Transactions - September
September 30, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks -- Assigned forwards Peter White and Jean-Yves Leroux, and defensemen Kevin Dean, Nolan Baumgartner, Vladimir Chebaturkin and Chris McAlpine to Norfolk of the American Hockey League; acquired the rights to forward Shawn Thornton from the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Marty Wilford.
Dallas Stars -- Assigned defenseman John Erskine and forwards Marcus Kristoffersson, Roman Lyashenko, Cameron Mann and Jon Sim to Utah of the American Hockey League.
Ottawa Senators -- Assigned goaltender Mathieu Chouinard and defensemen Wade Brookbank, Jason Doig, John Gruden and Joel Kwiatkowski to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.
September 29, 2001
Edmonton Oilers -- Assigned goaltender Marc Lamothe, left wing Jani Rita and defenseman Ales Pisa to Hamitlon of the American Hockey League.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Assigned defenseman Drew Bannister and right wing Jonas Ronnqvist to Cincinnati of the American Hockey League.
Minnesota Wild -- Assigned goaltender Jamie McLennan to Houston of the American Hockey League; signed defenseman Zybnek Michalek.
New York Rangers -- Agreed to a professional tryout agreement with free agent defenseman Bryan Berard.
Pittsburgh Penguins -- Released left wing Bob Errey and defenseman Michel Petit; assigned goaltender Sebastien Caron and forwards Tom Kostopoulos, Eric Meloche and Michal Sivek to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League; returned forward Shane Endicott to his junior team.
Toronto Maple Leafs -- Assigned left wing Jeff Farkas to St. John's of the American Hockey League.
September 28, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers -- Recalled forward Ben Simon from Chicago of the American Hockey League.
Buffalo Sabres -- Assigned goaltender Mika Noronen to Rochester of the American Hockey League.
Dallas Stars -- Acquired forward Kirk Muller, who had been selected in the NHL waiver draft, from the Columbus Blue Jackets for the rights to defenseman Evgeny Petrochinin.
Montreal Canadiens -- Assigned defensemen Andrei Markov and Francis Bouillon, and forwards Craig Darby, Marcel Hossa, Jason Ward, Marc-Andre Thinel and Eric Chouinard to Quebec of the American Hockey League.
NHL -- Suspended Atlanta Thrashers right wing Jeff Odgers two preseason games and fined him $1,000 for elbowing Nashville Predators defenseman Alexandre Boikov in the head during a September 25 game.
Nashville Predators -- Assigned defenseman Alexandre Boikov to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.
Tampa Bay Lightning -- Assigned goaltender Michal Lanicek to Pensacola of the East Coast Hockey League.
Toronto Maple Leafs -- Assigned goaltender Mike Minard, defensemen Nathan Dempsey, D.J. Smith and Petr Svoboda and right wing Alexei Ponikarovsky to St. John's of the American Hockey League.
September 27, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes -- Assigned goaltenders Tyler Moss and Jean-Marc Pelletier, defensemen Mike Rucinski, Nikos Tselios and Harlan Pratt and forwards Greg Koehler, Craig MacDonald and Brad DeFauw to Lowell of the American Hockey League.
Columbus Blue Jackets -- Assigned goaltenders J.F. Labbe, left wing Mathieu Darche and right wings David Ling and Matt Davidson to Syracuse of the American Hockey League.
Los Angeles Kings -- Assigned forwards Ryan Flinn, Brad Chartrand and Rob Valicevic and defensemen Brett Hauer, Jason Holland and Tomas Zizka to Manchester of the American Hockey League.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Assigned defenseman Aris Brimanis and goaltender Gregg Naumenko to Cincinnati of the American Hockey League.
New York Rangers -- Assigned goaltender Johan Holmqvist, defensemen Mike Mottau and Martin Richter and forwards Jamie Lundmark, Mikael Samuelsson, P.J. Stock, Jeff Toms and Ed Ward to Hartford of the American Hockey League.
Ottawa Senators -- Assigned right wing Josh Langfeld and goaltender Martin Prusek to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.
