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October 1st 1998:
 The Labatt Blue Hockey League forms for new users of the Faceoff hockey game
December 1st 1998:
 The Labatt Blue Hockey League votes to become a continous league
October 23rd 1998:
The LBHL begins the seven round inaugural draft from the six teams not included they are the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, and the St Louis Blues.
December 15th 1998:
 Regular season starts
1999/2000 Season News

Trades



October 30th 1998:
Edmonton Oilers trade Janne Niinimaa to the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks trade Marty McSorley and Alexander Korolyuk to the Edmonton Oilers
October 31st 1998:
San Jose Sharks trade Andrei Zyuzin and their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the New York Islanders
New York Islanders trade Tommy Salo and their tenth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the San Jose Sharks
November 1st 1998:
Chicago Blackhawks trade Alexi Zhamnov and Chris Therien to the Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes trade Gary Roberts, Kevin Dinnen and Adam Burt to the Chicago Blackhawks
November 1st 1998:
Carolina Hurricanes trade Curtis Leschyshyn, Ray Sheppard, and Kevin Brown to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers trade Roman Hamrlik and Kelly Buchberger to the Carolina Hurricanes
November 3rd 1998:
Los Angeles Kings trade Yanic Perrault and Mattis Norstrom to the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres trade Brian Holzinger to the Los Angeles Kings
November 4th 1998:
Buffalo Sabres trade Bob Boughner and Vaclav Varada to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers trade Ryan Smyth and Andrei Kovalenko to the Buffalo Sabres
November 5th 1998:
Carolina Hurricanes trade Stephen Leach to the New York Rangers
New York Rangers trade Bill Berg to the Carolina Hurricanes
November 6th 1998:
Buffalo Sabres trade Derek Plante, Mike McKee and Jason Woolley to the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes trade Cliff Ronning, and Dallas Drake to the Buffalo Sabres
November 6th 1998:
Chicago Blackhawks trade Chad Kilger and their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators trade Magnus Arvedsson to the Chicago Blackhawks
November 13th 1998:
Carolina Hurricanes trade Martin Gelinas, Kevin Haller, and Trevor Kidd to the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks trade Tommy Salo, Mike Rathje, and Stephan Matteau to the Carolina Hurricanes
November 19th 1998:
Montreal Canadiens trade Jocelyn Thibault, Saku Koivu and Mike Recchi to the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres trade Dominic Hasek and Donald Audette to the Montreal Canadiens
December 2nd 1998:
Buffalo Sabres trade Steve Shields and Randy Burridge to the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks trade Mike Vernon, Shawn Burr and their seventh round draft pick in the 1999/2000 re-entry draft to the Buffalo Sabres
December 4th 1998:
Buffalo Sabres trade Aaron Ward to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers trade Drake Berehowsky to the Buffalo Sabres
December 4th 1998:
San Jose Sharks trade Brendan Shanahan and Janne Niinimaa to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lighnting trade Jaromir Jagr to the San Jose Sharks
December 9th 1998:
Calgary Flames trade Andrew Cassels, and Marty McInnis to the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes trade Derian Hatcher, Brad Isbister, Shane Doan, Jason Doig to the Calgary Flames
December 9th 1998:
Buffalo Sabres trade Alexi Zhitnik, and Ryan Smyth to the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks trade Brian Marchment, and Owen Nolan to the Buffalo Sabres
December 9th 1998:
Calgary Flames trade Dwanne Roloson, Tommy Albelin, Trent Klatt, Eric Andersson to the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators trade Damien Rhodes, Marian Hossa, and Radek Bonk to the Calgary Flames
December 10th 1998:
Toronto Mapleleafs trade Ron Francis, Geoff Courtnall, Rob Zettler, and Todd Warriner to the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators trade Daniel Alfredsson, Shawn McEachern, Shawn Van Allen, and Wade Redden to the Toronto Mapleleafs
December 11th 1998:
Phoenix Coyotes trade Derek Plante, Mike Gartner, Keith Carney and their fourth round 1999-2000 re-entry draft pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning trades Darcy Tucker, Janne Niinimaa and Steve Kelly to the Phoenix Coyotes
December 11th 1998:
Calgary Flames trade Grant Fuhr and Cale Hulse to the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators trade Stan Neckar, Chris Phillips, and Pat Falloon to the Calgary Flames
December 12th 1998:
