From: owner-utah-grizzlies-digest@lists.xmission.com (utah-grizzlies-digest) To: utah-grizzlies-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: utah-grizzlies-digest V1 #201 Reply-To: utah-grizzlies-digest Sender: owner-utah-grizzlies-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-utah-grizzlies-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk utah-grizzlies-digest Thursday, July 26 2001 Volume 01 : Number 201 [UG] New Assistant Coach & Hockey operations Director - whatever that is! [UG] Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 06:31:49 -0600 [UG] transactions Re: [UG] transactions [UG] Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 23:19:43 -0600 [none] [UG] Re: Hockey Picture [UG] transactions Re: [UG] transactions Re: [UG] transactions Re: [UG] transactions [UG] Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:34:27 -0600 [UG] From the Trib [UG] Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 07:05:48 -0600 Re: [UG] Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 07:05:48 -0600 Re: [UG] Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 07:05:48 -0600 Re: [UG] Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 07:05:48 -0600 [UG] transactions Re: [UG] transactions [UG] USA HOCKEY: Veterans Bolster Defense [UG] Stars Moves Will Affect Grizz Roster ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 20:44:59 -0600 From: "Phelps-19" Subject: [UG] New Assistant Coach & Hockey operations Director - whatever that is! This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C10593.5B88ADE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From Foxsports.com Dallas Stars -- Signed free agent left wing Valeri Kamensky, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a one-year contract with an option for the 2002-03 season; named Bob Bassen assistant coach and Brian Poile director of hockey operations for the Utah Grizzlies.=20 - ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C10593.5B88ADE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Dallas Stars -- Signed free agent left wing Valeri Kamensky, = who
had=20 been with the New York Rangers, to a one-year contract with
an option = for the=20 2002-03 season; named Bob Bassen assistant
coach and Brian Poile = director of=20 hockey operations for the Utah
Grizzlies.

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Columbus Blue Jackets -- Signed right wing David Ling = and
defenseman=20 Darrel Scoville.

Dallas Stars -- Signed center Niko Kapanen and = left=20 wing Marcus
Kristofferson to two-year contracts; signed center=20 Jim
Montgomery, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a=20 one-year
contract

- ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C10970.2BE37A80-- [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 08:45:39 -0600 From: kristine.wilson@saltlake2002.com Subject: Re: [UG] transactions I never thought I'd say this, but I'm sad to see David go somewhere else. Columbus's minor league team is the Syracuse Crunch. I don't think they were part of the group of teams we get to see this year. Bummer. "Phelps-19" To: "Utah Grizzlies List" Sent by: cc: owner-utah-grizzlies@lists.xm Subject: [UG] transactions ission.com 07/10/01 06:43 PM Please respond to utah-grizzlies From Foxsports.com Columbus Blue Jackets -- Signed right wing David Ling and defenseman Darrel Scoville. Dallas Stars -- Signed center Niko Kapanen and left wing Marcus Kristofferson to two-year contracts; signed center Jim Montgomery, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a one-year contract [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 23:19:38 -0600 From: "Ted Bartkoski" Subject: [UG] Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 23:19:43 -0600 Hockey AHL Playoffs: The Utah Grizzlies will have to finish as one of the top 10 teams among the 13 franchises in the Western Conference of their new hockey league to make their first run for the Calder Cup. The AHL announced a revised playoff format for the 2001-02 season after accepting six teams from the defunct IHL. The top 10 teams in each conference will qualify for the postseason, with the top six receiving byes. The first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs will have the seventh-place team in each conference playing the 10th-place team and No. 8 vs. No. 9 in a best-of-three format. The second-round series will be best-of-five and the semifinals and finals will be best-of-seven. The Grizzlies failed to qualify for the IHL playoffs this past spring. Copyright the Salt Lake Tribune [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 17:54:56 +0000 From: hckygirl@att.net Subject: [none] okay, this just hurts to look at! http://www.funnyfreepics.com/image.php?pic=hockey2.jpg [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 23:56:52 -0600 From: "Cyndi Booth" Subject: [UG] Re: Hockey Picture ok that picture just wasn't funny to me at all. I feel sorry for him. OUCH! - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "grizz1" ; "grizz" Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 