NHL2003 by EA SPORTS All versions Transaction FAQ version 2.01.29.03 by dynamitehack91 aka Jeff French dynamitehack91@yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legal Disclaimers This document is entended for the sole use of all NHL2003 fans and may be distributed freely amongst the internet as long as the contribution section, my contact info and the credits to me, Jeff French, are left in tact. This document was orginally posted on and for the use of www.gamefaqs.com. I am in no way affliated with the National Hockey League and it's 30 clubs, the American Hockey League and it's clubs, Eletronic Arts and it's Sports department. All the names in this document are protected by the NHLPA. I'm just a devoted fan that would like not to get sued. For anyone reading this document not from www.gamefaqs.com you can always go to www.gamefaqs.com for the latest version or contact me and I will be more than happy to send it to you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -IMPORTANT- BTW I'm deciding to wait until March for updating the actual team roster file seeing as the rosters won't freeze again until March. So anyone wondering where that is, well there you go. If you want to go ahead and work on it yourself and IF YOU NEED ANY HELP ON CAPS (Create-A-Players) OR JUST WANT AN OPINION ON THEM, GO AHEAD AND MAKE REQUEST TO ME, DROP ME A LINE AND I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU OUT. Thank You. -ALSO IMPORTANT- Fixed the missing Kevin Dineen retirement, for some reason I never typed that in. Some one pointed it out in an email but I actually deleted it in a mass deletion before I could respond to it so if you're reading this, please email me again so I can give full credit. I do apologize. NEW CHANGES 1-29-03 = Philadelphia acquires Eric Chouinard from Montreal for a 2nd round draft pick. Phantoms thank Clarke. 1-23-03 = Calgary makes two deals. Sending Jamie Wright to Philadelphia to stop gap Justin Williams and his injury. They would later acquire Matt Mottau from the Rangers. Montreal, San Jose and Boston all deal cards together. Though as they say, three's a crowd. San Jose grabs McLaren, Montreal grabs Sundstrom, Boston grabs Hackett and Jillson. Draft picks involved as well but nothing high. 1-22-03 = Darren Van Impe signs with Columbus. About time and people were complaining that it took Byron Dafoe forever to sign. meh ^^ Atlanta and Vancouver do a small swap of players. Jeff Farkas going to Atlanta in exchange for Chris Herperger and Chris Neilson. Remember that both Herperger and Neilson aren't originally from Atlanta's roster. If you're starting out on a default roster you can find them on Ottawa and Columbus respectively. Also decided to release Roman Ndur from Chicago as he was recently released from his club in Austria. I think he was on loan to them but right now I'm not completely sure his contract situation. I'll get back to you people on that. Fixed the missing Kevin Dineen retirement, for some reason I never typed that in. Some one pointed it out in an email but I actually deleted it in a mass deletion before I could respond to it so if you're reading this, please email me again so I can give full credit. I do apologize. 