Calgary Flames have traded German Titov and Tomas Holmstrom to the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres trade Geoff Sanderson and Curtis Brown to the Calgary Flames
December 12th 1998:
Chicago Blackhawks trade Chris Chelios and Ethan Moreau to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning trade Brendan Shanahan and Dimitri Mironov to the Chicago Blackhawks
December 13th 1998:
Toronto Mapleleafs trade Matt Schneider to the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks trade Bryan McCabe and their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft pick to the Toronto Mapleleafs
December 13th 1998:
Boston Bruins trade Scott Niedermayer, Anson Carter, Jim Carey, and their fourth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers trade Ray Whitney, Jiri Slegr, Rhett Warrener, and their seventh round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Boston Bruins
December 13th 1998:
Tampa Bay Lightning trade Karl Dykhuis and Rob Zaumner to the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks trade Arturs Irbe and Sergei Zubov to the Tampa Bay Lightning
December 13th 1998:
Tampa Bay Lightning trade Arturs Irbe, and their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry to the Toronto Mapleleafs
Toronto Mapleleafs trade Darby Hendricksson to the Tampa Bay Lightning
December 14th 1998:
San Jose Sharks trade John MacLean to the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres trade Rob Brown to the San Jose Sharks
December 14th 1998:
San Jose Sharks trade Joe Murphy, Martin Gelinas, and their fourth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers trade Mike Keane, Dino Ciccarelli, and Kirk Muller to the San Jose Sharks
December 14th 1998:
San Jose Sharks trade Patrick Marleau, Marco Sturm their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings trade Josef Stumpel, Jamie Langenbrunner, Oli Jokkinen, and their second round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the San Jose Sharks
December 14th 1998:
Colorado Avalanche trade Valeri Kamensky, Claude Lemiuex, and Sandis Ozolinsh to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Anaheim Mighty Ducks trade Teemu Selanne, and their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Colorado Avalanche
December 17th 1998:
Buffalo Sabres trade Matthew Barnaby to the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens trade Dave Manson to the Buffalo Sabres
"Three team deal"
December 18th 1998:
Buffalo Sabres trade Dixon Ward and Miroslav Satan to the Florida Panthers
Buffalo Sabres trade their sixth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers trade Doug Brown to the Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers trade Scott Mellanby to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning trade Mikeal Renberg to the Buffalo Sabres
December 18th 1998:
Tampa Bay Lightning trade Ethan Moreau, Daymond Langkow and Sergei Zubov to the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers trade Robert Svehla, Johan Garpenlov, and their fourth round pick aquired from Boston on Dec 13th in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning
January 6th 1999:
Florida Panthers trade Al Macinnis, Ethan Moreau, Steve Washburn, and their fourth round pick aquired from San Jose Dec 14th in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes trade Oleg Tverdovsky, Daniel Briere, Mark Janssens, and their second round draft pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Florida Panthers
January 9th 1999:
Edmonton Oilers trade Dean McAmmond and Matts Lindgren to the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres trade Richard Smehlik, Yanic Perreault and their fifth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Edmonton Oilers
January 15th 1999:
Calgary Flames trade Pat Verbeek to the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks trade Todd Bertuzzi and their second and third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Calgary Flames
January 19th 1999:
Chicago Blackhawks trade Eric Daze, Magnus Arvedsson, and their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals trade Jeri Lehiten and their fifth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Chicago Blackhawks
January 23rd 1999:
Phoenix Coyotes trade Jeremy Roenick, Jason Woolley and Ethan Moreau to the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings trade Rob Blake, Glen Murray and Ian Laperriere to the Phoenix Coyotes
January 24th 1999:
Phoenix Coyotes trade Guy Carbonneau, and their fifth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks trade Sergei Krivokrasov to the Phoenix Coyotes
January 25th 1999:
Buffalo Sabres trade Tomas Holstrom and Andrei Kovelenko to the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals trade Adam Oates, Kelly Miller, and their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Buffalo Sabres