September 26, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers -- Assigned forwards Bryan Adams, Ben Simon, Dan Snyder and J.P. Vigier, defensemen Jeff Dessner and Mike Weaver and goaltender Scott Fankhouser to Chicago of the American Hockey League.
Calgary Flames -- Assigned goaltender Levente Szuper, defensemen Steve Montador and Micki Dupont and left wing Dwayne Hay to Saint John of the American Hockey League; assigned defenseman Dallas Eakins to Chicago of the American Hockey League.
Columbus Blue Jackets -- Assigned left wing Martin Spanhel and defensemen Darrel Scoville, Derrick Walser and Jeff Ware to Syracuse of the American Hockey League; released right wing Daniel Marois.
Dallas Stars -- Assigned goaltender Chad Alban, defensemen Greg Hawgood and Dan Jancevski, right wings Steve Gainey and Gavin Morgan and center Jim Montgomery to Utah of the American Hockey League.
Edmonton Oilers -- Assigned goaltender Ty Conklin, defensemen Chris Hajt and Alex Henry, centers Peter Sarno and Brian Swanson and right wing Michael Henrich to Hamilton of the American Hockey League; assigned right wing Ales Hemsky to Hull of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Assigned right wing Maxim Balmochnykh and center Jarrett Smith to Cincinnati of the American Hockey League.
Nashville Predators -- Assigned right wings Greg Classen and David Gosselin, left wings Mark Mowers and Jeremy Stevenson and defensemen Rich Brennan and Richard Lintner to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.
New Jersey Devils -- Assigned goaltenders Ari Ahonen, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Scott Clemmensen and Frederic Henry; defenseman Josef Boumedienne and Mike Commodore, right wings Christian Berglund, Max Birbraer, centers Brian Gionta, left wings Stanislav Gron, Mike Jefferson and Michael Rupp to Albany of the American Hockey League.
Ottawa Senators -- Re-signed right wing Marian Hossa to a multi-year contract.
Vancouver Canucks -- Assigned right wing Steve Kariya, left wing Artem Chubarov, center Brad Leeb and defenseman Zenith Komarniski to Manitoba of the American Hockey League.
Washington Capitals -- Signed center Jeff Halpern to a two-year contract with a club option.
September 25, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers -- Assigned defenseman Garnet Exelby and forwards Simon Gamache, Derek MacKenzie and Jarrod Skalde to Chicago of the American Hockey League.
Columbus Blue Jackets -- Assigned center Andrej Nedorost, right wing Martin Paroulek and defensemen Paul Manning and Duvie Westcott to Syracuse of the American Hockey League.
Los Angeles Kings -- Signed center Derek Bekar and assigned him to Manchester of the American Hockey League.
Ottawa Senators -- Assigned left wing Chris Bala, right wing Chris Kelly and center Jeff Ulmer to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.
San Jose Sharks -- Assigned goaltender Vesa Toskala to Cleveland of the American Hockey League.
Washington Capitals -- Assigned goaltender Sebastien Charpentier, defensemen Jakub Cutta and Dean Melanson, right wings Mike Farrell and Peter Ferraro, center Chris Ferraro and left wing Matt Pettinger to Portland of the American Hockey League.
September 24, 2001
Boston Bruins -- Returned right wings Colton Orr and Jiri Jakes to juniors.
Chicago Blackhawks -- Assigned left wings Valeri Zelepukin and Reto Von Arx, right wings Ty Jones and Nathan Perrott, center Casey Hankinson, goaltenders Craig Andersson and Michael Leighton and defenseman Rumun Ndur to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.
Colorado Avalanche -- Assigned centers Kelly Fairchild and Steve Moore, left wings Jordan Krestanovich and Yevgeny Lazarev, defenseman Jeff Paul and goaltender Philippe Sauve to Hershey of the American Hockey League; released defenseman Darryl Shannon.
Columbus Blue Jackets -- Agreed to terms on a contract with defenseman Deron Quint.
Detroit Red Wings -- Assigned defensemen Josh DeWolf, John Wikstrom, Dwayne Zinger and Ryan Gaucher, left wings Magnus Nilsson and Tim Verbeek, center Bruce Richardson and goaltender Jason Elliott to Cincinnati of the American Hockey League.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Assigned centers Torrey DiRoberto and Andy McDonald, left wings Jay Legault and Cam Severson and defensemen Peter Podhradsky, Mat Snesrud and Brian White to Cincinnati of the American Hockey League; released goaltender Jean-Francois Nogues and center Eric Fortier.
