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San Jose Sharks1997-2003 transactions:December 9 - Signed defenseman Garrett Stafford. December 8 - Assigned goaltender Seamus Kotyk to Cleveland (AHL). December 3 - Assigned defenseman Jim Fahey to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. November 29 - Recalled defenseman Jim Fahey from Cleveland (AHL). November 28 - Assigned center Patrick Rissmiller to Cleveland (AHL). November 22 - Recalled goaltender Seamus Kotyk from Cleveland (AHL). November 20 - Recalled right wing Niko Dimitrakos from Cleveland (AHL). November 18 - Recalled right wing Todd Harvey from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. November 16 - Traded goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff to the Calgary Flames for a second-round pick in the 2005 NHL draft. Assigned defenseman Jim Fahey to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. November 14 - Recalled defenseman Christian Ehrhoff from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. November 13 - Agreed with left wing Scott Thornton on a two-year contract extension. November 12 - Assigned right wing Niko Dimitrakos to Cleveland (AHL). Recalled center Pat Rissmiller from Cleveland. October 27 - Recalled right wing Niko Dimitrakos from Cleveland (AHL). Assigned left wing Lynn Loyns to Cleveland. October 22 - Assigned defenseman Christian Ehrhoff to Cleveland (AHL). October 16 - Recalled center Lynn Loyns from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. October 9 - Assigned goaltender Nolan Schaefer to Fresno of the ECHL. October 8 - Assigned right wing Todd Harvey to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. October 3 - Assigned right winks Niko Dimitrakos and Miroslav Zalesak, center Marcel Goc and left wing Lynn Lyons to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. October 1 - Re-signed defensemen Brent Bilodeau and Jeff Sullivan. September 30 - Assigned left wing Yuri Moscevsky to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. September 26 - Assigned centers Brad Boyes and Craig Valette, left wing Ryane Clowe, right wing Jon DiSalvatore, and defenseman Matt Carkner to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. September 24 - Assigned goaltender Seamus Kotyk and center Grant Stevenson to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. September 22 - Assigned centers Tomas Plihal and Pat Rissmiller, right wings Tavis Hansen and Willie Levesque, defensemen Jesse Fibiger, Robert Mulick and Doug Murray, and goaltender Dimitri Patzold and Nolan Schaefer to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. Returned right wing Steve Bernier and defenseman Josh Gorges to their junior teams. September 16 - Assigned defenseman David Cloutier to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. Returned right wings Jonas Fiedler and Jonathan Tremblay and center Joshua Hennessy to their junior teams. Released defenseman Tyler Hanchuck and center Geoff Platt from their tryout agreements. August 28 - Signed right wing Jon DiSalvatore. August 27 - Re-signed defenseman Scott Hannan. August 22 - Announced affiliations with Fresno and Johnstown of the East Coast Hockey League. August 19 - Signed goaltender Nolan Schaefer. August 18 - Signed left wing Milan Michalek. August 12 - Acquired left wing Nils Ekman from the New York Rangers for forward Chad Wiseman. Re-signed restricted free agent defensemen Jesse Figiber and Robert Mulick. July 25 - Re-signed restricted free agent right wing Jonathan Cheechoo. July 11 - Re-signed restricted free agent center Patrick Marleau. July 8 - Re-signed right wing Tavis Hansen. July 1 - Acquired the rights to center Mark Messier from the New York Rangers for future considerations. June 21 - Acquired right wing Scott Parker from the Colorado Avalanche for a 2003 fifth-round draft pick. May 30 - Announced that center Vincent Damphousse has exercised his contract option for the 2003-04 season; issued qualifying offers to right wing Jonas Fiedler and center Kris Newbury. May 22 - Announced it will exercise the contract option on center Mike Ricci. Signed defenseman Doug Murray. May 13 - Named Doug Wilson executive vice president and general manager. April 20 - Announced right wing Teemu Selanne declined to exercise his contract option for the 2003-04 season. April 18 - Signed free agent center Grant Stevenson. April 4 - Signed defenseman Tom Preissing and center Craig Valette. April 3 - Recalled right wing Niko Dimitrakos from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. April 1 - Assigned right wing Niko Dimitrakos to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. March 21 - Recalled left wing Lynn Loyns from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. March 18 - Fired general manger Dean Lombardi. Named Wayne Thomas interim general manager. March 12 - Recalled goaltender Vesa Toskala from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. March 