzak from Albany of the American Hockey League. January 9 - Returned left wing John Madden to Albany of the American Hockey League. January 6 - Recalled left wing John Madden from Albany of the American Hockey League. January 5, 1999 - Signed center Scott Gomez, a first-round pick in the 1998 draft, to a multi-year contract. 1999 December 10, 1998 - Loaned defenseman Ken Sutton to Albany of the American Hockey League. Recalled defenseman Colin White from Albany. December 8 - Recalled defenseman Ken Sutton from Albany of the American Hockey League. Placed defenseman Kevin Dean on injured reserve. November 13 - Traded defenseman Bryan Muir to the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional draft pick. November 11 - Recalled left wing Sasha Lakovic from Albany of the American Hockey League. November 10 - Recalled right wing Bobby House from Albany of the American Hockey League. November 6 - Assigned right wing Sasha Lakovic to Albany of the American Hockey League on a conditioning loan. November 3 - Assigned goaltender Richard Shulmistra to Manitoba of the International Hockey League. Recalled forwards Sasha Lakovic and Vadim Sharifijanov from Albany of the American Hockey League. October 29 - Assigned left wing Sasha Lakovic and right wing Vadim Sharifijanov to Albany of the American Hockey League. October 22 - Assigned left wing Scott Daniels to Albany of the American Hockey League. October 13 - Assigned defenseman Bryan Muir to Albany of the American Hockey League. October 9 - Assigned center John Madden to Albany of the American Hockey League. October 8 - Signed center Alexander Semak to a contract with Albany of the American Hockey League. October 7 - Assigned the following players to Albany of the American Hockey League: goaltender Richard Shulmistra, defensemen Geordie Kinnear and Ken Sutton and left wing Eric Bertrand. Returned center Scott Gomez to his junior club. October 5 - Assigned defensemen Vlastimil Kroupa, Sergei Vyshedkevich and Colin White to Albany of the American Hockey League. Returned goaltender Jean-Francois Damphousse to his junior team. October 1 - Assigned right wing Steve Brule to Albany of the American Hockey League. September 23 - Signed goaltender Jean-Francois Damphousse, their first-round pick in the 1997 draft, to a multi-year contract. Returned defenseman Alex Johnson to Halifax of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, forward Mathieu Benoit to Chicoutimi of the QMJHL, forward Ryan Flynn to Laval of the QMJHL, forward Ryan Held to Kitchener of the QMJHL and forward Jacques Lariviere to Moncton of the QMJHL. September 20 - Re-signed restricted free agent center Petr Sykora to a multi-year contract. August 26 - Acquired defenseman Ken Sutton from the San Jose Sharks for future considerations. August 25 - Acquired goaltender Chris Terreri from the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional 1999 draft pick. July 28 - Named Slava Fetisov assistant coach and signed him to a three-year contract. July 17 - Signed forwards Pierre Dagenais and Chris Thompson to multi-year contracts. Re-signed free agent forwards Vadim Sharifijanov and John Madden to multi-year contracts. July 16 - Signed free agent goaltender Mike Buzak to a multi-year contract. July 7 - Re-signed center Bobby Holik to a three-year contract. June 27 - Acquired the 27th pick in today's draft from the Dallas Stars for two second-round picks. June 18 - Traded defenseman Doug Bodger to the Los Angeles Kings for a fourth-round selection in the 1998 Draft. May 21 - Named assistant Robbie Ftorek head coach. May 8 - Head coach Jacques Lemaire announced his resignation. April 16 - Recalled goaltender Peter Sidorkiewicz from Albany of the American Hockey League. April 8 - Signed defenseman Josh DeWolf to a multi-year contract. March 27 - Recalled forward Jay Pandolfo from Albany of the American Hockey League. March 26 - Re-assigned right wing Bobby House to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. March 23 - Returned goaltender Richard Shulmistra to Albany of the American Hockey League. March 21 - Recalled goaltender Richard Shulmistra from Albany of the American Hockey League. March 16 - Recalled defensemen Kevin Dean and Brad Bombardir and center Brendan Morrison from Albany of the American Hockey League. March 13 - Returned left wing Jay Pandolfo to Albany of the American Hockey League. Assigned defensemen Kevin Dean and Brad Bombardir to Albany for conditioning. March 10 - Recalled left wing Jay Pandolfo from Albany of the American Hockey League. March 6 - Recalled center Sergei Brylin from Albany of the American Hockey League. February 5 - Traded center Peter Zezel to the Vancouver Canucks for a fifth-round draft choice in 1998. January 15 - Returned left wing Jay Pandolfo to Albany of the American Hockey