Philadelphia Flyers1997-2003 transactions:December 23 - Recalled goaltender Antero Niittymaki from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. December 20 - Signed center Mike Comrie to a one-year contract. December 17 - Traded left wing Eric Chouinard to the Minnesota Wild for a fifth-round pick in the 2004 NHL draft. December 16 - Acquired restricted free agent center Mike Comrie from the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Jeff Woywitka, a first round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and a third round pick in 2005. December 8 - Recalled goaltender Antero Niittymaki from the Philadelphia (AHL). November 28 - Activated left wing Todd Fedoruk from injured reserve. Assigned Fedoruk and defenseman Jim Vandermeer to Philadelphia (AHL). November 24 - Recalled defenseman Jim Vandermeer and left wing Eric Chouinard from Philadelphia (AHL). November 12 - Assigned defenseman Jim Vandermeer to Philadelphia (AHL). November 7 - Assigned center Peter White to Philadelphia (AHL). November 6 - Recalled center Peter White from Philadelphia (AHL). Claimed right wing Mike Siklenka off waivers from the New York Rangers. Assigned Siklenka to Philadelphia (AHL). November 3 - Recalled defenseman Jim Vandermeer from Philadelphia (AHL). October 31 - Assigned defenseman Jim Vandermeer to Philadelphia (AHL). October 27 - Recalled defenseman Chris Therien from Philadelphia (AHL). Assigned right wing Mike Peluso to Philadelphia. October 25 - Assigned left wing Boyd Kane to Philadelphia (AHL). October 24 - Recalled right wing Mike Peluso from Philadelphia (AHL). October 14 - Recalled left wing Boyd Kane from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Named Stephanie Boyer director of community relations. October 3 - Assigned forwards Mathieu Brunelle, Nick Deschenes, Boyd Kane, Kirby Law, Ian MacNeil, Mark Muraphy, Mike Peluso, Andre Savage, Patrick Sharp, Jeff Smith, Pete Vandermeer and Peter White, defensemen Joey Hope, Randy Jones, Freddy Meyer, Dennis Seidenberg, Wade Skolney and Jeff Woywitka, and goaltenders Neil Little and Antero Niittymaki to the Phantoms of the American Hockey League. September 24 - Named Michael Wurman manager of game presentation. September 16 - Returned center Colin Fraser, right wings Rick Kozak and Stefan Ruzicka, defensemen Nikita Korovkin and Alexandre Picard and goaltenders Rejean Beauchemin and David Tremblay to their junior teams. August 25 - Named Dean Lombardi scout. August 7 - Named Shawn Tilger vice president of marketing and communications and Jim Van Stone vice president of ticket sales for the Flyers and Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. Named Zack Hill senior director of communications. July 30 - Re-signed left wing Radovan Somik to a two-year contract; re-signed right wing Justin Williams to a one-year contract. July 15 - Signed defenseman Joni Pitkanen to a three-year contract. July 14 - Re-signed right wing Mike Siklenka, center Peter White and left wing Peter Vandermeer. Signed left wings Mathieu Brunelle and Boyd Kane and defenseman Joey Hope. July 1 - Signed free agent goaltender Jeff Hackett, who had been with the Boston Bruins. June 30 - Re-signed defenseman Eric Desjardins and center Claude Lapointe to two-year contracts. June 22 - Traded center Marty Murray to the Carolina Hurricanes for a sixth-round pick in the 2004 draft. June 14 - Named Ron Ryan president. June 10 - Signed center Eric Chouinard and right wing Sami Kapanen to two-year contracts. May 28 - Traded goaltender Roman Cechmanek to the Los Angeles Kings for a second-round pick in the 2004 draft. May 21 - Signed forward Nick Deschenes and defenseman Freddy Meyer. April 1 - Recalled defenseman Jim Vandermeer from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 25 - Assigned goaltender Neil Little and defenseman Jim Vandermeer to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 24 - Recalled defenseman Jim Vandermeer and center Patrick Sharp from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 20 - Recalled goaltender Neil Little and right wing Kirby Law from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 12 - Assigned center Peter White to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 11 - Acquired center Peter White from the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations. March 10 - Acquired right wing Tony Amonte from the Phoenix Coyotes for left wing Guillaume Lefebvre, Atlanta's third-round draft pick in 2003 and a second-round draft pick in 2004. March 9 - Acquired center Claude Lapointe from the New York Islanders for a fifth-round pick in the 2003 draft. March 3 - Assigned defensemen Dennis Seidenberg and Jim Vandermeer to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 1 - Acquired defenseman Dmitry Yushkevich from the Los Angeles Kings for a fourth-round pick in the 2003 draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2004 draft. February 28 - Recalled left wing Guillaume Lefebvre from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. February 15 - Agreed to a two-year contract extension with defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson. February 7 - Traded right wing Pavel Brendl and defenseman Bruno St. Jacques to the Carolina Hurricanes for right wing Sami Kapanen and defenseman Ryan Bast. February 5 - Traded defenseman Chris McAllister to the Colorado Avalanche for a 2003 sixth-round draft choice. Acquired left wing Todd Warriner from the Vancouver Canucks for future considerations. January 31 - Assigned defenseman Jim Vandermeer and left wing Jamie Wright to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 29 - Acquired center Eric Chouinard from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2003 second-round draft pick. Recalled defenseman Jim Vandermeer from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Chris McAllister to Philadelphia for conditioning purposes. January 27 - Assigned defenseman Jim Vandermeer to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Named Terry Murray assistant coach. January 22 - Acquired left wing Jamie Wright from the Calgary Flames for future considerations. Assigned right wing Mark Greig to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 20 - Recalled right wing Mark Greig from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 15 - Signed right wing Joe Sacco to a one-year contract. Recalled defenseman Jim Vandermeer from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Assigned center Andre Savage to Philadelphia. January 7 - Assigned right wing Mark Greig to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 2 - Recalled defenseman Jim Vandermeer from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 1 - Acquired right wing Tomi Kallio off waivers from the Columbus Blue Jackets. Recalled defenseman Jim Vandermeer from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. 2003 December 22 - Recalled left wing Guillaume Lefebvre from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. December 19 - Traded left wing Paul Ranheim to the Phoenix Coyotes for a 2004 conditional draft pick. Assigned defenseman Bruno St. Jacques to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. December 18 - Recalled center Ian MacNeil and defenseman Bruno St. Jacques from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. December 10 - Assigned defenseman Bruno St. Jacques to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. December 9 - Recalled center Andre Savage from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League and assigned left wing Guillaume Lefebvre to Philadelphia of the AHL. December 6 - Traded defenseman Dan McGillis to the San Jose Sharks for defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson. November 29 - Recalled defenseman Bruno St. Jacques from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 27 - Recalled left wing Guillaume Lefebvre from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 25 - Assigned left wing Guillaume Lefebvre to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 22 - Recalled left wing Guillaume Lefebvre from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Assigned right wing Mark Greig to Philadelphia. November 14 - Recalled right wing Mark Greig from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 8 - Assigned defenseman Chris McAllister to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 31 - Recalled center Patrick Sharp from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. October 30 - Assigned center Andre Savage and right wing Kirby Law to Philadelphia of American Hockey League. October 28 - Recalled center Andre Savage and right wing Kirby Law from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 25 - Recalled left wing Guillaume Lefebvre and center Andre Savage from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 17 - Assigned center Patrick Sharp to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 4 - Assigned left wing Guillaume Lefebvre and defensemen Bruno St. Jacques and John Slaney to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. September 23 - Assigned goaltenders Antero Niittymaki and Dave Stathos, defensemen Ian Forbes, David Harlock, Dan Peters, Wade Skolney, Brad Tiley and Jim Vandermeer and forwards Jack Baker, Landon Bathe, Eric Betournay, Craig Brunel, Kirby Law, Mike Lephart, Ian MacNeil, Mike Siklenka, Jeff Smith, Ben Stafford, Pete Vandermeer and Matt Zultek to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Returned defenseman Thierry Douville to his junior team. Released center Martin St. Pierre. September 18 - Named Joe O'Sullivan vice president of marketing and sales. Promoted Cecilia Baker to vice president of ticket operations. Promoted Nicole Allison to director of season ticket sales and services. September 11 - Re-signed restricted free agent left wing Simon Gagne to a two-year contract. August 8 - Re-signed defenseman John Slaney and goaltender Neil Little to multi-year contracts. July 12 - Agreed to terms with free agent left wings Donald Brashear on a four-year contract and Todd Fedoruk on a two-year contract. July 2 - Signed free agent center Ian MacNeil. June 25 - Signed defenseman Jeff Woywitka