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NHL FREE AGENT LIST

NEW YORK (AP) Team-by-team list of players who became NHL free agents Wednesday, as released by the league:

ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS

Drew Bannister (II); Espen Knutsen (II); Peter Leboutillier (II); Eric Lecompte (II); Jim McKenzie (II); Steve Rucchin (II); Dan Trebil (II); Nikolai Tsulygin (II); Brent Severyn (III); Scott Young (V-II); Shawn Antoski (un); Richard Park (un); Kevin Todd-x (un)

BOSTON BRUINS

Jason Allison (II); Anson Carter (II); Ted Donato (II); Aaron Downey (II); Steve Heinze (II); Dmitri Khristich (II); Kyle McLaren (II); Robbie Tallas (II); Tim Taylor (II); Landon Wilson (II); P-C Drouin (un); Dean Malkoc (un); Milt Mastad (un); Bill McCauley (un); Anders Myrvold (un); Kirk Nielsen (un); Charles Paquette (un); Jon Rohloff (un); Andre Roy (un); Andrei Yakhanov (un)

BUFFALO SABRES

Donald Audette (II); Brian Holzinger (II); Paul Kruse (II); Rumun Ndur (II); Scott Nichol (II); Geoff Sanderson (II); Miroslav Satan (II); Mike Wilson (II); Alexei Zhitnik (II); Kay Whitmore (III); Rob Ray (Elected V); Sergei Klimentiev (un); Shayne Wright (un)

CALGARY FLAMES

Jamie Allison (II); Andrew Cassels (II); Eric Charron (II); Patrik Haltia (II); Ladislav Kohn (II); Jesper Mattsson (II); Marty McInnis (II); Marty Murray (II); Michael Nylander (II); Chris O'Sullivan (II); Dave Roche (II); Todd Simpson (II); Cory Stillman (II); James Patrick (III); Mike Peluso (III); Ron Stern (III); Kevin Dahl (un); Valeri Karpov (un); Keith McCambridge (un); Burke Murphy (un); Dwayne Roloson (un)

CAROLINA HURRICANES

Steven Halko (II); Nolan Pratt (II); Kevin Brown (un); Jason McBain (un); Brian Secord (un); Tripp Tracy (un)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

Eric Daze (II); Brian Felsner (II); Chad Kilger (II); Andrei Kozyrev (II); Marc Lamothe (II); David Ling (II); Ethan Moreau (II); Alain Nasreddine (II); Cam Russell (II); Jeff Shantz (II); Andrei Trefilov (II); Petri Varis (II)

COLORADO AVALANCHE

Rene Corbet (II); Shean Donovan (II); Christian Matte (II); Eric Messier (II); Sandis Ozolinsh (II); Pascal Trepanier (II); Stephane Yelle (II); Craig Billington (III); Jari Kurri (III); T. Fitzgerald (Elected V); Francois Leroux (un)

DALLAS STARS

Sergey Gusev (II); J. Langenbrunner (II); Jeffrey Mitchell (II); Darryl Sydor (II); Roman Turek (II); Greg Adams (III); Guy Carbonneau (III); Peter Douris (III); Benoit Hogue (III); Craig Ludwig (III); Craig Muni (III); Mike Kennedy (un); Kevin Sawyer (un); Chris Tancill (un); Jordan Willis (un)

DETROIT RED WINGS

Ryan Bach (II); Mathieu Dandenault (II); Tomas Holmstrom (II); Viacheslav Fetisov (III); Dmitri Mironov (III); Bob Rouse (III); Sylvain Cloutier (un); Per Eklund (un); Brandon Smith (un)

EDMONTON OILERS

Ladislav Benysek (II); Dennis Bonvie (II); Eric Fichaud (II); Joe Hulbig (II); Todd Marchant (II); Dean McAmmond (II); Barrie Moore (II); Ryan Smyth (II); Doug Weight (II); Valeri Zelepukin (II); Alexander Zhurik (II); Bob Essensa (III); Curtis Joseph (III); Kevin Lowe (III); Frantisek Musil (III); Kevin Paden (un); Colin Schmidt (un)

