New York Rangers

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1997-2003 transactions:

December 12 - Recalled right wing Jason MacDonald from the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League.

November 24 - Placed left wing Dan LaCouture on injured reserve.

Recalled left wing Richard Scott from Hartford (AHL).

November 23 - Signed and recalled goaltender Phil Osaer from Hartford (AHL).

November 13 - Recalled right wing Jed Ortmeyer from Hartford of the American Hockey League. Assigned right wing Paul Healey and center Dominic Moore to Hartford.

November 3 - Recalled left wing Paul Healey from Hartford (AHL).

October 31 - Assigned right wing Mike Siklenka to Hartford (AHL).

October 28 - Recalled center Chad Wiseman from Hartford (AHL).

October 22 - Signed center Pascal Rheaume.

October 6 - Assigned forward Richard Scott and defenseman Fedor Tjutin to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

September 30 - Claimed defenseman Shawn Heins off waivers from the Atlanta Thrashers and right wing Jeff Heerema off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes.

September 26 - Assigned forwards Dominic Moore and Juris Stals, defensemen Bryce Lampman, Lawrence Nycholat, Fedor Tjutin and goaltender Jason LaBarbera to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

September 8 - Signed center Dominic Moore.

September 5 - Signed unrestricted free agent center Mark Messier.

September 4 - Announced the retirement of goaltender Mike Richter.

September 3 - Agreed to terms free agent defenseman Boris Mironov.

August 28 - Agreed to terms with free agent left wings Jan Hlavac and Martin Rucinsky.

August 22 - Agreed to terms with free agent defenseman John Jakopin, who had been with the San Jose Sharks.

August 18 - Agreed to terms with left wing Anson Carter.

August 14 - Agreed to terms with right wing Alexei Kovalev.

August 12 - Traded left wing Nils Ekman to the San Jose Sharks for forward Chad Wiseman.

July 30 - Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Brian Leetch.

July 28 - Agreed to terms with free agent right wing Paul Healey, who was with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

July 25 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Chris Simon, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks.

July 24 - Agreed to terms with left wing Richard Scott.

July 21 - Named Tom Renney assistant coach; promoted Dave Brown to head pro scout.

July 17 - Agreed to terms with goaltender Jussi Markkanen.

July 14 - Signed free agent defenseman Greg de Vries, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche.

July 1 - Traded the rights to center Mark Messier to the San Jose Sharks for future considerations.

May 22 - Signed forward Jed Ortmeyer and defenseman Steven MacIntyre.

April 5 - Recalled left wing Nils Ekman and center Roman Lyashensko from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

April 4 - Signed center Lucas Lawson and assigned him to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 28 - Assigned goaltender Jason LaBarbera to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 11 - Acquired right wing Anson Carter and defenseman Ales Pisa from the Edmonton Oilers for right wing Radek Dvorak and defenseman Cory Cross.

Traded goaltender Johan Holmqvist to the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Lawrence Nycholat.

Assigned center Ted Donato and right wing Jamie Lundmark to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 27 - Sent defenseman Janne Laukkanen to Hartford of the American Hockey League on a conditioning stint.

February 20 - Traded left wing Jay Henderson to the Minnesota Wild for center Corey Larose.

February 11 - Recalled defenseman David Karpa from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 10 - Acquired right wing Alexei Kovalev, left wing Dan LaCouture and defensemen Janne Laukkanen and Mike Wilson from the Pittsburgh Penguins for right wings Mikael Samuelsson, and Rico Fata and defensemen Joel Bouchard and Richard Lintner and cash.

February 6 - Recalled defenseman Richard Lintner and goaltender Johan Holmqvist from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 31 - Assigned right wing John Tripp to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 30 - Named general manager Glen Sather coach.

January 29 - Fired coach Bryan Trottier.

January 24 - Assigned defenseman David Karpa to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 22 - Traded defenseman Mike Mottau to the Calgary Flames for a sixth-round draft pick in either 2003 or 2004.

January 17 - Acquired left wing Jay Henderson from the Boston Bruins for Boston's ninth-round selection in the 2004 draft acquired by New York in an earlier trade.

January 15 - Assigned center Billy Tibbetts to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 14 - Assigned defenseman Richard Lintner to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 13 - Recalled defenseman David Karpa from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 8 - Acquired defenseman Boris Mironov from the Chicago Blackhawks for a fourth-round pick in the 2004 draft.

January 7 - Recalled right wing Jamie Lundmark from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 6 - Traded left wing Krzysztof Oliwa to the Boston Bruins for a ninth-round pick in the 2004 draft.