to a three-year contract. June 21 - Acquired a 2002 first-round draft pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning for right wing Ruslan Fedotenko and two second-round picks. June 18 - Traded center Jiri Dopita to the Edmonton Oilers for a 2003 third-round draft pick and a conditional 2004 fifth-round pick. June 12 - Acquired center Michal Handzus and goaltender Robert Esche from the Phoenix Coyotes for goaltender Brian Boucher and a 2002 third-round draft choice. June 11 - Named Ken Hitchcock coach. May 22 - Named Craig Hartsburg assistant coach. May 21 - Signed center Patrick Sharp to a three-year contract. May 13 - Named Ken Hitchcock coach. April 28 - Fired coach Bill Barber. April 22 - Recalled right wing Pavel Brendl, goaltender Neil Little and defenseman John Slaney from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. April 10 - Recalled left wing Todd Fedoruk from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. April 8 - Recalled left wing Guillaume Lefebvre from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. April 7 - Recalled defenseman John Slaney from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. April 1 - Recalled center Jarrod Skalde from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. March 29 - Recalled left wings Guillaume Lefebvre and Todd Fedoruk from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Assigned goaltender Neil Little to Philadelphia. March 25 - Recalled goaltender Neil Little from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 19 - Acquired center Adam Oates from the Washington Capitals for goaltender Maxime Ouellet and first- , second- and third-round picks in the 2002 draft. Re-assigned goaltender Neil Little to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 18 - Assigned left Todd Fedoruk to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. March 17 - Traded center Kent Manderville to the Pittsburgh Penguins for right wing Billy Tibbetts. March 15 - Traded defenseman Francis Lessard to the Atlanta Thrashers for defenseman David Harlock and a third and seventh round pick in the 2003 draft. March 6 - Assigned center Jarrod Skalde to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 5 - Traded defenseman Joe DiPenta to the Atlanta Thrashers for forward Jarrod Skalde. March 3 - Recalled goaltender Neil Little from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. February 12 - Traded right wing Jesse Boulerice to the Carolina Hurricanes for center Greg Koehler. January 28 - Assigned goaltender Neil Little to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 25 - Recalled goaltender Neil Little from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Signed center Marty Murray to a three-year contract extension. January 10 - Acquired left wing Yves Sarault and a conditional 2003 draft pick from the Nashville Predators for defenseman Jason Beckett and center Petr Hubacek. January 9 - Signed goaltender Roman Cechmanek to a three-year contract extension. January 3, 2002 - Assigned defenseman Francis Lessard to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. 2002 December 17 - Acquired left wing Donald Brashear from the Vancouver Canucks for left wing Jan Hlavac and Tampa Bay's third-round pick in the 2002 draft. December 8 - Assigned goaltender Neil Little to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 19 - Assigned defenseman Francis Lessard to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 17 - Recalled goaltender Neil Little from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 16 - Recalled defenseman Bruno St. Jacques from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Assigned right wing Pavel Brendl to Philadelphia. November 13 - Recalled defenseman Francis Lessard from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 5 - Recalled right wing Tomas Divisek from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Bruno St. Jacques to Philadelphia. October 31 - Recalled defenseman Bruno St. Jacques from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 25 - Assigned right wing Jesse Boulerice to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 20 - Recalled forward Vaclav Pletka from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 10 - Recalled center Marty Murray from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. September 4 - Signed left wing Jan Hlavac to a two-year contract. August 20 - Traded center Eric Lindros and a conditional first-round pick in the 2003 draft to the New York Rangers for left wing Jan Hlavac, defenseman Kim Johnsson, right wing Pavel Brendl and a third-round pick in the 2003 draft. July 31 - Traded defenseman Andy Delmore to the Nashville Predators for a third-round pick in the 2002 draft. July 9 - Signed free agent center Marty Murray, who had been with the Calgary Flames, to a one-year contract. July 6 - Re-signed free agent defenseman Dan McGillis to a three-year contract. July 5 - Signed defenseman Eric Weinrich to a three-year contract. July 2 - Signed unrestricted free agent center Jeremy Roenick, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a