1-17-03 = Claude Lemieux and Scotty Pellerin swap place and do-se-do. Lemieux back in the playoff hunt with Dallas and Pellerin getting out of the press box for once in Phoenix. Harold Druken winds up back in Carolina after a small hiatus in Toronto. Kevin Hodson, announces his retirement. Only 56 NHL games but your good nature and attitude will be missed. Hodson isn't orginally in this game but if you used the old document to create his CAP, you can save some room and delete him. 1-15-03 = Denny Lambert winds up in Milwaukee (Nashville) John Grahame moves from Boston to nice sunny Tampa. Washington adds good ole Josh Green from the Rangers (orginally from the Oilers) while purging the Sens of Joel Kwiatkowski while the Blues nab Steve Martins also from the Sens. 1-8-03 = Tom Barrasso ends his career, signing with the Penguins and then retiring. Boris Mironov shipped out of Chicago to the Rangers. Oliwa is now enforcing in Bean Town. 1-1-03 = Kallio changes homes again. DesRochers and Wren change AHL homes. Barrasso and Dopita released. Check out Philadelphia, Carolina, Nashville, Toronto and Edmonton for the respective changes. I decided to fully split up the sections from my original FAQ and post them seperately allowing for me to update them more efficently and easier. I've renumbered all documents as version 2.00 and new documentation will start from there on. I'll leave the original posted on GAMEFAQS.COM for now. The other documents should be coming soon now that winter break has started and I find myself with more free time than I've had in a while. The quick list of transactions, the CAP section, and the team files documents should be coming real soon and they'll all be uploaded to www.gamefaqs.com first. Until then if you need any CAP information, check out the original document at the same site. Any questions I'd be happy to answer if you drop them by my mail box. Without any further interruption.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roster Transaction List (LONG VERSION) Teams come in alphabetical order and this only includes players that are in the game and not hidden in the database or are created. I feel the set-up of the list is pretty self-explanatory but if it's not, please drop an email and make me know I need to re-do this introduction then. Anaheim : To Anaheim : Todd Reirden D from Atlanta Nick Smith C from Florida Rob Valicevic RW from Los Angeles Jason Krog C from Islanders Mike Brown LW from Vancouver From Anaheim : Jason York D to Nashville Denny Lambert LW to Nashville Aris Brimanis D to St Louis Released from Anaheim : Antti Aalto C (Jokerit SM-Liiga) Drew Bannister D (Waivers) Jorgen Jonsson LW (Farjestads Elitserein) Sergei Krivokrasov RW (Amur Khabarovsk Russia) Antti-Jussi Niemi D (Jokerit SM-Liiga) Timo Parssinen RW (HIFK Finland) Jonas Ronnqvist RW (Lulea HF Elitserein) German Titov LW (Limbo) Sergei Vyshedkevich D (Dynamo Moscow Russia) Atlanta : To Atlanta : Byron Dafoe G from Boston Dallas Eakins D from Calgary via Detroit Marc Savard C from Calgary Steve Maltais LW from Columbus (PTA for Chicago Wolves) Petteri Nummelin D from Columbus (In Europe HC Lugano Swiss) Uwe Krupp D from Detroit Chris Herperger C from Ottawa From Atlanta : Todd Reirden D to Anaheim Tomi Kallio LW to Philadelphia via Columbus Bryan Adams C to Detroit Vladimir Vujtek C to Pittsburgh Released from Atlanta : Adam Burt D (Retired) Chris Joseph D (Waivers) Roman Ndur D (Euro free agent) Martin Prochazka W (Europe) Damian Rhodes G (Waivers) Andrei Skopintsev D (Dynamo Moscow Russia) Dean Sylvester RW (Waivers) Boston: To Boston: Rich Brennan D from Los Angeles Jeff Hackett G from Montreal Bill Bowler C from Nashville Bryan Berard D from Rangers Michal Grosek RW from Rangers Kyzstof Oliwa LW from Rangers Jeff Jillson D from San Jose Brantt Myhers RW from Washington From Boston : Bryon Dafoe G to Atlanta Jamie Rivers D to Florida Joe Hulbig LW to New Jersey Eric Manlow C to Islanders Dixon Ward RW to Rangers Denis Bonvie RW to Ottawa Kyle McLaren D to San Jose Eric Nicklaus RW to St Louis John Grahame G to Tampa Bay Released from Boston : John Emmons C (Waivers) Andrei Kovalenko W (Lada Togliatti