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6-12-2004	Media attacks the Washington Capitals
	The media is disappointed by the team's 27 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Lance and headcoach Robbie Ftorek

5-12-2004	Player of the week: Mike Leclerc (L)
	NHL has awarded Mike Leclerc (L) of Anaheim Mighty Ducks as Player Of The Week He registered 6 goals and 3 assists for 9 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal. A native of Canada, Mike Leclerc was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 3rd round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 316 NHL games during his career, notching 70 goals and adding 89 assists along with 259 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 25 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 16+11=27 with 8 PIM.

5-12-2004	Media criticises the Pittsburgh Penguins
	We dug ourselves in a hole... commented Pittsburgh Penguins GM Bill Barber after today's game against the Ottawa Senators. This brings their current streak to 6 games winless.

2-12-2004	Mathieu Schneider reaches a milestone !
	Mathieu Schneider(CHI) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Florida Panthers on a goal by Tyler Arnason. Tonight things went my way and what can I say, i got the record, he read from a prepared speech.. A native of USA, Mathieu Schneider was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 3rd round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 1015 NHL games during his career, notching 173 goals and adding 400 assists along with 971 penalty minutes. The 35 year old defenseman has played 23 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 5+16=21 with 8 PIM.

2-12-2004	Media criticises the New York Rangers
	We dug ourselves in a hole... commented New York Rangers GM Brian Burke after today's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This brings their current streak to 11 games winless.

1-12-2004	Media attacks the Washington Capitals
	The media is disappointed by the team's 25 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Lance and headcoach Robbie Ftorek

1-12-2004	Player of the month: Todd Bertuzzi (R)
	NHL has awarded Todd Bertuzzi (R) of Vancouver Canucks as Player Of The Month He registered 14 goals and 14 assists for 28 points in 15 games last month. He also had 6 game winning goals. A native of Canada, Todd Bertuzzi was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 654 NHL games during his career, notching 222 goals and adding 281 assists along with 952 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 26 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 24+21=45 with 41 PIM.

1-12-2004	Rookie of the month: Alexander Ovechkin (R)
	NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (R) of Atlanta Thrashers as Rookie Of The Month He registered 6 goals and 7 assists for 13 points in 13 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal. A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 22 NHL games during his career, notching 7 goals and adding 8 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 19 year old right wing has played 22 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 7+8=15 with 0 PIM. He has also played 2 games with the Chicago Wolves this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.

29-11-2004	Petr Nedved reaches a milestone !
	Petr Nedved(CAR) scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Florida Panthers on a goal by Bret Hedican. You've got to hand it to the other guys in the room though, they gave it their all tonight, he replied before ducking into the dressing room.. A native of Czech, Petr Nedved was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 911 NHL games during his career, notching 309 goals and adding 391 assists along with 614 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 22 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 8+12=20 with 4 PIM.

29-11-2004	Media attacks the Washington Capitals
	The media is disappointed by the team's 24 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Lance and headcoach Robbie Ftorek

28-11-2004	Player of the week: Pavel Datsyuk (C)
	NHL has awarded Pavel Datsyuk (C) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Week He registered 6 goals and 4 assists for 10 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal. A native of Russia, Pavel Datsyuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 6th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 234 NHL games during his career, notching 63 goals and adding 116 assists along with 74 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 25 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 10+15=25 with 19 PIM.

28-11-2004	Sergei Zubov reaches a milestone !
	Sergei Zubov(DAL) notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks on a goal by Jere Lehtinen. Whatever I can do to help the team is okay by me. As long as we get the 2 points that's the main thing, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter.. A native of Russia, Sergei Zubov was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 5th round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 881 NHL games during his career, notching 131 goals and adding 500 assists along with 263 penalty minutes. The 34 year old defenseman has played 25 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 8+16=24 with 10 PIM.

28-11-2004	Alex Kovalev reaches a milestone !
	Alex Kovalev(BOS) scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators on a feed by Brad Boyes. This is an unbeliveable feeling, i don't know what else to say, he said after the game. A native of Russia, Alex Kovalev was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 870 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 397 assists along with 904 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 21 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 8+9=17 with 2 PIM.

26-11-2004	Todd Bertuzzi reaches a milestone !
	Todd Bertuzzi(VAN) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a goal by Alex Zhamnov. This one is for the fans who are paying my salary, the happy player commented.. A native of Canada, Todd Bertuzzi was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 651 NHL games during his career, notching 220 goals and adding 280 assists along with 952 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 23 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 22+20=42 with 41 PIM.

25-11-2004	Shawn McEachern reaches a milestone !
	Shawn McEachern(EDM) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Dallas Stars on a goal by Jarret Stoll. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, he said after the game in the dressing room.. A native of USA, Shawn McEachern was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 6th round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 906 NHL games during his career, notching 268 goals and adding 332 assists along with 494 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 23 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 14+15=29 with 10 PIM.

25-11-2004	Media attacks the Washington Capitals
	The media is disappointed by the team's 23 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Lance and headcoach Robbie Ftorek

24-11-2004	PHO-CGY trade
	Phoenix Coyotes traded Jason Woolley to Calgary Flames for Scott Hannan and CGY's round 3 pick in 2005 A native of Canada, Scott Hannan was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 358 NHL games during his career, notching 17 goals and adding 67 assists along with 260 penalty minutes. The 25 year old defenseman has played 10 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 27 PIM. A native of Canada, Jason Woolley was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 3rd round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 687 NHL games during his career, notching 70 goals and adding 240 assists along with 410 penalty minutes. The 35 year old defenseman has played 22 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 3+12=15 with 8 PIM.

24-11-2004	ATL-TB trade
	Atlanta Thrashers traded Serge Aubin and Vyacheslav Kozlov to Tampa Bay Lightning for TB's round 1 pick in 2005 A native of Canada, Serge Aubin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 7th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 320 NHL games during his career, notching 38 goals and adding 52 assists along with 284 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 20 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 1+5=6 with 2 PIM. A native of Russia, Vyacheslav Kozlov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 820 NHL games during his career, notching 257 goals and adding 312 assists along with 532 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 20 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 5+5=10 with 0 PIM.

24-11-2004	ATL-BUF trade
	Atlanta Thrashers traded Marc Savard to Buffalo Sabres for Chris Drury and $3,000,000 cash A native of USA, Chris Drury was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 492 NHL games during his career, notching 134 goals and adding 215 assists along with 300 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 22 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 8+13=21 with 10 PIM. A native of Canada, Marc Savard was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 441 NHL games during his career, notching 110 goals and adding 206 assists along with 368 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 20 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 5+7=12 with 6 PIM.

24-11-2004	CGY-COL trade
	Calgary Flames traded Kirill Koltsov and Tim Ramholt to Colorado Avalanche for Tomas Surovy A native of Slovakia, Tomas Surovy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 85 NHL games during his career, notching 17 goals and adding 24 assists along with 49 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 12 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 2+5=7 with 23 PIM. He has also played 9 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 3+1=4 with 0 PIM. A native of Russia, Kirill Koltsov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2nd round of the 2002 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 21 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Calgary Flames this season. He has played 24 games with the Las Vegas Wranglers this season, totalling 2+6=8 with 12 PIM.

24-11-2004	SJ-PHO trade
	San Jose Sharks traded Alexander Korolyuk and Tom Preissing to Phoenix Coyotes for Mike Ricci A native of Canada, Mike Ricci was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 1036 NHL games during his career, notching 237 goals and adding 358 assists along with 919 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 22 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 18 PIM. A native of Russia, Alexander Korolyuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 6th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 315 NHL games during his career, notching 65 goals and adding 87 assists along with 142 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 19 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 3+7=10 with 2 PIM. A native of USA, Tom Preissing, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 79 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 19 assists along with 16 penalty minutes. The 25 year old defenseman has played 10 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 4 PIM.

24-11-2004	Media attacks the St. Louis Blues
	The media is disappointed by the team's 9 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Max and headcoach Mike Kitchen

22-11-2004	Media praises the Boston Bruins
	I think one of the things that has been evident is we've had a chance to practice, commented Boston Bruins coach Pat Burns after today's game against the New York Islanders. This brings their current streak to 5 games undefeated.

21-11-2004	Player of the week: Pavol Demitra (R)
	NHL has awarded Pavol Demitra (R) of Florida Panthers as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 5 assists for 9 points in 4 games last week. A native of Slovakia, Pavol Demitra was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 9th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 572 NHL games during his career, notching 227 goals and adding 318 assists along with 174 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 19 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 11+15=26 with 4 PIM.

21-11-2004	League suspends Dale Purinton
	The league board has suspended New York Rangers player Dale Purinton for 5 games for injuring Chad Kilger of Toronto Maple Leafs.

19-11-2004	Media attacks the Columbus Blue Jackets
	The media is disappointed by the team's 8 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Josh and headcoach Gerard Gallant

18-11-2004	Media attacks the Washington Capitals
	The media is disappointed by the team's 20 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Lance and headcoach Robbie Ftorek

17-11-2004	Media glorifies the Florida Panthers
	The media is impressed by the team's 7 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager Tony and headcoach John Tortorella

17-11-2004	Alexei Yashin reaches a milestone !
	Alexei Yashin(NYI) scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a feed by Robert Nilsson. I can't quite remember the last time when I was this happy, he said as his teammates crowded around him. A native of Russia, Alexei Yashin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 728 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 382 assists along with 289 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 18 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 9+8=17 with 0 PIM.