Minnesota Wild -- Assigned left wings Peter Bartos, Cory Larose and Stephane Veilleux, centers Dan Cavanaugh, Brett McLean, Pavel Patera and Brendan Yarema and right wings Ravil Gusmanov and Richard Park to Houston of the American Hockey League.
Montreal Canadiens -- Assigned defensemen Gennady Razin and Matthieu Descoteaux, forwards Eric Landry, Xavier Delisle and Francis Belanger and goaltenders Matthieu Garon and Vadim Tarasov to Quebec of the American Hockey League.
Ottawa Senators -- Signed defenseman Zdeno Chara to a multi-year contract.
Phoenix Coyotes -- Assigned left wing Ramzi Abid, right wing Branko Radivojevic, center Jason Jaspers and defensemen Dan Focht and Kirill Safronov to Springfield of the American Hockey League.
San Jose Sharks -- Assigned right wings Jonathan Cheechoo and Mike Craig, and center Joel Prpic to Cleveland of the American Hockey League
September
23
Los Angeles Kings -- Assigned left wing Derek Bekar, center Chris Schmidt, goaltender Travis Scott and defenseman Richard Seeley to Manchester of the American Hockey League; returned centers Jared Aulin and Yanick Lehoux to their junior teams.
Minnesota Wild -- Signed right wing Kyle Wanvig.
Nashville Predators -- Assigned defensemen Bubba Berenzweig and Robert Schnabel and goaltender Chris Mason to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.
New Jersey Devils -- Assigned defensemen Daryl Andrews, Joel Dezainde, Alex Johnstone, Mikko Jokela, Andre Lakos, Lucas Nehrling, and Victor Uchevatov, left wings Scott Cameron, Brett Clouthier, Jason Lehoux and Rob Skrlac, centers Sylvain Cloutier and Ted Drury and right wing Carlyle Lewis to Albany of the American Hockey League; returned defenseman Phil Cole and Deryk Engelland and forwards Robin Leblanc, Warren McCutcheon, Brandon Nolan and Igor Pohanka to their junior clubs.
Vancouver Canucks -- Assigned defensemen Ryan Bonni, Brian Chapman, Regan Darby, Darrell Hay and Rene Vydareny, forwards Fedor Fedorov, Pat Kavanagh, Denis Martynyuk, Ryan Ready, Brandon Reid, Jimmy Roy and Jeff Scissons and goaltenders Alex Auld and Alfie Michaud to Manitoba of the American Hockey League; returned forward Nathan Smith to his junior team.
September
22
Florida Panthers -- Assigned defenseman Brad Norton and center Matt Herr to Hershey of the American Hockey League; assigned right wing David Morriset to Bridgeport of the AHL; assigned goaltender Wade Flaherty to Utah of the AHL; announced that defenseman Ivan Majesky will return to Ilves Tampere of the Finnish League.
Nashville Predators -- Assigned right wings Jonas Andersson and Petr Sachl to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.
Phoenix Coyotes -- Signed center Martin Podlesak to a three-year contract.
September
21
Atlanta Thrashers -- Assigned forwards Zdenek Blatny, Simon Gamache, Dave Kaczoeka, Derek MacKenzie, Ben Simon and Jarrod Skalde; defensemen Garnet Exelby and Luke Sellars; and goaltenders Tyrone Garner and Norm Maracle to Chicago of the American Hockey League.
Buffalo Sabres -- Assigned goaltender Tom Askey, defensemen Doug Janik, Mario Larocque, Luc Theoret, Doug Houda and Mike Hurlbut, left wings Karel Mosovsky and Andrew Peters, right wings Milan Bartovic, Ales Kotalik and Jaroslav Kristek and forwards Reg Bourcier, Alan Fyfe and Brad Williamson to Rochester of the American Hockey League.
Calgary Flames -- Assigned left wing Ryan Christie to Saint John of the American Hockey League.