11:54 AM > > > okay, this just hurts to look at! > > http://www.funnyfreepics.com/image.php?pic=hockey2.jpg > > [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the es) ] [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 19:54:51 +0000 From: hckygirl@att.net Subject: [UG] transactions Dallas Stars-- Signed free agent defenseman Greg Hawgood, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a two-year contract; signed left wing Jon Sim and center Gavin Morgan to one-year contracts. Why is it that the people I love to heckle seem to make it to our team? (ie: Darcy Lowen, Rhett Trombley, David Ling and now possibly Hawgood) Then by the end of the season they end up to be pretty decent? I never would have cheered for Jimmy Roy, however... - -- check out the latest grizz info!!! http://gogrizz.8m.com [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 15:12:16 -0600 From: kristine.wilson@saltlake2002.com Subject: Re: [UG] transactions Yea! I knew about the Gavin Morgan thing, just waiting for the official announcement. I like Jon Sim - glad he's coming back. Never really cared one way or another for Hawgood, except he always seemed to kick our butt when he played against us so that has to be a good thing. So far, I'm excited about our new team. And, I would never cheer for Jimmy Roy either. hckygirl@att.net Sent by: To: grizzlist@yahoogroups.com (grizz1), owner-utah-grizzlies@lists.xm utah-grizzlies@lists.xmission.com (grizz) ission.com cc: Subject: [UG] transactions 07/17/01 01:54 PM Please respond to utah-grizzlies Dallas Stars-- Signed free agent defenseman Greg Hawgood, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a two-year contract; signed left wing Jon Sim and center Gavin Morgan to one-year contracts. Why is it that the people I love to heckle seem to make it to our team? (ie: Darcy Lowen, Rhett Trombley, David Ling and now possibly Hawgood) Then by the end of the season they end up to be pretty decent? I never would have cheered for Jimmy Roy, however... -- check out the latest grizz info!!! http://gogrizz.8m.com [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:21:44 +0000 From: grizzfan@att.net Subject: Re: [UG] transactions I forgot this one...it bites! Edmonton Oilers-- Signed defenseman Alexander Ljubimov and center Jan Benda; agreed to terms with center Greg Leeb. - -- check out the latest grizz info! http://gogrizz.8m.com > Dallas Stars-- Signed free agent defenseman Greg Hawgood, > who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a two-year > contract; signed left wing Jon Sim and center Gavin > Morgan to one-year contracts. > > Why is it that the people I love to heckle seem to make > it to our team? (ie: Darcy Lowen, Rhett Trombley, David > Ling and now possibly Hawgood) Then by the end of the > season they end up to be pretty decent? I never would > have cheered for Jimmy Roy, however... > > > -- > check out the latest grizz info!!! > http://gogrizz.8m.com > > > > > > [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:04:51 -0600 From: "Cyndi Booth" Subject: Re: [UG] transactions Does anyone know when the Grizz picnic is going to be this summer and where? - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [UG] transactions > I forgot this one...it bites! > > Edmonton Oilers-- Signed defenseman Alexander Ljubimov > and center Jan Benda; agreed to terms with center Greg > Leeb. > > > -- > check out the latest grizz info! > http://gogrizz.8m.com > > Dallas Stars-- Signed free agent defenseman Greg Hawgood, > > who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a two-year > > contract; signed left wing Jon Sim and center Gavin > > Morgan to one-year contracts. > > > > Why is it that the people I love to heckle seem to make > > it to our team? (ie: Darcy Lowen, Rhett Trombley, David > > Ling and now possibly Hawgood) Then by the end of the > > season they end up to be pretty decent? I never would > > have cheered for Jimmy Roy, however... > > > > > > -- > > check out the latest grizz info!!! > > http://gogrizz.8m.com > > > > > > > > > > > > [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the es) ] > > [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the es) ] [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:34:20 -0600 From: "Ted Bartkoski" Subject: [UG] Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:34:27 -0600 {PRIVATE}Stars' Signings Should Help Grizz Wednesday, July 18, 2001 {PRIVATE} {PRIVATE}{PRIVATE "TYPE=PICT;ALT=PHOTO"} Greg Hawgood BY BRETT PRETTYMAN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Bob Gainey promised he would do his best to make the Utah Grizzlies a better hockey team than it was last season. The encouraging words came when the Dallas Stars general manager announced that the NHL club was taking over hockey operations for the minor league team in June. Gainey proved he meant it Tuesday by signing veteran defenseman Greg Hawgood and forwards Jon Sim and Gavin Morgan. Dallas offered one-year deals to Morgan and Sim and gave Hawgood a two-year contract. Morgan, 25, proved he belonged at