11 - Traded defenseman Dan McGillis to the Boston Bruins for a 2003 second-round draft pick. Traded right wing Matt Bradley to the Pittsburgh Penguins for center Wayne Primeau. Recalled right wing Miroslav Zalesak from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. Assigned left wing Chad Wiseman to Cleveland. March 9 - Recalled defenseman Rob Davison from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. March 8 - Traded defenseman Bryan Marchment to the Colorado Avalanche for third- and fifth-round picks in the 2003 draft. March 5 - Traded right wing Owen Nolan to the Toronto Maple Leafs for centers Alyn McCauley and Brad Boyes and a 2003 first-round draft pick. March 3 - Recalled left wing-center Chad Wiseman from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. February 10 - Recalled right wing Niko Dimitrakos from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. February 9 - Traded defenseman Shawn Heins to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional 2003 draft choice. January 25 - Agreed to terms with defenseman Kyle McLaren. January 23, 2003 - Acquired defenseman Kyle McLaren a fourth-round pick in the 2004 draft from the Boston Bruins as part of a three-team trade involving the Montreal Canadiens. 2003 December 12, 2002 - Assigned defenseman Jeff Jillson to the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League. December 7 - Recalled right wing Jonathan Cheechoo and defenseman Jim Fahey from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. December 6 - Acquired defenseman Dan McGillis from the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson. Named Tim Hunter assistant coach. December 5 - Named Rob Zettler assistant coach. December 4 - Named Ron Wilson coach. December 1 - Fired coach Darryl Sutter and assistant coaches Rich Preston and Lorne Molleken. Announced that pro scout Cap Raeder and director of player development Doug Wilson will assume coaching duties. November 23 - Recalled center Ryan Kraft from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. November 22 - Assigned right wing Jonathan Cheechoo and left wing Lynn Loyns to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. November 19 - Announced the Compaq Center will be renamed HP Pavilion. November 16 - Assigned defenseman John Jakopin to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. November 13 - Re-signed defenseman Brad Stuart. October 24 - Assigned goaltender Vesa Toskala to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. October 22 - Re-signed goaltender Evgeni Nabokov. October 11 - Assigned center Ryan Kraft to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. October 9 - Assigned defenseman Jim Fahey to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. October 8 - Assigned defenseman Jim Fahey to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. October 7 - Assigned goaltender Seamus Kotyk, defenseman Jesse Fibiger, left wings Yuri Moscevsky and Chad Wiseman and right wing Scott Thomas to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. September 23 - Signed center Thomas Plihal and assigned him to Kootenay of the Western Hockey League; assigned defenseman David Cloutier, right wing Niko Dimitrakos, right wing Tavis Hansen, right wing Willie Levesque, defenseman Robert Mulick, goaltender Gregg Naumenko and left wing Pat Rissmiller to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. Returned Christian Ehrhoff and Marcel Goc to their European teams. September 20 - Signed defenseman Josh Gorges. Sent defenseman Jonas Fiedler and centers Chris Newbury and Thomas Plihal to their junior teams. September 13 - Re-signed defenseman Scott Hannan. September 10 - Defenseman Gary Suter announced his retirement. September 6 - Signed right wings Tavis Hansen and Scott Thomas, defenseman John Jakopin and center Jeff Nelson. September 4 - Re-signed centers Ryan Kraft and Mark Smith. Signed right wing Willie Levesque and defenseman Jim Fahey. August 21 - Announced secondary affiliation agreements with the Richmond Renegades and Cincinnati Cyclones of the East Coast Hockey League. August 16 - Re-signed right wing Niklas Sundstrom. August 9 - Re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson. July 16 - Traded right wing Hannes Hyvonen to the Florida Panthers for future considerations. July 10 - Signed free agent defenseman David Cloutier. Re-signed goaltending coach Warren Strelow. July 5 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent right wing Teemu Selanne. July 1 - Re-signed center Patrick Marleau, left wing Marco Sturm and defenseman Shawn Heins. June 26 - Acquired the rights to right wing Theo Fleury from the New York Rangers to complete a June 24 trade. June 19 - Signed coach Darryl Sutter and assistants Rich Preston and Lorne Mollekan to multi-year contracts. June 9 - Signed executive vice president and general manager Dean Lombardi to a new