Dallas Stars -- Assigned forwards Jeff Bateman, Gregor Baumgartner, Justin Cox and Brett Draney and defensemen Derek Holland, Stephen Moon and Mark Wotton to Utah of the American Hockey League.
Ottawa Senators -- Re-signed right wing Daniel Alfredsson to a one-year contract.
San Jose Sharks -- Assigned left wing Chad Wiseman, center Ryan Kraft, right wing Hannes Hyvonen and defensemen Steve Bancroft and Matt Carkner to Cleveland of the American Hockey League.
September
20
Chicago Blackhawks: Sent the
following players to Norfolk (AHL): Ds Kent Huskins and Arved Rekis; and
Fs Tyler Arnason and Matt Henderson.
Columbus Blue Jackets: Returned G
Pascal Leclaire and C Kiel McLeod to their junior teams. Sent the
following players to Syracuse (AHL): LWs Jonathan Schill, Jeremy Reich,
Shawn Legault and Trevor Ettinger; RWs Kent McDonell, Cory Morgan and
Brian Cummings; Cs Blake Bellefeuille and Preston Mizzi; Ds Dan Watson,
Andrei Sryubko, Tim O'Connell and Adam Borzecki; and Gs Greg Gardner and
Karl Goehring.
Dallas Stars: Returned F Steve Ott
and G Mike Smith to their junior teams.
Florida Panthers: Signed restricted
free agent RW Valeri Bure to a three-year contract.
Phoenix Coyotes: Returned the
following players to their junior teams: Cs Peter Fabus and Erik Westrum,
D Jay Leach and G Colin Zulianello. Returned RW Fredrik Sjostrom and D
Matthew Spiller to their junior teams.
Pittsburgh Penguins: Returned the
following players to their junior teams: RWs Colby Armstrong and Michel
Ouellet; Ds Drew Fata and Alexandre Rouleau; and G Peter Hamerlik to
juniors. Released RW Miloslav Cermak, C Jeff Bes and LW Alain O'Driscoll.
St. Louis Blues: Sent the following
players to Worcester (AHL): Fs Justin Papineau and Andrei Troschinsky; and
Ds Ed Campbell and Matt Walker.
Tampa Bay Lightning: Sent the
following players to Springfield (AHL): LW Dmitry Afanasenkov; RWs Matt
Elich and Sheldon Keefe; C Thomas Ziegler; Ds Kenton Smith, Mathieu Biron,
Kyle Kos, Mikko Kuparinen, Marek Priechodsky and Jeremy Van Hoof; and Gs
Dieter Kochan, Evgeny Konstantinov and Michal Lanicek. Returned the
following players to their junior teams: LW Aaron Lobb, Cs Johan Hagglund
and Jean-Francois Soucy; and Ds Henrik Bergfors and Aaron Gionet. Returned
RW Evgeni Artukhin to his European team. Released C Eric Schneider, RWs
Gaetan Royer and Brad Yeo and D Remi Royer.
September
19
Atlanta Thrashers: Sent the
following players to Chicago (IHL): G Tyrone Garner; Fs Zdenek Blatny, Rob
Brown, Vyacheslav Butsayev, Simon Gamache, Dave Kaczowka, Derek MacKenzie,
Steve Maltais, Dan Plante, Steve Rymsha, Ben Simon, Jarrod Skalde and
Roger Trudeau; and Ds Garnet Exelby, Jay Langager, Bob Nardella and Luke
Sellars. Returned F Blake Robson and D Libor Ustrnul to their junior
teams.
Boston Bruins: Signed free agent RW
Colton Orr to a three-year contract.
Calgary Flames: Signed unrestricted
free agent F Craig Berube, who had been with the New York Islanders. Sent
Ds David Boychuk, Dave Huntzicker and Roman Rozakov to Saint John (AHL).
Returned D Wade Davis and G Brent Krahn to their junior teams.
Chicago Blackhawks: Returned LW Igor
Radulov to his junior team.
Los Angeles Kings: Sent the
following players to Manchester (AHL): LW Kip Brennan, RW Brendan Brooks
and Ds Joe Corvo and Michael Pudlick.
