Tampa Bay Lightning

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1997-2003 transactions:

December 6 - Recalled center Martin Ciback from Hershey (AHL).

December 1 - Recalled right wing Shane Willis from Hershey of the American Hockey League.

Assigned center Martin Cibak to Hershey.

November 17 - Assigned defenseman Darren Rumble to Hershey of the American Hockey League for a two-game conditioning assignment.

November 12 - Reassigned defenseman Andreas Holmqvist from Hamilton of the American Hockey League to Pensacola of the East Coast Hockey League.

November 3 - Recalled center Alexander Svitov from Hamilton (AHL).

October 31 - Assigned center Ryan Craig to Hershey (AHL).

October 27 - Traded left wing Erkki Rajamaki to the St.Louis Blues in exchange for an eighth-round pick in the 2004 draft.

October 24 - Claimed right wing Sheldon Keefe off waivers from the New York Rangers and assigned him to Hershey (AHL).

October 10 - Assigned goaltender Evgeny Konstantinov to Pensacola of the ECHL.

October 8 - Assigned center Alexander Svitov to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

October 4 - Assigned right wings Nikita Alexeev and Shane Willis and defenseman Pascal Trepanier to Hershey of the American Hockey League.

October 3 - Assigned right wings Nikita Alexeev and Shane Willis and defesneman Pascal Trepanier to Hershey of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Jimmie Olvestad to Hamilton of the AHL.

September 27 - Assigned goaltender Brian Eklund to Hershey of the American Hockey League.

September 26 - Assigned center Eric Perrin to Hershey of the American Hockey League and right wing Eero Somervuori to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

September 23 - Assigned right wing Evgeni Artukhin, centers Ryan Craig and Jean-Francois Soucy, and defenseman Gerard Dicaire to Hershey of the American Hockey League.

September 20 - Assigned defenseman Marc Busenburg to Hershey of the American Hockey League.

September 19 - Released defenseman Marc Busenburg from his tryout; assigned defensemen Andreas Holmqvist and Jeremy Van Hoof to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Adam Henrich to Brampton of the Ontario Hockey League; assigned defenseman Paul Ranger to Oshawa of the Ontario Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Darren Reid to Medicine Hat of the Western Hockey League.

September 17 - Returned goaltenders Jonathan Boutin and Gerlad Coleman and defensemen Mike Egener and Doug O'Brien to their junior teams.

August 19 - Re-signed defenseman Dan Boyle to a multi-year contract.

August 16 - Re-signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Nolan Pratt to a one-year contract.

August 14 - Agreed to terms with restricted free agent left wing Cory Stillman on a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration.

August 8 - Re-signed defenseman Janne Laukkanen to a one-year contract.

August 1 - Signed an affiliation agreement with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League; renewed their agreement with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the East Coast Hockey League.

July 30 - Re-signed right wings Sheldon Keefe and Shane Willis.

July 29 - Re-signed left wing Dmitry Afanasenkov and center Martin Cibak.

July 23 - Signed free agent defenseman Pascal Trepanier, who had been with the Florida Panthers.

July 22 - Re-signed left wing Ben Clymer.

July 18 - Re-signed goaltender John Grahame to a multi-year contract.

July 17 - Re-signed left wing Fredrik Modin to a one-year contract.

July 15 - Re-signed defenseman Brad Lukowich and right wing Andre Roy to multi-year contracts.

Signed right wing Evgeni Artukhin to a three-year contract.

Re-signed defenseman Darren Rumble to a one-year contract.

July 10 - Signed defenseman Andreas Holmqvist and forward Ryan Craig.

July 2 - Signed defenseman Gerard Dicaire to a three-year contract.

June 27 - Named Dirk Graham scout and Larry Bernard amateur scout.

June 26 - Re-signed left wing Dave Andreychuk.

June 21 - Acquired left wing Cory Stillman from the St. Louis Blues for a 2003 second-round draft pick.

June 19 - Signed free agent center Eric Perrin.

June 4 - Signed right wing Eero Somervuori to a one-year contract.

May 30 - Signed center Jean-Francois Soucy to a three-year contract.

May 15 - Re-signed center Tim Taylor to a multi-year contract.

May 12 - Traded defenseman Marc Bergevin to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2003 ninth-round draft choice.

March 11 - Claimed defenseman Janne Laukkanen off waivers from the New York Rangers.

Acquired defenseman Marc Bergevin from the Pittsburgh Penguins for center Brian Holzinger.

March 10 - Recalled left wing Jimmie Olvestad from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

February 21 - Assigned right wing Sheldon Keefe to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

Activated defenseman Stan Neckar off the injured reserve.

February 11 - Recalled left wing Sheldon Keefe from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

January 22 - Placed left wing Ben Clymer on injured reserve, retroactive to January 14, with a groin injury.

Recalled defenseman Darren Rumble from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

January 20 - Assigned defenseman Darren Rumble to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

January 16 - Assigned right wing Sheldon Keefe to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

Announced the retirement of goaltender Kevin Hodson.

January 15 - Assigned goaltender Kevin Hodson to Springield of the American Hockey League.

Recalled left wing Nikita Alexeev and center Alexander Svitov from Springfield.

January 13, 2003 - Acquired goaltender John Grahame from the Boston Bruins for a fourth-round pick in the 2004 draft.

Placed defenseman Dan Boyle on injured reserve, retroactive to January 4.

Assigned right wing Brian Holzinger to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

2003

December 30, 2002 - Recalled defenseman Darren Rumble from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

Assigned center Alexandre Svitov to Springfield.

December 13 - Assigned center Brian Holzinger to Springfield of the American Hockey League for a conditioning assignment.

December 7 - Recalled defenseman Darren Rumble from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

December 5 - Placed left wing Dave Andreychuk on injured reserve.

Recalled center Alexander Svitov from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Darren Rumble to Springfield.

December 4 - Recalled defenseman Darren Rumble from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

November 27 - Assigned center Alexander Svitov to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

November 22 - Assigned goaltender Evgeny Konstantinov to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

November 19 - Activated left wing Brian Holzinger from injured reserve.

Placed goaltender Kevin Hodson on injured reserve, retroactive to November 15, with a groin strain.

November 14 - Exercised contract options for coach John Tortorella, associate coach Craig Ramsey, assistant Jeff Reese, strength and conditioning coach Eric Lawson and video coach Nigel Kirwan for the 2003-04 season.