January 25th 1999:
Buffalo Sabres trade Jocelyn Thibault, Owen Nolan, Mike Wilson, and Drake Berehowsky to the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers trade John Vanbiesbrouck, Brad Werenka, Gord Murphy, their third and fifth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Buffalo Sabres
January 25th 1999:
Florida Panthers trade Martin Gelinas, Terry Carkner, Paul Laus, and their second round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks trade Bob Probert, Jean-Yves Leroux, Christian Laflamme, and Dimtri Mironov to the Florida Panthers
February 1st 1999:
Calgary Flames trade Chris O'Sullivan to the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers trade Kevin Weekes to the Calgary Flames
February 1st 1999:
Florida Panthers trade Dallas Eakins and Mark Janssens to the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks trade Scott Walker and Brent Gilchrist to the Florida Panthers
February 2nd 1999:
Phoenix Coyotes trade John Slaney to the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers trade David Nemirovsky to the Phoenix Coyotes
February 2nd 1999:
Washington Capitals trade Peter Bondra and Olaf Kozlig to the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks trade Jaromir Jagr and Mike Dunham to the Washington Capitals
February 2nd 1999:
San Jose Sharks traded Jamie Langenbrunner and Jeff Friesen to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim trade Paul Karya to the San Jose Sharks
February 7th 1999:
Ottawa Senators trade Andreas Dackell, and Sheldon Souray to the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings trade Patrick Marleau and their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Ottawa Senators
February 7th 1999:
Ottawa Senators trade Brett Hull and Tommy Albelein to the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals trade Eric Daze, Brendan Witt, Richard Zednick
February 9th 1999:
Carolina Hurricanes trade Robert Kron and their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers trade Stu Barnes to the Carolina Hurricanes
February 10th 1999:
Ottawa Senators trade Ron Francis to the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins trade Joe Thornton, Alexander Daigle, and their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Ottawa Senators
February 17th 1999:
Carolina Hurricanes trade Alexi Zhamnov and Glenn Wesley to the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators trade Geoff Courtnall and Igor Kravchuk to the Carolina Hurricanes
February 19th 1999:
New York Islanders trade Trevor Linden to the Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes trade Bates Battaglia, Nelson Emerson and their fourth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the New York Islanders
March 5th 1999:
Washington Capitals trades Tomas Holstrom to Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings trade Brian Holzinger to the Washington Capitals
March 5th 1999:
San Jose Sharks trade Trevor Kidd to the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres trade Dean McAmmond and Mike Vernon to the San Jose Sharks
March 10th 1999:
Chicago Blackhawks trade Gary Roberts and Bobby Carpenter and their fourth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres trade Adam Oates and Cliff Ronning to the Chicago Blackhawks
March 10th 1999:
Buffalo Sabres trade Dave Manson, Dallas Drake and their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Anaheim Mighty Ducks trade Sandis Ozolinsh and Valeri Kamensky to the Buffalo Sabres
March 24th 1999:
Buffalo Sabres trade Brad Werenka to the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals trade Mark Tinordi to the Buffalo Sabres
April 8th 1999:
Washington Capitals trade Brian Holzinger, Slava Kozlov, Sergei Gonchar, Brett Hull, and Andrei Kovalenko to the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers trade Eric Lindros, Dixon Ward and Dimitri Mironov to the Washington Capitals
April 8th 1999:
Florida Panthers trade Joe Murphy to the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks trade Dean McAmmond to the Florida Panthers
April 8th 1999:
Florida Panthers trade Scott Walker to Toronto Mapleleafs
Toronto Mapleleafs trade Jay Pandolfo to the Florida Panthers
April 8th 1999:
Washington Capitals trade Steve Konowalchuk, and Tommy Albelin to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Anaheim Mighty Ducks trade Travis Green, and Ted Drury to the Washington Capitals
April 8th 1999:
Washington Capitals trade Jan Bulis, Jaroslav Svejkovsky, Andrew Brunette, and Ken Klee to the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes trade Larry Murphy, Andrew Cassels, Murray Baron, and Jim McKenzie to the Washington Capitals
1999/2000 Season Trades