five-year contract. Traded center Daymond Langkow to the Phoenix Coyotes for two draft choiced to be determined. June 28 - Announced they have reached an agreement in principle on a five-year contract with center Jeremy Roenick, who is eligible to become a free agent on July 1. June 24 - Traded left wing Dean McAmmond to the Calgary Flames for a 2002 fourth-round pick. June 23 - Acquired the rights to center Jiri Dopita from the Florida Panthers for a 2001 second-round draft pick. June 14 - Re-signed left wing John LeClair to a five-year contract. June 5 - Signed defenseman Chris McAllister to a new three-year contract. May 24 - Traded defenseman Mikhail Chernov to the Nashville Predators for forward Mike Watt. May 23 - Re-signed coach Bill Barber and assistant coach E.J. McGuire to multi-year contracts. March 30 - Recalled center Derek Plante from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 13 - Acquired left wing Dean McAmmond from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2001 third-round draft pick. Acquired center Matt Herr from the Washington Capitals for defenseman Dean Melanson. March 9 - Assigned right wing Kirby Law to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. March 7 - Recalled center Derek Plante from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. March 6 - Signed left wing Paul Ranheim to a two-year contract extension. March 5 - Recalled forwards Michel Picard and Kirby Law from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Assigned forwards Mark Greig and Steve Washburn to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. February 26 - Recalled center Steve Washburn from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. Assigned center Tomas Divisek to the Phantoms. February 25 - Recalled right wing Mark Greig from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. February 23 - Recalled center Tomas Divisek from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. Assigned left wing Matt Zultek to the Philadelphia Phantoms. February 13 - Acquired left wing Matt Zultek from the Boston Bruins for a ninth-round pick in the 2001 draft. February 1 - Named Terry Murray scout. January 17 - Assigned goaltender Neil Little to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 16 - Recalled goaltender Neil Little Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 14 - Traded left wing Kevin Stevens to the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman John Slaney. January 2, 2001 - Recalled left wing P.J. Stock from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. 2001 December 29, 2000 - Returned defenseman Brad Tiley to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. December 23 - Recalled defenseman Brad Tiley from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. December 21 - Signed defenseman Jim Vandermeer. December 20 - Assigned center Steve Washburn to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. December 19 - Recalled center Steve Washburn from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. December 15 - Named E.J. McGuire assistant coach. December 11 - Recalled left wing Todd Fedoruk and defenseman Brad Tiley from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Assigned center P.J. Stock to Philadelphia. December 10 - Fired coach Craig Ramsay. Promoted Bill Barber to coach. December 7 - Traded left wing Gino Odjick to the Montreal Canadiens for left wing P.J. Stock and a sixth-round selection in the 2001 Entry Draft. November 28 - Recalled defenseman Brad Tiley from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 21 - Announced the retirement of right wing Keith Jones. November 15 - Recalled defenseman Brad Tiley from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 2 - Returned right wing Mark Greig to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Recalled center Petr Hubacek from Philadelphia. November 1 - Called up right wing Mark Greig and left wing Todd Fedoruk from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. October 27 - Returned goaltender Maxime Ouellet to his junior team. October 24 - Recalled defenseman Ruslan Fedotenko from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 21 - Assigned right wing Mark Greig to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 19 - Loaned center Petr Hubacek to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 17 - Recalled goaltender Roman Cechmanek and right wing Mark Greig from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Assigned goaltender Maxime Ouellet to Philadelphia for conditioning purposes. September 26 - Traded defenseman Mark Eaton to the Nashville Predators for a third-round pick in the 2001 draft. September 26 - Acquired defenseman Chris McAllister from the Toronto Maple Leafs for forward Regan Kelly. September 13 - Signed goaltender Maxime Ouellet to a three-year contract. August 31 - Re-signed goaltender Brian Boucher to a two-year contract. August 28 - Signed goaltender Brian Regan. August 14 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Michel Picard, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers, to