January 2 - Recalled center Ted Donato from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

2003

December 30 - Assigned defenseman Bryce Lampman to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 20 - Recalled center Jamie Lundmark from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 19 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Bryce Lampman and assigned him to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 18 - Assigned center Ted Donato, defenseman Cory Cross and goaltender Johan Holmqvist to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 16 - Agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Cory Cross.

December 13 - Assigned goaltender Johan Holmqvist to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 12 - Acquired goaltender Mike Dunham from the Nashville Predators for left wing Rem Murray and defensemen Tomas Kloucek and Marek Zidlicky.

December 10 - Recalled goaltender Johan Holmqvist, left wing Dixon Ward and defenseman Joel Bouchard from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 7 - Assigned right wing Dixon Ward, left wing Roman Lyashenko, goaltender Jason LaBarbera and defenseman Joel Bouchard to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 6 - Assigned left wing Krzysztof Oliwa to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 4 - Recalled defenseman Joel Bouchard from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 27 - Recalled goaltender Jason LaBarbera from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 12 - Recalled right wing Rico Fata from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 8 - Assigned goaltender Jason LaBarbera and left wing Dixon Ward to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 7 - Recalled goaltender Jason LaBarbera from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 4 - Assigned center Jamie Lundmark and right wing Rico Fata to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Recalled right wing Dixon Ward and left wing Ted Donato from Hartford.

October 16 - Assigned goaltender Jason LaBarbera to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 15 - Recalled goaltender Jason LaBarbera from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 10 - Acquired left wing Gordie Dwyer from the Tampa Bay Lightning for left wing Boyd Kane.

October 7 - Agreed to terms with center Garth Murray.

Assigned defenseman Tomas Kloucek and forwards Rico Fata, Roman Lyashenko and Ted Donato to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Placed defenseman Dave Karpa on injured reserve with a lacerated elbow.

September 17 - Signed defenseman Patrick Aufiero.

Assigned goaltenders Scott Meyer and Niklas Sundberg, defensemen Aufiero, Dean Arsene, Joel Bouchard, Vladimir Chebaturkin, Matt Kinch, Jeff State and Craig Weller and forwards Bobby Andrews, Garrett Burnett, Brandon Cullen, Ted Donato, Nils Ekman, Ken Gernander, Ryan Hollweg, Dusty Jamieson, Boyd Kane, John Tripp and Patrick Yetman to Hartford of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Assigned forwards Shawn Collymore and Chris St. Jacques to their junior teams.

September 12 - Re-signed right wing Radek Dvorak.

September 11 - Agreed to terms with center Mark Messier.

Named Gordie Clark to the scouting staff.

August 14 - Re-signed restricted free agent center Roman Lyashenko and restricted free agent defenseman Tom Poti.

August 13 - Signed goaltender Brandon Snee.

August 12 - Agreed to terms with goaltender Johan Holmqvist.

August 7 - Signed free agent defenseman Joel Bouchard, who had been with the New Jersey Devils.

July 30 - Signed defenseman Richard Lintner.

July 19 - Re-signed defenseman Dale Purinton.

July 18 - Signed free agent defenseman Vladimir Chebaturkin, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks.

July 16 - Traded center Derek Armstrong to the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional 2003 draft pick.

July 15 - Signed right wing Ken Gernander.

July 11 - Signed defensemen Jeff State and Craig Weller.

July 9 - Signed left wing Nils Ekman.

July 8 - Signed free agent left wing Ted Donato, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings.

July 4 - Signed free agent goaltender Mike Richter.

July 2 - Signed free agent defenseman Darius Kasparaitis, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche.

July 1 - Signed free agent center Bobby Holik, who had been with the New Jersey Devils.

June 26 - Traded the rights to right wing Theo Fleury to the San Jose Sharks to complete a June 24 trade.

June 23 - Acquiredd left wing Krzysztof Oliwa from the Pittsburgh Penguins for future considerations.

June 21 - Promoted Tom Renney to vice president of player development.

June 13 - Named Terry O'Reilly and Jim Schoenfeld assistant coaches.

June 6 - Named Bryan Trottier coach.

April 15 - Fired coach Ron Low.

April 4 - Recalled goaltender Jamie Lundmark from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

April 3 - Recalled goaltender Scott Meyer from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 20 - Assigned center Bobby Andrews and right wing Rico Fata on loan to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 19 - Acquired defenseman Tom Poti and left wing Rem Murray from the Edmonton Oilers for center Mike York and a 2002 fourth-round draft pick.

Traded defenseman Peter Smrek to the Nashville Predators for defenseman Richard Lintner.

March 18 - Acquired right wing Pavel Bure from the Florida Panthers for defensemen Filip Novak and Igor Ulanov, first-round and fourth-round picks in the 2002 draft and a switch of 2003 second-round picks.