FLORIDA PANTHERS

Chad Cabana (II); Radek Dvorak (II); Viktor Kozlov (II); Todd MacDonald (II); Steve Washburn (II); Kevin Weekes (II); Chris Wells (II); Ray Whitney (II); John Vanbiesbrouck (III); A. Buckberger (un); Trevor Doyle (un); Dallas Eakins-x (un); Wes Swinson (un)

LOS ANGELES KINGS

Aki Berg (II); Rob Blake (II); Philippe Boucher (II); Craig Johnson (II); Matt Johnson (II); Nathan Lafayette (II); Steve McKenna (II); Jaroslav Modry (II); Sean O'Donnell (II); Vitali Yachmenev (II); Ruslan Batyrshin (un); Brad Guzda (un); Jeff Shevalier (un)

MONTREAL CANADIENS

Patrice Brisebois (II); Brad Brown (II); Vincent Damphousse (II); Martin Gendron (II); Saku Koivu (II); Vladimir Malakhov (II); Martin Rucinsky (II); Brian Savage (II); Turner Stevenson (II); Scott Thornton (II); Marc Bureau (III); Mick Vukota (III); Trent Cavicchi (un); Earl Cronan (un); Dion Darling (un); Zarley Zalapski (un)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS

Sebastien Bordeleau (II); Andrew Brunette (II); Patrick Cote (II); S. Krivokrasov (II); Dominic Roussel (II); Jeffrey Staples (II); Al Iafrate (III); Uwe Krupp (III); Mike Richter (III)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

Jason Arnott (II); Eric Bertrand (II); Steve Brule (II); Bobby Holik (II); Sasha Lakovic (II); John Madden (II); Bryan Muir (II); Scott Niedermayer (II); Denis Pederson (II); Vadim Sharifijanov (II); Petr Sykora (II); Dody Wood (II); Doug Gilmour (III); Peter Sidorkiewicz (III); Steve Thomas (III)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS

Ken Belanger (II); Jason Dawe (II); Kenny Jonsson (II); Trevor Linden (II); Kip Miller (II); Zigmund Palffy (II); Joe Sacco (II); Dan Plante (un); Dennis Vaske (un)

NEW YORK RANGERS

Eric Cairns (II); Maxim Galanov (II); Todd Harvey (II); Johan Lindbom (II); Peter Popovic (II); Lee Sorochan (II); Robb Stauber (II); Ronnie Sundin (II); Vladimir Vorobiev (II); Harry York (II); Shane Churla (III); Bruce Driver (III); Doug Lidster (III); Tim Sweeney (III); Pierre Sevigny (un)

OTTAWA SENATORS

Radim Bicanek (II); Frederic Cassivi (II); Phil Crowe (II); Andreas Dackell (II); Justin Hocking (II); Shawn McEachern (II); Chris Murray (II); Stan Neckar (II); Mike Prokopec (II); Vaclav Prospal (II); Randy Cunneyworth (III); Derek Armstrong (un); Pat Falloon (un); Per Gustafsson (un); Dennis Vial (un); Sergei Zholtok (un)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Rod Brind'Amour (II); Paul Healey (II); Trent Klatt (II); Daniel Lacroix (II); Jeff Lank (II); Dave MacIsaac (II); Mike Maneluk (II); Sean Burke (III); Joel Otto (III); Kjell Samuelsson (III); Brett Bruininks (un); Brantt Myhres (un); Travis Van Tighem (un)

PHOENIX COYOTES

Keith Carney (II); Bob Corkum (II); Louie Debrusk (II); Shane Doan (II); Dallas Drake (II); Sean Gagnon (II); Scott Langkow (II); Deron Quint (II); Murray Baron (III); Mike Gartner (III); Jim Johnson (III); Norm Maciver (III); Michel Petit (III); Darcy Wakaluk (III); Alexei Budayev (un); Mark Janssens-x (un); Darin Kimble-x (un); Scott Levins (un); Darrin Shannon (un); Jimmy Waite-x (un)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Stu Barnes (II); Stefan Bergqvist (II); Brian Bonin (II); Robert Lang (II); Sean Pronger (II); Brad Werenka (II); Tyler Wright (II); Ron Francis (III); Fredrik Olausson (III); Ed Olczyk (III); Rob Brown (V-II); Serge Aubin (un); Joe Dziedzic (un); Alex Hicks (un); Andreas Johansson (un); Alexei Krivchenkov (un); Domenic Pittis (un); Alek Stojanov (un); Garry Valk (un)