November 12 - Recalled center Alexander Svitov from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

November 7 - Assigned center Alexander Svitov to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

October 25 - Assigned right wing Matt Elich to Pensacola of the East Coast Hockey League.

October 10 - Traded left wing Gordie Dwyer to the New York Rangers for left wing Boyd Kane.

October 8 - Placed center Brian Holzinger on injured reserve.

Assigned left wing Shane Willis to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

October 5 - Assigned forwards Nikita Alexeev and Martin Cibak and defenseman Darren Rumble to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

September 25 - Assigned left wings Dmitry Afanasenkov and Gordie Dwyer, defensemen Mathieu Biron and Kristian Kudroc and goaltender Evgeny Konstantinov to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

September 21 - Assigned right wing Evgeni Artukhin to Moncton of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Brian Eklund, right wing Matt Elich, left wing Ryan Tobler and defenseman Harlan Pratt to Springfield of the AHL.

Released defenseman Rudy Poeschek.

Returned left wing Aaron Lobb and center Jean-Francois Soucy to their junior teams.

September 11 - Signed free agent defenseman Darren Rumble to a one-year contract.

August 15 - Re-signed right wing Ruslan Fedotenko to a two-year contract.

Signed left wing Gordie Dwyer to a one-year contract.

August 14 - Named Bill Barber director of player personnel.

August 13 - Re-signed center Vaclav Prospal to a one-year contract.

August 7 - Re-signed defenseman Mike Jones to a one-year contract.

August 6 - Re-signed defenseman Dan Boyle to a one-year contract.

August 1 - Re-signed left wing Andre Roy and defenseman Ben Clymer.

July 30 - Re-signed left wing Chris Dingman.

July 26 - Re-signed restricted free agent right wing Shane Willis to a one-year contract.

July 22 - Re-signed defenseman Pavel Kubina to a multi-year contract.

July 16 - Re-signed free agent left wing Fredrik Modin to a one-year contract.

June 25 - Exercised their option on the contract of left wing Dave Andreychuk for the 2002-03 season.

June 23 - Traded defenseman Josef Boumedienne to the Ottawa Senators for a 2002 seventh-round draft pick.

June 22 - Acquired defenseman Brad Lukowich and a 2003 seventh-round draft pick from the Dallas Stars for a 2002 second-round draft pick.

June 21 - Traded a 2002 first-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for right wing Ruslan Fedotenko and two second-round picks.

June 17 - Signed center Alexander Svitov, their 2001 first-round draft pick, to a three-year contract.

June 7 - Named Thomas Mulligan athletic trainer.

June 6 - Exercised the option year on the contract of left wing Ryan Tobler.

May 29 - Signed goaltender Brian Eklund to a two-year contract.

Signed goaltender Kevin Hodson to a one-year contract with a club option for a second year.

May 21 - Exercised the 2002-03 contract option of defenseman Nolan Pratt.

Re-signed right wing Martin St. Louis.

April 28 - Announced the retirement of defenseman Petr Svoboda.

April 1 - Recalled right wing Gaetan Royer from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

March 19 - Re-assigned left wing Martin Cibak, right wings Nikita Alexeev and Sheldon Keefe and goaltender Dieter Kochan to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

March 16 - Assigned defenseman Mike Jones to Pensacola of the East Coast Hockey League.

March 15 - Traded center Juha Ylonen to the Ottawa Senators for left wing Andre Roy and a sixth-round draft pick in 2002.

Recalled goaltender Dieter Kochan from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Evgeny Konstantinov to Springfield.

March 11 - Returned defenseman Mathieu Biron to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

March 8 - Reached an injury settlement with left wing Zdeno Ciger.

March 6 - Recalled goaltender Evgeny Konstantinov from Pensacola of the East Coast Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Dmitry Afanasenkov to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Ryan Tobler to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

March 5 - Acquired right wing Shane Willis and left wing Chris Dingman from the Carolina Hurricanes for goaltender Kevin Weekes.

February 25 - Recalled right wings Nikita Alexeev and Sheldon Keefe and center Martin Cibak from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

February 17 - Assigned right wing Sheldon Keefe to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

February 11 - Assigned forwards Nikita Alexeev and Martin Cibak and defenseman Kristian Kudroc to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

Assigned forward Dmitry Afanasenkov to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.

February 8 - Recalled center Martin Cibak from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

February 7 - Re-assigned left wing Ryan Tobler to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

February 4 - Placed left wing Fredrik Modin on injured reserve with a wrist contusion.

Recalled left wing Dmitry Afanasenkov from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.

Recalled left wing Ryan Tobler from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

February 3 - Recalled right wing Nikita Alexeev from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

January 23 - Placed right wing Martin St. Louis on injured reserve with a broken right leg and right wing Sheldon Keefe on injured reserve with a right MCL sprain.

Recalled left wing Dmitry Afanasenkov from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League.

January 16 - Recalled right wing Nikita Alexeev from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

January 13 - Assigned forward Dmitry Afanasenkov to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.

January 9 - Assigned defenseman Mikko Kuparinen to Ilves Tampere of the Finnish Elite League.

January 8 - Recalled forward Mikko Kuparinen from Pensacola of the East Coast Hockey League.

January 6 - Acquired defenseman Dan Boyle from the Florida Panthers for a fifth-round pick in the 2003 draft.

January 2 - Recalled defenseman Kristian Kudroc from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Josef Boumedienne to Springfield.

January 1, 2002 - Activated center Brian Holzinger from injured reserve.

2002

December 30 - Placed defenseman Nolan Pratt on injured reserve with a broken right leg.

Recalled defenseman Mathieu Biron from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

December 27 - Acquired defenseman Nolan Pratt from the Carolina Hurricanes for defenseman Kaspars Astashenko.

December 18 - Assigned defenseman Sascha Goc to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

Recalled defenseman Josef Boumedienne from Springfield.

December 11 - Acquired left wing Zdeno Ciger from the New York Rangers in exchange for right wing Matthew Barnaby.

December 8 - Recalled right wing Sheldon Keefe from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

December 6 - Assigned left wing Gordie Dwyer to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

November 30 - Assigned defenseman Kyle Kos to Pensacola of the East Coast Hockey League.

November 29 - Assigned defenseman Josef Boumedienne to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

November 26 - Recalled defenseman Cory Sarich from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

November 21 - Assigned defenseman Cory Sarich to Springfield of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

November 16 - Recalled goaltender Michal Lanicek from Pensacola of the East Coast Hockey League.