Russia) Gord Murphy D (Retired, Assistant Coach Columbus NHL) Jeff Norton D (Frisk-Akser Norway) Jeff Zehr RW (Columbus Cottonmouths ECHL) Buffalo : To Buffalo : Jason Botteril LW from Calgary Adam Mair C from Los Angeles Peter Ratchuk D from Pittsburgh From Buffalo : Jason Woolley D to Detroit Erik Rasmussen LW to Los Angeles Released from Buffalo : Bob Corkum C (Waivers) Bob Essensa G (Waivers) Mike Hurlbut D (Waivers) Christian Matte RW (ZCS Lions Swiss League) Vladimir Tsyplakov C (AK Bars Russia) Calgary : To Calgary : Chris Drury C from Colorado Stephane Yelle C from Colorado Ladislav Kohn RW from Detroit Matt Mottau D from Rangers From Calgary : Dallas Eakins D to Atlanta via Detroit Marc Savard C to Atlanta Jason Botteril LW to Buffalo Dean McAmmond C to Colorado Derek Morris D to Colorado Jeff Shantz C to Colorado Alan Letang D to Islanders Ronald Petrovicky RW to Rangers Jamie Wright LW to Philadelphia Released from Calgary : Nik Andersson LW (Frolunda SEL) Eric Charron D (Waivers) Mikka Elomo LW (Europe) Igor Kravchuk D (Waviers) Mike Vernon G (Retired) Brad Werenka D (Retirement looming, has not played in 126+ games) Carolina: To Carolina: Jeff Daw C from Colorado Mike Watt C from Philadelphia Patrick DesRochers G from Phoenix Jan Hlavac LW from Vancouver From Carolina: Darren Langdon LW to Vancouver Marek Malik D to Vancouver Released from Carolina: Ted Drury LW (Hamburg Germany) Chicago: To Chicago: Louie Debrusk LW from Phoenix Mike Eastwood C from St Louis Theo Fluery RW from San Jose Garry Valk LW from Toronto Jason Strudwick D from Vancouver Andrei Nikoshlin C from Washington Chris Simon LW from Washington From Chicago: Jim Campbell RW to Florida Chris McAlpine D to Los Angeles Vladimir Chebaturkin D to Rangers Boris Mironov D to Rangers Tom Fitzgerald RW to Toronto Michal Nylander C to Washington Released from Chicago: Kevin Dean D (Waivers) Jean-Yves Leroux LW (Waivers) Roman Ndur D (Released from his club in Austria) Josef Marha C (HC Davos Swiss) Joe Reekie D (Retired) Valeri Zelepukin LW (AK Bars Russia) Reto Von Arx LW (HC Davos Swiss, Chicago retains his rights) Boris Mironov D (Left the team, Demanding Trade) Colorado : To Colorado : Derek Morris D from Calgary Jeff Shantz C from Calgary Dean McAmmond LW from Calgary Serge Aubin LW from Columbus Eric Bertand RW from Montreal Dale Clarke D from St Louis From Colorado : Chris Drury C to Calgary Stephane Yelle C to Calgary Jeff Daw C to Carolina Pascal Trepanier D to Nashville Released from Colorado : Kelly Fairchild C (Eisbaren Berlin Germany) Todd Gill D (Waivers) Stewart Malgunas D (Waivers) Columbus : To Columbus : Petr Tenkrat RW from Nashville via Florida* Hannes Hyvonen RW from San Jose via Florida Darren Van Impe D from Islanders Donald MacLean C from Toronto Andrew Cassels C from Vancouver From Columbus : Steve Maltais LW to Atlanta (PTA Chicago Wolves) Petteri Nummelin D to Atlanta (Playing in Europe) Chris Neilsen C to Vancouver via Atlanta Serge Aubin LW to Colorado Deron Quint D to Phoenix Released from Columbus : Jan Caloun C (Blues Espoo SM-Liiga) Kevin Dahl D (Numberg Germany) Brett Harkins RW (Skelleftea AIK Sweden2) Jamie Heward D (HC Geneve Servette Swiss) Robert Kron LW (Waivers)) Mike Maneluk LW (HC Lugano Swiss) Alexander Selivanov RW (Frankfurt Germany) Petr Tenkrat RW (Karpat Oulu SM-Ligga)* Jeff Ware D (Springfield Falcons AHL) Kevin Dineen RW (Retirement) *-Note- Tenkrat signed in Europe when Columbus could not come to terms after acquiring his rights. They still own his rights at this moment Dallas : To Dallas : Ulf Dahlen RW from Washington David Oliver RW from Ottawa Stephane Robidas D from Montreal via Atlanta From Dallas : Released