ST. LOUIS BLUES

Jim Campbell (II); Rory Fitzpatrick (II); Bob Lachance (II); Rich Parent (II); Scott Pellerin (II); Jamie Rivers (II); Shayne Toporowski (II); Pierre Turgeon (II); Libor Zabransky (II); Geoff Courtnall (III); Steve Duchesne (III); Brett Hull (III); Alexander Godynyuk (un); Nicholas Naumenko (un); Robert Petrovicky (un); Konstantin Shafranov (un)

SAN JOSE SHARKS

Jeff Friesen (II); Steve Guolla (II); Shawn Heins (II); Bryan Marchment (II); Owen Nolan (II); Fredrik Oduya (II); M. Ragnarsson (II); Mike Rathje (II); Mike Ricci (II); Steve Shields (II); Alexei Yegorov (II); Murray Craven (III); Kelly Hrudey (III); Dave Lowry (III); John MacLean (III); Marty McSorley (III); Bernie Nicholls (III); Niclas Andersson (un); Jason Widmer (un)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Mark Fitzpatrick (II); Corey Schwab (II); Ryan Brown (un); Jody Hull-x (un); Troy Mallette (un); David Matsos (un); Mathieu Raby (un); Yves Racine (un); Vladimir Vujtek (un)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

David Cooper (II); Darby Hendrickson (II); Mike Johnson (II); Igor Korolev (II); Scott Pearson (II); Martin Prochazka (II); Mathieu Schneider (II); Steve Sullivan (II); Todd Warriner (II); Wendel Clark (III); Nick Kypreos (III); Shawn Carter (un); Matt Martin (un); Zdenek Nedved (un)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Adrian Aucoin (II); Larry Courville (II); Corey Hirsch (II); Brad May (II); Chris McAllister (II); Bryan McCabe (II); Markus Naslund (II); Garth Snow (II); Steve Staios (II); Jason Strudwick (II); Mark Wotton (II); Arturs Irbe (III); Jyrki Lumme (III); Brian Noonan (III); Tyson Nash (un)

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Patrick Boileau (II); Sergei Gonchar (II); Joe Juneau (II); Stewart Malgunas (II); Brian Mulhern (II); Andrei Nikolishin (II); Jeff Toms (II); Brian Bellows (III); Jeff Brown (III); Dale Hunter (III); Todd Krygier (III); Esa Tikkanen (III); Stephane Beauregard (V-II); Jan Benda (un); Kevin Kaminski (un); Pat Peake (un)

(II)-Players who have been tendered a qualifying offer by their respective clubs and are subject to draft choice compensation and right to match.

(III)-Players who have qualified for Group III Free Agency are age 31 or older with at least four years of NHL experience. They are unrestricted.

(V-II)-Players, who have completed 10 pro seasons or more (NHL or Minors, excluding Junior hockey), and in the 1997-98 season earned less than the League average salary and received a timely qualifying offer. These players have the right to, once in their careers, elect to become unrestricted free agents. Should one of these players not elect to become an unrestricted free agent he shall remain subject to draft choice compensation and right to match as applies to Group II Free Agents since his prior club has tendered him a qualifying offer. The players have until July 15 to elect Group V status.

Elected V-Players, who have completed 10 pro seasons or more (NHL or Minors, excluding Junior hockey), and in the 1997-98 season earned less than the League average salary and received a timely qualifying offer. These players have chosen to exercise their one time right to elect to become an unrestricted free agent.

(un)-Players who were not tendered a qualifying offer and are unrestricted free agents not subject to right of first refusal and compensation.

x-Players eligible to elect Group V Free Agency who did not receive a qualifying offer.

FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

Player New Team          Old Team       Terms
Jayson More, d          Nashville         Chicago        -
Gary Suter, d           San Jose          Chicago        3 years, $10 million
Sean Hill, d           Carolina       - 

Board Of Governors Approves NHL Rules Changes

The National Hockey League Board of Governors, acting on recommendations by NHL general managers, approved a series of rules changes aimed at adding offense to the game.

• The goal line will be positioned 13 feet from the end boards.
• As a results of the goal line change, the neutral zone will reduced to 54 feet.
• Two feet will be removed from the sides of the goal crease. This change should really help cut down on lame goal crease calls.
• Video judges can call down to on-ice officals to inform them about goal crease violations.
• A two-referee system will be phased in next season. This change requires approval from the NHL Officals' Association.
• Icing will be waived off when the goaltender leaves his crease but doesn't play the puck.
• Suspensions will be handed out for "any deliberate action by a player with his stick or elbow that results in an injury to the head of an opponent."
• During the preseason, the NHL will experiment with the elimation of the red line for two-line passes.
• The NHL will also continue to crack down on illegal goalie equipment.

In addition to the rule changes, the board also announced the creation of the Richard Trophy (named after Montreal legend Maurice Richard). The trophy will be given to the leading goal scorer during the NHL regular season.

Sabres Director Of Scouting Jack Bowman Dead at 61

Jack Bowman, the Buffalo Sabres director of scouting, died in London, Ontario after a brief illness. He was 61.

Bowman was a member of the Buffalo organization since 1980, coordinating all scouting assignments and playing a critical role in identfying prospects in the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junion Hockey League and Europe. He also scouted other junior leagues, colleges and high schools.

NHL Approves Sale Of Lightning

The NHL Board of Governors officially approved the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to Palm Beach insurance magnate Arthur Williams and ALW Sports Management, Inc. in Toronto.

As part of the deal, the 56-year-old Williams will receive all rights to the team's arena, the Ice Palace, and assume all of the Lightning's lofty debt from years of mismanagement.

"I'm very proud to be the new owner of the new Tampa Bay Lightning," said Williams. "I love Tampa Bay, it's a phenomenal sports area. I'm also very proud to be part of the National Hockey League, the oldest professional sports league in North America. The future of the NHL and the new Tampa Bay Lightning are very, very bright."

Maple Leafs Name Pat Quinn Head Coach

Three days after firing Mike Murphy, Toronto Maple Leafs president and general manager Ken Dryden opted for experience and named Pat Quinn as the team's new head coach.

The 55-year-old Quinn, a two-time Adams award winner as NHL Coach of the Year, spent the last 11 years as general manager of the Vancouver Canucks before he was fired in November. He served as head coach of the Canucks for parts of five seasons and led them to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1994.

In Toronto, Quinn will serve as head coach of a franchise that has managed just three winning seasons in the last 19 years.

NHL AWARD BALLOTING

(AP) - The following is the results of balloting for the National Hockey League's annual awards for the 1997-1998 season, announced tonight in Toronto:

HART TROPHY 

 1. Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres, 499 points
 2. Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins, 308 points
 3. Teemu Selanne, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 247 points
 4. Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils, 115 points
 5. Wayne Gretzky, New York Rangers, 46 points
 6. Peter Bondra, Washington Capitals, 40 points
 7. John LeClair, Philadelphia Flyers, 34 points
 8. Peter Forsberg, Colorado Avalanche, 26 points
 9. Jason Allison, Boston Bruins, 18 points
10. Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings, 17 points
11. Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals, 8 points
12. Byron Dafoe, Boston Bruins, 7 points
13. Joe Nieuwendyk, Dallas Stars, 7 points
14. Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings, 7 points
15. (tie) Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins, 6 points
15. (tie) Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues, 6 points
17. Ed Belfour, Dallas Stars, 6 points
18. Tom Barrasso, Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 points
19. Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings, 2 points
20. (tie) Bobby Holik, New Jersey Devils, 1 point
20. (tie) Curtis Joseph, St. Louis Blues, 1 point


VEZINA TROPHY (BEST GOALTENDER) 