November 10 - Recalled defenseman Josef Boumedienne and Sascha Goc and left wing Gordie Dwyer from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Mathieu Biron and right wing Nikita Alexeev to Springfield.

Placed defensman Grant Ledyard on injured reserve.

November 9 - Traded defenseman Andrei Zyuzin to the New Jersey Devils for defensemen Josef Boumedienne and Sascha Goc and the rights to left wing Anton But.

October 9 - Assigned left wing Ryan Tobler to Springfield of the American Hockey League.

October 5 - Re-signed restricted free agent center Vincent Lecavalier to a multi-year contract.

Recalled right wing Ryan Tobler from Springfield of the American Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Gordie Dwyer to Springfield.

August 21 - Signed left wing Ryan Tobler and re-signed defenseman Mikko Kuparinen.

August 6 - Re-signed defensemen Cory Sarich and Mike Jones.

July 31 - Re-signed defenseman Andrei Zyuzin to a multi-year contract.

July 26 - Re-signed right wing Gordie Dwyer.

July 18 - Signed defenseman Nolan Pratt.

July 16 - Re-signed defenseman Stan Neckar to a multi-year contract.

Signed left wing Jimmie Olvestad to a three-year contract.

July 13 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Dave Andreychuk, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres.

Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Grant Ledyard, who had been with the Dallas Stars.

July 12 - Signed goaltenders Michal Lanicek and Alexander Polukeyev and defenseman Marek Priechodsky to three-year contracts.

July 11 - Re-signed restricted free agent goaltender Kevin Weekes.

July 10 - Acquired center Vaclav Prospal from the Florida Panthers for center Ryan Johnson and a 2003 sixth-round draft pick.

July 9 - Re-signed restricted free agent center Brian Holzinger.

June 30 - Acquired center Tim Taylor from the New York Rangers for left wings Nils Ekman and Kyle Freadrich.

June 24 - Acquired defenseman Nolan Pratt from the Colorado Avalanche for a 2001 sixth-round pick.

June 22 - Acquired defenseman Mathieu Biron and a 2002 second-round draft pick from the New York Islanders for defenseman Adrian Aucoin and right wing Alexander Kharitonov.

June 18 - Acquired center Juha Ylonen from the Phoenix Coyotes for left wing Todd Warriner.

June 12 - Entered a one-year affiliation agreement with the Pensacola ice Pilots of the East Coast Hockey League.

May 30 - Re-signed right wing Matthew Barnaby to a multi-year contract.

May 24 - Named Eric Lawson strength and conditioning coach.

May 7 - Re-signed defenseman Jassen Cullimore to a multi-year contract.

April 24 - Signed right wing Nikita Alexeev, their first-round pick in the 2000 draft, to a three-year contract.

April 5 - Recalled right wing Dmitry Afanasenkov from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

March 28 - Assigned right wing Dmitry Afanasenkov and defenseman Mikko Kuparinen to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

March 27 - Recalled defenseman Mikko Kuparinen from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

March 26 - Recalled right wing Matt Elich from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

March 17 - Signed goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin to a multi-year contract.

March 16 - Suspended right wing Sheldon Keefe indefinitely without pay for failing to report to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 15 - Assigned right wing Sheldon Keefe to Rochester of the American Hockey League.

March 13 - Traded defenseman Grant Ledyard to the Dallas Stars for a 2001 seventh-round draft pick.

Acquired center John Emmons from the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Craig Millar.

March 9 - Recalled right wing Sheldon Keefe and left wing Dmitry Afanasenkov from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Assigned center Thomas Ziegler to Detroit.

March 7 - Reassigned defenseman Sergey Gusev to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

March 5 - Acquired the rights to goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin and defenseman Stan Neckar from the Phoenix Coyotes for right wing Mike Johnson, defenseman Paul Mara, right wing Ruslan Zainullin and a second-round draft pick in 2001.

March 2 - Recalled forward Gordie Dwyer from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Placed forward Stan Drulia on injured reserve with back spasms.

March 1 - Recalled forward Thomas Ziegler from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

February 27 - Assigned goaltender Evgeny Konstantinov to Louisiana of the East Coast Hockey League.

February 23 - Recalled defenseman Ben Clymer from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

February 20 - Acquired left wing Konstantin Kalmikov from the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Maxim Galanov.

February 16 - Acquired goaltender Wade Flaherty from the New York Islanders in exchange for a conditional draft pick.

February 14 - Assigned right wing Sheldon Keefe to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

February 13 - Assigned defensemen Paul Mara and Cory Sarich to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Recalled defenseman Kristian Kudroc from Detroit.

Activated center Vincent Lecavalier from injured reserve.

Placed right wing Stan Drulia on injured reserve.

February 7 - Traded goaltender Dan Cloutier to the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Adrian Aucoin and a 2001 second-round draft pick.

February 5 - Recalled center Thomas Ziegler from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Added defenseman Grant Ledyard to active roster.

February 2 - Assigned defenseman Craig Millar to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

February 1 - Signed free agent defenseman Grant Ledyard.

Traded center Wayne Primeau to the Pittsburgh Penguins for right wing Matthew Barnaby.

Assigned right wing Matt Elich and defenseman Kristian Kudroc to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

January 30 - Recalled defenseman Kristian Kudroc from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Gordie Dwyer to Detroit.

January 28 - Recalled right wing Matt Elich from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Marek Posmyk to Detroit.

January 23 - Traded defenseman Bryan Muir to the Colorado Avalanche for a 2001 eighth-round draft pick.

January 19 - Recalled left wing Gordie Dwyer from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Kaspars Astashenko to Detroit.

January 18 - Recalled defenseman Marek Posmyk from the Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Reassigned defenseman Maxim Galanov and left wing Kyle Freadrich to Detroit.

January 17 - Named Craig Ramsay associate coach.

January 7 - Fired coach Steve Ludzik and named John Tortorella coach.

Recalled defenseman Kaspars Astashenko from the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

January 4 - Traded center Steve Martins to the New York Islanders for a conditional 2001 draft choice.

Recalled right wing Nils Ekman from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

January 2, 2001 - Recalled center Steve Martins from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

2001

December 29, 2000 - Recalled defenseman Kristian Kudroc from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

December 19 - Re-assigned left wings Gordie Dwyer and Nils Ekman to the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

December 16 - Placed defensemen Stan Drulia and Petr Svoboda on injured reserve.