contract. April 15 - Recalled defenseman Steve Bancroft and right wing Jonathan Cheechoo from the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League. April 11 - Recalled right wing Hannes Hyvonen and goaltender Vesa Toskala from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. April 3 - Assigned right wing Hannes Hyvonen from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. March 27 - Assigned right wing Mike Craig to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. March 22 - Recalled right wing Hannes Hyvonen from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. March 16 - Assigned right wing Mike Craig to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. March 13 - Recalled right wing Mike Craig from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. March 5 - Recalled defenseman Jeff Jillson from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. February 25 - Assigned defenseman Brandon Smith to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. February 20 - Recalled defenseman Brandon Smith from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. February 12 - Re-assigned defenseman Jeff Jillson to the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League. February 4 - Recalled defenseman Jeff Jillson from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. January 23 - Recalled defenseman Jeff Jillson from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. January 18 - Placed defenseman Shawn Heins on injured reserve with a broken jaw. January 17, 2002 - Recalled defenseman Steve Bancroft from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. 2002 December 8 - Assigned defenseman Jeff Jillson to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. November 29 - Re-signed defenseman Mike Rathje. November 27 - Recalled goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. Assigned goaltender Vesa Toskala to Cleveland. October 19 - Announced that Tony Granato has joined the broadcast team. October 5 - Assigned defenseman Brandon Smith to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. August 15 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Gary Suter; re-signed restricted free agent right wing Matt Bradley; signed free agent center Joel Prpic and free agent defenseman Jesse Fibiger. July 27 - Named Lorne Molleken assistant coach. July 23 - Signed defenseman Brandon Smith. Signed right wing Hannes Hyvonen. Signed goaltender Seamus Kotyk. June 24 - Acquired left wing Adam Graves from the New York Rangers for right wing Mikael Samuelsson and defenseman Chris Gosselin. June 11 - Signed defenseman Matt Carkner, goaltender Vesa Toskala and forward Craig Mischler. May 23 - Purchased the franchise rights to the Kentucky Thoroughblades of the American Hockey League. May 11 - Signed defenseman Jeff Jillson, their 1999 first-round pick. May 8 - Signed forward Graig Mischler. April 16 - Recalled defensemen Steve Bancroft and Dave MacIsaac, right wings Matt Bradley, Jonathan Cheechoo and Mikael Samuelsson, centers Ryan Kraft and Jim Montgomery and goaltender Vesa Toskala from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 19 - Assigned right wing Matt Bradley to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 12 - Acquired defenseman Jeff Norton from the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Bobby Dollas and goaltender Johan Hedberg. March 8 - Assigned center Jim Montgomery to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 6 - Acquired left wing Bill Lindsay from the Calgary Flames for a 2001 eighth-round draft pick. March 5 - Acquired right wing Teemu Selanne from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for goaltender Steve Shields, left wing Jeff Friesen and draft picks. Recalled goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. February 28 - Activated right wing Matt Bradley from injured reserve. Placed center Mark Smith on injured reserve, retroactive to Feb. 26. February 26 - Assigned defenseman Greg Andrusak to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. February 20 - Recalled defenseman Greg Andrusak from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. February 5 - Recalled center Mark Smith from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. February 2 - Assigned center Mark Smith to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. January 24 - Recalled right wing Matt Bradley from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Assigned right wing Mikael Samuelsson to Kentucky. Activated right wing Todd Harvey from injured reserve. January 17 - Recalled center Mark Smith from the Kentucky Thoroughblades of the American Hockey League. January 10 - Recalled left wing Paul Kruse from Chicago of the International Hockey League. January 2, 2001 - Recalled center Jim Montgomery and right wing Mikael Samuelsson from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. 