March 12 - Acquired left wing Martin Rucinsky and center Roman Lyashenko from the Dallas Stars for center Manny Malhotra and left wing Barrett Heisten.

Recalled left wing Michal Grosek from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Mike Mottau to Hartford.

March 11 - Recalled defenseman Mike Mottau and right wing Rico Fata from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 28 - Re-assigned goaltender Johan Holmqvist to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 20 - Recalled goaltender Bryce Wandler from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 10 - Recalled goaltender Dan Blackburn from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Returned goaltender Johan Holmqvist to Hartford.

February 4 - Assigned goaltender Dan Blackburn to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Recalled goaltender Johan Holmqvist from Hartford.

January 16 - Claimed center Trent Whitfield off waivers from the Washington Capitals.

January 13 - Recalled right wings Rico Fata and Jason Dawe from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 6 - Assigned right wing Rico Fata to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 4, 2002 - Activated center Eric Lindros from injured reserve.

2002

December 13 - Recalled defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 11 - Traded left wing Zdeno Ciger to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for right wing Matthew Barnaby.

November 7 - Assigned right wing Rico Fata and defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 1 - Recalled left wing Jeff Toms from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 12 - Named Brad Park, Rich Brown and Jamie MacDonald scouts.

October 11 - Recalled defenseman Darren Van Impe from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 7 - Assigned defenseman Darren Van Impe to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

August 28 - Agreed to terms with forward Steve McKenna.

August 23 - Agreed to terms with free agent left wing P.J. Stock.

August 20 - Acquired center Eric Lindros and a conditional first-round pick in the 2003 draft from the Philadelphia Flyers for left wing Jan Hlavac, defenseman Kim Johnsson, right wing Pavel Brendl and a third-round pick in the 2003 draft.

August 9 - Re-signed right wing Brad Smyth.

August 8 - Re-signed left wing Jason Dawe.

August 7 - Agreed to terms with forward Jeff Toms.

Claimed defenseman Darren Van Impe off waivers from the Boston Bruins.

August 6 - Re-signed center Manny Malhotra.

July 24 - Re-signed restricted free agent right wing Sandy McCarthy.

July 17 - Signed left wing Zdeno Ciger.

July 16 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Fedor Tjutin.

July 10 - Agreed to terms with goaltender Vitali Yeremeyev.

June 30 - Traded center Tim Taylor to the Tampa Bay Lightning for left wings Nils Ekman and Kyle Freadrich.

June 28 - Acquired defenseman Sean Gagnon and future considerations from the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Jason Doig and right wing Jeff Ulmer.

June 26 - Signed goaltender Scott Meyer.

June 24 - Traded left wing Adam Graves to the San Jose Sharks for right wing Mikael Samuelsson and defenseman Chris Gosselin.

Traded defenseman Jeff Dessner from the Atlanta Thrashers for a 2001 eighth-round pick.

June 23 - Acquired defenseman Chris St. Croix from the Calgary Flames for defenseman Burke Henry.

June 21 - Agreed to terms with center Andreas Johansson.

June 13 - Signed center Layne Ulmer.

June 12 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Matt Kinch.

June 11 - Agreed to terms with left wing Barrett Heisten.

April 5 - Recalled center Derek Armstrong from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 19 - Recalled goaltender Johan Holmqvist from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 12 - Recalled defensemen Drew Bannister and Mike Mottau from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 8 - Recalled left wing Michal Grosek from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Vitali Yeremeyev, defenseman Mike Mottau and right wing Jeff Ulmer to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 7 - Claimed goaltender Guy Hebert off waivers from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Acquired left wing Ryan Tobler from the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Bert Robertsson.

March 6 - Recalled defenseman Mike Mottau and right wing Tony Tuzzolino from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Loaned defenseman Jason Doig to Hartford.

March 5 - Acquired defenseman Peter Smrek from the St.Louis Blues for defenseman Alexei Gusarov.

March 1 - Traded left wing Eric Lacroix to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for left wing Colin Forbes.

February 19 - Recalled goaltender Vitali Yeremeyev from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 15 - Recalled right wing Tony Tuzzolino from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 13 - Assigned left wing Michal Grosek and right wing Tony Tuzzolino to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 11 - Recalled forward Tony Tuzzolino from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 5 - Traded right wing John MacLean to the Dallas Stars for future considerations.

Recalled center Manny Malhotra and right wing Jeff Ulmer and defenseman Tomas Kloucek from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 1 - Assigned right wing Jeff Ulmer, center Manny Malholtra and defenseman Tomas Kloucek to Hartford of the American Hockey League and Wes Jarvis to Charlotte of the East Hockey League.

January 30 - Assigned right wing Brad Smyth to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Recalled left wing Jeff Ulmer from Hartford.