a two-year contract. July 26 - Signed unrestricted free agent center Derek Plante, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks, to a one-year contract. July 25 - Re-signed defenseman Andy Delmore to a two-year contract. July 24 - Signed center Rob Murray. July 17 - Signed goaltender Roman Cechmanek. July 14 - Signed defenseman Brad Tiley. July 13 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent right wing Jody Hull to a one-year contract. July 7 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Kevin Stevens, who had been with the New York Rangers. July 6 - Re-signed right wing Rick Tocchet to a two-year contract. Signed defenseman Michal Sykora to a multi-year contract. Named Don Nachbaur and Kjell Samuelsson assistant coaches for the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. July 5 - Named Bill Barber assistant coach. June 25 - Traded goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck to the New York Islanders for a 2001 fourth-round draft pick. June 12 - Acquired center Mark Janssens from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2000 ninth-round draft pick. June 8 - Named Craig Ramsay coach and Mike Stothers assistant coach. June 6 - Signed right wing Vaclav Pletka, center Petr Hubacek and defenseman Dan Peters. May 31 - Acquired left wing Paul Ranheim from the Carolina Hurricanes for an eighth-round pick in 2002. April 4 - Extended their affiliation with Trenton of the East Coast Hockey League for two more seasons. March 16 - Loaned defenseman Zarley Zalapski to Utah of the International Hockey League. March 14 - Traded right wing Sandy McCarthy to the Carolina Hurricanes for left wing Kent Manderville. Acquired right wing Kirby Law from the Atlanta Thrashers for a 2000 sixth-round draft pick and a conditional 2001 draft pick. March 8 - Traded right wing Mikael Renberg to the Phoenix Coyotes for right wing Rick Tocchet. March 7 - Recalled defenseman Mark Eaton and center Peter White from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Loaned center Travis Brigley to Philadelphia. March 6 - Acquired left wing Travis Brigley and a sixth-round draft pick from the Calgary Flames in exchange for defenseman Marc Bureau. March 3 - Returned defenseman Mark Eaton and center Peter White to Philadelphia in the American Hockey League. February 26 - Recalled defenseman Mark Eaton, right wing Mark Greig and center Steve Washburn from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. February 25 - Assigned centers Peter White and Todd White to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. February 24 - Recalled defenseman Andy Delmore and left wing Todd White from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. February 22 - Assigned right wing Jesse Boulerice and left wings Todd Fedoruk and Francis Belanger to Trenton of the East Coast Hockey League. Recalled center Peter White from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. February 15 - Acquired left wing Gino Odjick from the New York Islanders for left wing Mikael Andersson and Carolina's fifth-round pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. February 14 - Traded left wing Eric Bertrand to the Nashville Predators for future considerations. February 2 - Sent defenseman Jeff Lank to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 28 - Assigned center Martin Cerven to Charlotte of the East Coast Hockey League. January 27 - Loaned center-left wing Todd White to Philadelphia of the AHL. January 26 - Acquired center Todd White from the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations. Loaned center Steve Washburn to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 23 - Acquired center Keith Primeau and a fifth-round draft choice in 2000 from the Carolina Hurricanes for center Rod Brind'Amour, goaltender Jean-Marc Pelletier and a second-round pick in 2000. January 2, 2000 - Re-assigned defenseman Andy Delmore to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. 2000 December 13, 1999 - Recalled left wing Todd Fedoruk from Trenton of the East Coast Hockey League. December 10 - Recalled defenseman Mark Eaton from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Loaned left wing Eric Bertrand to Philadelphia. December 9 - Traded right wing Brian Wesenburg to the Atlanta Thrashers for left wing Eric Bertrand. December 5 - Assigned center Martin Cerven to Trenton of the East Coast Hockey League. Recalled defenseman Sergei Skrobot from Trenton. December 2 - Recalled left wing Jason Zent from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 30 - Assigned defenseman Sergei Skrobot to Trenton of the East Coast Hockey League. November 28 - Assigned center Martin Cerven to Trenton of the East Coast Hockey League. Recalled defenseman Sergei Skrobot from Trenton. November 24 - Recalled center Roman Vopat from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 23 - Recalled defenseman Andy Delmore from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 16 - Acquired center Steve Washburn from the Nashville Predators for a conditional 2001 