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1998-99 Transactions

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Date Pos.PlayerTransaction
6/25/98 Add D Kerry Huffman Signed 2 yr contract with grand Rapids (IHL)
 
7/1/98 Delete C Blair Manning UFA
7/1/98 Delete LW Claude Boivin UFA
7/1/98 Delete C/RW Danton Cole UFA - Re-Signed
7/1/98 Delete C/RW Glen Metropolit UFA - Re-Signed
7/1/98 Delete C Greg Clancy UFA - Option Picked up
7/1/98 Add G Ian Gordon Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
7/1/98 Delete RW Jamie Linden UFA
7/1/98 Delete LW Jason Weaver UFA - Option Picked up
7/1/98 Delete D Mark Cornforth UFA
7/1/98 Delete LW Mike Casselman UFA
7/1/98 Delete D Neal Martin UFA
7/1/98 Delete G Patrick Lalime UFA - Signed with Anaheim (NHL)
7/1/98 Delete RW Roger Maxwell UFA
7/1/98 Delete D Ruslan Batyrshin UFA
7/1/98 Delete D Shane Hnidy UFA - Signed with Detroit (NHL)
7/1/98 Delete D Shawn Reid UFA
7/1/98 Delete D Todd Nelson UFA - Signed in Europe
7/1/98 Delete D Tom Ashe UFA - Re-Signed
7/1/98 Delete RW Vashi Nedomansky UFA - Re-Signed
7/8/98 Add Coach Guy Charron Named Head Coach
7/18/98 Add D Darren Rumble Acquired from San Antonio (IHL) to complete Reddick trade - 2 yrs left on contract
7/21/98 Add RW Bruce Coles Acquired from Philadelphia (NHL)
7/21/98 Delete RW Mark Greig Signed with Philadelphia (NHL) - Coles sent as Compensation
7/28/98 Add D Pavol Pekarik Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
7/28/98 Add D Tom Ashe Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
7/28/98 Add D Travis Tucker Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
 
8/5/98 Add C/RW Glen Metropolit Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
8/10/98 Add C Kip Miller Signed 2 yr contract with grand Rapids (IHL)
8/12/98 Add C/RW Danton Cole Signed 2 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
8/12/98 Add C Greg Clancy Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) - Option from original contract
8/12/98 Add LW Jason Weaver Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) - Option from original contract
8/21/98 Add C Robert Petrovicky Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
 
9/5/98 Add C Anders Bjork Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
9/5/98 Add RW Gaetan Royer Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
9/19/98 Add G Neil Little Assigned by Philadelphia (NHL)
9/21/98 Add C Anders Bjork Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add LW Bob Brandon Camp Tryout (Mississippi ECHL)
9/21/98 Add D Brian LaFleur Camp Tryout
9/21/98 Add RW Bruce Coles Invited to Camp - On Loan from PHI (NHL) - Did Not Report
9/21/98 Add LW Bruce Ramsey Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add LW Chad Remackel Camp Tryout
9/21/98 Add C/RW Danton Cole Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add D Darren Rumble Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add RW Gaetan Royer Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add C/RW Glen Metropolit Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add C Greg Clancy Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add G Gregg Malicke Camp Tryout (Alexandria WPHL)
9/21/98 Add G Ian Gordon Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add D Jan Vodrazka Camp Tryout
9/21/98 Add D Jared Bednar Camp Tryout
9/21/98 Add LW Jason Weaver Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add LW Jeff Petruic Camp Tryout (Alexandria WPHL)
9/21/98 Add G Jim Mullen Camp Tryout (Mississippi ECHL)
9/21/98 Add LW John Kosubud Camp Tryout (Mississippi ECHL)
9/21/98 Add D Kerry Huffman Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add C Kevin Hilton Camp Tryout (Alexandria WPHL)
9/21/98 Add RW Kevin Stevens Camp Tryout
9/21/98 Add C Kip Miller Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add D Mark Vilneff Camp Tryout (Muskegon UHL)
9/21/98 Add LW Matt Ruchty Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add D Pavol Pekarik Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add C Robert Petrovicky Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add RW Sean Tallaire Camp Tryout - 1 yr remaining on old contract
9/21/98 Add D Tom Ashe Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add D Travis Richards Invited to training camp
9/21/98 Add D Travis Tucker Invited to training camp
9/25/98 Delete LW Chad Remackel Released to Fayetteville (CHL)
9/25/98 Delete RW Kevin Stevens Released
9/25/98 Affiliation Signed Affiliate Agreement with Saginaw (UHL)
9/28/98 Add D Brian LaFleur Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
9/28/98 Add RW Maxim Spiridonov Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
9/28/98 Add RW Maxim Spiridonov Invited to Camp (From Edmonton NHL Camp)
9/29/98 Delete LW Bob Brandon Assigned to Mississippi (ECHL)
9/29/98 Delete LW Jeff Petruic Assigned to Alexandria (WPHL)
9/29/98 Delete G Jim Mullen Assigned to Mississippi (ECHL)
9/29/98 Delete C Kevin Hilton Assigned to Alexandria (WPHL)
9/29/98 Add G Marc Delorme Camp Tryout (Saginaw UHL) (from Detroit IHL Camp)
9/29/98 Delete D Mark Vilneff Assigned to Muskegon (UHL)
9/29/98 Delete D Pavol Pekarik Assigned to Mississippi (ECHL)
9/30/98 Delete D Brian LaFleur Assigned to Quad City (UHL)
9/30/98 Delete LW John Kosubud Assigned to Mississippi (ECHL)
 