January 22 - Recalled right wing Brad Smyth from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Placed left wing Valeri Kamensky on injured reserve.

January 17 - Assigned center Derek Armstrong to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 14 - Assigned goaltender Vitaly Yeremeyev to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 13 - Claimed left wing Jeff Toms off waivers from the New York Islanders.

January 11 - Recalled forward Derek Armstrong and goaltender Vitali Yeremeyev from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 2, 2001 - Recalled center Manny Malhotra from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

2001

December 31, 2000 - Announced the retirement of right wing Stefan Cherneski.

December 29 - Assigned defenseman Dale Purinton to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 28 - Acquired defenseman Alexei Gusarov from the Colorado Avalanche for a fifth-round pick in the 2001 draft.

Activated goaltender Mike Richter from injured reserve.

re-assigned Vitali Yeremeyev and defenseman Bert Robertsson to Hartford of the American Hockey

December 26 - Assigned goaltender Jason LaBarbera from Charlotte of the East Coast Hockey League to Houston of the International Hockey League.

December 23 - Placed goaltender Mike Richter on injured reserve with a right knee injury.

Recalled goaltender Vitali Yeremeyev from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 18 - Recalled defenseman Tomas Kloucek from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Assigned center Manny Malhotra to Hartford.

December 11 - Recalled defenseman Bert Robertsson from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 8 - Assigned defenseman Bert Robertsson to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 29 - Recalled left wing Johan Witehall from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 15 - Assigned right wing John MacLean to Manitoba of the International Hockey League.

November 10 - Reassigned defensemen Mike Mottau and Tomas Kloucek to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Recalled defenseman Dale Purinton from Hartford.

November 9 - Traded goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe to the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenseman Bert Robertsson.

Recalled defenseman Tomas Kloucek from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 8 - Assigned defenseman Tomas Kloucek and left wing Johan Witehall to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 2 - Recalled goaltender Johan Holmqvist from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 31 - Recalled left wing Johan Witehall from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 30 - Assigned goaltender Johan Holmquist to the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League.

October 27 - Recalled goaltenders Johan Holmqvist and J.F. Labbe from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 25 - Recalled defenseman Mike Mottau from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Re-assigned defenseman Drew Bannister to Hartford.

October 19 - Loaned defenseman Jason Doig and goaltender Jason Labarbera to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 17 - Recalled defensemen Dale Purinton and Drew Bannister from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 5 - Acquired right wing Michal Grosek and defenseman Brad Brown from the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations.

Assigned defenseman Dale Purinton to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 4 - Signed defenseman Mike Mottau.

October 3 - Assigned forwards Derek Armstrong, Manny Malhotra and Jeff Ulmer and goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Assigned forward Pavel Brendl to Calgary of the Western Hockey League and forward Jamie Lundmark to Moose Jaw of the Western Hockey League.

September 26 - Recalled right wing Jason Dawe from Hartford of the American Hockey Leeague and defenseman David Wilkie from Houston of the International Hockey League.

September 20 - Returned defenseman Filip Novak to his junior team.

September 19 - Reached an agreement for a try-out with defenseman Mike Mottau.

September 15 - Assigned the following players to Hartford of the American Hockey League: defensemen Jeff Brown, Burke Henry, Kevin Holdridge, Wes Jarvis, Kevin Mitchell, Martin Richter and Alexei Vasiliev, forwards Mathieu Benoit, Ben Carpentier, Stefan Cherneski, Jason Dawe, Brandon Dietrich, Francois Fortier, Todd Hall, Mike Harder, Boyd Kane, Marty Melnychuk and Tony Tuzzulino and goaltenders Jason LaBarbera, Bryce Wandler and Vitali Yeremeyev.

September 8 - Signed defensemen Dale Purinton and Drew Bannister.

September 7 - Agreed to terms with forward Johan Witehall.

September 1 - Agreed to terms on a contract with right wing Jason Dawe.

August 30 - Agreed to terms with center Derek Armstrong.

August 4 - Traded center-right wing Rob DiMaio and left wing Darren Langdon to the Carolina Hurricanes for right wing Sandy McCarthy and a fourth-round pick in 2001.

July 31 - Named Tom Renney director of player personnel.

July 27 - Agreed to terms with right wing Jeff Ulmer.

July 26 - Named Al Coates vice president and general manager of Hartford Sports.

July 25 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Martin Richter.

July 24 - Agreed to terms with goaltenders Johan Holmqvist and Vitali Yeremeyev.

July 13 - Signed unrestricted free agent center Mark Messier, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a two-year contract.

July 12 - Named Ron Low coach and Ted Green and Walt Kyle assistant coaches.