draft pick. November 9 - Loaned right wing Mark Greig to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 8 - Recalled right wing Jesse Boulerice from Trenton of the East Coast Hockey League. November 5 - Returned defenseman Andy Delmore to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 2 - Assigned left wing Francis Belanger to Trenton of the East Coast Hockey League. November 1 - Recalled defenseman Andy Delmore from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 29 - Assigned defenseman Mark Eaton to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 28 - Recalled right wing Mark Greig from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 20 - Traded defenseman Karl Dykhuis to the Montreal Canadiens for future considerations. Placed defenseman Luke Richardson on waivers. Announced their training camp will move from Peterborough, Ontario to Voorhees, N.J. next season. October 18 - Signed defenseman Ulf Samuelsson. Re-assigned forward Mark Greig to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 15 - Acquired right wing Jody Hull from the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations. October 1 - Placed center-left wing Rod Brind'Amour on injured reserve with a left foot fracture. September 30 - Released defenseman Kam White. Assigned the following 24 players: goaltenders Neil Little and Jean-Marc Pelletier, defensemen Ryan Bast, Mikhail Chernov, Andy Delmore, Francis Lessard and Jeff Tory, forwards Chris Albert, Francis Belanger, Jesse Boulerice, Tomas Divisek, Todd Fedoruk, Ruslan Fedotenko, Matt Henderson, Jeff Lank, Mike Maneluk, Steve McLaren, Dean Melanson, Jim Montgomery, Sean O'Brien, Roman Vopat, Brian Wesenberg, Peter White and Jason Zent. Loaned Bujar Amidovski, forward Martin Cerven and defenseman Sergei Skrobot. September 28 - Named Steve Majewski director of publications and Jill Lipson assistant director of public relations. September 27 - Acquired right wing Matt Henderson from the Nashville Predators for right wing Paul Healey. September 14 - Assigned goaltenders Bujar Amidovski, Neil Little and Jean-Marc Pelletier, defensemen Ryan Bast, Mikhail Chernov, Andy Delmore, Francis Lessard, Sergei Skrobot, Jeff Tory, and Kam White and forwards Chris Albert, Francis Belanger, Jesse Boulerice, Martin Cerven, Tomas Divisek, Todd Fedoruk, Ruslan Fedotenko, Paul Healey, Mark Greig, Steve McLaren, Jim Montgomery, Sean O'Brien, Peter White and Jason Zent to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. September 6 - Announced the retirement of goaltender Ron Hextall and named him a scout. Re-signed left-right wing Valeri Zelepukin and left wing Craig Berube to one-year contracts. August 20 - Signed center Simon Gagne to a three-year contract. August 18 - Re-signed defenseman Karl Dykhuis to a three-year contract. August 5 - Signed defenseman Dan McGillis to a two-year contract. August 3 - Re-signed defenseman-left wing Sean O'Brien to a one-year contract. August 2 - Signed left wing Mike Maneluk to a one-year contract. July 29 - Re-signed right wings Mikael Renberg and Sandy McCarthy to one-year contracts. July 27 - Entered a working agreement with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League and the Trenton Titans of the East Coast Hockey League. July 19 - Signed right wing Keith Jones to a three-year contract. July 13 - Signed goaltender Neil Little and defenseman Jeff Tory to one-year contracts and free agent defenseman Dean Melanson to a two-year contract. July 1 - Waived goaltender Ron Hextall. June 30 - Re-signed center Eric Lindros to a one-year contract. June 14 - Named Paul Holmgren assistant general manager. June 9 - Fired assistant general manager John Blackwell. June 1 - Traded center-right wing Pat Kavanagh to the Vancouver Canucks for a 1999 sixth-round draft pick. May 25 - Acquired the rights to defenseman Francis Lessard from the Carolina Hurricanes for an eighth-round pick in 1999. May 10 - Re-signed right wing Mark Recchi to a five-year contract. April 7 - Returned center Richard Park to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 30 - Signed defenseman Eric Desjardins to a four-year contract. Recalled center Richard Park from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 23 - Acquired defenseman Steve Duchesne from the Los Angeles Kings for defenseman Dave Babych and a draft pick in 2000. Acquired left wing Craig Berube from the Washington Capitals for future considerations. March 20 - Acquired right wing Sandy McCarthy and left wing Mikael Andersson from the Tampa Bay Lightning for left wing Colin Forbes and a conditional draft pick. March 18 - Returned right wing Mark Greig to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. March 10 - Acquired right wing Mark Recchi from the Montreal Canadiens 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 6 - Acquired defenseman Adam Burt from the Carolina Hurricanes for left wing Andrei Kovalenko. March 3 - Recalled goaltender Jean Marc-Pelletier from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. February 11 - Loaned left wing-defenseman Sean O'Brien