17-11-2004	Jason Allison reaches a milestone !
	Jason Allison(TB) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New York Islanders on a goal by Vincent Lecavalier. It's a joy to be playing with these guys, they are the best teammates anyone could have, he commented to the media.. A native of Canada, Jason Allison was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 501 NHL games during his career, notching 143 goals and adding 300 assists along with 373 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 15 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 6+12=18 with 8 PIM.

17-11-2004	Rob Blake reaches a milestone !
	Rob Blake(TOR) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Atlanta Thrashers on a goal by Darcy Tucker. It is just part of my job, the happy player said in a hockey magazine.. A native of Canada, Rob Blake was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 4th round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 921 NHL games during his career, notching 190 goals and adding 410 assists along with 1256 penalty minutes. The 34 year old defenseman has played 18 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 4+10=14 with 21 PIM.

17-11-2004	Media praises the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
	The Anaheim Mighty Ducks are flying high with a 5 game undefeated streak. Anaheim Mighty Ducks defenseman Mark Popovic commented about their recent success: Let's face it, we've got a great core of guys here, some real strong young guys and a good squad of leaders. If every team had that then they'd do just as good.

14-11-2004	Player of the week: Viktor Kozlov (R)
	NHL has awarded Viktor Kozlov (R) of Phoenix Coyotes as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 3 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals. A native of Russia, Viktor Kozlov was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 618 NHL games during his career, notching 146 goals and adding 244 assists along with 172 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 19 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 14+10=24 with 2 PIM.

14-11-2004	Media glorifies the New Jersey Devils
	The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager Steve and headcoach

14-11-2004	Sergei Fedorov reaches a milestone !
	Sergei Fedorov(ANA) notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a goal by Sandis Ozolinsh. We were playing our game tonight and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, he said after the game in the dressing room.. A native of Russia, Sergei Fedorov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 1003 NHL games during his career, notching 443 goals and adding 600 assists along with 631 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 15 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 12+12=24 with 2 PIM.

14-11-2004	Media attacks the Washington Capitals
	The media is disappointed by the team's 18 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Lance and headcoach Robbie Ftorek

13-11-2004	Pavel Bure reaches a milestone !
	Pavel Bure(COL) scored the 800th point of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a goal by Jarome Iginla. That's one for the books, were his words after the game.. A native of Russia, Pavel Bure was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 719 NHL games during his career, notching 446 goals and adding 354 assists along with 505 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 17 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 9+12=21 with 21 PIM.

13-11-2004	Chris Gratton reaches a milestone !
	Chris Gratton(PIT) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Colorado Avalanche on a goal by Alexander Steen. You gotta' hand it to their team today, they came to play and made us work for everything we got, was all he could say after the game.. A native of Canada, Chris Gratton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 867 NHL games during his career, notching 176 goals and adding 300 assists along with 1363 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 16 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 12 PIM.

13-11-2004	Media glorifies the Florida Panthers
	The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager Tony and headcoach John Tortorella

10-11-2004	Media criticises the Minnesota Wild
	We've been kicking ourselves for this streak but it seems like nothing is helping us right now said Minnesota Wild coach Jacques Lemaire after today's game against the Florida Panthers. The Minnesota Wild have now a 8 game winless streak.

9-11-2004	Markus N�slund reaches a milestone !
	Markus N�slund(VAN) scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a feed by Todd Bertuzzi. With line mates like I have, it makes it pretty easy to score goals, he said before boarding the teams chartered jet. A native of Sweden, Markus N�slund was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 805 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 345 assists along with 515 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 15 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 10+6=16 with 2 PIM.

9-11-2004	Media attacks the Washington Capitals
	The media is disappointed by the team's 16 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Lance and headcoach Robbie Ftorek

8-11-2004	STL-COL trade
	St. Louis Blues traded Reed Low to Colorado Avalanche for Petr Schastlivy A native of Russia, Petr Schastlivy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 4th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 129 NHL games during his career, notching 18 goals and adding 22 assists along with 30 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the Colorado Avalanche this season. He has played 13 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 9+3=12 with 10 PIM. A native of Canada, Reed Low was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 7th round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 265 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 19 assists along with 746 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 15 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 52 PIM.

8-11-2004	NYR-COL trade
	New York Rangers traded Darius Kasparaitis, NYR's round 5 pick in 2005 and NYR's round 3 pick in 2006 to Colorado Avalanche for Kris Beech A native of Canada, Kris Beech was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 108 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 21 assists along with 59 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 9 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 0+4=4 with 0 PIM. He has also played 3 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 2 PIM. A native of Russia, Darius Kasparaitis was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 786 NHL games during his career, notching 26 goals and adding 130 assists along with 1258 penalty minutes. The 32 year old defenseman has played 14 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 6 PIM.

8-11-2004	PHI-COL trade
	Philadelphia Flyers traded Jeremy Roenick and Todd Fedoruk to Colorado Avalanche for Brian Willsie and Kiel McLeod A native of Canada, Brian Willsie was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 6th round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 126 NHL games during his career, notching 19 goals and adding 14 assists along with 61 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 14 PIM. A native of Canada, Kiel McLeod was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 21 year old center has not yet played for the Colorado Avalanche this season. He has played 15 games with the Hershey Bears this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 2 PIM. A native of USA, Jeremy Roenick was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 1137 NHL games during his career, notching 481 goals and adding 656 assists along with 1351 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 13 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 6+11=17 with 6 PIM. A native of Canada, Todd Fedoruk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 7th round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 220 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 18 assists along with 491 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the Philadelphia Flyers this season. He has played 13 games with the Philadelphia Phantoms this season, totalling 2+0=2 with 12 PIM.

8-11-2004	PHO-DET trade
	Phoenix Coyotes traded Brian Boucher and PHO's round 3 pick in 2005 to Detroit Red Wings for Curtis Joseph A native of Canada, Curtis Joseph, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 813 NHL games during his career, booking 46 career shutouts and allowing 2152 goals. The 37 year old goaltender has played 15 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, allowing 28 goals on 290 while booking 3 shutouts. A native of USA, Brian Boucher was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 204 NHL games during his career, booking 12 career shutouts and allowing 536 goals. The 27 year old goaltender has played 16 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, allowing 63 goals on 415 while booking 0 shutouts.

8-11-2004	SJ-ATL trade
	San Jose Sharks traded Nils Ekman to Atlanta Thrashers for Jani Hurme A native of Finland, Jani Hurme was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 3rd round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 76 NHL games during his career, booking 6 career shutouts and allowing 176 goals. The 29 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Atlanta Thrashers this season. He has played 11 games with the Chicago Wolves this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. A native of Sweden, Nils Ekman was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 5th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 154 NHL games during his career, notching 33 goals and adding 47 assists along with 110 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 1 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

8-11-2004	STL-SJ trade
	St. Louis Blues traded Patrick Lalime and STL's round 2 pick in 2005 to San Jose Sharks for Derek MacIntyre, Evgeni Nabokov and SJ's round 1 pick in 2005 A native of La-la-land, Evgeni Nabokov was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 9th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 271 NHL games during his career, booking 26 career shutouts and allowing 620 goals. The 29 year old goaltender has played 13 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, allowing 48 goals on 292 while booking 0 shutouts. A native of Canada, Patrick Lalime was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 6th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 337 NHL games during his career, booking 33 career shutouts and allowing 792 goals. The 30 year old goaltender has played 15 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, allowing 54 goals on 379 while booking 0 shutouts.

8-11-2004	CGY-SJ trade
	Calgary Flames traded Todd Marchant to San Jose Sharks for Alyn McCauley and CGY's round 3 pick in 2005 A native of Canada, Alyn McCauley was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 4th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 415 NHL games during his career, notching 56 goals and adding 83 assists along with 86 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 13 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 2 PIM. A native of USA, Todd Marchant was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 7th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 770 NHL games during his career, notching 148 goals and adding 237 assists along with 524 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 14 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 3+5=8 with 0 PIM.

8-11-2004	Robert Lang reaches a milestone !
	Robert Lang(DET) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Phoenix Coyotes on a goal by Steve Konowalchuk. Awesome, even more so because the game was televised, he said after viewing the play on the TV studio monitor.. A native of Czech, Robert Lang was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 7th round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 660 NHL games during his career, notching 181 goals and adding 300 assists along with 174 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 14 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 7+7=14 with 4 PIM.

7-11-2004	Player of the week: Todd Bertuzzi (R)
	NHL has awarded Todd Bertuzzi (R) of Vancouver Canucks as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals. A native of Canada, Todd Bertuzzi was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 642 NHL games during his career, notching 211 goals and adding 270 assists along with 937 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 14 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 13+10=23 with 26 PIM.

7-11-2004	Tony Amonte reaches a milestone !
	Tony Amonte(CGY) scored the 400th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Colorado Avalanche on a feed by Joe Sakic. I just try to play hard for 60 minutes and give the team a chance for the 2 points. If I get a goal along the way that's just icing on the cake, he said at the post-game press conference. A native of USA, Tony Amonte was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 1026 NHL games during his career, notching 400 goals and adding 448 assists along with 671 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 13 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 8+12=20 with 2 PIM.

4-11-2004	Stu Barnes reaches a milestone !
	Stu Barnes(DAL) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a goal by Jere Lehtinen. For me this is dream come true, he said after viewing the play on the TV studio monitor.. A native of Canada, Stu Barnes was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 911 NHL games during his career, notching 224 goals and adding 300 assists along with 328 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 14 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 3+8=11 with 0 PIM.