2001 December 2, 2000 - Assigned right wing Matt Bradley to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. November 22 - Re-assigned defenseman Greg Andrusak to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. November 4 - Signed free-agent defenseman Bobby Dollas. Re-assigned goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. November 2 - Recalled defenseman Greg Andrusak from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 25 - Re-assigned defenseman Greg Andrusak to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 20 - Recalled defenseman Greg Andrusak from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 13 - Recalled goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 12 - Re-signed restricted free agent right wing Owen Nolan to a five-year contract. Assigned goaltender Terry Friesen and center Rejean Stringer to Fresno of the West Coast Hockey League. October 9 - Assigned left wing Paul Kruse to the Chicago Wolves of the International Hockey League. Assigned goaltender Terry Friesen and center Rejean Stringer to Fresno of the West Coast Hockey League. October 7 - Assigned left wing Paul Kruse to Chicago of the International Hockey League. October 6 - Signed goaltender Steve Shields and right wing Todd Harvey. October 4 - Assigned goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 3 - Assigned goaltender Johan Hedberg and left wing Doug Friedman to Worcester of the American Hockey League. October 2 - Signed right wing Todd Harvey. Assigned center Jim Montgomery, left wing Larry Courville and defenseman Greg Andrusak to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 28 - Assigned defenseman Mikael Samuelsson to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 25 - Assigned defenseman Rob Davison to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 22 - Announced retirement of right wing Ron Stern. September 21 - Re-signed center Patrick Marleau. Assigned goaltender Vesa Toskala, defensemen Dave MacIsaac and Steve Bancroft, right wing Jonathan Cheechoo, left wing Jarrett Deuling and center Andy Lundbohm to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 19 - Re-signed restricted free agent goaltender Evgeni Nabokov. September 15 - Named Pete Stemkowski radio color commentator. September 10 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Paul Kruse. Named Jeffrey Sjoblom-Powell massage therapist. September 1 - Re-signed defenseman Christian Gosselin. Signed left wing Larry Courville. August 15 - Signed free agent center Jim Montgomery. August 14 - Signed defenseman Greg Andrusak, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs. August 11 - Signed center Ryan Kraft and defenseman Dave MacIsaac. August 10 - Re-signed restricted free agent right wing Niklas Sundstrom. Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Steve Bancroft and unrestricted free agent left wing Jarrett Deuling. August 3 - Announced a multi-year contract with KFOX Radio, beginning in 2000-01. July 6 - Named Warren Strelow goaltenders coach. July 1 - Signed free agent center Scott Thornton, who had been with the Dallas Stars. June 24 - Traded 2000 second- and third-round draft picks to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2000 second-round pick. Named Rich Preston and Cap Raeder assistant coaches. Signed right wings Zoltan Batovsky and Mikael Samuelsson. June 23 - Acquired a 2001 second-round draft pick from the Montreal Canadiens for future considerations. June 12 - Traded right wing Jan Caloun and a 2000 ninth-round pick to the Minnesota Wild for future considerations. Traded defenseman Andy Sutton, a 2001 third-round pick and a 2000 seventh-round pick to the San Jose Sharks for a 2001 eighth-round pick and future considerations. June 7 - Promoted assistant general manager Wayne Thomas to vice president. June 6 - Signed coach Darryl Sutter to a contract extension. June 5 - Announced the resignation of assistant coach Paul Baxter. June 1 - Signed left wing Eric LaPlante and defensemen Rob Davison and Robert Mulick. March 13 - Recalled defenseman Andy Sutton from Kentucky. March 11 - Assigned right wing Brantt Myhres to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 9 - Loaned defenseman Shawn Heins to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Andy Sutton to Kentucky. February 28 - Recalled goaltender Evgeni Nabokov from Kentucky in the American Hockey League, returned goaltender Mikka Kiprusoff to Kentucky. February 25 - Recalled defenseman Shawn Heins from Kentucky of the American Hockey League February 24 - Reassigned goaltender Evgeni Nabokov to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Recalled goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff from Kentucky. February 22 - Announced the resignation of vice chairman Tom McEnery. February 15 - Recalled defenseman Scott Hannan from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. February 11 - Assigned defenseman Scott Hannan to the Kentucky Thoroughblades of the American Hockey League. January 19 - Placed defenseman Andy Sutton on injured reserve with a wrist injury. Activated defenseman Jeff Norton from injured reserve. January 14, 2000 - Assigned center Andy Lundbohm to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Recalled defensemen Andy Sutton and Scott Hannan from Kentucky. 