to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 29 - Traded center Alexandre Daigle to the Edmonton Oilers for left wing Andrei Kovalenko. January 27 - Loaned center Shawn McCosh to the Michigan K-Wings of the International Hockey League. Received forward Chris Albert from Michigan. Added Philadelphia Phantoms assistant coach Mike Stothers to their coaching staff on an interim basis. January 26 - Traded defenseman Sergei Klimentiev to the Nashville Predators for future considerations. January 21 - Named Steve Coates television color commentator and Brian Propp radio color commentator. January 13 - Returned right wing Dennis Bonvie to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. January 12 - Returned right wing Mark Greig to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Recalled center Peter White from Philadelphia. January 11 - Recalled goaltender Jean-Marc Pelletier from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. January 8 - Acquired right wing Dennis Bonvie from the Chicago Blackhawks for left wing Frank Bialowas. January 7, 1999 - Recalled right wing Mark Greig from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. 1999 December 30, 1998 - Recalled Peter White from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. December 28 - Traded defenseman Petr Svoboda to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Karl Dykhuis. December 21 - Recalled defenseman Chris Joseph from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. December 12 - Acquired right wing Mikael Renberg and center Daymond Langkow from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for center Chris Gratton and center Mike Sillinger. December 9 - Loaned left wing/defenseman Dan Kordic to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the International Hockey League. November 17 - Acquired center Roman Vopat from the Chicago Blackhawks for left wing Mike Maneluk. November 12 - Traded left wing Shjon Podein to the Colorado Avalanche for right wing Keith Jones. November 10 - Recalled left wing Jason Zent from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Loaned left wing-defenseman Dan Kordic to Philadelphia of the AHL. November 6 - Assigned defensemen Ryan Bast and Andy Delmore to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 1 - Recalled defensemen Andy Delmore and Ryan Bast from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 19 - Traded right wing Trent Klatt to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2000 sixth-round draft pick. October 15 - Loaned defenseman Ryan Bast to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 14 - Assigned left wing Francis Belanger to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 13 - Acquired the rights to defenseman Ryan Bast and an eighth-round pick in the 1999 draft from the Calgary Flames for a third-round pick in 1999. October 7 - Signed free agent right wing Jody Hull to a two-year contract. Assigned defenseman Jeff Lank to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. October 5 - Acquired left wing Valeri Zelepukin from the Edmonton Oilers for center Daniel Lacroix. September 29 - Extended the contracts of Philadelphia Phantoms head coach Bill Barber and assistant coach Mike Stothers through the 1999-2000 season. September 18 - Loaned goaltender Neil Little to Grand Rapids of the International Hockey League for the 1998-99 season. Assigned forward Todd Fedoruk to Regina of the Western Hockey League, defenseman Jordon Flodell to Jaw of the Western Hockey League, defenseman Kris Mallette to Kelowna of the Western Hockey League and forward Pat Kavanagh to Peterborough of the Ontario Hockey League. Released forward Gary Coupal. August 25 - Traded defenseman Raymond Giroux to the New York Islanders for a 2000 sixth-round draft pick. August 24 - Signed center Richard Park to a one-year contract. August 17 - Signed center Peter White to a three-year contract. Signed defenseman Steve McLaren to a one-year contract. August 14 - Re-signed center Rod Brind'Amour to a three-year contract. August 13 - Reached agreement with WIP-AM on a new five-year broadcast deal. August 6 - Traded goaltender Johan Hedberg to the San Jose Sharks for a seventh-round pick in the 1999 draft. August 4 - Signed free agent left wing Jason Zent and right wing Mark Greig to two-year contracts. August 3 - Signed left wing Mike Maneluk and defenseman Dave MacIsaac to one-year contracts and defenseman John Stevens to a two-year contract. July 28 - Signed defenseman Mark Eaton to a three-year contract. July 16 - Signed defenseman Dimitri Tertyshny to a two-year contract. July 15 - Signed goaltender Ron Hextall to a one-year contract extension through 1999-2000. Signed right wing Paul Healey and defenseman Jeff Lank to two-year contracts. July 9 - Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Sergei Klimentiev to a two-year contract with a one-year option. July 7 - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck, who had been with the Florida Panthers, to a two-year contract. Named Craig Ramsay assistant coach. July 6 - Signed unrestricted free agent center