Recalled left wing Nils Ekman and defenseman Sergey Gusev from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

December 14 - Activated goaltender Kevin Weekes and defenseman Andrei Zyuzin.

Assigned goaltender Dieter Kochan and center Steve Martins to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

December 8 - Recalled left wing Kyle Freadrich and goaltender Evgeny Konstantinov from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

December 6 - Recalled goaltender Dieter Kochan from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Activated defenseman Petr Svoboda.

Reassigned defenseman Kristian Kudroc to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

December 5 - Recalled defenseman Kristian Kudroc from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

December 2 - Recalled defenseman Kaspars Astashenko from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Sergey Gusev to Detroit.

Activated right wing Alexander Kharitonov from injured reserve.

Placed defenseman Andrei Zyuzin on injured reserve, retroactive to November 29.

November 29 - Activated defensemen Paul Mara, Craig Millar and Andrei Zyuzin from injured reserve.

Re-assigned defensemen Kaspars Astashenko, Ben Clymer and Kristian Kudroc to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

November 27 - Placed defenseman Petr Svoboda on injured reserve, retroactive to November 22, with a pinched nerve in his neck.

Recalled defenseman Kristian Kudroc from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

November 25 - Assigned left wing Nils Ekman to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

November 24 - Recalled left wing Kyle Freadrich from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Placed center Steve Martins on injured reserve, retroactive to November 17, with a strained groin.

November 22 - Recalled defenseman Kaspars Astashenko from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

November 20 - Recalled left wing Nils Ekman from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Placed defenseman Paul Mara on injured reserve, retroactive to November 14, with a hip pointer.

Recalled goaltender Dan Cloutier from a one-day conditioning assignment.

November 12 - Recalled defenseman Sergey Gusev from the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Dieter Kochan and defenseman Bryan Muir to Detroit.

November 10 - Sent defenseman Sergey Gusev to the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League for a two-game conditioning assignment.

Assigned defenseman Mikko Kuparinen to Johnstown of the East Coast Hockey League.

November 4 - Recalled defenseman Bryan Muir and Cory Sarich from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Reassigned left wing Nils Ekman to Detroit.

October 30 - Recalled left wing Nils Ekman from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

October 28 - Assigned defenseman Bryan Muir to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

October 26 - Recalled defenseman Ben Clymer from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Re-assigned defenseman Cory Sarich and left wing Kyle Freadrich to Detroit of the IHL.

October 25 - Claimed defenseman Craig Millar off waivers from the Nashville Predators.

Placed defenseman Sergey Gusev on injured reserve with a sprained right knee.

Activated right wing Jaroslav Svejkovsky and assigned him to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

October 24 - Recalled goaltender Dieter Kochan from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

October 16 - Recalled right wing Sheldon Keefe from the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

October 15 - Activated defenseman Sergey Gusev from injured reserve.

October 12 - Sent defenseman Andrei Zyuzin to Detroit of the International Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

October 10 - Assigned goaltender Evgeny Konstantinov to Detroit of the International League.

October 6 - Reassigned defenseman Marek Posmyk to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Activated defensemen Bryan Muir, Paul Mara, Andrei Zyuzin and Petr Svoboda from the injured list.

October 3 - Assigned goaltender Dieter Kochan to the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

Placed defensemen Petr Svoboda, Paul Mara, Bryan Muir, Sergei Gusev and Andrei Zyuzin, center Steve Martins and left wing Jaroslav Svejkovsky on injured reserve, retroactive to the preseason date of their injuries.

October 2 - Assigned goaltender Dieter Kochan to the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

Placed defensemen Petr Svoboda, Paul Mara, Bryan Muir, Sergei Gusev and Andrei Zyuzin, center Steve Martins and left wing Jaroslav Svejkovsky on injured reserve, retroactive to the preseason date of their injuries.

Signed defenseman Kristian Kudroc to a three-year contract.

September 28 - Assigned right wing Sheldon Keefe to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

September 27 - Assigned right wing Sheldon Keefe to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Returned defenseman Mel Anglestad to Manitoba of the IHL.

September 22 - Reassigned left wing Nils Ekman and center Thomas Ziegler to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Returned right wing Nikita Alexeev to juniors.

September 21 - Signed right wing Sheldon Keefe to a three-year rookie contract.

September 18 - Assigned right wings Dmitry Afanasenkov and Matt Elich, defensemen Kaspars Astashenko, Ben Clymer, Michael Jones and Mario Larocque, center Scott Nichol and goaltender Dieter Kochan to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Dan Kesa to Manitoba of the International Hockey League.

Returned center Fedor Fedorov to his junior team.

Released defenseman Dan Keczmer.

September 13 - Assigned centers Martin Cibak and Benoit Dusablon, left wing Mike Kiesman, right wings Maxim Potapov, Dale Rominski, Samuel St. Pierre and Jan Sulc, defensemen Kyle Kos, Mikko Kuparinen and Mark Thompson and forward-defenseman Kenton Smith to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Returned defenseman Aaron Gionet, goaltender Alexander Polukeyev and defenseman Brett Scheffelmaier to their junior teams.

Returned right wing Pavel Sedov to Khimik of the Russian League.

Released left wing Tony Iob and right wing Sean O'Brien.

September 6 - Agreed to a contract extension through the 2002-03 season with assistant general manager Jay Feaster.

August 31 - Re-signed defenseman Pavel Kubina to a two-year contract.

August 28 - Re-signed restricted free agent Wayne Primeau to a one-year contract.

August 17 - Re-signed defensemen Bryan Muir and Kaspars Astashenko to one-year contracts.

August 14 - Re-signed center Ryan Johnson.

August 3 - Re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Andrei Zyuzin to a one-year contract.

July 31 - Re-signed restricted free agent centers Brian Holzinger and Steve Martins to one-year contracts.

Signed free agent right wing Martin St. Louis, who had been with the Calgary Flames, to a multi-year contract.

July 26 - Re-signed goaltender Dan Cloutier and left wing Dwayne Hay to one-year contracts.

July 17 - Re-signed restricted free agent left wings Fredrik Modin and Todd Warriner to multi-year contracts.

July 14 - Signed left wing Alexander Kharitonov, their third-round draft pick, and center Thomas Ziegler, their ninth-round pick.