from Dallas : Keith Aldridge RW (Waivers) Dave Manson D (Retired) Pat Verbeek RW (Waivers) Detroit : To Detroit : Jason Woolley D from Buffalo Stacy Roest RW from Minnesota Derek King LW from Ottawa Michal Picard LW from Philadelphia Patrick Boileau D from Washington From Detroit : Uwe Krupp D to Atlanta Ladislav Kohn RW to Calgary Released from Detroit: Steve Duchesne D (Waivers) Marc Rodgers RW (Waivers) Jiri Slegr D (Omsk Russia) BJ Young RW (Waivers) Edmonton : To Edmonton : From Edmonton : Dominic Pittis C to Nashville Alaine Nasreddine D to Islanders Josh Green LW to Washington via Rangers Chris Hajt D to Washington Mike Grier RW to Washington Alex Henry D to Washington * Released from Edmonton : Patrick Cote LW (incarceration) Daniel Lacroix C (ECHL) Greg Leeb C (Augsburger Germany) Sean Selmser RW (Scottish Eagles Britian) Jiri Dopita C (Returning to Czech League) * - Alex Henry is listed in the CAP FAQ Florida : To Florida : Jamie Rivers D from Boston Jim Campbell RW from Chicago Andreas Lilja D from Los Angeles Jaroslav Bednar RW from Los Angeles Juraj Kolnik RW from Islanders Jani Hurme G from Ottawa Stephane Matteau LW from San Jose Gaeten Royer RW from Tampa Bay Mathieu Biron D from Tampa Bay via Columbus From Florida : Nick Smith C to Anaheim Brad Norton D to Los Angeles Sven Butenschon D to Islanders Trevor Kidd G to Toronto Robert Svehla D to Toronto Released from Florida : Greg Adams LW (Retired) Len Barrie C (Europe) Dave Emma C (??) Craig Ferguson C (Waivers) Yan Golubovsky D (??) Alex Hicks LW (Europe) Lance Pitlick D (Retired via Colorado) Los Angeles : To Los Angeles : Erik Rasmussen LW from Buffalo Chris McAlpine D from Chicago Brad Norton D from Los Angeles Derek Armstrong C from Rangers Dmitry Yushkevich D from Toronto via Florida From Los Angeles : Rob Valicevic RW to Anaheim Rich Brennan D to Boston Adam Mair C to Buffalo Andreas Lilja D to Florida Jaroslav Bednar RW to Florida Scott Thomas RW to San Jose Released from Los Angeles : Marcel Cousineau G (HK Cherepovets Russia) Nelson Emerson RW (Waivers) Sandy Mogar RW (Retired) Jan Nemecek D (Waivers) Tomas Vlasak C (Ambri-Piotta Swiss) Minnesota : To Minnesota : Jeremy Stevenson LW from Nashville Andrei Zyuzin D from New Jersey Jean-Guy Trudel LW from Phoenix Dieter Kochan G from Tampa Bay From Minnesota : Stacy Roest RW to Detroit Slyvain Blouin LW to Montreal Aaron Gavey C to Toronto Released from Minnesota : Brian Bonin C (SC Langnau Swiss) Ian Herbers D (??) Jeff Neilsen LW (??) Kai Nurminen LW (TPS Turku SM-Liiga) Pavel Patera C (Europe) Roman Simicek C (HIFK Helsinki Finland) Cam Stewart LW (Waivers) Montreal : To Montreal : Slyvain Blouin LW from Minnesota Nicklas Sundstrom RW from San Jose From Montreal : Jeff Hackett G to Boston Stephane Rodibas D to Dallas via Atlanta Eric Bertand RW to Colorado Shawn Van Allen C to Ottawa Eric Chouinard C to Philadelphia Released from Montreal : Stephane Fiset G (Retired) Juha Lind LW (Sodertalje Sweden) Patrick Poulin C (Waivers) Darryl Shannon D (Retired) Nashville: To Nashville : Jason York D from Anaheim Denny Lambert LW from Anaheim Pascal Trepanier D from Colorado Dominic Pittis C from Edmonton Andreas Johansson C from Rangers Rem Murray LW from Rangers Tomas Kloucek D from Rangers Greg Koehler C from Philadelphia Denis Pederson C from Phoenix Wyatt Smith C from Phoenix Bob Wren LW from Toronto From Nashville : Bill Bowler C to Boston Petr Tenkrat RW to Columbus via Florida Jeremy Stevenson LW to Minnesota Mike Dunham G to Rangers Steve Dubinsky C to St Louis Ryan Tobler RW to Tampa Bay Released from Nashville : Alex Boikov D (Mettalurg Magnitogorsk Russia) Marian Cisar RW (HC Znojernsti Orli Czech, still signed) Bret