4-11-2004	Brett Hull reaches a milestone !
	Brett Hull(NJ) scored the 1400th point of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a goal by Jaromir Jagr. I hope this will get me in Don Cherry's good books, he commented and was all smiles.. A native of USA, Brett Hull was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 6th round of the 1984 entry draft. He has appeared in 1276 NHL games during his career, notching 746 goals and adding 654 assists along with 462 penalty minutes. The 40 year old right wing has played 12 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 5+5=10 with 4 PIM.

3-11-2004	Media glorifies the Detroit Red Wings
	The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager Joe and headcoach

2-11-2004	Media attacks the Washington Capitals
	The media is disappointed by the team's 13 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Lance and headcoach Robbie Ftorek

2-11-2004	Jeff Friesen reaches a milestone !
	Jeff Friesen(NJ) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a feed by Paul Martin. Wow, I feel good about it...I guess, he said at the post-game press conference. A native of Canada, Jeff Friesen was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 781 NHL games during his career, notching 213 goals and adding 287 assists along with 422 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 11 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 5+2=7 with 0 PIM.

2-11-2004	Media criticises the New York Rangers
	Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the New York Rangers after a dreadful 6 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Darius Kasparaitis openly. Brian Burke has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.

1-11-2004	TB-COL trade
	Tampa Bay Lightning traded Darryl Sydor to Colorado Avalanche for Bob Boughner A native of Canada, Bob Boughner was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 602 NHL games during his career, notching 14 goals and adding 54 assists along with 1365 penalty minutes. The 33 year old defenseman has played 13 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 0+3=3 with 37 PIM. A native of Canada, Darryl Sydor was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 952 NHL games during his career, notching 86 goals and adding 348 assists along with 630 penalty minutes. The 32 year old defenseman has played 9 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 1+6=7 with 0 PIM.

1-11-2004	COL-CGY trade
	Colorado Avalanche traded Josef Vasicek, Joe Sakic, John-Michael Liles and Kurt Sauer to Calgary Flames for Jarome Iginla, Denis Gauthier, Chuck Kobasew and CGY's round 4 pick in 2005 A native of Canada, Jarome Iginla was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 638 NHL games during his career, notching 256 goals and adding 258 assists along with 422 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 12 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 6+5=11 with 0 PIM. A native of Canada, Denis Gauthier was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 396 NHL games during his career, notching 14 goals and adding 51 assists along with 529 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman has played 12 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 1+6=7 with 14 PIM. A native of Canada, Chuck Kobasew was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 95 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 14 assists along with 59 penalty minutes. The 22 year old right wing has played 2 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM. He has also played 10 games with the Las Vegas Wranglers this season, totalling 4+4=8 with 4 PIM. A native of Czech, Josef Vasicek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 4th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 306 NHL games during his career, notching 54 goals and adding 69 assists along with 201 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 13 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 2 PIM. A native of Canada, Joe Sakic was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 1168 NHL games during his career, notching 549 goals and adding 868 assists along with 484 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has played 13 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 7+8=15 with 2 PIM. A native of USA, John-Michael Liles was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 5th round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 92 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 28 assists along with 34 penalty minutes. The 23 year old defenseman has played 13 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 0+4=4 with 6 PIM. A native of USA, Kurt Sauer was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 149 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 7 assists along with 125 penalty minutes. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Colorado Avalanche this season.

1-11-2004	Shean Donovan claimed off waivers.
	Florida Panthers claimed Shean Donovan, who had been with Calgary Flames, off waivers.

1-11-2004	Bates Battaglia claimed off waivers.
	Phoenix Coyotes claimed Bates Battaglia, who had been with Calgary Flames, off waivers.

1-11-2004	Jozef Stumpel reaches a milestone !
	Jozef Stumpel(PIT) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the San Jose Sharks on a goal by Ryan Malone. Whatever I can do to help the team is okay by me. As long as we get the 2 points that's the main thing, he said to the press.. A native of Slovakia, Jozef Stumpel was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 768 NHL games during his career, notching 152 goals and adding 400 assists along with 187 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 10 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 0 PIM.

1-11-2004	Media criticises the Pittsburgh Penguins
	We've been kicking ourselves for this streak but it seems like nothing is helping us right now said Pittsburgh Penguins coach Ted Nolan after today's game against the San Jose Sharks. The Pittsburgh Penguins have now a 7 game winless streak.

31-10-2004	Player of the week: Mike Sillinger (C)
	NHL has awarded Mike Sillinger (C) of Chicago Blackhawks as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals. A native of Canada, Mike Sillinger was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 841 NHL games during his career, notching 169 goals and adding 241 assists along with 507 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 12 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 3+9=12 with 0 PIM.

1-11-2004	Player of the month: Brendan Shanahan (L)
	NHL has awarded Brendan Shanahan (L) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 12 assists for 20 points in 12 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals. A native of Canada, Brendan Shanahan was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 1280 NHL games during his career, notching 566 goals and adding 605 assists along with 2284 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 12 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 8+12=20 with 11 PIM.

1-11-2004	Rookie of the month: Zach Paris� (C)
	NHL has awarded Zach Paris� (C) of New Jersey Devils as Rookie Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 6 assists for 11 points in 10 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal. A native of USA, Zach Paris� was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 10 NHL games during his career, notching 5 goals and adding 6 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 20 year old center has played 10 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 5+6=11 with 0 PIM.

31-10-2004	Media attacks the Washington Capitals
	The media is disappointed by the team's 12 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Lance and headcoach Robbie Ftorek

31-10-2004	Mats Sundin reaches a milestone !
	Mats Sundin(TOR) scored the 1100th point of his career in tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators on a feed by Owen Nolan. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, he commented to the media. A native of Sweden, Mats Sundin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 1096 NHL games during his career, notching 470 goals and adding 630 assists along with 869 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 10 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 5+6=11 with 0 PIM.

30-10-2004	Paul Kariya reaches a milestone !
	Paul Kariya(FLA) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Pavol Demitra. I'm just happy to contribute, he joked.. A native of Canada, Paul Kariya was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 666 NHL games during his career, notching 313 goals and adding 400 assists along with 237 penalty minutes. The 30 year old left wing has played 9 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 2+6=8 with 2 PIM.

25-10-2004	League suspends Chris Chelios
	The league board has suspended Florida Panthers player Chris Chelios for 9 games for injuring Patrik Elias of New Jersey Devils.

25-10-2004	Patrik Elias injured.
	Patrik Elias (NJ) suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Chris Chelios (FLA). He is expected to be sidelined indefinitely. After all our team has been through this year it doesn't surprise me that this happened. I guess some days you should just stay in bed, he commented from the trainers bench.

25-10-2004	Mario Lemieux injured.
	Mario Lemieux (DET) suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Ronald Petrovicky (ATL). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. Right now I'm at about 30%, but with 4-6 weeks off the Doctors say I'll be back in full form, he said while limping toward the dressing room.

24-10-2004	Player of the week: Vaclav Prospal (L)
	NHL has awarded Vaclav Prospal (L) of Anaheim Mighty Ducks as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 5 assists for 8 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal. A native of Czech, Vaclav Prospal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 3rd round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 558 NHL games during his career, notching 111 goals and adding 249 assists along with 292 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 9 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 4+8=12 with 2 PIM.

23-10-2004	COL-CAR trade
	Colorado Avalanche traded PIT's round 5 pick in 2006 to Carolina Hurricanes for Jesse Boulerice

21-10-2004	Ryan Smyth agrees on a contract with San Jose Sharks.
	Ryan Smyth has signed a $3,500,000 per year, 3 year deal with the San Jose Sharks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Ryan Smyth was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 649 NHL games during his career, notching 202 goals and adding 235 assists along with 515 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 7 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 4 PIM.

19-10-2004	Brian Leetch reaches a milestone !
	Brian Leetch(TOR) scored the 1000th point of his career in tonight's game against the Edmonton Oilers on a goal by Nik Antropov. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, were his words after the game.. A native of USA, Brian Leetch was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 1986 entry draft. He has appeared in 1149 NHL games during his career, notching 243 goals and adding 757 assists along with 535 penalty minutes. The 36 year old defenseman has played 5 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 0 PIM.

19-10-2004	Brendan Shanahan reaches a milestone !
	Brendan Shanahan(DET) notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a goal by Derek Morris. The pass just found the right guy, what more can I say, the happy player commented.. A native of Canada, Brendan Shanahan was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 1274 NHL games during his career, notching 561 goals and adding 600 assists along with 2282 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 6 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 3+7=10 with 9 PIM.

18-10-2004	Al MacInnis agrees on a contract with San Jose Sharks.
	Al MacInnis has signed a $4,500,000 per year, 1 year deal with the San Jose Sharks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Al MacInnis was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 1981 entry draft. He has appeared in 1416 NHL games during his career, notching 340 goals and adding 934 assists along with 1501 penalty minutes. The 41 year old defenseman has not yet played for the San Jose Sharks this season.

18-10-2004	PIT-CGY trade
	Pittsburgh Penguins traded Jamie Langenbrunner to Calgary Flames for Matthew Lombardi A native of Canada, Matthew Lombardi was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 7th round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 79 NHL games during his career, notching 16 goals and adding 13 assists along with 32 penalty minutes. The 22 year old center has not yet played for the Calgary Flames this season. He has played 6 games with the Las Vegas Wranglers this season, totalling 1+4=5 with 0 PIM. A native of USA, Jamie Langenbrunner was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 581 NHL games during his career, notching 126 goals and adding 197 assists along with 492 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 4 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 1+0=1 with 0 PIM.