June 24 - Acquired goaltender Kevin Weekes, the rights to defenseman Kristian Kudroc and a second-round pick in the 2001 draft from the New York Islanders for a first-round pick, fifth overall, a fourth-round pick and a seventh-round pick in 2000.

June 22 - Signed goaltender Evgeny Konstantinov to a three-year rookie contract.

June 4 - Traded goaltender Rich Parent to the Ottawa Senators for a seventh-round choice in the 2000 entry draft.

June 2 - Traded left wing Eric Beaudoin to the Florida Panthers for their seventh-round pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

May 31 - Sign left wing Brad Richards to a three-year contract.

April 11 - Signed defenseman Michael Jones.

April 4 - Signed left wing Dmitry Afanasenkov and center Martin Cibak.

April 3 - Recalled defenseman Andrei Skopintsev from Detroit of the International Hockey League on an emergency basis.

March 29 - Recalled goaltender Zac Bierk on emergency recall from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

March 27 - Signed goaltender Dieter Kochan.

March 25 - Recalled defenseman Kaspars Astashenko from Detroit of the International Hockey league.

Recalled left wing Nils Ekman from Long Beach of the International Hockey League.

Reassigned goaltender Zac Bierk to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

March 20 - Recalled defenseman Ben Clymer from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

March 15 - Recalled goaltender Zac Bierk on emergency recall from Detroit of the International Hockey League

March 14 - Traded center Mike Sillinger to the Florida Panthers for center Ryan Johnson and left wing Dwayne Hay.

March 12 - Signed defenseman Petr Svoboda to a multi-year contract.

Assigned defenseman Ben Clymer to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

March 11 - Traded defenseman Chris McAlpine to the Atlanta Thrashers for defenseman Mikko Kuparinen.

Recalled goaltender Rich Parent from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

March 10 - Traded center Chris Gratton to the Buffalo Sabres for centers Brian Holzinger and Wayne Primeau and defenseman Cory Sarich.

Re-assigned right wing Matt Elich to Detroit of the International Hockey League and loaned right wing Nils Ekman to Long Beach.

March 9 - Traded defenseman Ian Herbers to the New York Islanders for a seventh-round draft pick.

March 8 - Traded left wing Jeff Shevalier to the Ottawa Senators for future considerations.

March 7 - Recalled defenseman Karel Betik from Toledo of the East Coast Hockey League.

March 2 - Recalled left wing Kyle Freadrich from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

March 1 - Placed center Bruce Gardiner on injured reserve with an abdominal strain-viral infection.

Activated goaltender Dan Cloutier and right wing Jaroslav Svejkovsky from injured reserve.

Loaned left wing Shawn Burr and right wing Dan Kesa to Manitoba of the International Hockey League.

February 28 - Re-assigned goaltender Rich Parent to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

February 22 - Recalled goaltender Zac Bierk from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Placed center Chris Gratton on injured reserve.

February 18 - Recalled right wing Matt Elich and defenseman Marek Posmyk from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

February 17 - Recalled defenseman Ian Herbers from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

February 11 - Recalled left wing Gordie Dwyer from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

February 9 - Traded center Darcy Tucker, a fourth-round draft pick in 2000 and an option to exchange conditional mid-round picks in 2001 to the Toronto Maple Leafs for right wing Mike Johnson and defenseman Marek Posmyk.

Recalled goaltender Rich Parent from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

January 27 - Recalled defenseman Ben Clymer from the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

Re-assigned defenseman Ian Herbers to Detroit.

January 24 - Assigned goaltender Rich Parent to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

January 21 - Assigned left wing Kyle Freadrich to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

January 20 - Activated center Steve Guolla from injured reserve.

Reassigned right wing Dale Rominski to the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

January 17 - Acquired right wing Jaroslav Svejkovsky from the Washington Capitals for a seventh-round pick in the 2000 draft and a third-round pick in the 2001 draft.

Placed center Steve Guolla on injured reserve with a strained groin.

January 14 - Recalled goaltender Rich Parent from Utah of the International Hockey League.

January 13 - Traded right wing Stephane Richer to the St.Louis Blues for defenseman Chris McAlpine and goaltender Rich Parent.

January 11 - Recalled right wing Dale Rominski from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

January 8 - Reassigned left wing Nils Ekman to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

January 7, 2000 - Recalled defenseman Ian Herbers and left wing Nils Ekman from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

2000

December 31, 1999 - Suspended right wing Stephane Richer indefinitely without pay for failing to report to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Recalled left wing Kyle Freadrich from Detroit.

Reassigned defenseman Ian Herbers to Detroit.

December 30 - Assigned right wing Stephane Richer to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

December 28 - Re-assigned left wing Shawn Burr and right wing Nils Ekman to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

December 21 - Suspended left wing Pavel Torgaev without pay for refusing his assignment to the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

December 20 - Re-assigned left wing Pavel Torgaev to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Recalled defenseman Ian Herbers from Detroit.

December 16 - Reassigned defenseman Ian Herbers to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

December 10 - Recalled left wing Nils Ekman from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Paul Mara to Detroit of the International Hockey League for a one-game conditioning stint.

December 8 - Re-assigned defenseman Andrei Skopintsev and goaltender Zac Bierk to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

December 6 - Assigned defenseman Kaspars Ashtashenko to Long Beach of the International Hockey League.

December 3 - Signed left wing Nils Ekman to a two-year contract and assigned him to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Recalled center Xavier Delisle from Toledo of the East Coast Hockey League.

November 29 - Acquired left wing Todd Warriner from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a third-round pick in 2000.

November 26 - Acquired forward Gordie Dwyer from the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Mike McBain.

Claimed left wing Pavel Torgaev off waivers from the Calgary Flames.

Placed defenseman Ian Herbers on injured reserve.

November 25 - Recalled defenseman Jassen Cullimore from Providence of the American Hockey League.

November 24 - Recalled defenseman Andrei Skopintsev from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

November 20 - Traded center Andreas Johansson to the Calgary Flames for the rights to left wing Nils Ekman and a fourth-round pick in the 2000 draft.

Recalled left wing Jeff Shevalier from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

November 19 - Recalled goaltender Zac Bierk from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

November 12 - Traded center Michael Nylander to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Bryan Muir and forward Reid Simpson.

November 11 - Acquired center Bruce Gardiner from the Ottawa Senators for left wing Colin Forbes.

November 8 - Recalled defenseman Paul Mara from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

October 29 - Traded defenseman Mikko Kuparinen to the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations.