2000 December 30, 1999 - Traded goaltender Mike Vernon and a third-round draft pick in 2000 to the Florida Panthers for right wing Radek Dvorak. Traded Dvorak to the New York Rangers for right wing Todd Harvey and a fourth-round draft choice in 2001. Recalled goaltender Evgeni Nabokov from the Cleveland of the International Hockey League. December 22 - Reassigned goaltender Evgeni Nabokov to Cleveland of the International Hockey League. December 19 - Recalled goaltender Evgeni Nabokov from Cleveland in the International Hockey League. November 28 - Signed general manager Dean Lombardi to a new contract. November 19 - Announced an affiliation with the Espoo Blues of the Finnish Elite League. October 26 - Loaned defenseman Scott Hannan to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 23 - Activated defenseman Bryan Marchment off injured reserve and optioned defenseman Scott Hannan to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 20 - Recalled defenseman Scott Hannan from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 6 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent left wing Dave Lowry. October 3 - Recalled defenseman Andy Sutton from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 2 - Reached an affiliate agreement with the New Orleans Brass of the East Coast Hockey League. September 29 - Assigned defenseman Scott Hannan, Shawn Heins and Andy Sutton to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 28 - Returned right wing Jonathan Cheechoo to his junior team. September 24 - Promoted Kent Russell to vice president of sales and marketing, Rich Sotelo to vice president of building operations and Greg Elliott to vice president of corporate partnerships. September 23 - Assigned center Jarrod Skalde to Utah of the International Hockey League. Assigned center Eric Landry and defenseman Robert Jindrich to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Assigned goaltender Evgeni Nabokov to Cleveland of the IHL. September 18 - Signed defenseman Brad Stuart, their first-round pick in 1998. September 15 - Returned goaltenders Milkka Kiprusoff and Johan Hedberg to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 13 - Assigned defensemen Chris Armstrong and Robert Mulick, right wings Mike Craig and Matt Bradley, left wings Teemu Riihijarvi and Doug Friedman and center Mark Smith to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 12 - Assigned right wing Kris Porter to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 10 - Assigned defenseman Rob Davison to the North Bay Centenniels of the Ontario Hockey League. September 9 - Named Rene Tanguay general manager of the Ice Centre of San Jose. September 5 - Re-signed right wing Mike Craig. September 4 - Assigned left wing Garrett Burnett and center Peter Roed to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Returned center Eric Betournay to his junior team. Released left wing Aniket Dhadphale, center Jason Williams, right wing Sean McAslan and left wing Chris Lipsett. September 3 - Re-signed free agent center Jarrod Skalde. Signed right wing Teemu Riihijarvi. August 30 - Signed defenseman Chris Armstrong. August 28 - Re-signed goaltender John Nabokov. Signed center Eric Landry, defenseman Jon Coleman, left wing Doug Friedman and center Rejean Stringer. August 27 - Signed defensemen Rejean Stringer and Jon Coleman. August 18 - Named Scott Emmert media relations coordinator. August 4 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Jeff Norton. Traded defensemen Andrei Zyuzin and Bill Houlder and left wings Shawn Burr and Steve Guolla to the Tampa Bay Lightning for left wing Niklas Sundstrom and a 2000 third-round draft pick. July 21 - Acquired center Eric Landry from the Calgary Flames in exchange for left wing Fredrik Oduya. July 1 - Announced goaltender Mike Vernon, defenseman Bill Houlder and right wing Tony Granato signed their player options for 1999-2000. Picked up the option on the contract of right wing Ronnie Stern for 1999-2000. June 22 - Re-signed center Ron Sutter. June 21 - Signed goaltenders Miikka Kiprusoff, Vesa Toskala and Johan Hedberg and defenseman Robert Jindrich. June 11 - Re-signed center Vincente Damphousse. June 8 - Signed center Andy Lundbohm and right wing Adam Nittel. June 2 - Signed right wing Adam Colagiacomo. May 4 - Assigned defenseman Andy Sutton to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. April 10 - Re-assigned defenseman Shawn Heins to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. April 7 - Assigned defenseman Scott Hannan to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 