18-10-2004	SJ-CGY trade
	San Jose Sharks traded Scott Hannan, Rob Davison, Miroslav Zalesak, Riku Hahl and Garrett Stafford to Calgary Flames for Pavel Kubina A native of Czech, Pavel Kubina was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 7th round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 458 NHL games during his career, notching 60 goals and adding 113 assists along with 569 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 3 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 2 PIM. A native of Canada, Scott Hannan was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 352 NHL games during his career, notching 15 goals and adding 64 assists along with 243 penalty minutes. The 25 year old defenseman has played 4 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 10 PIM. A native of Canada, Rob Davison was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 4th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 70 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 5 assists along with 114 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman has not yet played for the San Jose Sharks this season. He has played 4 games with the Cleveland Barons this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 14 PIM. A native of Slovakia, Miroslav Zalesak was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 4th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 12 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 2 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has not yet played for the San Jose Sharks this season. A native of Finland, Riku Hahl was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 6th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 92 NHL games during his career, notching 5 goals and adding 8 assists along with 38 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has not yet played for the San Jose Sharks this season. He has played 4 games with the Cleveland Barons this season, totalling 1+2=3 with 2 PIM.

18-10-2004	VAN-CGY trade
	Vancouver Canucks traded Julien Ellis-Plante, Alex Auld, Kirill Koltsov, Alexander Edler, Ryan Kesler and VAN's round 1 pick in 2005 to Calgary Flames for Mike Rathje and Miikka Kiprusoff A native of Canada, Mike Rathje was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 675 NHL games during his career, notching 27 goals and adding 128 assists along with 441 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has played 4 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 2 PIM. A native of Finland, Miikka Kiprusoff was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 5th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 91 NHL games during his career, booking 7 career shutouts and allowing 203 goals. The 27 year old goaltender has played 6 games with the Calgary Flames this season, allowing 25 goals on 157 while booking 0 shutouts. A native of Canada, Alex Auld was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 14 NHL games during his career, booking 1 career shutouts and allowing 24 goals. The 23 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Vancouver Canucks this season. He has played 3 games with the Manitoba Moose this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. A native of USA, Ryan Kesler was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 28 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 3 assists along with 16 penalty minutes. The 20 year old center has not yet played for the Vancouver Canucks this season. He has played 7 games with the Manitoba Moose this season, totalling 2+0=2 with 2 PIM.

18-10-2004	ATL-EDM trade
	Atlanta Thrashers traded Shawn McEachern and ATL's round 2 pick in 2005 to Edmonton Oilers for EDM's round 5 pick in 2005 and $2,500,000 cash A native of USA, Shawn McEachern was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 6th round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 888 NHL games during his career, notching 256 goals and adding 322 assists along with 488 penalty minutes. The 35 year old right wing has played 5 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 2+5=7 with 4 PIM.

18-10-2004	ATL-EDM trade
	Atlanta Thrashers traded EDM's round 5 pick in 2005 to Edmonton Oilers for ATL's round 2 pick in 2005

18-10-2004	Geoff Sanderson reaches a milestone !
	Geoff Sanderson(STL) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New York Rangers on a goal by Konstantin Koltsov. Whatever I can do to help the team is okay by me. As long as we get the 2 points that's the main thing, he said after viewing the play on the TV studio monitor.. A native of Canada, Geoff Sanderson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2nd round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 933 NHL games during his career, notching 318 goals and adding 300 assists along with 393 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 5 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 0 PIM.

17-10-2004	Player of the week: Vladimir Orszagh (L)
	NHL has awarded Vladimir Orszagh (L) of Nashville Predators as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals. A native of Slovakia, Vladimir Orszagh was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 5th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 278 NHL games during his career, notching 54 goals and adding 64 assists along with 180 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 5 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 4+4=8 with 0 PIM.

16-10-2004	Gary Roberts reaches a milestone !
	Gary Roberts(TOR) scored the 400th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks on a feed by Mats Sundin. With line mates like I have, it makes it pretty easy to score goals, he commented after giving the puck to a fan. A native of Canada, Gary Roberts was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 1984 entry draft. He has appeared in 1033 NHL games during his career, notching 400 goals and adding 413 assists along with 2347 penalty minutes. The 38 year old left wing has played 4 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 2 PIM.

15-10-2004	Dick T�rnstr�m injured.
	Dick T�rnstr�m (CGY) suffered arm injury during the game in an incident with Scott Thornton (EDM). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. Well, there's not much I can say, it happens, he said to the press.

14-10-2004	Media attacks the Washington Capitals
	The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Lance and headcoach Robbie Ftorek

13-10-2004	ATL-SJ trade
	Atlanta Thrashers traded Milan Hejduk, Jaroslav Modry, ATL's round 4 pick in 2005 and ATL's round 5 pick in 2005 to San Jose Sharks for Jim Fahey, Steve Bernier and Milan Michalek A native of USA, Jim Fahey was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 8th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 60 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 21 assists along with 51 penalty minutes. The 25 year old defenseman has played 2 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. A native of Czech, Milan Michalek was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 0 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 20 year old right wing has not yet played for the San Jose Sharks this season. A native of Czech, Milan Hejduk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 4th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 473 NHL games during his career, notching 199 goals and adding 223 assists along with 154 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 3 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 0 PIM. A native of Czech, Jaroslav Modry was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 9th round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 493 NHL games during his career, notching 41 goals and adding 149 assists along with 330 penalty minutes. The 33 year old defenseman has played 3 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 1+4=5 with 0 PIM.

13-10-2004	ATL-WSH trade
	Atlanta Thrashers traded Steve Bernier, Milan Michalek, ATL's round 3 pick in 2005, ATL's round 2 pick in 2006 and ATL's round 3 pick in 2006 to Washington Capitals for Alexander Ovechkin A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 1 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 19 year old right wing has played 2 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM. He has also played 2 games with the Portland Pirates this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. A native of Czech, Milan Michalek was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 0 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 20 year old right wing has not yet played for the Atlanta Thrashers this season.

13-10-2004	PIT-COL trade
	Pittsburgh Penguins traded Kris Beech, Tomas Surovy, PIT's round 4 pick in 2005 and PIT's round 5 pick in 2006 to Colorado Avalanche for Jamie Langenbrunner, Alexander Steen and COL's round 1 pick in 2006 A native of USA, Jamie Langenbrunner was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 581 NHL games during his career, notching 126 goals and adding 197 assists along with 492 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 4 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 1+0=1 with 0 PIM. A native of Canada, Kris Beech was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 99 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 17 assists along with 59 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has not yet played for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. He has played 3 games with the Wilkes-Barre Penguins this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 2 PIM. A native of Slovakia, Tomas Surovy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 76 NHL games during his career, notching 16 goals and adding 20 assists along with 28 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 3 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 2 PIM.

12-10-2004	Peter Forsberg agrees on a contract with Atlanta Thrashers.
	Peter Forsberg has signed a $9,000,000 per year, 6 year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Sweden, Peter Forsberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 582 NHL games during his career, notching 218 goals and adding 528 assists along with 546 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 2 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 2 PIM.

10-10-2004	Player of the week: Peter Forsberg (C)
	NHL has awarded Peter Forsberg (C) of Atlanta Thrashers as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points in 2 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals. A native of Sweden, Peter Forsberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 582 NHL games during his career, notching 218 goals and adding 528 assists along with 546 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 2 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 2 PIM.

9-10-2004	Teemu Sel�nne reaches a milestone !
	Teemu Sel�nne(FLA) notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Buffalo Sabres on a goal by Nathan Horton. My kids attended this game so it is extra special for me, he replied after giving his game stick to a representative of a local charity organization.. A native of Finland, Teemu Sel�nne was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 880 NHL games during his career, notching 453 goals and adding 500 assists along with 335 penalty minutes. The 34 year old left wing has played 1 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 0 PIM.

8-10-2004	EDM-SJ trade
	Edmonton Oilers traded Ryan Smyth to San Jose Sharks for Scott Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo A native of Canada, Scott Thornton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 766 NHL games during his career, notching 122 goals and adding 121 assists along with 1256 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 1 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 5 PIM. A native of Canada, Jonathan Cheechoo was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 148 NHL games during his career, notching 37 goals and adding 26 assists along with 72 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has played 1 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. A native of Canada, Ryan Smyth was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 644 NHL games during his career, notching 198 goals and adding 234 assists along with 511 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 2 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 0 PIM.

8-10-2004	CGY-PHI trade
	Calgary Flames traded Robyn Regehr, St�phane Yelle and CGY's round 3 pick in 2007 to Philadelphia Flyers for Tony Amonte, �ric Desjardins and Danny Markov A native of USA, Tony Amonte was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 1014 NHL games during his career, notching 392 goals and adding 436 assists along with 669 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 1 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. A native of Canada, �ric Desjardins was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 1099 NHL games during his career, notching 133 goals and adding 419 assists along with 701 penalty minutes. The 35 year old defenseman has played 1 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 1+0=1 with 0 PIM. A native of Russia, Danny Markov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 9th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 415 NHL games during his career, notching 25 goals and adding 95 assists along with 335 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman has played 1 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. A native of Canada, Robyn Regehr was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 365 NHL games during his career, notching 12 goals and adding 42 assists along with 370 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman has played 2 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. A native of Canada, St�phane Yelle was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 8th round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 642 NHL games during his career, notching 68 goals and adding 117 assists along with 326 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 2 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.

