National Hockey League Transactions - Sept 15-27
Sep 27 1997
Buffalo Sabres: Assigned defensemen Sergei Klimentiev, Shayne Wright, Rumun Ndur,
centers Patrice Tardif and Scott Nichol and right wing Vaclav Varada to Rochester of the
American Hockey
League; returned defenseman Cory Sarich to Saskatoon of the Western Hockey League.
New Jersey Devils: Assigned goaltender Judd Lambert, defensemen Geordie Kinnear, Brian
Helmer, Colin White and forwards Eric Bertrand, John Madden, Brendan Morrison, Vadim
Sharisijanov, Steve Brule, Pascal Rheaume and Zdenek Skorepa to Albany of the American
Hockey League.
New York Islanders: Assigned forward Sean Haggerty and defenseman Zdeno Chara to
Kentucky of the American Hockey
League.
Toronto Maple Leafs: Assigned defensemen Yannick Tremblay, Jeff Ware, forwards Jason
Podollan, Brandon Convery and goaltender Marcel Cousineau to St. John's of the American
Hockey
League.
Sep 26 1997
Dallas Stars: Re-signed free agent center Mike Modano to a one-year contract.
Phoenix Coyotes: Suspended left wing Keith Tkachuk indefinitely; assigned defensemen Jason
Doig and Richard Lintner and center Rob Murray to Springfield of the American Hockey
League; returned goaltender Robert Esche to his junior team; signed defenseman Radoslav
Suchy to a three-year contract and assigned him to Las Vegas of the International Hockey
League.
Tampa Bay Lightning: 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.
Sep 25 1997
Chicago Blackhawks: Signed free agent defenseman Trent Yawney.
New York Rangers: Assigned forwards Peter Ferraro, Chris Ferraro, Tim Sweeney,
defenseman Ronnie Sundin and goaltender Dan Cloutier to Hartford of the American Hockey
League.
St. Louis Blues: Loaned left wing Konstantin Shafranov to Fort Wayne of the International
Hockey League.
Washington Capitals: Named Douglas Hicks director of public relations.
Sep 24 1997
Buffalo Sabres: Acquired defenseman Jason Woolley from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 1998
fifth-round draft pick.
Chicago Blackhawks: Acquired goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck from the Ottawa Senators for a
1998 sixth-round draft pick and future considerations; assigned Daubenspeck, defenseman Ryan
Risidore and forwards Ryan Huska and Steve McLaren to Indianapolis of the International
Hockey League.
San Jose Sharks: Assigned left wing Niklas Andersson to Kentucky of the American Hockey
League; returned defenseman Scott Hannan to his junior team.
Sep 23 1997
Calgary Flames: Assigned right wingers Valeri Karpov, Chris O'Sullivan, Jesper Mattsson,
John Tripp, Greg Pankewicz, defensemen Eric Charron, Sami Helenlus, Rocky Thompson;
center Jim Dowd and goaltender Jean- Sebastien Giguere to Saint John of the American
Hockey League; returned Daniel Tkaczuk to the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League.
Montreal Canadiens: Assigned goaltender Jose Theodore, forward Matt Higgins and
defenseman Brad Brown to Fredericton of the American Hockey League.
Phoenix Coyotes: Assigned centers Trevor Lewtoski, Mike Pomichter and Brad Tiley and
defenseman Dan Focht and Ted Crowley to Springfield of the American Hockey League; assigned
right wing Darin Kimble to Kansas City of the International Hockey League.
Washington Capitals: Reassigned left wing Dwayne Hay and defenseman Rick Mrozik to
Portland of the American Hockey
League.
Sep 22 1997
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Assigned centers Antti Aalto and J.F. Jomphe, defensemen Mike
Crowley, Marc Moro and Nikolai Tsulygin and right wings Jeff Nielsen and Igor Nikulin to
Cincinnati of the American Hockey League.
Edmonton Oilers: Assigned goalie Jean- Francis Labbe, forwards Jason Bonsignore, Geoff
Bumstead, Dan LaCouture and Georges Laraque and defensemen Matthieu Descoteaux and
Craig Millar to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League; sent defenseman Sergei
Yerkovich to the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League; returned defenseman
Chris Hajt to the Ontario Hockey League.
Los Angeles Kings: Returned left wing Sean O'Brien and defenseman Jaroslav Modry to Utah
of the International Hockey
League, goaltender Brad Guzda to Long Beach of the IHL and left wing Jeff Shevalier and
center Jason Morgan to Springfield of the American Hockey League.