Pittsburgh Penguins: Returned RWs
Colby Armstrong and Michel Ouellet, Ds Drew Fata and Alexandre Rouleau and
G Peter Hamerlik to their junior teams. Released RW Miloslav Cermak, C
Jeff Bes and LW Alain O'Driscoll.
San Jose Sharks: Signed C Patrick
Marleau to a one-year contract.
Washington Capitals: Sent RW Kyle
Clark to Portland (AHL). Returned D Nathan Paetsch to his junior team.
September
18
Montreal Canadiens: Signed G Olivier
Michaud to a three-year contract.
San Jose Sharks: Sent the following
players to Cleveland (AHL): Cs Andy Lundbohm and Graig Mischler; RWs Adam
Nittel, Miroslav Zalesak and Adam Colagiacomo; LW Eric LaPlante, D Robert
Mulick, Omar Ennaffati and Kevin Magnuson; and Gs Seamus Kotyk and Michel
Larocque. Returned LW Ryan Clowe to his junior team.
Toronto Maple Leafs: Sent the
following players to St. John's (AHL): D Francois Bouchard, RW Frantisek
Mrazek and Cs Luca Cereda and Paul Healey.
Vancouver Canucks: Re-signed
restricted free agent D Brent Sopel.
September
17
Buffalo Sabres: Returned the
following players to their junior teams: G Ghyslain Rousseau; Ds Calle
Aslund, Gerard Dicaire and Sean McMorrow, Cs Paul Gaustad and Marek Dubec;
LWs Ryan Jorde and Jason Pominville; and RWs Derek Roy and Chris Thorburn.
Chicago Blackhawks: Returned G Adam
Munro to his junior team.
Columbus Blue Jackets: Signed
unrestricted free agent D Derrick Walser, who had been with the Calgary
Flames. Returned the following players to their junior teams: Gs Shane
Bendera and Andrew Penner; Ds Scott Heffernan, Louis Mandeville and Tyler
Sloan, RW Ben Knopp and LW Riley Cote.
Los Angeles Kings: Sent the
following players to Manchester (AHL): Gs Marcel Cousineau and Alexei
Volkov; Ds Jon Shockley and Joe Rullier; RWs Greg Phillips and Nate
Miller; and C Jerred Smithson.
San Jose Sharks: Returned C Tomas
Plihal to his junior team.
Toronto Maple Leafs: Sent the
following players to St. John's (AHL): G Sebastien Centomo; Ds Christian
Chartier and Allan Rourke; and Fs Bobby House and Craig Mills.
September
16
Edmonton Oilers: Sent the following
players to Hamilton (AHL): Gs Alex Fomitchev, Eric Heffler and Jeff
Salajko; Ds Ryan Bast, Chad Hamilton and Darren Tiemstra; and Fs Kevin
Brown, Chad Hinz, J.J. Hunter, Sean McAslan, Kevin McDonald, Fernando
Pisani, Sean Selmser, Jared Smyth and Max Spirifonov.
Florida Panthers: Loaned LW Mike
Cirillo to Hershey (AHL). Loaned RW Sean O'Connor and D Paul Elliot to
Utah (AHL). Loaned C Nick Smith and RW Eric Goodard to Bridgeport (AHL).
Returned the following players to their junior teams: D Grant McNeil, LW
Josh Olson and G Billy Thompson.
New York Rangers: Re-signed
restricted free agent C Petr Nedved.
Vancouver Canucks: Returned the
following players to their junior teams: Ds Thatcher Bell and Tim Branham
and Fs Jason King and Tim Smith. Sent G Kevin Swanson to Columbia (ECHL).
September
15
Minnesota Wild: Sent the following
players to Houston (AHL): RW Steve Aronson, LW Darryl Laplante, Cs Mark
Beaufait and Shawn Carter and Ds Trent Cull, Curtis Murphy and Lawrence
Nycholat. Released LW Devin Hartnell, D Randy Perry and RW Vladimir Serov.
Montreal Canadiens: Sent the
following players to Quebec (AHL): D Francois Beauchemin, G Evan Lindsay
and LWs Jerome Marois and Michael Ryder.
