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2001-02 Transactions

Date Pos.PlayerTransaction
6/4/01 League Grand Rapids Admitted to AHL for 2001-02 Season
 
7/1/01 LW Bobby Stewart UFA
7/1/01 D Dave Van Drunen UFA
7/1/01 LW David Roberts UFA
7/1/01 C/RW Ed Patterson UFA
7/1/01 D Josh Harrold UFA
7/1/01 D Travis Richards UFA - Signed with Ottawa (NHL)
7/14/01 LW Chris Bala Signed ? yr contract with Ottawa (NHL)
7/14/01 LW David Hymovitz Signed 2 yr contract with Ottawa (NHL)
7/14/01 Add LW Ivan Ciernik Signed ? yr contract with Ottawa (NHL)
7/14/01 RW Joe Murphy Signed ? yr contract with Ottawa (NHL)
7/14/01 Add D John Gruden Signed ? yr contract with Ottawa (NHL)
7/14/01 RW Toni Dahlman Signed ? yr contract with Ottawa (NHL)
7/14/01 Add D Travis Richards Signed 1 yr contract with Ottawa (NHL)
 
8/1/01 Add LW Chris Szysky Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (AHL)
8/1/01 Add D Josh harrold Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (AHL)
8/1/01 Add C Kip Miller Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (AHL)
8/24/01 Add Asst Coach Gene Reilly Hired as Assistant Coach
8/29/01 Add D Dave Van Drunen Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (AHL)
8/29/01 Add C Hugo Boisvert Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (AHL)
8/29/01 Add D Philippe Plante Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (AHL)
 
9/5/01 Affiliation 1/1/04 Signed Affiliation Agreement with Muskegon (UHL)
9/21/01 Add C Alexandre Grioux Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/21/01 Add C Bill Newson Camp Tryout
9/21/01 Add C Bryan Richardson Camp Tryout
9/21/01 Add LW Chris Szysky Invited to Camp
9/21/01 Add RW Chris Thompson Camp Tryout
9/21/01 Add D Dave Van Drunen Invited to Camp
9/21/01 Add LW David Hymovitz Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/21/01 Add RW Gaetan Royer Camp Tryout
9/21/01 Add C Hugo Boisvert Invited to Camp
9/21/01 Add D Ilja Demidov Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/21/01 Add C Jarrett Gibbons Camp Tryout
9/21/01 Add D Josh Harrold Invited to Camp
9/21/01 Add C Kevin Colley Camp Tryout
9/21/01 Add C Kip Miller Invited to Camp
9/21/01 Add C Kory Karlander Camp Tryout
9/21/01 Add D Mark McMahon Camp Tryout
9/21/01 Add C Mike O'Malley Camp Tryout
9/21/01 Add D Philippe Plante Invited to Camp
9/21/01 Add D Ryan Knox Invited to Camp
9/21/01 Add G Simon LaJeunesse Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/21/01 Add C Slava Butsayev Invited to Camp _working out while awaiting Contract
9/21/01 Add D Travis Richards Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/21/01 Add G Vince Owen Camp Tryout (Muskegon UHL)
9/24/01 Add LW James Black Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (AHL)
9/26/01 Add LW Chris Bala Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/26/01 Add LW Chris Kelly Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/26/01 Add RW Jeff Ulmer Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/27/01 Add RW Josh Langfeld Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/27/01 Add G Martin Prusek Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/28/01 Delete C Bill Newson Assigned to Muskegon (UHL)
9/28/01 Delete RW Chris Thompson Released from Tryout
9/28/01 Delete C Jarrett Gibbons Released from Tryout
9/28/01 Delete C Kevin Colley Released from Tryout
9/28/01 Delete C Kory Karlander Released from Tryout
9/28/01 Delete D Mark McMahon Released from Tryout
9/28/01 Delete C Mike O'Malley Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
9/28/01 Delete G Vince Owen Assigned to Muskegon (UHL)
9/29/01 Delete C Bryan Richardson Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
9/30/01 Add D Jason Doig Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/30/01 Add D Joel Kwiatkowski Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/30/01 Add D John Gruden Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/30/01 Add G Mathieu Chouinard Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
9/30/01 Delete C Slava Butsayev Left Camp
9/30/01 Add D Wade Brookbank Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
 