July 10 - Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Vladimir Malakhov, who had been with the New Jersey Devils.

June 24 - Acquired 2000 second- and third-round draft picks from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2000 second-round pick.

June 7 - Agreed to terms with goaltender Jason LaBarbera.

June 1 - Named Glen Sather president and general manager.

April - Recalled goaltender Milan Hnilicka, right wing Chris Kenady and defenseman Dale Purinton from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

April 5 - Assigned center Manny Malhotra to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

April 4 - Recalled goaltender J.F. Labbe and defenseman Alexei Vasiliev from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Reassigned goaltender Milan Hnilicka to Hartford.

April 1 - Suspended defenseman Stephane Quintal for the remainder of the season for conduct detrimental to the team.

March 28 - Fired president and general manager Neil Smith and coach John Muckler.

March 20 - Recalled right wing Jason Dawe from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 17 - Recalled left wing Johan Witehall from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 15 - Recalled goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Signed goaltender Bryce Wandler.

March 14 - Assigned center Manny Malhotra to Guelph of the Ontario Hockey League.

March 13 - Acquired forward Chris Wells from the Florida Panthers for future considerations and assigned him to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 10 - Acquired center Rob DiMaio from the Boston Bruins for right wing Mike Knuble.

March 7 - Recalled left wing Johan Witehall and center P.J. Stock from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 26 - Recalled goaltender Milan Hnilicka from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 25 - Assigned defenseman Jason Doig to Hartford of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

February 23 - Recalled defenseman Jason Doig from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Returned goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe to Hartford.

February 22 - Recalled goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 11 - Loaned goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 10 - Loaned left wing Johan Witehall to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 8 - Recalled left wing Johan Witehall and goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 3 - Acquired right wing Jason Dawe from the Nashville Predators for defenseman John Namestnikov.

Assigned Dawe to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 1 - Recalled center Manny Malhotra from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 27 - Loaned left wing Johan Witehall to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Recalled defenseman Jason Doig from Hartford.

January 24 - Recalled left wing Johan Witehall from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 18, 2000 - Re-assigned center Manny Malhotra and defenseman Jason Doig to Hartford of the American Hockey League for a two-week conditioning stint.

2000

December 30, 1999 - Acquired right wing Radek Dvorak from the San Jose Sharks for right wing Todd Harvey and a fourth-round draft choice in 2001.

December 14 - Recalled left wing Jan Hlavac from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 11 - Announced center Manny Malhotra is joining the Canadian National Junior Team for the World Junior Championships.

December 2 - Loaned defenseman Dale Purinton to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 1 - Claimed defenseman Rich Pilon on waivers from the New York Islanders.

November 29 - Recalled defenseman Dale Purinton from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Re-assigned center P.J. Stock and defenseman Terry Virtue to Hartford.

November 19 - Recalled center P.J. Stock and right wing Alexandre Daigle from Hartford of the AHL.

November 15 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Rumun Ndur and assigned him to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 14 - Recalled right wing Chris Kenady from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 2 - Reassigned left wing Boyd Kane to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Reassigned goaltender Jeff Heil to Arkansas of the East Coast Hockey League.

October 27 - Returned center P.J. Stock to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 22 - Recalled center P.J. Stock from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 17 - Assigned goaltender Milan Hnilicka to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 6 - Loaned defenseman John Namestnikov to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Re-assigned defenseman David Wilkie.

October 5 - Placed right wing Valeri Kamensky on the seven-day injured list.

Recalled goaltender Milan Hnilicka from Hartford of the American Hockey League

October 4 - Assigned defenseman Drew Bannister to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 3 - Acquired right wing Alexandre Daigle from the Tampa Bay Lightning for future considerations and assigned him to Hartford of the AHL.

October 1 - Returned right wing Pavel Brendl and center Jamie Lundmark to their junior teams.

September 30 - Acquired defenseman Kevin Hatcher from the Pittsburgh Penquins for defenseman Peter Popovic.

September 29 - Agreed to terms with defenseman David Wilkie and left wing Daniel Goneau and assigned them to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

September 28 - Assigned defenseman Tomas Kloucek and goaltender Milan Hnilicka to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

September 22 - Assigned center Derek Armstrong and goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

August 26 - Agreed to terms with right wing Brad Smyth.

August 25 - Signed center Mike Harder and defenseman John Namestnikov.

August 19 - Signed defenseman Mathieu Schneider.

August 11 - Agreed to terms with right wing Ken Gernander.

August 9 - Signed goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe.

July 29 - Signed defenseman Terry Virtue.

July 28 - Signed defenseman Tomas Kloucek.

July 26 - Named John Tortorella assistant coach.

July 22 - Signed goaltender Milan Hnilicka.