Claimed center Steve Martins off waivers from the Ottawa Senators.

October 27 - Recalled center Robert Petrovicky from Grand Rapids of the International Hockey League.

Waived center Viacheslav Butsayev.

October 21 - Assigned left wing Kyle Fredrich to Louisiana of the East Coast Hockey League.

October 15 - Placed left wing Shawn Burr on injured reserve with a groin pull.

Recalled defenseman Ben Clymer from Detroit of the International Hockey League.

October 7 - Traded center Steve Kelly to the New Jersey Devils for a seventh-round draft pick in 2000.

October 5 - Bought out the contracts of defenseman Drew Bannister and left wing Joe Cardarelli.

October 3 - Traded forward Alexandre Daigle to the New York Rangers for future considerations.

October 2 - Signed defenseman Ben Clymer to a three-year contract.

Loaned right wing Robert Petrovicky to Grand Rapids of the International Hockey League.

Activated left wing Andreas Johansson.

October 1 - Traded defenseman Cory Cross and a 2001 seventh-round draft pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs for left wing Fredrik Modin.

Loaned right wing Alexandre Daigle and defenseman Jassen Cullimore to Providence of the American Hockey League.

September 30 - Assigned defenseman Paul Mara to Detroit of the International Hockey League.

Released defenseman Ben Clymer and left wing Alek Stojanov.

Placed left wing Andreas Johansson on injured reserve with rotator cuff tendinitis.

September 29 - Re-signed defenseman Cory Cross.

Signed defenseman Ian Herbers and right wing Stan Drulia to one-year contracts.

September 28 - Assigned left wings Andy Bezeau and Kyle Freadrich and right wing Steve Walker to the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

Designated right wing Alexander Daigle and defenseman Jassen Cullimore for assignment.

September 23 - Announced the retirement of center Brian Bradley.

September 21 - Assigned defensemen Kaspars Astashenko, Drew Bannister, Mario Larocque and Mike McBain, center Steve Kelly and goalie Tim Thomas to the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League.

September 13 - Assigned goaltender Zac Bierk, right wings Matt Elich and Steve Walker, defensemen Ian Herbers, Kyle Kos, Mikko Kuparinen, Andrei Skopintsev and Phil von Steffenelli, center Eduard Pershin and left wing Jeff Shevalier to Detroit of the International Hockey League; returned left wing Dimitri Afanasenkov, center Fedor Fedorov and right wing Sheldon Keefe to their junior teams; released defenseman Zarley Zalapski from his tryout.

September 6 - Signed unrestricted free agent right wing Dan Kesa, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a one-year contract.

September 3 - Named Brad Shaw assistant coach.

August 26 - Named Paul Vincent special skills coach.

August 18 - Re-signed left wing Colin Forbes to a three-year contract.

August 10 - Named Jake Goertzen scouting coordinator.

August 9 - Named Rick Paterson professional scout.

August 6 - Acquired goaltender Jeff Reese and a ninth-round draft choice in 2000 from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a ninth-round draft choice in 2000.

Announced the retirement of Reese and named him goaltending consultant.

August 5 - Signed defenseman Kaspars Astashenko to a one-year contract.

August 4 - Acquired defensemen Andrei Zyuzin and Bill Houlder and left wings Shawn Burr and Steve Guolla from the San Jose Sharks for left wing Niklas Sundstrom and a 2000 third-round draft pick.

August 3 - Signed free agent right wing Dale Rominski to a two-year agreement.

July 30 - Re-signed center Michael Nylander to a one-year contract.

July 27 - Re-signed center Mike Sillinger to a two-year contract and center Steve Kelly to a one-year contract.

Named John Torchetti assistant coach.

July 22 - Signed free agent defenseman Phil von Stefenelli to a one-year contract.

July 20 - Signed defenseman Mikko Kuparinen to a two-year contract.

July 15 - Fired assistant coaches Rick Paterson and Paulin Bordeleau.

Retained assistant John Cullen.

July 6 - Signed defenseman Sergey Gusev to a three-year contract.

June 30 - Traded left wing Rob Zamuner and a second-round draft choice in either 2000, 2001 or 2002 to the Ottawa Senators for left wing Andreas Johansson to complete the deal that allowed Tampa Bay to sign general manager Rick Dudley.

June 29 - Re-signed goaltender Kevin Hodson to a two-year contract.

June 26 - Traded the top overall pick in the 1999 draft to the Vancouver Canucks for the fourth overall pick and two third-round picks.

Traded the fourth pick in the 1999 draft to the New York Rangers for goaltender Dan Cloutier, right wing Niklas Sundstrom and first- and third-round picks in the 2000 draft.

April 16 - Recalled defensman Paul Mara from Plymouth of the Ontario Hockey League.

April 15 - Announced the retirement of defenseman Kjell Samuelsson, effective the end of the season.

April 8 - Recalled goaltender Derek Wilkinson from Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

April 1 - Recalled center Steve Kelly from the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League.

March 23 - Traded defenseman Sami Helenius to the Colorado Avalanche for a conditional draft pick.

Traded left wing Wendel Clark and a 1999 sixth-round draft pick to the Detroit Red Wings for goaltender Kevin Hodson and a 1999 second-round pick.

Traded goaltender Bill Ranford to the Detroit Red Wings for a conditional draft pick in 1999.

March 22 - Recalled right wing Corey Spring from Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

Re-assigned defenseman Mike McBain to Cleveland.

March 21 - Traded left wing Benoit Hogue and a conditional draft choice in 2001 to the Dallas Stars for defenseman Sergei Gusev.

March 20 - Traded right wing Sandy McCarthy and left wing Mikael Andersson to the Philadelphia Flyers for left wing Colin Forbes and a conditional draft pick.

March 18 - Traded left wing Brent Peterson to the Pittsburgh Penguins for future considerations.

March 4 - Announced the sale of the team and the rights to the Ice Palace to Palace Sports & Entertainment Inc.

March 3 - Recalled left wing Brent Peterson from Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Derek Wilkinson to Cleveland.

March 2 - Assigned goaltender Martin Bradette to Birmingham of the East Coast Hockey League.

March 1 - Recalled goaltender Martin Bradette from Richmond of the East Coast Hockey League.

February 14 - Recalled center Robert Petrovicky from Grand Rapids of the International Hockey League.

February 13 - Recalled defenseman Karel Betik from the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League.