10/4/98 Add D Jan Vodrazka Signed 25-GTO
10/4/98 Add G Marc Delorme Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
10/5/98 Delete C Kip Miller Claimed by Pittsburgh (NHL) on Waivers
10/6/98 Add RW Bruce Coles Reported
10/6/98 Delete C Kip Miller Recalled by Pittsburgh (NHL)
10/6/98 Add G Neil Little Assigned by Philadelphia (NHL)
10/6/98 Add RW Vashi Nedomansky Signed 1 yr Contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
10/6/98 Delete RW Vashi Nedomansky Assigned to MIssissippi (ECHL)
10/7/98 Delete G Gregg Malicke Returned to Alexandria (WPHL)
10/7/98 Delete G Marc Delorme Assigned to Saginaw (UHL)
10/8/98 Add D Jared Bednar Signed 25-GTO
10/10/98 Delete D Jan Vodrazka Released from PTO (Pee Dee ECHL)
10/10/98 Add RW Todd Hlushko Acquired From Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
10/14/98 Add D Aris Brimanis Signed to 25 game contract by Grand Rapids (IHL)
10/15/98 Delete C Greg Clancy Released
10/29/98 Delete D Kerry Huffman Placed on Long Term injured Reserve (shoulder)
10/29/98 Add D Mark DeSantis Signed to 25 game contract by Grand Rapids (IHL)
 
11/4/98 Delete RW Bruce Coles Loaned to Springfield (AHL)
11/4/98 Add RW Joe Frederick Signed to 25 game contract by Grand Rapids (IHL)
11/4/98 Delete RW Sean Tallaire Loaned to Springfield (AHL)
11/16/98 Delete D Mark DeSantis Released
11/16/98 Add LW Tom Nolan Signed to 25 game contract by Grand Rapids (IHL)
11/18/98 Add D Brian LaFleur Recalled from Quad City (UHL)
11/19/98 Add RW Bruce Coles Returned from Springfield (AHL)
11/19/98 Add RW Sean Tallaire Returned from Springfield (AHL)
11/20/98 Delete LW Matt Ruchty Assigned to Anchorage (WCHL)
11/20/98 Delete RW Sean Tallaire Assigned to Anchorage (WCHL)
11/20/98 Delete RW Sean Tallaire Released after refusing assignment
11/26/98 Add C Andrei Vasilyev Acquired from Las Vegas (IHL)
11/27/98 Add D Radim Bicanek Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
11/29/98 Delete D Brian LaFleur Assigned to Quad City (UHL)
11/30/98 Delete LW Jason Weaver Assigned to Fresno (WCHL)
 
12/5/98 Delete LW Tom Nolan Released
12/9/98 Add D/LW Dan Kordic Assigned by Philadelphia (NHL)
12/11/98 Delete LW Jason Weaver Released after refusing assignment
12/12/98 Delete D/LW Dan Kordic Long-Term injury
12/17/98 Delete RW Bruce Coles Assigned to Springfield (AHL)
12/17/98 Add D Travis Tucker Returned from Long-Term injury
12/17/98 Delete D Travis Tucker Assigned to Mississippi (ECHL)
12/17/98 Add RW Vashi Nedomansky Recalled from Mississippi (ECHL)
12/22/98 Add LW Matt Ruchty Recalled from Anchorage (WCHL)
12/22/98 Delete LW Matt Ruchty Assigned to Providence (AHL)
12/22/98 Add D Travis Tucker Recalled from Mississippi (ECHL)
12/24/98 Add RW Jed Fiebelkorn Assigned by New Haven (AHL)
12/29/98 Add LW Patrick Lebeau Assigned by Pittsburgh (NHL)
12/30/98 Delete LW Patrick Lebeau Did not report - Injured Shoulder
 
1/6/99 Add D Chris Newans Signed 25-GTO
1/8/99 Delete C Anders Bjork Traded to Houston (IHL)
1/8/99 Add D Gord Kruppke Acquired from Houston (IHL)
1/8/99 Delete D Travis Tucker Assigned to Quad City (UHL)
1/13/99 Delete RW Jed Fiebelkorn Assigned to Miami (ECHL)
1/15/99 Delete D Chris Newans Released
1/15/99 Delete C Francois Sasseville Released
1/16/99 Add C Kory Karlander Signed 25-GTO
1/21/99 Add LW Luke Curtain Signed 25-GTO
1/22/99 Delete RW Bruce Coles Assigned to Baton Rouge (ECHL)
1/28/99 Delete LW Andrei Vasilyev Recalled by Phoenix (NHL)
1/29/99 Add D Adam Smith Assigned by New York Rangers (NHL)
1/29/99 Add RW Ashley Buckberger Signed 25-GTO
1/29/99 Delete LW Luke Curtain Assigned to Baton Rouge (ECHL)
1/29/99 Delete D Radim Bicanek Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
1/29/99 Delete RW Vashi Nedomansky Assigned to MIssissippi (ECHL)
 