8-10-2004	CBS-FLA trade
	Columbus Blue Jackets traded Doug Weight and CGY's round 1 pick in 2005 to Florida Panthers for Stephen Weiss and Anthony Stewart A native of Canada, Stephen Weiss was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 135 NHL games during his career, notching 20 goals and adding 33 assists along with 27 penalty minutes. The 21 year old center has played 1 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 1+0=1 with 0 PIM. A native of Canada, Anthony Stewart was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 19 year old right wing has not yet played for the Florida Panthers this season. He has played 1 games with the San Antonio Rampage this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 2 PIM. A native of USA, Doug Weight was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 914 NHL games during his career, notching 224 goals and adding 605 assists along with 734 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 1 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

7-10-2004	Rick Nash agrees on a contract with Columbus Blue Jackets.
	Rick Nash has signed a $3,500,000 per year, 6 year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 155 NHL games during his career, notching 59 goals and adding 38 assists along with 165 penalty minutes. The 20 year old left wing has played 1 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 1+0=1 with 0 PIM.

4-10-2004	Zigmund Palffy agrees on a contract with San Jose Sharks.
	Zigmund Palffy has signed a $3,500,000 per year, 2 year deal with the San Jose Sharks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Slovakia, Zigmund Palffy was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 2nd round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 642 NHL games during his career, notching 318 goals and adding 353 assists along with 310 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

3-10-2004	CBS-STL trade
	Columbus Blue Jackets traded Marc Denis, Geoff Sanderson, Brett McLean, Trevor Letowski and Jekabs Redlihs to St. Louis Blues for Doug Weight, Eric Boguniecki and Andrei Mikhnov A native of USA, Doug Weight was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 913 NHL games during his career, notching 224 goals and adding 604 assists along with 734 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of USA, Eric Boguniecki was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 8th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 120 NHL games during his career, notching 28 goals and adding 32 assists along with 64 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of Canada, Marc Denis was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 245 NHL games during his career, booking 14 career shutouts and allowing 677 goals. The 27 year old goaltender looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of Canada, Geoff Sanderson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2nd round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 928 NHL games during his career, notching 316 goals and adding 296 assists along with 393 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of Canada, Brett McLean was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 9th round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 78 NHL games during his career, notching 11 goals and adding 20 assists along with 54 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of Canada, Trevor Letowski was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 7th round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 399 NHL games during his career, notching 63 goals and adding 84 assists along with 125 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

3-10-2004	SJ-LA trade
	San Jose Sharks traded Marcel Goc, Christian Ehrhoff, Steven Zalewski and COL's round 5 pick in 2005 to Los Angeles Kings for Craig Conroy and $1,500,000 cash A native of Canada, Craig Conroy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 6th round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 609 NHL games during his career, notching 118 goals and adding 222 assists along with 337 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

3-10-2004	SJ-CGY trade
	San Jose Sharks traded Niko Dimitrakos and Mike Rathje to Calgary Flames for Toni Lydman, Steven Reinprecht and CGY's round 3 pick in 2005 A native of Finland, Toni Lydman was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 4th round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 289 NHL games during his career, notching 19 goals and adding 74 assists along with 140 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of Canada, Steven Reinprecht, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 269 NHL games during his career, notching 59 goals and adding 103 assists along with 56 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of USA, Niko Dimitrakos was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 5th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 89 NHL games during his career, notching 15 goals and adding 22 assists along with 57 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of Canada, Mike Rathje was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 671 NHL games during his career, notching 27 goals and adding 128 assists along with 439 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

3-10-2004	STL-LA trade
	St. Louis Blues traded Konstantin Zakharov and STL's round 4 pick in 2005 to Los Angeles Kings for St�phane Quintal A native of Canada, St�phane Quintal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 1037 NHL games during his career, notching 63 goals and adding 180 assists along with 1320 penalty minutes. The 35 year old defenseman looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

3-10-2004	CBS-NYR trade
	Columbus Blue Jackets traded Petr Pohl, Sergei Mozyakin and Kevin Jarman to New York Rangers for Bobby Holik and Jed Ortmeyer A native of Czech, Bobby Holik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 1024 NHL games during his career, notching 281 goals and adding 361 assists along with 1100 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of USA, Jed Ortmeyer, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 58 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 4 assists along with 16 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

3-10-2004	SJ-STL trade
	San Jose Sharks traded Marco Sturm, SJ's round 4 pick in 2005 and SJ's round 4 pick in 2006 to St. Louis Blues for Keith Tkachuk and $2,000,000 cash A native of USA, Keith Tkachuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 856 NHL games during his career, notching 431 goals and adding 401 assists along with 1861 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of Germany, Marco Sturm was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 530 NHL games during his career, notching 122 goals and adding 135 assists along with 226 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

3-10-2004	CGY-CBS trade
	Calgary Flames traded Dion Phaneuf and CGY's round 1 pick in 2005 to Columbus Blue Jackets for Todd Marchant, Dan Boyle and CBS's round 1 pick in 2006 A native of USA, Todd Marchant was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 7th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 756 NHL games during his career, notching 145 goals and adding 232 assists along with 524 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of Canada, Dan Boyle, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 325 NHL games during his career, notching 37 goals and adding 114 assists along with 181 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

3-10-2004	Arturs Irbe claimed off waivers.
	Phoenix Coyotes claimed Arturs Irbe, who had been with Columbus Blue Jackets, off waivers.

3-10-2004	Alexander Karpovtsev claimed off waivers.
	Phoenix Coyotes claimed Alexander Karpovtsev, who had been with Florida Panthers, off waivers.

3-10-2004	Espen Knutsen claimed off waivers.
	Columbus Blue Jackets claimed Espen Knutsen, who had been with Pittsburgh Penguins, off waivers.

2-10-2004	Vincent Damphousse agrees on a contract with San Jose Sharks.
	Vincent Damphousse has signed a $5,000,000 per year, 1 year deal with the San Jose Sharks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Vincent Damphousse was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 1986 entry draft. He has appeared in 1378 NHL games during his career, notching 432 goals and adding 773 assists along with 1190 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

1-10-2004	Markus N�slund agrees on a contract with Vancouver Canucks.
	Markus N�slund has signed a $5,000,000 per year, 4 year deal with the Vancouver Canucks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Sweden, Markus N�slund was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 790 NHL games during his career, notching 290 goals and adding 339 assists along with 513 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

30-9-2004

Media rates the best players in the league

GOALTENDER
Name	OF	DF	OA	Age	Team
Martin Brodeur	A-	A-	A-	32	New Jersey Devils
Roberto Luongo	B	A-	B	25	Florida Panthers
Nikolai Khabibulin	B	B	B	31	Tampa Bay Lightning
Jean-S�bastien Gigu�re	B	B	B	27	Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Marty Turco	B-	B	B	29	Dallas Stars
Ed Belfour	B-	B-	B	39	Toronto Maple Leafs
Jos� Th�odore	B	B-	B	28	Montreal Canadiens
Miikka Kiprusoff	B-	B	B	27	Calgary Flames
Curtis Joseph	B-	B-	B	37	Detroit Red Wings
David Aebischer	B-	B	B-	26	Colorado Avalanche
DEFENSEMAN
Name	OF	DF	OA	Age	Team
Nicklas Lidstr�m	A-	B	B	34	Detroit Red Wings
Rob Blake	B	B	B	34	Toronto Maple Leafs
Brian Leetch	B	B-	B	36	Toronto Maple Leafs
Scott Stevens	C-	A	B	40	New Jersey Devils
Adam Foote	C	A-	B-	33	Boston Bruins
Scott Niedermayer	B-	B-	B-	31	New Jersey Devils
Ed Jovanovski	B-	A-	B-	28	Vancouver Canucks
Chris Chelios	B-	B	B-	42	Florida Panthers
Zdeno Chara	C	A-	B-	27	Ottawa Senators
Wade Redden	C	B	B-	27	Ottawa Senators
LEFT WING
Name	OF	DF	OA	Age	Team
Paul Kariya	A	C	B	29	Florida Panthers
Markus N�slund	A	C	B	31	Vancouver Canucks
Ilya Kovalchuk	A-	C	B-	21	Atlanta Thrashers
Miroslav Satan	B	C	B-	29	Buffalo Sabres
Brendan Shanahan	B	B-	B-	35	Detroit Red Wings
Ray Whitney	B-	C	B-	32	Phoenix Coyotes
Patrik Elias	B	B-	B-	28	New Jersey Devils
Keith Tkachuk	B	B-	B-	32	St. Louis Blues
Martin Straka	B	B-	B-	32	Los Angeles Kings
Sergei Samsonov	A-	C	B-	25	Boston Bruins
CENTER
Name	OF	DF	OA	Age	Team
Peter Forsberg	A	A-	A-	31	Atlanta Thrashers
Joe Thornton	A-	B-	B	25	Boston Bruins
Joe Sakic	A-	B-	B	35	Colorado Avalanche
Sergei Fedorov	B	B	B	34	Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Mike Modano	A-	B-	B	34	Dallas Stars
Mats Sundin	A-	B-	B	33	Toronto Maple Leafs
Mario Lemieux	A	C	B	38	Detroit Red Wings
Jason Allison	B	C	B	29	Tampa Bay Lightning
Steve Yzerman	B	B-	B	39	Phoenix Coyotes
Doug Weight	B	C	B	33	St. Louis Blues
RIGHT WING
Name	OF	DF	OA	Age	Team
Jaromir Jagr	A	C	B	32	New Jersey Devils
Pavol Demitra	A-	B-	B	29	Florida Panthers
Jarome Iginla	B	B-	B	27	Calgary Flames
Martin St-Louis	A-	C	B	29	Tampa Bay Lightning
Todd Bertuzzi	A-	B-	B	29	Vancouver Canucks
Brett Hull	A-	C	B-	40	New Jersey Devils
Pavel Bure	A-	C	B-	33	Colorado Avalanche
Marian Hossa	A-	B-	B-	25	Ottawa Senators
Alex Kovalev	A-	C	B-	31	Boston Bruins
Dany Heatley	B	C	B-	23	Colorado Avalanche

30-9-2004	COL-SJ trade
	Colorado Avalanche traded Riku Hahl and COL's round 5 pick in 2005 to San Jose Sharks for Josh Gorges and Tero M��tt� A native of Finland, Riku Hahl was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 6th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 92 NHL games during his career, notching 5 goals and adding 8 assists along with 38 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center is expecting a good season for the team.