30 - Re-assigned goaltender John Nabokov to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 26 - Recalled goaltender John Nabokov from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 24 - Traded defenseman Fredrik Oduya to the Calgary Flames and assigned him to Saint John of the American Hockey League. March 23 - Acquired center Vincent Damphousse from the Montreal Canadiens for a 1999 fifth-round draft pick, a 2000 second-round pick and future considerations. Acquired right wing Greg Pankewicz from the Calgary Flames for future considerations and assigned him to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Assigned left wing Shawn Burr to Kentucky. March 20 - Recalled defenseman Andy Sutton from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 18 - Assigned goaltender Sean Gauthier to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 8 - Recalled center Steve Guolla from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 4 - Reassigned center Jarrod Skalde to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 3 - Recalled goaltender Sean Gauthier from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Shawn Heins to Kentucky. February 17 - Recalled defenseman Shawn Heins from the Canadian National team. February 16/B> - Recalled center Jarrod Skalde from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. February 11 - Assigned goaltender Terry Friesen to Richmond of the East Coast Hockey League. January 12 - Recalled defenseman Shawn Burr from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. January 11, 1999 - Recalled defenseman Andrei Zyuzin from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. 1999 December 28, 1998 - Recalled defenseman Andy Sutton from Kentucky of the American Hockey League (AHL). December 18 - Re-assigned center Jarrod Skalde to Kentucky of the American Hockey League December 11 - Recalled center Alex Korolyuk and left wing Brant Myhres from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Re-assigned center Steve Guolla and defenseman Andy Sutton from Kentucky. December 7 - Sent right wing Mike Craig to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. December 3 - Loaned left wing Brantt Myhres to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. November 24 - Assigned defenseman Shawn Burr to Kentucky of the AHL. Recalled right wing Mike Craig from Kentucky of the AHL. November 22 - Recalled center Steve Guolla and defenseman Andy Sutton from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Returned defenseman Alexandre Boikov to Kentucky. November 17 - Recalled defenseman Alexandre Boikov from Kentucky of the American hockey League. November 13 - Assigned defenseman Scott Hannan to Kelowna of the Western Hockey League. November 11 - Acquired defenseman Jeff Norton from the Florida Panthers for left wing Alex Hicks and a 1999 fifth-round draft pick. Assigned defensemen Andy Sutton and Andrei Zyuzin to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Recalled center Jarrod Skalde from Kentucky. October 29 - Placed defenseman Gary Suter on injured reserve with a torn left triceps tendon. October 18 - Assigned center Jarrod Skalde to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Reassigned center Jamie Baker. October 12 - Assigned goaltender Bruce Racine to Fort Wayne of the International Hockey League. October 8 - Assigned defenseman Brad Stuart to Regina of the Western Hockey League. October 5 - Re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Mike Rathje. Re-signed unrestricted free agent right wing Dave Lowry. Signed defenseman Scott Hannan, their first-round pick in the 1997 draft. Assigned right wing Mike Craig, goaltender Sean Gauthier and defenseman Jon Rohloff to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Assigned defenseman Shawn Heins to the Canadian National team. October 3 - Re-signed restricted free agent center Mike Ricci. September 26 - Assigned left wing Jarrett Deuling, center Steve Guolla and right wing Alex Korolyuk to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 24 - Assigned goaltender John Nabokov to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 23 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent center Bernie Nicholls. September 19 - Assigned goaltender Terry Friesen to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 18 - Assigned the following players to Kentucky of the American Hockey League: defensemen David Shaw and Christian Gosselin, right wing Matt Bradley, center Mark Smith and left wing Garrett Burnett. Assigned left wing Brandon Coalter to Oshawa of the Ontario Hockey League. September 15 - Assigned defensemen Peter Allen, Alexandre Bolkov and Steve Lingren to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 14 - Assigned left wing Robb Palahnuk to Sault Ste. Marie of the Ontario Hockey League, left wing Eric LaPlante to St. Maurice of the Quebec Midget Junior Hockey