September
14
Atlanta Thrashers: Returned the
following players to their junior teams: G Michael Garnett, RW Carl
Mallette, LW Karl Stewart and D Matt Suderman.
Minnesota Wild: Sent RW Randy
Fitzgerald and LW Jason Shmyr to Houston (AHL). Returned the following
players to their junior teams: LW Derek Boogaard, C Eric Johansson and D
Eric Reitz. Released the following players: RWs Kevin Caulfield and Adam
Dewan, Adam; LW Vernon Fiddler; Cs Scott Kelman and Brian Passmore; and D
Rod Sarich.
Montreal Canadiens: Returned the
following players to their junior teams: RW Eric Himelfarb and D Andrew
Archer.
St. Louis Blues: Purchased Worcester
(AHL).
Washington Capitals: Signed D
Brendan Witt to a three-year contract extension.
September
13
Florida Panthers: Re-signed
restricted free agent G Roberto Luongo to a four-year contract.
Minnesota Wild: Re-signed restricted
free agent RW Sergei Krivokrasov.
September
12
No transactions reported.
September
11
Buffalo Sabres: Re-signed restricted
free agent D Alexei Zhitnik to a three-year contract.
Phoenix Coyotes: Re-signed
restricted free agent RW Mike Johnson to a two-year contract.
September
10
Chicago Blackhawks: Signed free
agent C Peter White, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Los Angeles Kings: Re-signed
restricted free agent G Felix Potvin on a one-year contract with a club
option for the 2002-03 season.
Montreal Canadiens: Signed
unrestriced free agent left wing Reid Simpson, who had been with the St.
Louis Blues, to a one-year contract with an option for 2002-03.
San Jose Sharks: Returned the
following players to their European teams: G Dimitri Patzold, D Christian
Ehrhoff and C Marcel Goc.
Toronto Maple Leafs: Returned the
following players to their junior teams: G Jan Chovan, D J.P. Cote, LW
Kris Vernarsky C Nicolas Corbeil; and RW Jaroslav Skenar. Released D
Jonathan Roy, LW Rob Palahnuk; C Joe Talbot; and RW Kevin Karlander.
September
9
No transactions reported.
September
8
Phoenix Coyotes: Re-signed
restricted free agent RW Mike Johnson to a multiyear contract. Re-assigned
the following players to Springfield (AHL): G Colin Zulianello, LW Kyle
Chapman, RW Brent Gauvreau and Cs Sergei Kuznetsov and Ryan Lauzon.
Returned the following players to their junior clubs: G Steve Belanger, D
Nate Kiser and LW Frantisek Lukes. Released G Olivier Dannel, Ds Simon
Ferguson and Dennis Wideman and C Justin Kelly.
September
7
Buffalo Sabres: Re-signed right wing
Denis Hamel to a two-year contract.
San Jose Sharks: Re-signed right
wing Todd Harvey to a two-year contract.
September
6
Buffalo Sabres: Signed right wing
J.P. Dumont to a three-year contract.
Carolina Hurricanes: Signed center
Rod Brind'Amour to a six-year contract.
Chicago Blackhawks: Signed forward
Tyler Arnason.
Pittsburgh Penguins: Agreed to terms
on multi-year contracts with goaltender Johan Hedberg and left wing Martin
Straka.
September
5
Chicago Blackhawks: Signed
unrestricted free agent D Vladimir Chebaturkin, who had been with the St.
Louis Blues. Signed D Kent Huskins.
New York Islanders: Signed
restricted free agent C Alexei Yashin to a 10-year contract.
San Jose Sharks: Re-signed
restricted free agent G Miikka Kiprusoff and restricted free agent Cs Mark
Smith and Andy Lundbohm and Ryan Kraft. Signed unrestricted free agent RW
Mike Craig.
September
4
Detroit Red Wings: Re-signed
restricted free agent LW Tomas Holmstrom to a three-year contract.
Los Angeles Kings: Re-signed
restricted free agent D Lubomir Visnovsky to a multiyear contract.
Philadelphia Flyers: Signed
restricted free agent LW Jan Hlavac to a two-year contract.
September
3
No transactions reported.
September
2
No transactions reported.
September
1
No transactions reported.
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