Atlanta Thrashers
Reassigned defensemen Barry Dreger, Terry Hollinger and Curtis Murphy and forwards Mark Beaufait, Hugo Boisvert, Shawn Carter, Cail MacLean, Dan Snyder and Dean Sylvester to Orlando of the International Hockey League.

Calgary Flames
Returned center Allan Egeland, right wing Martin St. Louis and left wing Sergei Varlamov to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Montreal Canadiens
Assigned goaltender Frederic Chabot to the Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League.

Vancouver Canucks
Assigned the following players to Syracuse of the American Hockey League (AHL): goaltender Alfie Michaud, defensemen Chad Allen, Ryan Bonni, Trevor Doyle

Centers Brian Bonin, Harold Druken, Reggie Savage

Left wings Mike Brown, Ryan Ready and right wings Martin Gendron and Pat Kavanagh

Released defenseman Peter Allen.

Washington Capitals
Named Trish Kerr vice president of marketing

Assigned the following players to minor league clubs: Jomar Cruz, Blake Evans, Nathan Forster, David Johansson, Marcel Kars, Ratislav Stana and Roman Tvrdon.