Montreal Canadiens: Returned right wings Arron Asham and Olivier Morin, left wing
Jonathan Desroches, centers Gregor Baumgartner and Etienne Drapeau, defensemen Daniel
Archambault, Petr Kubos, Gennady Razin and Daniel Tetrault and goaltender Mathieu
Garon to their respective junior teams; assigned left wings Steve Cheredaryk, Earl Cronan,
Gerry Fleming, Martin Hohenberger, Jean- Francois Houle and Alexei Lojkin, right wings
Jonathan Delisle and David Ling, centers Russell Guzior, Scott King and Boyd Olson,
defensemen Dion Darling, Jimmy Drolet and Stephane Robidas and goaltenders Martin
Villeneuve and Tomas Vokoun to Fredericton of the American Hockey League; reassigned
goaltender Trent Cavicchi to Macon of the Central Hockey League
and center Eric Perrin to Cleveland of the International Hockey
League.
New Jersey Devils: Assigned goaltenders Frederic Henry and Peter Sidorkiewicz, defensemen
Pual Traynor and Sergei Vyshedkevich and forwards Jiri Bicek, David Cunniff, Bobby House,
Wes Mason, Richard Rochefort, Rob Skrlac and Jeff Williams to Albany of the American
Hockey League. Returned defensemen Lucas Nehrling and Lance Ward and forwards Pierre
Dagenais, Bryan Duce, Stanislav Gron and Scott Perkfer to their respective junior leagues.
Tampa Bay Lightning: 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.
Sep 21 1997
Dallas Stars: Assigned right winger Jeff Mitchell and left winger Jamie Wright to Michigan of
the International Hockey
League; returned center Greg Leeb to Spokane of the Western Hockey League.
Florida Panthers: Assigned forwards Craig Ferguson and Chad Cabana to New Haven of the
American Hockey League.
Ottawa Senators: Assigned goaltender Frederic Cassivi, defensemen Justin Hocking and
Erich Goldman to Worcester of the American Hockey League; designated goaltender Kirk
Daubenspeck for assignment.
San Jose Sharks: Named Barry Long professional scout.
Sep 20 1997
Phoenix Coyotes: Assigned cente Tavis Hansen, left wing Jeff Christian and right wings
Martin Simard and Rhett Gordon to Springfield of the American Hockey League.
St. Louis Blues: Assigned Brent Johnson, Lubos Bartecko and Michal Handzus to
Worcester of the American Hockey League; assigned center Daniel Corso to Victoriaville of the
Quebec Midget Junior Hockey League.
Toronto Maple Leafs: Assigned center Marc Deyell and defensemen D.J. Smith and Daniil
Markov to St. John's of the American Hockey League.
Sep 19 1997
Los Angeles Kings: Agreed to terms on a one-year contract with left wing Jeff Shevalier and a
three-year contract with center Eric Belanger.
Montreal Canadiens: Signed general manager Rejean Houle to a contract extension through the
2000-2001 season.
San Jose Sharks: 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; assigned left wing Barry
Potomski to Las Vegas of the International Hockey League.
Tampa Bay Lightning: Signed goaltender Martin Bradette; named Curtis Bell medical trainer.
Vancouver Canucks: Assigned left wings Darren Sinclair and Tyson Nash to Syracuse of the
American Hockey League and right wing Matt Cooke to Windsor of the Ontario Hockey League;
released goaltender Nolan McDonald and right wing Jamie Linden.
Sep 18 1997
Chicago Blackhawks: Reassigned 12 players to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League:
forwards Steve Tardif, Eric Manlow, Brian Felsner, Petri Varis, Nathan Perrott, Ryan
Huska, Steve McLaren and Eric Lecompte; defensemen Marc Hussey, Ryan Risidore and
Marty Wilford; and goaltender Marc Lamothe.
Detroit Red Wings: Agreed to terms on a three-year contract with left wing Vyacheslav Kozlov.
New Jersey Devils: Returned goaltender Jean- Francois Damphousse and forwards Mathieu
Benoit, Glenn Crawford and Carl Prud'homme to their respective junior teams, and defensemen
Henrik Rehnberg and Jan Srdinko to their European teams.
New York Rangers: Returned Jeff Brown, Shawn Degagne, Benjamin Carpentier, Stefan
Cherneski, Burke Henry, Wes Jarvis, Jason McLean, Andrew Proskurniciki and Nathan
Read to their junior teams.
Ottawa Senators: Returned defensemen Francois Hardy and Jeff Sullivan and right wings
Robin Bacul and Ivan Ciernik to their junior teams; assigned defenseman David Van Drunen and
left wing Mike Maneluk to Worcester of the American Hockey League; assigned left wing Marc
Labelle to Cincinnati of the International Hockey League; released goaltender Blair Allison, left
wings Steve Zoryk and Darren Banks, right wings Martin St. Louis, Marty Clapton and Eric
Normandin and center Eric Veilleux.