League. Assigned center Petr Sykora to Albany. January 9 - Assigned center Sergei Brylin to Albany of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes. January 8 - Re-signed right wing Randy McKay to a multi-year contract extension. Traded left wing Reid Simpson to the Chicago Blackhawks for a fourth-round draft pick in 1998 and future considerations. January 7 - Assigned goaltender Rich Shulmistra and center Brendan Morrison to the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Brad Bombardir to Albany for conditioning purposes. January 5 - Recalled left wing Jay Pandolfo and center Sergei Brylin from Albany of the American Hockey League. January 4 - Acquired center Jason Arnott and defenseman Bryan Muir from the Edmonton Oilers for right wing Bill Guerin and left wing Valeri Zelepukin. January 2 - Returned goaltender Peter Sidorkiewicz to Albany of the American Hockey League. Recalled center Brendan Morrison from Albany. January 1, 1998 - Put goaltender Mike Dunham to the injured reserve list. Recalled goaltender Richard Shulmistra from Albany of the American Hockey League. 1998 December 30, 1997 - Recalled goaltender Peter Sidorkiewicz from Albany of the American Hockey League. Returned center Peter Zezel to Albany of the American Hockey League. December 11 - Re-signed goaltender Martin Brodeur to a multi-year contract extension. December 10 - Reassigned center Brendan Morrison to Albany of the American Hockey League. December 9 - Re-signed defenseman Scott Stevens to a multi-year contract. December 8 - Sent left wing Reid Simpson to Albany of the American Hockey League. December 7 - Traded right wing John MacLean and defenseman Ken Sutton to the San Jose Sharks for defenseman Doug Bodger and left wing Dody Wood. December 4 - Recalled center Brendan Morrison from Albany of the American Hockey League. November 26 - Reassigned defenseman Dan Ratushny from Quebec of the International Hockey League to Albany of the American Hockey League. November 24 - Reassigned right wing Bobby House from Albany of the American Hockey League to Quebec of the International Hockey League. November 22 - Assigned left wing Jay Pandolfo to Albany of the American Hockey League. November 21 - Re-signed Group II free agent right wing Bill Guerin to a multi-year contract. November 17 - Recalled goaltender Richard Shulmistra from Fort Wayne of the International Hockey League and assigned him to Albany of the American Hockey League. Reassigned goaltender Judd Lambert from Albany to Fort Wayne Assigned center Sergei Brylin to Albany for conditioning purposes. November 14 - Recalled left wing Jay Pandolfo from Albany of the American Hockey League. November 12 - Recalled defenseman Sheldon Souray from Albany of the American Hockey League. November 10 - Recalled right wing Sasha Lakovic from Albany of the American Hockey League. Assigned left wing Jay Pandolfo to Albany. October 28 - Activated defenseman Sheldon Souray from the injured reserve list and assigned him to Albany of the American Hockey League. October 22 - Recalled left wing Patrik Elias from Albany of the American Hockey League. October 16 - Loaned left wing Patrik Elias to Albany of the American Hockey League. October 8 - Assigned left wing Jay Pandolfo to Albany of the American Hockey League. October 3 - Re-signed left wing Brian Rolston to a multi-year contract. September 28 - Claimed left winger Scott Daniels from the Philadelphia Flyers in the waiver draft. Assigned defensemen Ken Sutton and forwards Sasha Lakovic and Peter Zezel to Albany of the American Hockey League. September 27 - Assigned goaltender Judd Lambert, defensemen Geordie Kinnear, Bryan Helmer, Colin White and forwards Eric Bertrand, John Madden, Brendan Morrison, Vadim Sharifijanov, Steve Brule, Pascal Rheaume and Zdenek Skorepa to Albany of the American Hockey League. September 22 - Assigned goaltenders Frederic Henry and Peter Sidorkiewicz, defensemen Pual Traynor and Sergei Vyshedkevich and forwards Jiri Bicek, David Cunniff, Bobby House, Wes Mason, Richard Rochefort, Rob Skrlac and Jeff Williams to Albany of the American Hockey League. Returned defensemen Lucas Nehrling and Lance Ward and forwards Pierre Dagenais, Bryan Duce, Stanislav Gron and Scott Perkfer to their respective junior leagues. September 18 - Returned goaltender Jean-Francois Damphousse and forwards Mathieu Benoit, Glenn Crawford and Carl Prud'homme to their respective junior teams, and defensemen Henrik Rehnberg and Jan Srdinko to their European teams. September 9 - Signed center Brendan Morrison to a multi-year contract. September 4 - Signed goaltender Judd Lambert. August 22 - Acquireed defenseman Vlastimil Kroupa from the San Jose Sharks for a third round pick in the 1998 draft. June 26 - Signed free agent forward John Madden. Copyright©1997-2004 The HockeyNut |