February 11 - Assigned defenseman Sami Helenius to Las Vegas of the International Hockey League.

February 2 - Assigned goaltender Martin Bradette to Richmond of the East Coast Hockey League.

February 1 - Recalled defensemen Andrei Skopintsev and Mario Larocque from Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

January 29 - Acquired center Alexandre Daigle from the Edmonton Oilers for right wing Alexander Selivanov.

Acquired defenseman Sami Helenius from the Calgary Flames for future considerations.

January 19 - Traded right wing Andrei Nazarov to the Calgary Flames for center Michael Nylander.

January 18 - Traded center Craig Janney to the New York Islanders for a 1999 sixth-round draft pick.

January 13 - Assigned forward Steve Kelly to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

January 5, 1999 - Rescinded their recall of defenseman Karel Betik from Cleveland of the International Hockey League due to visa complications.

Recalled defenseman Mario Larocque from Cleveland.

1999

December 28, 1998 - Acquired defenseman Petr Svoboda from the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Karl Dykhuis.

Traded defenseman Enrico Ciccone to the Washington Capitals for future considerations.

Assigned defenseman Pavel Kubina to Cleveland of ther International Hockey League for a six-game conditioning stint.

December 17 - Reassigned goaltender Zac Bierk to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

December 12 - Traded right wing Mikael Renberg and center Daymond Langkow to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for center Chris Gratton and center Mike Sillinger.

December 11 - Re-assigned defenseman Enrico Ciccone to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

Signed senior advisor Cliff Fletcher to a four-year contract extension.

December 10 - Acquired D Drew Bannister from the Anaheim Mighty Ducks for a 2000 fifth-round draft pick.

December 3 - Recalled goaltender Zac Bierk from Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

December 1 - Added Bob Whidden as a goaltending consultant.

November 22 - Recalled goaltender Corey Schwab and defenseman David Wilkie from Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

November 17 - Suspended defenseman Michal Sykora indefinitely without pay for failing to report to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

November 15 - Recalled defenseman Andrei Skopintsev and left wing Brent Peterson from Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

Reassigned right wing Paul Ysebaert and defenseman David Wilkie to Cleveland.

Extended the contract of director of player development Don Murdoch through the 2001 season.

November 12 - Recalled defenseman Mike McBain from Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

November 6 - Signed general manager and head coach Jacques Demers to a four-year contract through the 2001-2002 season.

October 26 - Assigned center John Cullen to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

October 21 - Named Cliff Fletcher senior advisor to the general manager.

Assigned right wing Curtis Tipler to Prince George of the Western Hockey League.

October 20 - Named Jay Feaster assistant general manager, Don Murdoch director of hockey operations, Peter Mahovlich director of pro scouting and Rick Paterson associate coach.

October 14 - Signed defenseman Kjell Samuelsson.

October 13 - Fired general manager Phil Esposito and director of hockey development and scouting Tony Esposito.

Named coach Jacques Demers as general manager.

Named Don Murdoch director of player personnel.

October 9 - Returned defenseman Paul Mara to Plymouth of the Ontario Hockey League Re-assigned goaltender Corey Schwab to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

Sent right wing Alexander Selivanov to Cleveland on a two-game conditioning assignment.

October 7 - Signed center Vincent Lecavalier to a three-year contract.

October 6 - Assigned centers Daymond Langkow and Jason Bonsignore, left wing Brent Peterson and defenseman Mike McBain to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

Loaned goaltender Corey Schwab to an undetermined minor-league team.

Sent defenseman Paul Mara to his junior team.

October 5 - Traded center-left wing Brent Gilchrist, who had been selected in the waiver draft, back to the Detroit Red Wings for a sixth-round pick in the 1999 entry draft.

September 28 - Re-assigned defenseman Mario Larocque and forward Andrei Skopintsev to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

September 21 - Reassigned forwards Corey Spring, Joe Cardarelli, Xavier Delisle, Eduard Pershin, Curtis Tipler, defensemen Karel Betik, Jason Robinson and goaltenders Derek Wilkinson, Martin Bradette and Zac Bierk to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

Reassigned forward Samuel St. Pierre to Drummondville of the Quebec Midget Junior Hockey League, forward Brad Richards to Rimouski of the QMJHL, forward Matt Elich of the Ontario Hockey League and forwards Dimitri Afanasenkov and defenseman Kyle Kos to Red Deer of the Western Hockey League.

Reached an agreement with radio station WROK to broadcast their games for the upcoming season.

September 17 - Reassigned forwards Eric Beaudoin, Sergei Kuznetsov, Jan Sulc, Martin Cibak and Oak Hewer and defensemen Daniel Hulak, Chris Lyness, Curtis Rich and Mark Thompson.

Released forward Mikhail Nemerovsky.

September 9 - Re-signed center John Cullen.

August 12 - Re-signed free agent goaltender Corey Schwab to a one-year contract.

August 10 - Named Debbie Cagle director of suite sales and service.

Promoted Eddie Diliberto to director of finance.

Named David Tagliarino director of community relations, Jim Van Stone director of season ticket sales and Stephanie Hanchey community relations coordinator.

Named Robert Murdoch and Stephen Baker part-time scouts.

July 30 - Signed free agent center Jesse Belanger.

Re-signed center Corey Spring.

July 29 - Signed free-agent center-left wing Benoit Hogue to a one-year contract.

July 28 - Entered into a working agreement with Chesapeake of the East Coast Hockey League.

July 22 - Named Perry Ganchar coach of the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League and Jock Callander player-assistant coach.

July 17 - Acquired defenseman Michal Sykora from the Chicago Blackhawks for goaltender Mark Fitzpatrick and a 1999 fourth-round draft pick.

July 16 - Signed free agent left wing Wendel Clark, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs, to a one-year contract with an option for 1999-2000.

July 14 - Signed defenseman Paul Mara, their 1997 first-round draft pick, to a multi-year contract.

July 9 - Signed defenseman Andrei Skopintsev.

Reached a multi-year working agreement with the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League.

July 6 - Signed defenseman Karel Betik.

June 30 - Re-signed right wing Alexander Selivanov to a two-year contract.

June 18 - Acquired goaltender Bill Ranford from the Washington Capitals for a third-round draft choice in 1998 and a second-round draft choice in 1999.

Added Paulin Bordeleau to the coaching staff.