July 20 - Promoted Jeanie Baumgartner to vice president of marketing and named Jason Vogel manager of public relations.

July 19 - Signed free agent defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre to a four-year contract.

July 15 - Announced defenseman Jeff Beukeboom will be unable to resume his playing career due to a head injury.

Signed unrestricted free agent center Tim Taylor, who had been with the Boston Bruins.

July 13 - Signed free agent goaltender Kirk McLean, who had been with the Florida Panthers.

July 8 - Signed free agent right wing Theo Fleury, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche.

July 6 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Valeri Kamensky, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, and unrestricted free agent defenseman Stephane Quintal, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens.

June 26 - Acquired the fourth pick in the 1999 draft from the Tampa Bay Lightning for goaltender Dan Cloutier, right wing Niklas Sundstrom and first- and third-round picks in the 2000 draft.

Traded center Marc Savard and the 11th pick in the 1999 draft to the Calgary Flames for the ninth pick in the 1999 draft, a 1999 third-round pick and the rights to left wing Jan Hlavac.

June 2 - Agreed to terms with defensemen Burke Henry and Wes Jarvis on professional contracts.

May 24 - Re-signed defenseman Brian Leetch to a multi-year deal.

May 3 - Acquired right wing Brad Smyth from the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

April 16 - Announced the retirement of center Wayne Gretzky, effective at the end of the season.

April 12 - Agreed to terms with center Mike York and defenseman Kim Johnsson.

Assigned York to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

April 7 - Promoted John Rosasco to vice president, public relations.

March 23 - Traded defenseman Lee Sorochan to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Chris O'Sullivan.

Traded defenseman Ulf Samuelsson to the Detroit Red Wings for second- and third-round picks in 1999.

Traded defenseman Stanislav Neckar to the Phoenix Coyotes for defenseman Jason Doig and a 1999 sixth-round draft pick.

Assigned defensemen Jason Doig and Chris O'Sullivan and right wing Kevin Brown to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 22 - Activated center Wayne Gretzky from injured reserve.

Reassigned center Christian Dube to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 15 - Signed left wing Adam Graves to a multi-year contract extension.

March 10 - Returned defenseman Alexei Vasiliev to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 8 - Recalled defenseman Alexei Vasiliev from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 4 - Claimed right wing Mike Maneluk off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks.

February 25 - Called up forwards Christian Dube and Scott Fraser from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 22 - Acquired right wing Chris Kenady from the St. Louis Blues to complete a trade for defenseman Jeff Finley and Geoff Smith on February 13.

Assigned Kenady to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Re-assigned center Chris Winnes to Manitoba of the International Hockey League.

February 19 - Assigned defenseman Adam Smith to Fort Wayne of the International Hockey League.

February 16 - Recalled defenseman Adam Smith from Grand Rapids of the International Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Lee Sorochan to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 13 - Traded defensemen Jeff Finley and Geoff Smith to the St.Louis Blues for future considerations.

February 12 - Acquired left wing Eric Lacroix from the Los Angeles Kings for center Sean Pronger.

February 9 - Assigned right wing Derek Armstrong and left wing Johan Witehall to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 2 - Recalled right wing Derek Armstrong from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

February 1, 1999 - Assigned defenseman Jan Mertzig to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

1999

January 29, 1998 - Loaned defenseman Adam Smith to Grand Rapids of the International Hockey League.

January 16 - Recalled center Scott Fraser from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 14 - Recalled defenseman Jan Mertzig from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 11 - Recalled right wing Derek Armstrong from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 7 - Assigned left wing Esa Tikkanen to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 18 - Claimed defenseman Rumun Ndur off waivers from the Buffalo Sabres.

December 3 - Loaned right wing Scott Fraser to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 27 - Traded left wing Bill Berg and a 1999 second-round draft pick to the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Stan Neckar.

November 25 - Acquired center Petr Nedved, center Sean Pronger and defenseman Chris Tamer from the Pittsburgh Penguins for right wing Alexei Kovalev, center Harry York and future considerations.

November 15 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Eric Cairns.

Reassigned left wing Boyd Kane from Hartford of the American Hockey League to Charlotte of the East Coast Hockey League.

November 9 - Recalled left wing Bill Berg from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.

October 23 - Loaned defenseman Geoff Smith to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 21 - Recalled defenseman Jeff Finley from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 14 - Traded defenseman Alexander Karpovtsev and a 1999 fourth-round draft selection to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Mathieu Schneider.

October 9 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Esa Tikkanen.

October 6 - Assigned left wings Bill Berg and Bob Errey, right wing Stefan Cherneski and defensemen Jeff Finley and Zarley Zalapski to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Recalled center Harry York from Hartford.