League, right wing Jonathan Cheechoo to Moose Factory of the OHL and center Ryan Kraft to the Kentucky Thoroughblades of the American Hockey League. September 12 - Assigned centers Chris Lipsett, Peter Roed and Valentin Passarelli, left wings Joe Blaznek and Andy MacIntyre and defensemen Mark Pivetz and Chris Libett to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Returned left wings Teemu Riihijarvi and Cam Severson, right wings Adam Nittel, Adam Colagiacomo and Bret DeCecco and defensemen Jason Lewmaster, Rob Davison and Robert Mulick to their junior or European teams. Released right wing Alex Motley and center Kirby Law. Named Ilkka Sinisalo as a European scout. September 11 - Signed free agent right wing Brantt Myhres. Re-signed center Steve Guolla. September 8 - Signed goaltender Bruce Racine. August 27 - Re-signed center Jarrod Skalde. Signed left wing Jarrett Deuling. August 26 - Traded defenseman Ken Sutton to the New Jersey Devils for future considerations. August 25 - Signed unrestricted free agent right wing Ronnie Stern. August 6 - Acquired goaltender Johan Hedberg from the Philadelphia Flyers for a seventh-round pick in the 1999 draft. July 30 - Announced the retirement of goaltender Kelly Hrudey. July 23 - Signed free agent defensemen John Rohloff and Steve Lingren. July 22 - Signed goaltender Sean Gauthier and defenseman Garrett Burnett and Christian Gosselin. Named Mac Read strength and conditioning coordinator. July 14 - Signed defenseman Bob Rouse to a two-year contract. July 13 - Re-signed restricted free agent goaltender Steve Shields and unrestricted free agent right wing Mike Craig. Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Bob Rouse. July 1 - Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Gary Suter, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks. June 27 - Traded the second overall pick in today's NHL draft to the Nashville Predators for the third overall pick and a second-round pick. June 26 - Traded left wing Ville Peltonen to the Nashville Predators for a fifth-round pick in Saturday's draft. Named Bob Berry assistant coach. June 19 - Acquired goaltender Steve Shields and a 1998 fourth-round draft pick from the Buffalo Sabres for goaltender Kay Whitmore, a 1998 second-round draft pick and future considerations. June 4 - Announced an affiliation agreement with Richmond of the East Coast Hockey League. June 2 - Signed goaltender Terry Friesen and right wing Matt Bradley to professional contracts. May 28 - Agreed to terms on a new contract with head coach Darryl Sutter. Signed assistant coach Paul Baxter to a new contract. Named Roy Sommer head coach and Nick Fotiu assistant coach at Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 31 - Reassigned goaltender Jason Muzzatti to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. March 30 - Recalled goaltender Jason Muzzatti on emergency conditions from the Kentucky Thoroughblades of the American Hockey League. March 26 - Re-assigned goaltender Jamie Ram to Utah of the International Hockey League. March 24 - Acquired goaltender Jason Muzzatti from the New York Rangers for defenseman Richard Brennan. Acquired right wing Joe Murphy from the St. Louis Blues for defenseman Todd Gill. Acquired defensemen Bryan Marchment and David Shaw from the Tampa Bay Lightning for right wing Andrei Nazarov and a conditional exchange of 1998 draft picks. March 20 - Signed free agent defenseman Andy Sutton and assigned him to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. February 3 - Recalled defenseman Rich Brennan from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. January 6 - Reassigned center Alexander Korolyuk to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. January 5, 1998 - Signed free-agent defenseman Shawn Heins. 1998 December 10, 1997 - Reassigned defenseman Richard Brennan to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. December 7 - Acquired right wing John MacLean and defenseman Ken Sutton from the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Doug Bodger and left wing Dody Wood. Recalled defenseman Andrei Zyuzin from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. December 4 - Assigned left wing Dody Wood to Kansas City of the International Hockey League. December 2 - Reassigned left wing Niklas Andersson to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. November 27 - Names Doug Wilson director of pro development. November 20 - Acquired center Mike Ricci and a 1998 second-round draft pick from the Colorado Avalanche for right wing Shean Donovan and a 1998 first-round draft pick. November 14 - Traded left wing Viktor Kozlov to the Florida Panthers for a 1998 first-round draft pick. Acquired left wing Dave Lowry from the Florida Panthers for the 1998 fifth-round draft choice, originally acquired from Florida in the 1995 Johan Garpenlov deal. Recalled center Alex Korolyuk from Kentucky of the American Hockey