Announced that Jeffrey C. Gaines has been named executive vice president of ALW Sports Management and will oversee all aspects of business operations for the team and the Ice Palace.

June 11 - Acquired center Craig Janney from the Phoenix Coyotes for left wing Louie DeBrusk and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 draft.

June 2 - Signed defenseman Curtis Tipler, their third-round pick in the 1996 draft.

Named Steve Noble chief financial officer.

May 21 - Signed defenseman Mario Larocque, their 1996 first-round draft pick, to a three-year contract.

May 19 - Re-signed right wing Mikael Andersson.

April 13 - Returned right wing Corey Spring to Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

April 10 - Re-signed center Darcy Tucker and defenseman Jassen Cullimore.

Signed defenseman Jason Robinson.

April 7 - Recalled defenseman Pavel Kubina from Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

April 3 - Recalled right wing Corey Spring from Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

Reassigned center Steve Kelly to the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League.

March 30 - Reinstated center Daymond Langkow from a seven-game suspension and returned him to Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

March 24 - Traded defensemen Bryan Marchment and David Shaw to the San Jose Sharks for right wing Andrei Nazarov and a conditional exchange of 1998 draft picks.

Traded left wing Jason Wiemer to the Calgary Flames for right wing Sandy McCarthy and third-and fifth-round draft picks in 1998.

March 23 - Recalled defenseman Pavel Kubina and right wing Corey Spring from Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

March 21 - Recalled forwards Jason Bonsignore from Cleveland of the International Hockey League, Steve Kelly from Milwaukee of the International Hockey League and defenseman Mike McBain from Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

Assigned forward Corey Spring and defenseman Pavel Kubina to Adirondack.

March 19 - Reassigned forward Brent Peterson to Milwaukee of the International Hockey League.

March 13 - Suspended center Daymond Langkow indefinitely without pay for refusing to report to the minor leagues.

Assigned center Jason Bonsignore to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

March 12 - Signed left wing Rob Zamuner to a three-year contract extension.

Assigned center Daymond Langkow and defenseman Mike McBain to Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

Recalled right wing Corey Spring and defenseman Pavel Kubina from Adirondack.

Recalled left wing Brent Peterson from Milwaukee of the International Hockey League.

February 25 - Signed right wing Stephane Richer to a three-year contract.

February 18 - Recalled goaltender Zac Bierk from Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

February 3 - Returned right wing Paul Brousseau to Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

February 2 - Recalled right wing Paul Brousseau from Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

Recalled left wing Brent Peterson from Milwaukee of the International Hockey League.

January 22 - Claimed defenseman Jassen Cullimore off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens.

January 20 - Sent right wing Ryan Brown to Chesapeake of the East Coast Hockey League.

January 19 - Recalled defenseman Mike McBain from Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman David Shaw to Las Vegas of the International Hockey League.

January 16 - Traded right wing Dino Ciccarelli and defenseman Jeff Norton to the Florida Panthers for goaltender Mark Fitzpatrick and right wing Jody Hull.

January 15, 1998 - Traded left wing Patrick Poulin, right wing Mick Vukota and defenseman Igor Ulanov to the Montreal Canadiens for right wing Stephane Richer, center Darcy Tucker and defenseman David Wilkie.

1998

December 30, 1997 - Traded defenseman Roman Hamrlik and the rights to center Paul Comrie to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Bryan Marchment and centers Jason Bonsignore and Steve Kelly.

December 17 - Recalled right wing Paul Brousseau from Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

December 14 - Recalled right wing Allan Egeland from Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

November 20 - Assigned center Vladimir Vujtek to Adirondack of the American Hockey League for conditioning.

November 17 - Assigned center Allan Egeland to the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League.

November 14 - Placed center Brian Bradley on the injured list and recalled right wing Paul Brosseau from Adirondack of the American Hockey League.

November 12 - Named Jacques Demers head coach and signed him to a three-year contract.

November 9 - Recalled left wing Brent Peterson from Milwaukee of the International Hockey League.

October 26 - Fired head coach Terry Crisp and assistant coach Dave MacQueen.

Named assistant coach Rick Paterson interim head coach.

October 3 - Assigned winger Brent Peterson to Milwaukee of the International Hockey League.

October 2 - Signed forward Troy Mallette and assigned forward Louie DeBrusk to San Antonio of the International Hockey League.

September 28 - Claimed right winger Mick Vukota from the New York Islanders in the waiver draft.

September 26 - Assigned forwards Mathieu Raby, Paul Brosseau, Corey Spring and Allan Egeland and goaltender Zac Bierk to Adirondack of the American Hockey League and defenseman Vadim Epanchintsev to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

Returned Paul Mara and Mario Larocque to their junior teams.

September 22 - Assigned centers Xavier Delisle, Colin Cloutier and Eduard Pershin, left wings Ryan Brown and Joe Cardarelli, defensemen Pavel Kubina and Victor Ignatjev and goalie Martin Bradette.

Invited Troy Mallete for a try out.

September 19 - Signed goaltender Martin Bradette and named Curtis Bell medical trainer.

September 11 - Re-signed free agent left wing Jeff Toms.

September 3 - Re-signed free agent goaltender Derek Wilkinson.

September 2 - Re-signed center Brent Peterson.

August 26 - Signed forward Louie DeBrusk and defenseman Viktor Ignatjev.

Re-signed forward Paul Brousseau.

August 20 - Announced they would not match the five-year, $16.5 million offer by the Philadelphia Flyers to center Chris Gratton.
Traded first-round picks in the next four NHL Drafts, received in compensation from Philadelphia, back to the Flyers for right wing Mikael Renberg and defenseman Karl Dykhuis.

August 4 - Re-signed left wing Patrick Poulin.

July 16 - Traded right wing Brantt Myhres and a conditional draft choice to the Edmonton Oilers for left wing Vladimir Vujtek.

Signed unrestricted free-agent defenseman Yves Racine, who had been with the Calgary Flames.

July 15 - Signed defenseman Pavel Kubina, and centers Eduard Pershin and Vadim Yepanchintsev.

June 21 - Traded left wing-center Shawn Burr to the San Jose Sharks for a fifth-round pick in 1997 NHL draft.

Named Peter Mahovlich pro scout.

June 19 - Re-signed defenseman Jamie Huscroft to a multi-year contract.

May 29 - Signed two 1995 draft picks: defenseman Mike McBain and left wing Joe Cardarelli.

April 2 - Signed goaltender Daren Puppa to a three-year contract.