Hauer D (??) Jukka Hentunen RW (Jokreit Finland) Jere Karalahti D (suspension, HIFK Helsinki Finland) John Namestnikov D (??) Brent Peterson C (Waviers) Pavel Skrbek D (Kladno Czech, still signed) Jan Vopat D (??) New Jersey : To New Jersey : Joe Hulbig LW from Boston David Roche C from Islanders Ken Sutton D from Islanders From New Jersey : Andrei Zyuzin D to Minnesota Joel Bouchard D to Rangers Andreas Salomonsson RW to Washington Released from New Jersey : Bruce Gardiner C (Waivers) Valeri Kamensky LW (Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia) Sergei Nemchinov C (Yaroslavl Russia) Stephane Richer RW (Waivers) New York Islanders: To Islanders : Eric Manlow C from Boston Alan Letang D from Calgary Sven Butenschon D from Florida Brandon Smith D from San Jose From Islanders : Jason Krog C to Anaheim Darren Van Impe D to Columbus Juraj Kolnik RW to Florida David Roche C to New Jersey Ken Sutton D to New Jersey Dick Tarnstrom D to Pittsburgh Mats Lindgren C to Vancouver Released from Islanders : Jesse Belanger C (HC LA Chaux-de-Fonds Swiss) Jim Cummins RW (Waivers) Johan Davidsson C (Vancouver, playing for Blues Espoo SM-Liiga) Alexander Kharitonov RW (Dynamo Moscow Russia) Markko Kiprasoff D (TPS Turku Finland) Evgeny Korolev D (Yaroslavl Russia, Islanders still retain his rights) Robert Petrovicky C (HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss) Jason Podollan C (Adler Mannheim Germany) Marko Tuomainen RW (HIFK Helsinki Finland) New York Rangers : To Rangers : Dixon Ward RW from Boston Ronald Petrovicky RW from Calgary Vladimir Chebaturkin D from Chicago Boris Mironov D from Chicago Mike Dunham G from Nashville Joel Bouchard D from New Jersey William Tibbets LW from Philadelphia Gordie Dwyer LW from Tampa Bay Cory Cross D from Toronto From Rangers : Bryan Berard D to Boston Michal Grosek RW to Boston Kyzstof Oliwa LW to Boston Matt Mottau D to Calgary Derek Armstrong C to Los Angeles Andreas Johansson C to Nashville Rem Murray LW to Nashville Tomas Kloucek D to Nashville Brad Smyth RW to Ottawa Jason Dawe RW to St Louis Martin Rucinsky LW to St Louis Released from Rangers : Kyle Freadrich RW (Retirement looming, DNP last year) Ottawa : To Ottawa : Denis Bonvie RW from Boston Shawn Van Allen C from Montreal Brad Smyth RW from Rangers Peter Schaefer LW from Vancouver From Ottawa : Chris Herperger C to Vancouver via Atlanta David Oliver RW to Dallas Derek King LW to Detroit Jani Hurme G to Florida Steve Martins C to St Louis Sami Salo D to Vancouver Jason Doig D to Washington Josef Boumedienne D to Washington Joel Kwiatkowski D to Washington Released from Ottawa : Benoit Brunet LW (Waivers) Craig Millar D (Waivers) Kevin Miller C (Retired) Ricard Persson D (Bisbaren Bertin Germany) Juha Ylonen C (Espoo SM Ligga) Philadelphia : To Philadelphia : Jamie Wright LW from Calgary Tomi Kallio LW from Atlanta via Columbus Eric Chouinard C from Montreal Marcus Ragnarsson D from San Jose From Philadelphia : Mike Watt C to Carolina Michal Picard LW to Detroit Greg Koehler C to Nashville William Tibbets RW to Rangers Paul Ranheim RW to Phoenix Daniel McGillis D to San Jose Released from Philadelphia : Yves Sarault LW (Waivers) Jarod Skalde C (HC Lausanne Swiss) Rick Tocchet RW (Waivers) Phoenix : To Phoenix : Paul Ranheim RW from Philadelphia From Phoenix : Louie Debrusk LW to Chicago Patrick DesRochers G to Carolina Jean-Guy Trudel LW to Minnesota Denis Pederson C to Nashville Wyatt Smith C to Nashville Travis Hansen RW to San Jose Released from Phoenix : Sebastien Bordeleau C (SC Bern Swiss) Mike Sullivan LW (Retired, coaching Provedince AHL) Pittsburgh : To Pittsburgh : Vladimir Vujtek C from Atlanta Dick Tarnstrom D from Islanders