October 1 - Acquired forward Mike Knuble from the Detroit Red Wingss for a third-round draft pick in 2000.

September 29 - Assigned defensemen Ed Campbell, Mike Martin and Lee Sorochan to Fort Wayne of the International Hockey League.

September 25 - Agreed to terms with right wing Todd Harvey.

September 24 - Assigned defenseman Brent Thompson to Hartford of the AHL.

September 23 - Assigned the following players to Hartford of the American Hockey League: forwards Derek Armstrong, Randy Copley, Francois Fortier, Ken Gernander, Daniel Goneau, Todd Hall, Boyd Kane, Jason Norie, Andrew Proskurnicki, Mike Sylvia, Vladimir Vorobiev and Chris Winnes, defensemen Rich Brennan, Jeff Brown, Ed Campbell, Benjamin Carpentier, Trevor Gillies, Burke Henry, Wes Jarvis, Tomas Cloucek, Mike Martin, Dale Puriton, Ryan Risidore, Adam Smith, Lee Sorochan and Alexi Visiliev, goaltenders Jeff Heil, Jason McLean, Tom Noble and Kay Whitmore.

Assigned goaltenders Shawn Degagne and Jason Labarbere to their respective junior clubs.

September 21 - Assigned the following players to Hartford of the American Hockey League: forwards Derek Armstrong, Randy Copley, Francois Fortier, Ken Gernander, Daniel Goneau, Todd Hall, Boyd Kane, Jason Norrie, Andrew Proskurnicki, Mike Sylvia, Vladimir Vorobiev, Chris Winnes, defensemen Rich Brennan, Jeff Brown, Ed Campbell, Ben Carpentier, Trevor Gilles, Burke Henry, Wes Jarvis, Tomas Kloucek, Mike Martin, Dale Purinton, Ryan Risidore, Adam Smith, Lee Sorochan, Alexei Vasiliev, goaltenders Jeff Heil, Jason McLean, Tom Noble and Kay Whitmore.

Assigned goaltender Shawn Degagne to North Bay of the Ontario Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Jason Labarbera to Portland of the Western Hockey League.

September 11 - Agreed to terms with center Harry York and defenseman Lee Sorochan.

September 1 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Maxim Galanov.

August 31 - Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Zarley Zalapski, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens.

August 20 - Agreed to terms with forward Vladimir Vorobiev.

August 17 - Signed free-agent goaltender Kay Whitmore.

August 13 - Agreed to terms with free-agent left wing Brent Fedyk.

August 12 - Agreed to terms with left wing Boyd Kane.

August 11 - Announced the retirement of center Pat LaFontaine.

July 28 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Jan Mertzig.

July 27 - Signed right wing Stefan Cherneski, their 1997 first-round draft pick.

July 23 - Agreed to terms with right wing Johan Whitehall, their eighth-round draft pick.

July 22 - Agreed to terms with left wing Todd Hall.

July 21 - Agreed to terms with right wing Chris Winnes.

July 20 - Signed free agent center Derek Armstrong.

July 16 - Signed free agent goaltender Jean-Francois Labbe.

July 15 - Signed free agent goaltender Mike Richter, who had been claimed in the expansion draft by the Nashville Predators, to a multi-year contract.

July 9 - Signed unrestricted free agent forward John MacLean, who had been with the San Jose Sharks.

July 2 - Signed unrestricted free agent right wing Scott Fraser, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers.

June 30 - Acquired defenseman Peter Popovic from the Montreal Canadiens for left wing Sylvain Blouin and a 1999 sixth-round draft pick.

June 23 - Named Charlie Huddy assistant coach.

June 18 - Named Keith Acton assistant coach.

June 2 - Traded left wing Colin Pepperall to the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations.

April 4 - Recalled defenseman Maxim Galanov from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 31 - Recalled right wing Johan Lindbom from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 28 - Recalled center P.J. Stock from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 27 - Returned right wing Vladimir Vorobiev to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 25 - Recalled goaltender Dan Cloutier, center Marc Savard, right wing Vladimir Vorobiev and left wing Daniel Goneau from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 24 - Traded right wing Ryan Vandenbussche to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Ryan Risidore.

Traded center Mike Eastwood to the St. Louis Blues for center Harry York.

Traded right wing Mike Keane, center Brian Skrudland and a conditional draft pick in 1998 or 1999 to the Dallas Stars for left wing Bob Errey, right wing Todd Harvey and a 1998 fourth-round draft pick.

Traded goaltender Jason Muzzatti to the San Jose Sharks for defenseman Richard Brennan.