2/2/99 Add RW Joe Frederick Signed to 25 game contract by Grand Rapids (IHL)
2/2/99 Add D Mikko Kuparinen Signed to 25 game contract by Grand Rapids (IHL)
2/6/99 Add RW Vashi Nedomansky Recalled from Mississippi (ECHL)
2/7/99 Add D Radim Bicanek Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
2/10/99 Delete RW Maxim Spiridonov Assigned to MIssissippi (ECHL)
2/11/99 Delete RW Maxim Spiridonov Suspended for refusing to report
2/12/99 Add RW Maxim Spiridonov Suspension Lifted
2/13/99 Add LW Matt Ruchty Recalled from Providence (AHL)
2/13/99 Delete LW Matt Ruchty Assigned to Albany (AHL)
2/14/99 Add LW Brent Peterson Assigned by Tampa Bay (NHL)
2/14/99 Delete C Robert Petrovicky Signed with Tampa Bay (NHL)
2/14/99 Delete C Robert Petrovicky Recalled by Tampa Bay (NHL)
2/15/99 Delete D Adam Smith Recalled by New York Rangers (NHL)
2/18/99 Delete RW Maxim Spiridonov Assigned to Springfield (AHL)
2/19/99 Delete LW Brent Peterson Did not Report
2/19/99 Add LW Darrin Shannon Signed
2/19/99 Add C Donald MacLean Assigned by Los Angeles (NHL)
2/19/99 Add D Francois Leroux Signed
2/22/99 Delete D Radim Bicanek Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
2/25/99 Add D Radim Bicanek Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
2/26/99 Delete RW Ashley Buckberger Traded to Las Vegas (IHL)
2/27/99 Add LW Michel Picard Assigned by St Louis (NHL)
 
3/2/99 Delete D Pavol Pekarik Assigned to Wheeling (ECHL)
3/2/99 Add D Travis Tucker Recalled from Portland (AHL:)
3/3/99 Delete D Darren Rumble Assigned to Rochester (AHL)
3/5/99 Delete LW Andrei Vasilyev Recalled by Phoenix (NHL)
3/6/99 Add LW Andrei Vasilyev Assigned by Phoenix (NHL)
3/6/99 Delete D Radim Bicanek Recalled by Ottawa (NHL)
3/7/99 Add D Radim Bicanek Assigned by Ottawa (NHL)
3/9/99 Add D Darren Rumble Recalled from Rochester (AHL)
3/9/99 Delete D Darren Rumble Traded to Utah (IHL)
3/9/99 Add LW Yan Kaminsky Acquired from Utah (IHL)
3/12/99 Delete LW Michel Picard Recalled by St Louis (NHL)
3/13/99 Delete LW Darrin Shannon Released - long term injury Knee
3/13/99 Delete D Radim Bicanek Recalled by Chicago (NHL)
3/18/99 Add LW Brent Peterson Assigned by Pittsburgh (NHL)
3/18/99 Delete RW Gaetan Royer Traded to Saint John (AHL)
3/18/99 Add D Mickey Elick Acquired from Saint John (AHL)
3/19/99 Add D Radim Bicanek Assigned by Chicago (NHL)
3/21/99 Delete LW Bruce Ramsey Long-Term injury
3/23/99 Add RW Bruce Coles Recalled from Baton Rouge (ECHL)
3/25/99 Add LW Alexei Lojkin Assigned by Fredericton (AHL)
3/25/99 Delete D Aris Brimanis Assigned to Fredericton (AHL)
3/25/99 Delete RW Bruce Coles Assigned to Manitoba (IHL)
3/25/99 Add D Marc Hussey Assigned by Fredericton (AHL)
3/27/99 Delete D Francois Leroux Long-Term injury
3/27/99 Delete LW Yan Kaminsky Long Term Injury
 
4/2/99 Add LW Bruce Ramsey Returned from Long-Term injury
4/3/99 Delete D Radim Bicanek Recalled by Chicago (NHL)
4/7/99 Add D Brian LaFleur Recalled from Quad City (UHL)
4/8/99 Add LW Chris Szysky Signed
4/8/99 Add C Warren Norris Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL)
4/9/99 Delete D Brian LaFleur Assigned to Quad City (UHL)
4/30/99 Delete LW Alexei Lojkin Rights returned to Fredericton (AHL)
4/30/99 Delete LW Andrei Vasilyev Rights returned to Phoenix (NHL)
4/30/99 Delete LW Brent Peterson Rights returned to Pittsburgh (NHL)
4/30/99 Delete RW Bruce Coles Rights returned to Philadelphia (NHL)
4/30/99 Delete C Donald MacLean Rights returned to Los Angeles (NHL)
4/30/99 Delete D Marc Hussey Rights returned to Fredericton (AHL)