 1. Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres, 126 points
 2. Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils, 57 points
 3. Tom Barrasso, Pittsburgh Penguins, 26 points
 4. Ed Belfour, Dallas Stars, 10 points
 5. Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche, 5 points
 6. Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals, 5 points
 7. Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings, 3 points
 8. (tie) Byron Dafoe, Boston Bruins, 1 point
 8. (tie) Mike Vernon, San Jose Sharks, 1 point


NORRIS TROPHY (BEST DEFENSEMAN)

 1. Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings, 401 points
 2. Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings, 369 points
 3. Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues, 316 points
 4. Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils, 84 points
 5. Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey Devils, 58 points
 6. Larry Murphy, Detroit Red Wings, 47 points
 7. Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins, 37 points
 8. Al MacInnis, St. Louis Blues, 26 points
 9. Sergei Zubov, Dallas Stars, 22 points
10. Teppo Numminen, Phoenix Coyotes, 22 points
11. Darryl Sydor, Dallas Stars, 6 points
12. (tie) Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks, 3 points
12. (tie) Kenny Jonsson, New York Islanders, 3 points
12. (tie) Darius Kasparaitis, Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 points
12. (tie) Alexei Zhitnik, Buffalo Sabres, 3 points
16. (tie) Eric Desjardins, Philadelphia Flyers, 1 point
16. (tie) Kevin Hatcher, Pittsburgh Penguins, 1 point 
16. (tie) Calle Johansson, Washington Capitals, 1 point
16. (tie) Boris Mironov, Edmonton Oilers, 1 point


SELKE TROPHY (BEST DEFENSIVE FORWARD)

 1. Jere Lehtinen, Dallas Stars, 328 points
 2. Michael Peca, Buffalo Sabres, 297 points
 3. Craig Conroy, St. Louis Blues, 200 points
 4. Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins, 96 points
 5. Bobby Holik, New Jersey Devils, 85 points
 6. Peter Forsberg, Colorado Avalanche, 61 points
 7. Bob Carpenter, New Jersey Devils, 36 points
 8. Keith Primeau, Carolina Hurricanes, 34 points
 9. Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings, 33 points
10. Igor Larionov, Detroit Red Wings, 23 points
11. Randy McKay, New Jersey Devils, 23 points
12. Doug Brown, Detroit Red Wings, 22 points
13. Rod Brind'Amour, Philadelphia Flyers, 19 points
14. Niklas Sundstrom, New York Rangers, 18 points
15. Jason Allison, Boston Bruins, 16 points
16. Mike Modano, Dallas Stars, 13 points
17. Bob Corkum, Phoenix Coyotes, 13 points
18. Jeff Friesen, San Jose Sharks, 11 points
19. Adam Oates, Washington Capitals, 10 points
20. Tim Taylor, Boston Bruins, 7 points


ADAMS AWARD (BEST COACH)

 1. Pat Burns, Boston Bruins, 306 points
 2. Larry Robinson, Los Angeles Kings, 149 points
 3. Ken Hitchcock, Dallas Stars, 123 points
 4. Joel Quenneville, St. Louis Blues, 80 points
 5. Kevin Constantine, Pittsburgh Penguins, 61 points
 6. Jacques Lemaire, New Jersey Devils, 26 points
 7. Scotty Bowman, Detroit Red Wings, 23 points
 8. Lindy Ruff, Buffalo Sabres, 7 points
 9. Jacques Martin, Ottawa Senators, 4 points
10. Darryl Sutter, San Jose Sharks, 3 points
11. Alain Vigneault, Montreal Canadiens, 1 point


LADY BYNG TROPHY (SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD)

 1. Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins, 352 points
 2. Teemu Selanne, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 288 points
 3. Wayne Gretzky, New York Rangers, 246 points
 4. Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings, 119 points
 5. Alexei Yashin, Ottawa Senators, 94 points
 6. Adam Oates, Washington Capitals, 39 points
 7. Joe Nieuwendyk, Dallas Stars, 38 points
 8. Pierre Turgeon, St. Louis Blues, 24 points
 9. Sami Kapanen, Carolina Hurricanes, 24 points
10. Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins, 18 points
11. Zigmund Palffy, New York Islanders, 17 points
12. John LeClair, Philadelphia Flyers, 15 points
13. Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues, 14 points
14. Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey Devils, 14 points
15. Igor Kravchuk, Ottawa Senators, 13 points