30-9-2004	VAN-PHO trade
	Vancouver Canucks traded Brad May, Brendan Morrison, Matt Cooke and VAN's round 3 pick in 2005 to Phoenix Coyotes for Henrik Zetterberg and Mike Comrie A native of Sweden, Henrik Zetterberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 140 NHL games during his career, notching 37 goals and adding 50 assists along with 22 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing is looking forward for the start of the season. A native of Canada, Mike Comrie was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 3rd round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 241 NHL games during his career, notching 73 goals and adding 84 assists along with 177 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center is expecting a good season for the team. A native of USA, Brad May was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 804 NHL games during his career, notching 120 goals and adding 146 assists along with 1937 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. A native of Canada, Brendan Morrison was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 471 NHL games during his career, notching 111 goals and adding 231 assists along with 190 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center is expecting a good season for the team. A native of Canada, Matt Cooke was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 379 NHL games during his career, notching 58 goals and adding 81 assists along with 426 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

30-9-2004	PHO-COL trade
	Phoenix Coyotes traded Kiel McLeod to Colorado Avalanche for Viktor Kozlov, COL's round 5 pick in 2006 and COL's round 4 pick in 2007 A native of Russia, Viktor Kozlov was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 599 NHL games during his career, notching 132 goals and adding 234 assists along with 170 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. A native of Canada, Kiel McLeod was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 21 year old center is waiting for a good start this season.

30-9-2004	STL-PIT trade
	St. Louis Blues traded STL's round 1 pick in 2005 to Pittsburgh Penguins for Konstantin Koltsov and Shane Endicott A native of Belarussia, Konstantin Koltsov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 84 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 20 assists along with 30 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing is getting ready for the upcoming season. A native of Canada, Shane Endicott was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2nd round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 4 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 1 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 22 year old center is expecting a good season for the team.

29-9-2004	Petr Cajanek claimed off waivers.
	Atlanta Thrashers claimed Petr Cajanek, who had been with St. Louis Blues, in waiverdraft.

29-9-2004	Boyd Devereaux claimed off waivers.
	Columbus Blue Jackets claimed Boyd Devereaux, who had been with Phoenix Coyotes, in waiverdraft.

29-9-2004	Bryan Allen claimed off waivers.
	Los Angeles Kings claimed Bryan Allen, who had been with Vancouver Canucks, in waiverdraft.

29-9-2004	Chris Gratton claimed off waivers.
	Pittsburgh Penguins claimed Chris Gratton, who had been with Columbus Blue Jackets, in waiverdraft.

29-9-2004	Andrew Ference claimed off waivers.
	New York Rangers claimed Andrew Ference, who had been with Calgary Flames, in waiverdraft.

29-9-2004	John Grahame claimed off waivers.
	Detroit Red Wings claimed John Grahame, who had been with Columbus Blue Jackets, in waiverdraft.

29-9-2004	COL-CBS trade
	Colorado Avalanche traded Chris Gratton, Brett McLean and COL's round 1 pick in 2005 to Columbus Blue Jackets for Dmitri Kosmachev, Dan Fritsche and Pascal Leclaire A native of Canada, Chris Gratton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 851 NHL games during his career, notching 174 goals and adding 296 assists along with 1351 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has not yet played for the Colorado Avalanche this season. A native of Canada, Brett McLean was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 9th round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 78 NHL games during his career, notching 11 goals and adding 20 assists along with 54 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has not yet played for the Colorado Avalanche this season.

29-9-2004	DET-PHO trade
	Detroit Red Wings traded Jason Woolley, Ric Jackman, Kirk Maltby, Steve Yzerman, Ray Whitney, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Franz�n, Mark Mowers, Jamie Rivers, Jimmy Howard, DET's round 1 pick in 2006 and DET's round 2 pick in 2006 to Phoenix Coyotes for Derek Morris, Sean O'Donnell, Daymond Langkow, Shane Doan, Enver Lisin and Ladislav Nagy A native of Canada, Derek Morris was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 509 NHL games during his career, notching 53 goals and adding 196 assists along with 510 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 8 PIM. A native of Canada, Sean O'Donnell was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 6th round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 701 NHL games during his career, notching 21 goals and adding 124 assists along with 1244 penalty minutes. The 32 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 0+5=5 with 9 PIM. A native of Canada, Daymond Langkow was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 633 NHL games during his career, notching 139 goals and adding 221 assists along with 378 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 8 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 4 PIM. A native of Canada, Shane Doan was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 656 NHL games during his career, notching 145 goals and adding 213 assists along with 592 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 4 PIM. A native of Slovakia, Ladislav Nagy was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 7th round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 274 NHL games during his career, notching 82 goals and adding 100 assists along with 216 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 8 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 3+5=8 with 4 PIM. A native of Canada, Jason Woolley was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 3rd round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 673 NHL games during his career, notching 67 goals and adding 231 assists along with 402 penalty minutes. The 35 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 0+3=3 with 0 PIM. A native of Canada, Ric Jackman was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 144 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 28 assists along with 96 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 0+3=3 with 2 PIM. A native of Canada, Kirk Maltby was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 3rd round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 717 NHL games during his career, notching 102 goals and adding 109 assists along with 645 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. A native of Canada, Steve Yzerman was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round of the 1983 entry draft. He has appeared in 1461 NHL games during his career, notching 681 goals and adding 1046 assists along with 906 penalty minutes. The 39 year old center has played 8 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 0 PIM. A native of Canada, Ray Whitney was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 708 NHL games during his career, notching 207 goals and adding 332 assists along with 219 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 8 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 0 PIM. A native of Sweden, Henrik Zetterberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 148 NHL games during his career, notching 38 goals and adding 51 assists along with 26 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 8 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 4 PIM. A native of USA, Mark Mowers, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 137 NHL games during his career, notching 8 goals and adding 21 assists along with 20 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. A native of Canada, Jamie Rivers was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 3rd round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 390 NHL games during his career, notching 16 goals and adding 40 assists along with 311 penalty minutes. The 29 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season.

29-9-2004	CBS-NJ trade
	Columbus Blue Jackets traded Manny Malhotra, Duvie Westcott, CBS's round 2 pick in 2005 and CBS's round 3 pick in 2005 to New Jersey Devils for Erik Rasmussen, Jiri Bicek and Ari Ahonen A native of USA, Erik Rasmussen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 407 NHL games during his career, notching 44 goals and adding 64 assists along with 248 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has not yet played for the New Jersey Devils this season. A native of Slovakia, Jiri Bicek was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 5th round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 62 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 7 assists along with 29 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has not yet played for the New Jersey Devils this season. A native of Finland, Ari Ahonen was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old goaltender has not yet played for the New Jersey Devils this season. A native of Canada, Manny Malhotra was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 354 NHL games during his career, notching 36 goals and adding 44 assists along with 169 penalty minutes. The 24 year old left wing has played 8 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 1+2=3 with 4 PIM. A native of Canada, Duvie Westcott, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 85 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 15 assists along with 18 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 0 PIM.

29-9-2004	COL-TOR trade
	Colorado Avalanche traded Darby Hendrickson to Toronto Maple Leafs for Alexander Steen A native of USA, Darby Hendrickson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 4th round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 519 NHL games during his career, notching 65 goals and adding 64 assists along with 370 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 1 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.

29-9-2004	CBS-TB trade
	Columbus Blue Jackets traded David Vyborny and Andrew Cassels to Tampa Bay Lightning for John Grahame, Dan Boyle and TB's round 2 pick in 2006 A native of USA, John Grahame was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 9th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 122 NHL games during his career, booking 7 career shutouts and allowing 288 goals. The 29 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. A native of Canada, Dan Boyle, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 333 NHL games during his career, notching 39 goals and adding 118 assists along with 185 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 2+4=6 with 4 PIM. A native of Czech, David Vyborny was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2nd round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 315 NHL games during his career, notching 68 goals and adding 94 assists along with 84 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has not yet played for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. A native of Canada, Andrew Cassels was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 992 NHL games during his career, notching 201 goals and adding 525 assists along with 396 penalty minutes. The 35 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 1+5=6 with 0 PIM.

29-9-2004	Lasse Pirjet� released.
	Pittsburgh Penguins released Lasse Pirjet� to free agency.

28-9-2004	PIT-TB trade
	Pittsburgh Penguins traded Josef Melichar to Tampa Bay Lightning for Matt Smaby, TB's round 5 pick in 2005 and CGY's round 3 pick in 2006 A native of Czech, Josef Melichar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 3rd round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 168 NHL games during his career, notching 3 goals and adding 10 assists along with 153 penalty minutes. The 25 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

28-9-2004	NJ-COL trade
	New Jersey Devils traded Viktor Kozlov to Colorado Avalanche for COL's round 4 pick in 2005 and COL's round 3 pick in 2006 A native of Russia, Viktor Kozlov was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 599 NHL games during his career, notching 132 goals and adding 234 assists along with 170 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has not yet played for the New Jersey Devils this season.