League and left wing Barry Potomski from Las Vegas of the International Hockey League. Reassigned center Steve Guolla to Kentucky. November 5 - Recalled left wing Niklas Andersson from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 31 - Recalled right wing Alex Korolyuk from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 24 - Recalled left wing Steve Guolla and center Jarrod Skalde from Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 23 - Reassigned defensemen Andrei Zyuzin and Alex Korolyuk to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 17 - Recalled defenseman Richard Brennan from the Kentucky Thoroughblades of the American Hockey League. October 9 - Assigned right wing Todd Ewen to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. October 7 - Agreed to terms with restricted free agent center Jeff Friesen. September 30 - Re-signed defenseman Mike Rathje. Assigned defenseman Richard Brennan to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. September 29 - Re-signed right wing Andrei Nazarov. Signed center Pat Marleau, their first-round draft pick. September 24 - Assigned left wing Niklas Andersson to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Returned defenseman Scott Hannan to his junior team. September 21 - Named Barry Long professional scout. September 19 - Signed defenseman Didier Pietropaulo and returned him to Rouyn Noranda of the Quebec Junior League. Assigned left wing Stephen Guolla, goaltender Jamie Ram and center Jarrod Skalde to Kentucky of the American Hockey League and left wing Barry Potomski to Las Vegas of the International Hockey League. September 16 - Assigned defensemen Peter Allen, Alexandre Boikov and Frederik Oduya and goaltender John Nabokov to Kentucky of American Hockey League. Released left wing Cam Stewart. September 13 - Returned defenseman David Bell and center Mark Smith to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Sent right wings Adam Colagiacomo and Adam Nittel to their respective junior teams. September 12 - Reassigned center Mike Casselman to Cincinnati of the International Hockey League, goaltender Kay Whitmore to Long Beach of the International Hockey League and center Peter Roed, right wings Marko Makinen and Alexei Yegorov and defenseman Jason Widmer to Kentucky of the American Hockey League. Sent center Cory Cyrenne, left wings Cam Severson and David Thibault, right wing Matt Bradley and goaltender Terry Friesen to their respective junior clubs. September 10 - Signed free-agent left wing Niklas Andersson, who had been with the New York Islanders. September 5 - Named Cap Raeder professional scout. September 2 - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Kay Whitmore and center Mike Casselman Signed right wing Marko Makinen, a 1995 third-round draft pick. August 28 - Promoted Malcolm Bordelon to executive vice president of business operations. Named Don Gralnek vice president and general counsel. August 22 - Traded defenseman Vlastimil Kroupa to the New Jersey Devils for a third round pick in the 1998 draft. August 21 - Announced left wing Ville Peltonen and right wing Jan Caloun have signed individual contracts with European club teams for the 1997-2001 season. Bought out the contract of forward Ray Whitney, making him an unrestricted free agent. Signed center Peter Roed. August 18 - Acquired goaltender Mike Vernon from the Detroit Red Wings for a 1998 third-round and 1999 second-round draft pick. Signed goaltender John Nabokov. August 15 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Barry Potomski and unrestricted free agent defenseman Peter Allen. August 13 - Signed unrestricted free agent center Jarrod Skalde, who had been with the Calgary Flames. Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Jamie Ram, who played for the New York Rangers organization. July 25 - Traded center Darren Turcotte to the St.Louis Blues for forward Stephane Matteau. Acquired forward Murray Craven from the Chicago Blackhawks for left wing Petri Varis and Chicago's sixth-round draft pick in 1998. July 16 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent center Ron Sutter. Signed centers Marco Sturm and Alex Korolyuk Named Drew Remenda radio color commentator and Frank Albin director of broadcasting. July 14 - Named Paul Baxter assistant coach. June 21 - Acquired the 23rd pick in 1997 NHL draft from the Carolina Hurricanes for a second-round pick and a 1998 third-round pick. Acquired left wing-center Shawn Burr from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fifth-round pick in 1997 NHL draft. June 9 - Named Darryl Sutter head coach. May 30 - Announced the resignation of television/radio color commentator Chris Collins. May 9 - Relieved head coach Al Sims of his duties. April 30 - Re-signed defenseman Al Iafrate. April 29 - Left wing Tony Granato exercised his option and will return for the 1997-2001 season. Copyright©1997-2004 The HockeyNut |