Marc Bureau, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, to a three-year contract. July 1 - Named Al Hill scout. June 27 - Traded defenseman Paul Coffey to the Chicago Blackhawks for a fifth-round pick in today's NHL draft. June 26 - Traded goaltender Dominic Roussel and defenseman Jeff Staples to the Nashville Predators for a seventh-round pick in the 1998 draft. June 22 - Signed goaltender Neil Little to a one-year contract. May 18 - Signed defenseman Ryan Bast to a two-year contract. April 3 - Returned goaltender Neil Little and right wing Paul Healey to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. April 2 - Recalled goaltender Neil Little from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. April 1 - Returned goaltender Neil Little to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 31 - Recalled goaltender Neil Little from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 26 - Recalled right wing John Druce from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 24 - Acquired defenseman Dan McGillis and a second-round draft pick in 1998 from the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Janne Niinimaa. Acquired defenseman Dave Babych and a sixth-round pick in the 1998 draft from the Vancouver Canucks for a third-round pick in the 1998 draft. March 20 - Re-assigned goaltender Neil Little to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 16 - Recalled goaltender Neil Little and right wing Craig Darby from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 10 - Returned right wing John Druce and center Craig Darby to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 9 - Reassigned head coach Wayne Cashman and announced he will remain with the team as an assistant coach. Named St. Louis Blues assistant Roger Neilson head coach. Named associate coach Keith Acton as an assistant coach. Fired assistant coach Dave Brown. Recalled goaltender Neil Little and center Craig Darby from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. Returned right wing Brantt Myhres to Philadelphia. March 6 - Recalled right wing John Druce from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. March 4 - Traded goaltender Garth Snow to the Vancouver Canucks for goaltender Sean Burke. February 5 - Acquired right wing Mike Sillinger from the Vancouver Canucks for a conditional sixth-round draft choice in 1998. January 17 - Traded center Vaclav Prospal, right wing Pat Falloon and a 1998 second-round draft pick to the Ottawa Senators for right wing Alexandre Daigle. January 14, 1998 - Returned right wing John Druce to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. 1998 December 17, 1997 - Signed center Eric Lindros to a two-year contract extension. December 10 - Reassigned right wing Paul Healey to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. December 4 - Assigned defenseman Chris Joseph to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes. November 5 - Assigned right wing John Druce to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. November 3 - Recalled goaltender Neil Little and right wing Brantt Myhres from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. October 30 - Reassigned goaltender Neil Little and left wing Colin Forbes to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 21 - Acquired left wing Mike Maneluk from the Ottawa Senators for future considerations. Reassigned Maneluk to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 17 - Agreed to terms with left wing John LeClair. October 16 - Signed right wing Brantt Myhres to a one-year contract and assigned him to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. October 15 - Traded defenseman Jason Bowen to the Edmonton Oilers for right wing Brantt Myhres. October 10 - Recalled left wing Colin Forbes from Philadelphia of the American Hockey League. September 12 - Signed defeneman Chris Therien to a multi-year contract. August 25 - Announced the retirement of center Dale Hawerchuk. August 20 - Acquired first-round picks in the next four NHL Drafts, given in compensation to the Tampa Bay Lightning, for right wing Mikael Renberg and defenseman Karl Dykhuis. August 6 - Promoted Paul Holmgren to director of player personnel. July 17 - Re-signed right wing Brett Bruininks to a one-year contract. July 16 - Signed defenseman Travis VanTighem to a one-year contract. July 14 - Signed free agent defenseman Luke Richardson, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers. July 10 - Signed free agent defenseman Jamie Heward to a one-year contract. Signed center Martin Cerven. July 7 - Named Wayne Cashman head coach. Promoted Keith Acton from assistant coach to associate coach. June 18 - Re-signed defenseman Kjell Samuelsson to a one-year contract. Acquired the rights to center Martin Cerven from the Edmonton Oilers for a seventh-round pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. June 13 - Fired head coach Terry Murray. June 12 - Signed center Jim Montgomery to a three-year contract. May 28 - Signed defenseman Andy Delmore to a multi-year contract. Copyright©1997-2004 The HockeyNut |