Marc Bergevin D from St Louis From Pittsburgh : Peter Ratchuk D to Buffalo John Japokin D to San Jose Rick Berry D to Washington Released from Pittsburgh : Josef Beranek LW (Slavia Praha Czech) Rob Brown RW Tom Chorske C (Retired) Bobby Dollas D (Retired) Patrick Falloon RW (ECHL) Kevin Stevens LW (Retired) Vladimir Vujtek C (Vitkovice Czech, Pittsburgh retains rights) San Jose : To San Jose : Kyle McLaren D from Boston Scott Thomas RW from Los Angeles Travis Hansen RW from Phoenix John Japokin D from Pittsburgh Daniel McGillis D from Philadelphia From San Jose : Jeff Jillson D to Boston Theo Fluery RW to Chicago Hannes Hyvonen RW to Columbus via Florida Stephane Matteau LW to Florida Nicklas Sundstrom RW to Montreal Brandon Smith D to Islanders Marcus Ragnarsson D to Philadelphia Steve Bancroft D to St Louis Released from San Jose : Greg Andrusak D (Waivers) Mike Craig RW (SC Langnau Swiss) Paul Kruse LW (Retired??) Rudy Poescheck D (Retired) Gary Suter D (Retired) St Louis : To St Louis : Aris Brimanis D from Anahiem Eric Nicklaus RW from Boston Steve Dubinsky C from Nashville Jason Dawe RW from Rangers Martin Rucinsky LW from the Rangers Steve Bancroft D from San Jose Steve Martins C from Ottawa From St Louis : Mike Eastwood C to Chicago Dale Clarke D to Colorado Marc Bergevin D to Pittsburgh Darren Rumble D to Tampa Bay Released from St Louis : Ray Ferraro C (Retired) Alexei Gusarov D (Retired) Tampa Bay : To Tampa Bay : John Grahame G from Boston Ryan Tobler RW from Nashville Darren Rumble D from St Louis From Tampa Bay : Mathieu Biron D to Florida via Columbus Gaeten Royer RW to Florida Dieter Kochan G to Minnesota* Gordie Dwyer LW to Rangers Released from Tampa Bay : Sergy Gusev D (HK Cherepovets Russia) Dan Kesa LW (Waivers) Grant Ledyard D (Retired) Thomas Ziegler C (SC Bern Swiss) *-NOTE- To move Kochan to Minnesota go to the create-a-player option and enter in Evgeny Konstantinov, select yes and assign him to Tampa Bay. Toronto : To Toronto : Tom Fitzgerald RW from Chicago Trevor Kidd G from Florida Robert Svehla D from Florida Aaron Gavey C from Minnesota Brad Leeb RW from Vancouver Harold Druken C from Vancouver via Carolina From Toronto : Garry Valk LW to Chicago Donald MacLean C to Columbus Dmitry Yushkevich D to Los Angeles via Florida Bob Wren LW to Nashville Cory Cross D to Rangers Released from Toronto : Tom Barrasso G (Retired via Pittsburgh) Vancouver : To Vancouver : Chris Neilsen C from Columbus via Atlanta Mats Lindgren C from Islanders Sami Salo D from Ottawa Chris Herperger LW from Ottawa via Atlanta Darren Langdon LW from Vancouver Marek Malik D from Vancouver From Vancouver : Mike Brown LW to Anaheim Jeff Farkas C to Atlanta Jan Hlavac LW to Carolina Jason Strudwick D to Chicago Andrew Cassels C to Columbus Peter Schaefer LW to Ottawa Brad Leeb RW to Toronto Harold Druken C to Toronto via Carolina Released from Vancouver : Vadim Sharifijanov RW (HK Cherepovets Russia) Alexei Tezikov D (Waivers) Lubomir Vaic C (Europe??) Washington : To Washingon : Michal Nylander C from Chicago Chris Hajt D from Edmonton Mike Grier RW from Edmonton Jason Doig D from Ottawa Josef Boumedienne D from Ottawa Joel Kwiatkowski D from Ottawa Rick Berry D from Pittsburgh Andreas Salomonsson RW from New Jersey From Washington : Brantt Myhers RW to Boston Andrei Nikoshilin C to Chicago Chris Simon LW to Chicago Ulf Dahlen RW to Dallas Patrick Boileau D to Detroit Released from Washington : James Black C (Waivers) Benoit Houge C (Waivers) Dmitri Kristich RW (Russia) Franistek Kucera D (Slavia Praha Czech) Joe Sacco (Waivers) Terry Yake C (ESC Essen Germany) Rob Zettler D (Retired) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------