CALDER TROPHY (ROOKIE OF THE YEAR)

 1. Sergei Samsonov, Boston Bruins, 503 points
 2. Mattias Ohlund, Vancouver Canucks, 308 points
 3. Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils, 206 points
 4. Mike Johnson, Toronto Maple Leafs, 172 points
 5. Derek Morris, Calgary Flames, 99 points
 6. Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks, 62 points
 7. Richard Zednik, Washington Capitals, 20 points
 8. Marco Sturm, San Jose Sharks, 13 points
 9. Anders Eriksson, Detroit Red Wings, 6 points
10. Kevin Hodson, Detroit Red Wings, 5 points
11. Jamie Storr, Los Angeles Kings, 4 points
12. (tie) Magnus Arvedson, Ottawa Senators, 1 point
12. (tie) P.J. Axelsson, Boston Bruins, 1 point
12. (tie) Chris Phillips, Ottawa Senators, 1 point
12. (tie) Peter Skudra, Pittsburgh Penguins, 1 point
12. (tie) Sheldon Souray, New Jersey Devils, 1 point
12. (tie) Andrei Zyuzin, San Jose Sharks, 1 point

OTHER TROPHIES

ART ROSS - Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
MASTERTON - Jamie McLennan, St. Louis Blues

TRANSACTIONS

TUESDAY, JUNE 30

Montreal Canadiens: Acquired left wing Sylvain Blouin and a sixth-round pick in 1999 from the New York Rangers for defenseman Peter Popovic.
Nashville Predators: Signed center Jim Dowd.
Ottawa Senators: Named Rick Dudley general manager.
Phoenix Coyotes: Acquired center Mike Sullivan from the Nashville Predators for a 1999 seventh-round draft pick.
Tampa Bay Lightning: Re-signed right wing Alexander Selivanov to a two-year contract.

MONDAY, JUNE 29

Chicago Blackhawks: Named Dirk Graham head coach and Denis Savard and Lorne Molleken assistant coaches.
Nashville Predators: Signed defenseman Kimmo Timonen and left wing Ville Peltonen.
Ottawa Senators: Announced the resignation of general manager Pierre Gauthier.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

Chicago Blackhawks: Acquired the eighth and 94th picks in the NHL Entry Draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 10th, 69th and 126th picks. Acquired defenseman Paul Coffey from the Philadelphia Flyers for a fifth-round pick in the NHL draft.
Nashville Predators: Acquired the second overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft from the San Jose Sharks for the third overall pick and a second-round pick. Acquired goaltender Dominic Roussel and defenseman Jeff Staples from the Philadelphia Flyers for a seventh-round pick in the NHL Entry Draft. Acquired center Jim Dowd from the Calgary Flames for future considerations. Acquired center Darren Turcotte and a conditional draft pick from the St. Louis Blues for future considerations. Acquired center Sebastien Bordeleau from the Montreal Canadiens for future considerations. Acquired defensemen Jan Vopat and Kimmo Timonen from the Los Angeles Kings for future considerations.
New Jersey Devils: Acquired the 27th pick in the NHL Entry Draft from the Dallas Stars for two second-round picks.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26

Nashville Predators: Acquired right wing Sergei Krivokrasov from the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations. Acquired left wing Ville Peltonen from the San Jose Sharks for a fifth-round pick in Saturday's draft.
San Jose Sharks: Named Bob Berry assistant coach.
Toronto Maple Leafs: Named Pat Quinn head coach.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25

Dallas Stars: Named Bill McDonald head coach of the Michigan K-Wings of the International Hockey League and signed him to a two-year contract. Retained Jim Playfair as assistant coach at Michigan.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

Atlanta Thrashers: Named Don Waddell general manager.
Calgary Flames: Announced a secondary affiliation agreement with the Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League.
New York Rangers: Named Charlie Huddy assistant coach.
Toronto Maple Leafs: Fired head coach Mike Murphy.

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