Sep 17 1997
Buffalo Sabres: Assigned defensemen Jean- Luc Grand-Pierre and Mike Martone, goaltenders
Michael Bates and Martin Biron, left wings Daniel Bienvenue and Mark Dutiaume and right
wings Matt Davidson and Kurt Walsh to Rochester of the American Hockey
League; announced that centers Darren Mortier, Jeff Martin and Francois Methot, right wings
Jeremy Adduono, Maxim Afinogenov and Ryan Davis, left wing Darren Van Oene,
goaltender Scott Buhler and defensemen Alexei Tezikov and Brian Campbell would be
returned to their respective junior/amateur teams.
Calgary Flames: Assigned left wings Paxton Schulte, Travis Brigley, Jeff Cowan, Todd
Norman and Daniel Payette, right wings Ladislav Kohn, and Burke Murphy, centers Clarke
Wilm, Bob Brown and Eric Landry, and defensemen Keith McCambridge, Ryan Bast, Matt
O'Dette and Jan Snopek to Saint John of the American Hockey
League; assigned left wing Jeff Bes and right wing Ravil Gusmanov to Chicago of the American
Hockey League; assigned left wing Jan Labraaten to Raleigh of the East Coast Hockey League.
Colorado Avalanche: Traded winger Scott Young to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a
third-round pick in the 1998 draft.
Los Angeles Kings: Reached an affilitation agreement with the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the
International Hockey League.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Assigned left wing Bob Wren, right wing Craig Reichert, center
Marc Chouinard, defensemen Byron Briske and Lloyd Shaw and goaltenders Chris Mason
and Blaine Russell to Cincinnati of the International Hockey League; returned left wings Jay
Legault and Tony Mohagen, defenseman Kevin Kellett and goaltender Luc Vaillancourt to
their respective junior/amateur teams.
Sep 16 1997
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Re-signed center Sean Pronger.
Edmonton Oilers: Assigned defenseman Terran Sandwith and left wing Jason Carriere to
Hamilton of the American Hockey League.
Los Angeles Kings: Reached one-year affiliation agreements with the Utah Grizzlies of the
International Hockey League and the Fredericton Canadiens of the American Hockey League;
Assigned defensemen Mark Visheau and Jan Nemecek and right wing Nathan LaFayette to
Fredericton; center Chris Taylor to Utah and defenseman Ruslan Batyrshin and Andrew Dale
to Springfield of the American Hockey League; returned defensemen Peter Hogan and Sean
Blanchard and centers Scott Barney and Matt Zultek to their respective junior teams
San Jose Sharks: Assigned defensemen Peter Allen, Alexandre Boikov and Frederik Oduya
and goaltender John Nabokov to Kentucky of American Hockey League; released left wing Cam
Stewart.
Sep 15 1997
Dallas Stars: Assigned defenseman Frederic Bouchard, right wing Marty Flichel, defenseman
Joel Kwiatkowski and defenseman Mark Pivetz to the Michigan K-Wings of the International
Hockey
League; returned left wing Nick Bootland, left wing Ryan Christie, right wing Mike Hurley,
defenseman Richard Jackman, goalie Eoin McInerney and defenseman Evgeny Tsybuk to
their junior hockey teams.
Los Angeles Kings: Returned defensemen Jeff Katcher, Richard Seeley, Konrad Brand and
right wingers Marian Cisar and Greg Phillips to the Western Hockey League; returned
defenseman Jesse Black to the Ontario Hockey League.
Montreal Canadiens: Returned left wing Michel Tremblay, right wing Francois Page and
defensemen Derrick Walser and Jarl- Espen Ygranes to their junior hockey league teams.
Toronto Maple Leafs: Assigned Greg Smyth, Nathan Dempsey, Shawn Carter, Rob Butz,
Greg Bullock, Mike Burkett, Scott Pearson, Ryan Pepperall, Kelly Fairchild, Warren
Norris, Aaron Brand, Joseph Craigen, Zdenek Nedved, Mark Kolesar and Shawn
Thornton to the St. John's Maple Leafs camps; returned Lucio DeMartinis, Eric Gooldy,
Adam Mair, Dimitriy Yakushin, Hugo Marchand, Brandon Sugden, Konstantin Kalmikov,
Steeve Vandal, Peter Cava, Frantisek Mrazek, Marek Posmyk and Gerry Lanigan to their
junior hockey teams.
Washington Capitals: Reassigned forwards Shawn McNeil, Justin Davis, Chad Cavanagh,
defensemen Nick Boynton, Jean- Francois Fortin and Aaron Fransen and goaltenders Pierre-
Luc Therrien and Curtis Cruickshank; signed defenseman Rick Mrozik. |