10/1/01 Add RW Joe Murphy Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
10/1/01 Add D Julien Vauclair Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
10/1/01 Add LW Petr Schastlivy Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
10/1/01 Add RW Toni Dahlman Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
10/4/01 Delete RW Gaetan Royer Released from Tryout
10/4/01 Delete D Josh Harrold Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
10/4/01 Delete D Philippe Plante Assigned to Muskegon (UHL)
10/4/01 Delete D Ryan Knox Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
10/4/01 Add LW Valeri Zelepukin Assigned by Chicago (NHL)
10/10/01 Delete D Ilja Demidov Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
10/10/01 Delete G Simon LaJeunesse Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
10/25/01 Delete LW Chris Kelly Long Term Injury - wrist
10/25/01 Delete RW Toni Dahlman Long Term Injury - Borken Orbit Bone
10/28/01 Add C Steve Martins Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
 
11/5/01 Delete LW James Black Long Term Injury - Groin
11/6/01 Add D Ryan Knox Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
11/19/01 Delete D Ryan Knox Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
11/30/01 Delete D Dave Van Drunen Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
 
12/4/01 Add D Dave Van Drunen Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
12/7/01 Add LW Ivan Ciernik Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
12/9/01 Delete LW Ivan Ciernik Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
12/9/01 Delete G Martin Prusek Long Term Injury - Knee
12/11/01 Add G Simon LaJeunesse Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
12/17/01 Add LW James Black Returned from Long Term Injury
12/19/01 Delete D Joel Kwiatkowski Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
12/26/01 Add RW Toni Dahlman Returned from Long Term Injury
12/29/01 Delete LW Petr Schastlivy Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
12/29/01 Add D Ryan Knox Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
12/30/01 Delete D John Gruden Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
12/30/01 Add D Philippe Plante Recalled from Muskegon (UHL)
12/31/01 Add D Ilja Demidov Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
12/31/01 Delete D Philippe Plante Assigned to Muskegon (UHL)
12/31/01 Add D Todd Nelson Signed to PTO
 
1/1/02 Delete D Ilja Demidov Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
1/4/02 Delete RW Toni Dahlman Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
1/7/02 Delete LW Chris Szysky Long Term Injury Knee
1/9/02 Add C Bryan Richardson Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
1/9/02 Add C Scott Matzka Signed to PTO
1/10/02 Add LW Mike Bayrack Signed to PTO
1/10/02 Delete C Steve Martins Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
1/12/02 Add D John Gruden Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
1/12/02 Delete LW Mike Bayrack Released from PTO
1/13/02 Delete D Todd Nelson Released from PTO
1/14/02 Add C Steve Martins Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
1/14/02 Add RW Toni Dahlman Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
1/15/02 Add LW Dmitriy Afanesenkov Assigned by Tampa Bay (NHL)
1/15/02 Delete G Simon LaJeunesse Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
1/16/02 Delete C Kip Miller Signed Contract with New York Islanders (NHL)
1/16/02 Delete C Kip Miller Recalled by New York Islnaders (NHL)
1/16/02 Add G Simon LaJeunesse Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
1/17/02 Add D Joel Kwiatkowski Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
1/19/02 Delete D Ryan Knox Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
1/21/02 Delete LW James Black Long Term Injury - Broken Wrist
1/22/02 Delete C Bryan Richardson Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
1/24/02 Delete D Julien Vauclair Assigned to Swiss Olympic team (INTL)
1/24/02 Affiliation 1/1/04 Signed Five - Year affiliation agreement with Detroit (NHL) Sarting in 2002-03 season
1/25/02 Delete LW Dmitriy Afanesenkov Recalled by Tampa Bay (NHL)
1/26/02 Add C David Gove Signed to PTO
1/26/02 Add C Jody Hull Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
1/26/02 Delete C Scott Matzka Released from PTO
1/30/02 Add LW Chris Kelly Returned from Long Term Injury
1/30/02 Delete LW Chris Kelly Assigned to Muskegon (UHL)
 
2/3/02 Delete C Jody Hull Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
2/3/02 Add D Ryan Knox Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
2/11/02 Delete D Ryan Knox Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
2/11/02 Delete C Steve Martins Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
2/15/02 Add LW Chris Kelly Recalled from Muskegon (UHL)
2/15/02 Add LW Dmitriy Afanesenkov Assigned by Tampa Bay (NHL)
2/15/02 Delete G Simon LaJeunesse Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
2/15/02 Add C Steve Martins Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
2/20/02 Add G Simon LaJeunesse Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
2/21/02 Delete G Mathieu Chouinard Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
2/22/02 Add C Dustin Whitecotton Signed to PTO
2/25/02 Add D Julien Vauclair Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
2/25/02 Add D Ryan Knox Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
2/25/02 Delete C Steve Martins Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
2/28/02 Delete LW Dmitriy Afanesenkov Recalled by Tampa Bay (NHL)
 