Sent center Marc Savard, right wing Vladimir Vorobiev and goaltender Dan Cloutier to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 17 - Recalled defensemen Geoff Smith and Eric Cairns and center Marc Savard from loan to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 16 - Assigned left wing Johan Lindbom to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 9 - Recalled left wings Johan Lindbom and Vladimir Vorobiev from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

March 3 - Recalled center P.J. Stock from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Returned right wing Johan Lindbom to Hartford.

Assigned defenseman Eric Cairns to Hartford on a conditioning loan.

February 23 - Recalled goaltender Dan Cloutier from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Ryan Vandenbussche to Hartford.

Reassigned goaltender Jeff Heil from Charlotte of the East Coast Hockey League to Hartford.

February 19 - Named John Muckler head coach.

February 18 - Fired head coach Colin Campbell.

January 19 - Recalled left wing P.J. Stock from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 15 - Returned defenseman Ronnie Sundin, left wing Sylvain Blouin and center P.J. Stock to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Reassigned defenseman Dale Purinton from Hartford to Charlotte of the East Coast Hockey League.

January 14 - Recalled left wing Sylvain Blouin from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 9 - Recalled defensemen Geoff Smith and Ronnie Sundin from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

January 5 - Reassigned defenseman Dale Purinton to the Charlotte Checkers of the East Coast Hockey League.

January 2, 1998 - Recalled left wing P.J. Stock from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

1998

December 30, 1997 - Sent right wing Vladimir Vorobiev to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

December 28 - Assigned goaltender Jason Muzzatti to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

Recalled goaltender Dan Cloutier from Hartford.

December 16 - Recalled left wing P.J. Stock from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 30 - Recalled right wing Vladimir Vorobiev from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 20 - Recalled left wing P.J. Stock from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

November 14 - Acquired right wing Brad Smyth from the Los Angeles for a conditional draft pick.

November 11 - Recalled right wing Johan Lindbom from Hartford of the AHL.

November 6 -Sent right wing Vladimir Vorobiev and left wing Pierre Sevigny to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.

November 3 - Recalled right wing Vladimir Vorobiev, center Marc Savard and left wing Pierre Sevigny from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.

October 31 - Returned center Marc Savard and left wing Pierre Sevigny to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 26 - Recalled center Marc Savard from Hartford of the American Hockey League.

October 2 - Signed center Wayne Gretzky to a multi-year contract extension.

September 29 - Acquired center Pat LaFontaine from the Buffalo Sabres for a 1998 second-round draft pick and future considerations.

September 25 - Assigned forwards Peter Ferraro, Chris Ferraro, Tim Sweeney, defenseman Ronnie Sundin and goaltender Dan Cloutier to Hartford of the American Hockey League.

September 18 - Returned Jeff Brown, Shawn Degagne, Benjamin Carpentier, Stefan Cherneski, Burke Henry, Wes Jarvis, Jason McLean, Andrew Proskurniciki and Nathan Read to their junior teams.

September 11 - Signed free agent left wing Tim Sweeney, who had been with the Boston Bruins.

September 9 - Agreed to terms with free agent forward Alexei Kovalev.

September 8 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Alexander Karpovtsev.

Named John Paddock director of professional scouting and Martin Madden, Jr. to the scouting staff.

September 4 - Agreed to terms on new contracts with assistant coaches Dick Todd and Bill Moores.

September 3 - Signed free-agent goaltender Robb Stauber and forward P.J. Stock.

September 2 - Agreed to terms with forwards Sylvain Blouin and Ken Gernander.

August 28 - Acquired left wing Kevin Stevens from the Los Angeles Kings for left wing Luc Robitaille.

August 27 - Signed left wing Pierre Sevigny.

August 26 - Agreed to terms with free-agent defenseman Brent Thompson.

August 25 - Signed defenseman Jeff Brown.

August 21 - Signed forward Johan Lindbom.

August 20 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Alexei Vasiliev.

August 19 - Signed defenseman Dale Purinton.

August 14 - Named Craig MacTavish assistant coach.

August 12 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Doug Lidster.

August 8 - Traded their fourth-round draft pick in the 1998 Entry Draft to the Carolina Hurricanes for goaltender Jason Muzzatti.

August 6 - Signed restricted free agent center Joe Sakic, who has been with the Colorado Avalanche, to an offer sheet.

August 6 - Signed LW Mike Peluso to a contract.

August 5 - Agreed to terms with free-agent forward Darren Langdon.

July 30 - Named Mark Piazza vice president of operations.

July 16 - Agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Jeff Finley, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes.

July 7 - Signed free agent right wing Mike Keane, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, and free agent center Brian Skrudland, who had been with the Florida Panthers, to multi-year contracts.

June 21 - Acquired left wing Mike Peluso from the St.Louis Blues for future considerations.

June 4 - Signed center Marc Savard, a fourth-round pick in the 1995 draft.