July 5th 1999:
Vancouver Canucks trade Mathieu Schneider to the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks trade Adam Oates to the Vancouver Canucks
July 17th 1999:
Montreal Canadiens trade Shayne Corson and their second round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers trade Daniel McGillis to the Montreal Canadiens
July 19th 1999:
Montreal Canadiens trade Jonas Hoglund and their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Toronto Mapleleafs
Toronto Mapleleafs trade Robert Lang and Shaun VanAllen to the Montreal Canadiens
July 27th 1999:
Boston Bruins trade Cameron Mann and Rhett Warrener to the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens trade Stephane Quintal and their fifth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Boston Bruins
July 29th 1999:
Carolina Hurricanes trades their seventh round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens trade Brett Clark to the Carolina Hurricanes
July 29th 1999:
Florida Panthers trade Brett Hull, Anson Carter, and their second round pick aquired from Phoenix in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals trade Joe Juneau and their own first round pick and their first round pick aquired from Chicago in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Florida Panthers
July 31st 1999:
Los Angeles Kings trade their first round pick aquired from San Jose in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres trade Valery Kamensky and their second round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Los Angeles Kings
July 31st 1999:
Buffalo Sabres trade their seventh round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens trade Peter Popovic to the Buffalo Sabres

Traded and lost 1999-2000 re-entry draft picks


10/31/98 San Jose Sharks trades their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the New York Islanders
10/31/98 New York Islanders trade their tenth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the San Jose Sharks
11/06/98 Chicago Blackhawks trade their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Ottawa Senators
12/02/98 San Jose Sharks trade their seventh round draft pick in the 1999/2000 re-entry draft to the Buffalo Sabres
12/11/98 Phoenix Coyotes trade their fourth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning
12/13/98 Vancouver Canucks trade their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Toronto Mapleleafs
12/13/98 Boston Bruins their fourth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Florida Panthers
12/13/98 Florida Panthers trade their seventh round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Boston Bruins
12/13/98 Tampa Bay Lightning trade their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Toronto Mapleleafs
12/14/98 San Jose Sharks trade their fourth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Florida Panthers
12/14/98 San Jose Sharks trade their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Los Angeles Kings
12/14/98 Los Angeles Kings trade their second round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the San Jose Sharks
12/14/98 Anaheim Mighty Ducks trade their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Colorado Avalanche
12/16/98 Buffalo Sabres trade their sixth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning
12/16/98 Florida Panthers trade their fourth round pick aquired from Boston on Dec 13th in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning
12/18/98 Florida Panthers trade their fourth round pick aquired from San Jose on Dec 14th in the 1999-2000 rentry draft to the Phoenix Coyotes
01/06/99 Phoenix Coyotes trade their second round draft pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Florida Panthers
01/09/99 Buffalo Sabres trade their fifth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Edmonton Oilers
01/15/99 Vancouver Canucks trade their second and third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Calgary Flames
01/19/99 Chicago Blackhawks trade their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Washington Capitals
01/19/99 Washington Capitals trade their fifth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Chicago Blackhawks
01/24/99 Phoenix Coyotes trade their fifth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Chicago Blackhawks
01/25/99 Washington Capitals trade their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Buffalo Sabres
01/25/99 Florida Panthers trade their third and fifth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Buffalo Sabres
01/25/99 Florida Panthers trade their second round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Chicago Blackhawks
02/07/99 Los Angeles Kings trade their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Ottawa Senators
02/09/99 Carolina Hurricanes trade their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Edmonton Oilers
02/10/99 Boston Bruins trade their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Ottawa Senators
02/19/99 Carolina Hurricanes trade their fourth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the New York Islanders
03/10/99 Chicago Blackhawks trade their fourth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Buffalo Sabres
03/10/99 Buffalo Sabres trade their third round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
7/17/99 Montreal Canadiens trade their second round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Edmonton Oilers
7/18/99 Montreal Canadiens trade their first round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Toronto Mapleleafs
7/27/99 Montreal Canadiens trade their fifth round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Boston Bruins
7/29/99 Carolina Hurricanes trades their seventh round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Montreal Canadiens
7/29/99 Florida Panthers trade their second round pick aquired from Phoenix in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Washington Capitals
7/29/99 Washington Capitals trade their own first round pick and their first round pick aquired from Chicago in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Florida Panthers
7/31/99 Los Angeles Kings trade their first round pick aquired from San Jose in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Buffalo Sabres
7/31/99 Buffalo Sabres trade their second round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Los Angeles Kings
7/31/99 Buffalo Sabres trade their seventh round pick in the 1999-2000 re-entry draft to the Montreal Canadiens

Free Agents Picked up and Players Wavied


December Files
Tampa Bay Lightning waive Cory Schwab
Vancover Canucks waive Barry Nieckar, Peter LeBoutillier, Mike Leclerc
Calgary Flames waive Todd Hlushko, Eric Charron
Carolina Hurricanes sign Greg Adams
Toronto Mapleleafs sign Robert Dome and waive Craig Wolanin, Kevin Adams, Jamie Baker
San Jose Sharks waive Niklas Andersson
Los Angeles Kings sign Sean Pronger
Washington Capitals waive Stewart Malgunas
Colorado Avlanche sign Jamie Rivers**
**not counted toward the three pickups per year as this was to get back to 32 minimum.

January Files

February Files
Toronto Mapleleafs sign Jay Pandolfo
Washington Capitals sign Tyler Wright and waive Benoit Gratton, Jeff Toms
Colorado Avalanche sign Tony Twist
Buffalo Sabres sign Dave Reid

March Files
Anaheim Mighty Ducks waive Tony Tuzzolino (to get to the roster limit)
New York Islanders waive Warren Luhning (to get back to player limit)
Florida Panthers waive Ryan Johnson (to get back to player limit)
Ottawa Senators waive Ivan Cierner (to get back to player limit)

April Files
Anaheim Mighty Ducks waive David Karpa, Jeremy Stevenson (to get back to player limit)
Boston Bruins sign Terry Yake

May Files
Boston Bruins sign Chris McAlpine
Florida Panthers waive Chris Allen, John Jakopin, and Chris Wells (to get back to player limit)

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