28-9-2004	NJ-COL trade
	New Jersey Devils traded Jamie Langenbrunner to Colorado Avalanche for Dan Hinote A native of USA, Dan Hinote was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 280 NHL games during his career, notching 22 goals and adding 30 assists along with 206 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has not yet played for the Colorado Avalanche this season. A native of USA, Jamie Langenbrunner was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 577 NHL games during his career, notching 125 goals and adding 197 assists along with 492 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has not yet played for the New Jersey Devils this season.

28-9-2004	PIT-SJ trade
	Pittsburgh Penguins traded Mark Recchi to San Jose Sharks for Lukas Kaspar and SJ's round 3 pick in 2005 A native of Canada, Mark Recchi was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 1181 NHL games during his career, notching 458 goals and adding 746 assists along with 780 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 0 PIM.

26-9-2004	Player of the week: Daniel Alfredsson (R)
	NHL has awarded Daniel Alfredsson (R) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals. A native of Sweden, Daniel Alfredsson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 6th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 637 NHL games during his career, notching 224 goals and adding 352 assists along with 267 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 5+3=8 with 8 PIM.

19-9-2004	Player of the week: Henrik Sedin (C)
	NHL has awarded Henrik Sedin (C) of Vancouver Canucks as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal. A native of Sweden, Henrik Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 323 NHL games during his career, notching 48 goals and adding 105 assists along with 144 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 5 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 0 PIM.

12-9-2004	Player of the week: �ric Daz� (L)
	NHL has awarded �ric Daz� (L) of Chicago Blackhawks as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals. A native of Canada, �ric Daz� was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 4th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 603 NHL games during his career, notching 229 goals and adding 174 assists along with 174 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 3 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 3+2=5 with 0 PIM.

7-9-2004	WSH-NAS trade
	Washington Capitals traded Jeff Halpern, Brendan Witt and WSH's round 3 pick in 2006 to Nashville Predators for Timofei Shishkanov, Kevin Klein and Grigori Shafigullin A native of Russia, Timofei Shishkanov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing has not yet played for the Nashville Predators this season. A native of USA, Jeff Halpern, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 368 NHL games during his career, notching 76 goals and adding 94 assists along with 272 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has not yet played for the Washington Capitals this season. A native of Canada, Brendan Witt was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 568 NHL games during his career, notching 19 goals and adding 53 assists along with 894 penalty minutes. The 29 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Washington Capitals this season.

6-9-2004	Zigmund Palffy agrees on a contract with San Jose Sharks.
	Zigmund Palffy has signed a $6,000,000 per year, 1 year deal with the San Jose Sharks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Slovakia, Zigmund Palffy was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 2nd round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 642 NHL games during his career, notching 318 goals and adding 353 assists along with 310 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing is expecting a good season for the team.

5-9-2004	Player of the week: Kim Johnsson (D)
	NHL has awarded Kim Johnsson (D) of Philadelphia Flyers as Player Of The Week He registered 1 goals and 1 assists for 2 points in 1 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal. A native of Sweden, Kim Johnsson was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 396 NHL games during his career, notching 46 goals and adding 125 assists along with 192 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman has played 1 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 0 PIM.

5-9-2004	Chris Osgood agrees on a contract with Columbus Blue Jackets.
	Chris Osgood has signed a $4,000,000 per year, 2 year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Chris Osgood was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 568 NHL games during his career, booking 41 career shutouts and allowing 1324 goals. The 31 year old goaltender is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

4-9-2004	Teppo Numminen agrees on a contract with Detroit Red Wings.
	Teppo Numminen has signed a $4,500,000 per year, 1 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Finland, Teppo Numminen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2nd round of the 1986 entry draft. He has appeared in 1160 NHL games during his career, notching 111 goals and adding 440 assists along with 423 penalty minutes. The 36 year old defenseman is waiting for a good start this season.

4-9-2004	Brendan Morrison agrees on a contract with Vancouver Canucks.
	Brendan Morrison has signed a $4,500,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Vancouver Canucks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Brendan Morrison was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 471 NHL games during his career, notching 111 goals and adding 231 assists along with 190 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center is expecting a good season for the team.

1-9-2004	Alex Zhamnov agrees on a contract with Vancouver Canucks.
	Alex Zhamnov has signed a $3,500,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Vancouver Canucks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Russia, Alex Zhamnov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 4th round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 783 NHL games during his career, notching 248 goals and adding 461 assists along with 638 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center is getting ready for the upcoming season.

1-9-2004	NYR-NJ trade
	New York Rangers traded NYR's round 3 pick in 2005 and NYR's round 4 pick in 2005 to New Jersey Devils for Jay Pandolfo A native of USA, Jay Pandolfo was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 488 NHL games during his career, notching 55 goals and adding 78 assists along with 92 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing is waiting for a good start this season.

1-9-2004	PIT-PHI trade
	Pittsburgh Penguins traded PIT's round 4 pick in 2007 to Philadelphia Flyers for Travis Gawryletz

1-9-2004	PIT-DET trade
	Pittsburgh Penguins traded S�bastien Caron and Mario Lemieux to Detroit Red Wings for Evan McGrath and DET's round 1 pick in 2005 A native of Canada, S�bastien Caron was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 3rd round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 64 NHL games during his career, booking 3 career shutouts and allowing 200 goals. The 24 year old goaltender is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. A native of Canada, Mario Lemieux was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 1984 entry draft. He has appeared in 889 NHL games during his career, notching 683 goals and adding 1018 assists along with 818 penalty minutes. The 38 year old center is getting ready for the upcoming season.

1-9-2004	PIT-CGY trade
	Pittsburgh Penguins traded Dick T�rnstr�m to Calgary Flames for Kris Chucko A native of Sweden, Dick T�rnstr�m was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 203 NHL games during his career, notching 26 goals and adding 86 assists along with 126 penalty minutes. The 29 year old defenseman is getting ready for the upcoming season.

1-9-2004	TB-CGY trade
	Tampa Bay Lightning traded Pavel Kubina to Calgary Flames for Rhett Warrener, CGY's round 2 pick in 2005 and CGY's round 3 pick in 2006 A native of Canada, Rhett Warrener was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 560 NHL games during his career, notching 16 goals and adding 70 assists along with 757 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman is waiting for a good start this season. A native of Czech, Pavel Kubina was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 7th round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 455 NHL games during his career, notching 60 goals and adding 111 assists along with 567 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

1-9-2004	COL-DET trade
	Colorado Avalanche traded Steve Konowalchuk and COL's round 2 pick in 2005 to Detroit Red Wings for Jiri Hudler A native of Czech, Jiri Hudler was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 12 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 2 assists along with 10 penalty minutes. The 20 year old center is expecting a good season for the team. A native of USA, Steve Konowalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 3rd round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 769 NHL games during his career, notching 165 goals and adding 216 assists along with 689 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing is waiting for a good start this season.

1-9-2004	COL-CAR trade
	Colorado Avalanche traded Alex Tanguay, Karlis Skrastins, Ossi V��n�nen and Antti Laaksonen to Carolina Hurricanes for Josef Vasicek, Justin Williams and Radim Vrbata A native of Czech, Josef Vasicek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 4th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 293 NHL games during his career, notching 51 goals and adding 66 assists along with 199 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing is getting ready for the upcoming season. A native of Canada, Justin Williams was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 179 NHL games during his career, notching 37 goals and adding 52 assists along with 76 penalty minutes. The 22 year old right wing is looking forward for the start of the season. A native of Czech, Radim Vrbata was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 208 NHL games during his career, notching 46 goals and adding 44 assists along with 56 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing is expecting a good season for the team. A native of Canada, Alex Tanguay was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 379 NHL games during his career, notching 108 goals and adding 214 assists along with 173 penalty minutes. The 24 year old left wing is looking forward for the start of the season. A native of Latvia, Karlis Skrastins was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 9th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 389 NHL games during his career, notching 18 goals and adding 49 assists along with 156 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman is looking forward for the start of the season. A native of Finland, Ossi V��n�nen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 303 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 35 assists along with 335 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman is getting ready for the upcoming season. A native of Finland, Antti Laaksonen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 8th round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 361 NHL games during his career, notching 62 goals and adding 68 assists along with 96 penalty minutes. The 30 year old left wing is expecting a good season for the team.

31-8-2004	NYR-NJ trade
	New York Rangers traded Mark Messier, Jaromir Jagr and Dan Blackburn to New Jersey Devils for Travis Zajac, Matt Murley, Tuomas Pihlman, Krisjanis Redlihs, Anton Kadeykin and Petr Vrana A native of USA, Matt Murley was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2nd round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 18 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 1 assists along with 14 penalty minutes. The 24 year old left wing is waiting for a good start this season. A native of Canada, Mark Messier was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 3rd round of the 1979 entry draft. He has appeared in 1756 NHL games during his career, notching 694 goals and adding 1193 assists along with 1910 penalty minutes. The 43 year old center is getting ready for the upcoming season. A native of Czech, Jaromir Jagr was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 1027 NHL games during his career, notching 537 goals and adding 772 assists along with 699 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing is getting ready for the upcoming season. A native of Canada, Dan Blackburn was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 63 NHL games during his career, booking 1 career shutouts and allowing 188 goals. The 21 year old goaltender is getting ready for the upcoming season.