3/1/02 Delete G Mathieu Chouinard Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
3/1/02 Add LW Wes Mason Signed to PTO
3/5/02 Add C Colin Chaulk Signed to PTO
3/5/02 Delete C David Gove Released from PTO
3/5/02 Delete D Ryan Knox Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
3/6/02 Delete G Simon LaJeunesse Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
3/6/02 Add G Sylvain Daigle Signed to PTO
3/7/02 Add LW Dmitriy Afanesenkov Assigned by Tampa Bay (NHL)
3/8/02 LW Chris Szysky In the lineup
3/8/02 Delete RW Toni Dahlman Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
3/12/02 Add D Ilja Demidov Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
3/12/02 Add G Simon LaJeunesse Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
3/13/02 Delete G Sylvain Daigle Released from PTO
3/14/02 Add C Bryan Richardson Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
3/14/02 Delete C Dustin Whitecotton Released from PTO
3/15/02 Delete D John Gruden Long Term Injury - Broken Leg
3/15/02 Add D Sheldon Brookbank Signed to PTO
3/15/02 Add RW Tim Skarperud Signed to ATO
3/16/02 Add D Jon Shockey Signed to PTO
3/16/02 Delete LW Wes Mason Released from PTO
3/20/02 Add RW Toni Dahlman Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
3/21/02 Add RW Joe Murphy Returned from Long Term Injury
3/21/02 Add C Rob Collins Signed to ATO
3/22/02 Delete LW Dmitriy Afanesenkov Long Term Injury - Knee
3/22/02 Add G Jeff Salajko Signed to PTO
3/22/02 Delete G Martin Prusek Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
3/23/02 Delete C Bryan Richardson Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
3/25/02 Delete C Colin Chaulk Released from PTO
3/25/02 Delete D Joel Kwiatkowski Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
3/27/02 Delete LW Chris Bala Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
3/27/02 Add G Martin Prusek Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
3/29/02 Delete G Jeff Salajko Released from PTO
3/30/02 Add D Joel Kwiatkowski Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
3/30/02 Delete RW Josh Langfeld Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
 
4/1/02 Delete C Alexandre Grioux Long Term Injury - Shoulder
4/2/02 Add C Bryan Richardson Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
4/2/02 Delete D Ilja Demidov Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
4/2/02 Add LW JC Ruid Signed to PTO
4/2/02 Add D John Gruden Returned from Long Term Injury
4/2/02 Delete D Jon Shockey Released from PTO
4/2/02 Add D Ryan Knox Recalled from Mobile (ECHL)
4/2/02 Delete D Sheldon Brookbank Released from PTO
4/5/02 Add LW Chris Bala Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
4/5/02 Add LW Chris Szysky Returned from Long Term Injury
4/7/02 Add RW Josh Langfeld Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
4/8/02 Delete D Joel Kwiatkowski Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
4/11/02 Delete LW Chris Bala Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
4/11/02 Add D Joel Kwiatkowski Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
4/12/02 Add C Dustin Whitecotton Signed to PTO
4/16/02 Add LW Chris Bala Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
4/17/02 Add C Jason Spezza Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
4/18/02 Add C Steve Martins Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete C Alexandre Grioux Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete C Bryan Richardson Assigned to Mobile (ECHL)
4/30/02 Delete LW Chris Bala Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete LW Chris Kelly Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete LW David Hymovitz Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete LW Dmitriy Afanesenkov Returned to Tampa Bay (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete C Dustin Whitecotton Released from PTO
4/30/02 Delete D Jason Doig Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete C Jason Spezza Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete LW JC Ruid Released from PTO
4/30/02 Delete RW Jeff Ulmer Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete RW Joe Murphy Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete G Joel Kwiatkowski Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete D John Gruden Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete RW Josh Langfeld Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete D Julien Vauclair Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete G Martin Prusek Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete C Rob Collins Released from ATO
4/30/02 Delete G Simon LaJeunesse Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete C Steve Martins Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete RW Tim Skarperud Released from ATO
4/30/02 Delete RW Toni Dahlman Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete D Travis Richards Returned to Ottawa (NHL)
4/30/02 Delete D Wade Brookbank Returned to Ottawa (NHL)