31-8-2004	PIT-CHI trade
	Pittsburgh Penguins traded PIT's round 1 pick in 2005 to Chicago Blackhawks for Steve McCarthy and CHI's round 1 pick in 2005 A native of Canada, Steve McCarthy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 134 NHL games during his career, notching 3 goals and adding 13 assists along with 45 penalty minutes. The 23 year old defenseman is expecting a good season for the team.

31-8-2004	PIT-CHI trade
	Pittsburgh Penguins traded CHI's round 1 pick in 2005 to Chicago Blackhawks for PIT's round 1 pick in 2005

31-8-2004	WSH-COL trade
	Washington Capitals traded Dainius Zubrus, Brian Willsie, Nolan Yonkman and WSH's round 1 pick in 2005 to Colorado Avalanche for COL's round 1 pick in 2005 A native of La-la-land, Dainius Zubrus was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 539 NHL games during his career, notching 91 goals and adding 152 assists along with 303 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing is expecting a good season for the team. A native of Canada, Brian Willsie was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 6th round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 118 NHL games during his career, notching 17 goals and adding 13 assists along with 47 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

31-8-2004	WSH-COL trade
	Washington Capitals traded COL's round 1 pick in 2005 to Colorado Avalanche for WSH's round 1 pick in 2005

31-8-2004	COL-BOS trade
	Colorado Avalanche traded Adam Foote to Boston Bruins for Martin Samuelsson A native of Sweden, Martin Samuelsson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 14 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 1 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 22 year old left wing is expecting a good season for the team. A native of Canada, Adam Foote was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2nd round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 799 NHL games during his career, notching 55 goals and adding 179 assists along with 1140 penalty minutes. The 33 year old defenseman is getting ready for the upcoming season.

31-8-2004	ATL-COL trade
	Atlanta Thrashers traded Tomas Kloucek, Dany Heatley and Braydon Coburn to Colorado Avalanche for Peter Forsberg and Milan Hejduk A native of Sweden, Peter Forsberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 580 NHL games during his career, notching 216 goals and adding 525 assists along with 544 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. A native of Czech, Milan Hejduk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 4th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 470 NHL games during his career, notching 197 goals and adding 219 assists along with 154 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing is looking forward for the start of the season. A native of Czech, Tomas Kloucek was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 5th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 140 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 8 assists along with 248 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. A native of Canada, Dany Heatley was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 190 NHL games during his career, notching 80 goals and adding 101 assists along with 132 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing is waiting for a good start this season. A native of Canada, Braydon Coburn was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 19 year old defenseman is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

29-8-2004	Paul Kariya agrees on a contract with Florida Panthers.
	Paul Kariya has signed a $10,500,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Florida Panthers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Paul Kariya was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 657 NHL games during his career, notching 311 goals and adding 394 assists along with 235 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

29-8-2004	Teemu Sel�nne agrees on a contract with Florida Panthers.
	Teemu Sel�nne has signed a $6,500,000 per year, 2 year deal with the Florida Panthers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Finland, Teemu Sel�nne was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 879 NHL games during his career, notching 452 goals and adding 499 assists along with 335 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing is expecting a good season for the team.

29-8-2004	Jason Allison agrees on a contract with Tampa Bay Lightning.
	Jason Allison has signed a $6,500,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Jason Allison was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 486 NHL games during his career, notching 137 goals and adding 288 assists along with 365 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

29-8-2004	Adam Deadmarsh agrees on a contract with Pittsburgh Penguins.
	Adam Deadmarsh has signed a $6,000,000 per year, 6 year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of USA, Adam Deadmarsh was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 567 NHL games during his career, notching 184 goals and adding 189 assists along with 819 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

29-8-2004	Chris Chelios agrees on a contract with Florida Panthers.
	Chris Chelios has signed a $7,500,000 per year, 1 year deal with the Florida Panthers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of USA, Chris Chelios was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 1981 entry draft. He has appeared in 1395 NHL games during his career, notching 178 goals and adding 736 assists along with 2695 penalty minutes. The 42 year old defenseman is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

29-8-2004	Pavel Bure agrees on a contract with Colorado Avalanche.
	Pavel Bure has signed a $11,000,000 per year, 1 year deal with the Colorado Avalanche. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Russia, Pavel Bure was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 702 NHL games during his career, notching 437 goals and adding 342 assists along with 484 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing is getting ready for the upcoming season.

29-8-2004	Glen Murray agrees on a contract with Boston Bruins.
	Glen Murray has signed a $6,500,000 per year, 2 year deal with the Boston Bruins. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Glen Murray was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 823 NHL games during his career, notching 268 goals and adding 255 assists along with 533 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

29-8-2004	Radek Bonk agrees on a contract with Montreal Canadiens.
	Radek Bonk has signed a $6,000,000 per year, 2 year deal with the Montreal Canadiens. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Czech, Radek Bonk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 689 NHL games during his career, notching 152 goals and adding 247 assists along with 401 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

29-8-2004	Alex Kovalev agrees on a contract with Boston Bruins.
	Alex Kovalev has signed a $8,500,000 per year, 2 year deal with the Boston Bruins. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Russia, Alex Kovalev was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 849 NHL games during his career, notching 292 goals and adding 388 assists along with 902 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing is expecting a good season for the team.

29-8-2004	Michal Handzus agrees on a contract with Philadelphia Flyers.
	Michal Handzus has signed a $3,500,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Slovakia, Michal Handzus was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 436 NHL games during his career, notching 101 goals and adding 147 assists along with 269 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center is getting ready for the upcoming season.

29-8-2004	Pavol Demitra agrees on a contract with Florida Panthers.
	Pavol Demitra has signed a $9,000,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Florida Panthers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Slovakia, Pavol Demitra was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 9th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 553 NHL games during his career, notching 216 goals and adding 303 assists along with 170 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

29-8-2004	Evgeni Nabokov agrees on a contract with San Jose Sharks.
	Evgeni Nabokov has signed a $6,000,000 per year, 3 year deal with the San Jose Sharks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of La-la-land, Evgeni Nabokov was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 9th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 258 NHL games during his career, booking 26 career shutouts and allowing 572 goals. The 29 year old goaltender is getting ready for the upcoming season.

29-8-2004	Andrei Nikolishin agrees on a contract with New York Islanders.
	Andrei Nikolishin has signed a $5,000,000 per year, 1 year deal with the New York Islanders. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Russia, Andrei Nikolishin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2nd round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 628 NHL games during his career, notching 93 goals and adding 187 assists along with 270 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center is waiting for a good start this season.

29-8-2004	Peter Bondra agrees on a contract with Pittsburgh Penguins.
	Peter Bondra has signed a $4,000,000 per year, 1 year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Slovakia, Peter Bondra was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 8th round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 984 NHL games during his career, notching 477 goals and adding 362 assists along with 695 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

29-8-2004	Eric Lindros agrees on a contract with Vancouver Canucks.
	Eric Lindros has signed a $4,000,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Vancouver Canucks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Eric Lindros was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 678 NHL games during his career, notching 356 goals and adding 461 assists along with 1285 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center is waiting for a good start this season.

29-8-2004	Miikka Kiprusoff agrees on a contract with Calgary Flames.
	Miikka Kiprusoff has signed a $5,500,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Calgary Flames. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Finland, Miikka Kiprusoff was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 5th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 85 NHL games during his career, booking 7 career shutouts and allowing 178 goals. The 27 year old goaltender is expecting a good season for the team.

29-8-2004	Ilya Kovalchuk agrees on a contract with Atlanta Thrashers.
	Ilya Kovalchuk has signed a $4,000,000 per year, 6 year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 227 NHL games during his career, notching 108 goals and adding 97 assists along with 148 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing is looking forward for the start of the season.

29-8-2004	Pasi Nurminen agrees on a contract with Atlanta Thrashers.
	Pasi Nurminen has signed a $3,250,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Finland, Pasi Nurminen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 6th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 125 NHL games during his career, booking 5 career shutouts and allowing 338 goals. The 28 year old goaltender is getting ready for the upcoming season.

29-6-2004	Jarome Iginla agrees on a contract with Calgary Flames.
	Jarome Iginla has signed a $8,500,000 per year, 4 year deal with the Calgary Flames. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Jarome Iginla was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 626 NHL games during his career, notching 250 goals and adding 253 assists along with 422 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

29-6-2004	Peter Forsberg agrees on a contract with Colorado Avalanche.
	Peter Forsberg has signed a $12,000,000 per year, 1 year deal with the Colorado Avalanche. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Sweden, Peter Forsberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 580 NHL games during his career, notching 216 goals and adding 525 assists along with 544 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center is expecting a good season for the team.

29-6-2004	Brett Hull agrees on a contract with New Jersey Devils.
	Brett Hull has signed a $5,500,000 per year, 1 year deal with the New Jersey Devils. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of USA, Brett Hull was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 6th round of the 1984 entry draft. He has appeared in 1264 NHL games during his career, notching 741 goals and adding 649 assists along with 458 penalty minutes. The 39 year old right wing is expecting a good season for the team.

29-6-2004	Chris Pronger agrees on a contract with St. Louis Blues.
	Chris Pronger has signed a $9,500,000 per year, 2 year deal with the St. Louis Blues. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Chris Pronger was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 722 NHL games during his career, notching 94 goals and adding 306 assists along with 1098 penalty minutes. The 29 year old defenseman is looking forward for the start of the season.

29-6-2004	Anson Carter agrees on a contract with Boston Bruins.
	Anson Carter has signed a $4,000,000 per year, 2 year deal with the Boston Bruins. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Anson Carter was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 529 NHL games during his career, notching 158 goals and adding 180 assists along with 170 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts.

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