the top level of minor league hockey last season with the Grizzlies. The center's gritty attitude got him matched up against the top lines on opposing teams. Morgan was a favorite among Grizzlies fans because he was one of the few players who spent time at off-ice functions. Assuming he doesn't make the roster in Dallas, Morgan will help the Grizzlies maintain an identity with fans as the Stars take over hockey operations. Sim was the only Utah player to net a hat trick last season and finished with 16 goals and 29 points in 39 games with the Grizzlies. Sim, 24, also had three assists in 15 games with the Stars. {PRIVATE} Advertisement Hawgood, if he ends up in Utah, will provide a key factor the Grizzlies sorely missed last season: a big shot from the blue line on power plays and an offensive defenseman. Hawgood stands a fair chance at earning a spot on the Dallas roster, but his knack for contributing offensively would help Utah as it begins its first season in the AHL. Perhaps more importantly is the possible addition of a veteran player to help teach the young Dallas prospects what professional hockey is all about. John Purves, last year's team captain and the only player provided by the Grizzlies franchise, will undoubtedly enjoy the company of a veteran player. Hawgood, 32, is in his 14th season and will play for his eighth NHL team if he appears in a Stars uniform. He has 60 goals and 224 points in 472 NHL games. He played in 16 games with the Vancouver Canucks last season, but spent the majority of the year in Kansas City of the IHL. Hawgood, who signed a two-year deal, played for current Dallas coach Ken Hitchcock and Grizzlies coach Don Hay during his junior career with the Kamloops Blazers in the mid- 1980s. He was named the IHL's outstanding defenseman after scoring 85 points in 78 games with the Las Vegas Thunder in the 1995-96 season. The Grizzlies signed Hawgood to a minor league contract for the 1996-97 season, but he remained with the NHL's San Jose Sharks the entire year. Coaching Connections: Gord Dineen, team captain of the back- to-back Turner Cup champion Grizzlies, was named as head coach of the Macon Whoopee of the ECHL Tuesday. He beat out Danton Cole, another former Grizzly, for the job. After being shipped to the Chicago Wolves at the IHL trade deadline two years ago, Dineen went on to win his third championship. Dineen, one of the most popular players in Grizzlies franchise history, was on the coaching staff with Louisville of the AHL last season. Bob Bourne has encountered some stiff competition from a friendly foe in his pursuit for the assistant coaching job with the Florida Panthers of the NHL. Bourne, who coached the Grizzlies last season, is a leading candidate along with another former Utah coach, Butch Goring. Besides serving as coaches in Utah, Bourne and Goring were also linemates with the four-time Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders in the early 1980s. Current Florida coach Duane Sutter was also on those Islanders teams and is friends with both of the candidates. [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:46:29 -0600 From: kristine.wilson@saltlake2002.com Subject: [UG] From the Trib Hockey =A0=A0=A0 Stars Signing: The Dallas Stars signed right wing Cameron Man= n to a one-year contract after acquiring him in a trade with Boston for defens= eman Richard Jackman. Having split last season between Boston and Providence= of the AHL, Mann could play for the Utah Grizzlies. = =20 = =20 = =20 = =20 = =20 = =20 = =20 = =20 = =20 = [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 07:05:39 -0600 From: "Ted Bartkoski" Subject: [UG] Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 07:05:48 -0600 Has anybody looked at the Dallas site. Not a word about us.No links no nothing so I guess we don't exist still [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 08:47:15 -0600 From: Lynn Vars Subject: Re: [UG] Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 07:05:48 -0600 Actually,there is a link click on the The Stars bar on home page scroll down we are the "future Stars" the logo is the link --news about signings etc on right side- the unfortunate part is that OUR site has zilch info about anything a Stars fan looking to the Grizz site will be disappointed to say the least if you click on the Talk about the stars icon you get one of their message boards(apparently there is a board rivalry there too) interesting the Florida site is great if you want to know about some of the guys they may be sending here ( we have a dual affiliation remember) lynn Ted Bartkoski wrote: > Has anybody looked at the Dallas site. Not a word about us.No links no > nothing so I guess we don't exist still > > [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:59:13 -0600 From: gsapp@justicesystems.com (Gary Sapp) Subject: Re: [UG] Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 07:05:48 -0600 At least the Dallas morning news has a link to the Grizz site. Frankly, I look there to get a straighter version of whats happening in Big D. Gary S in WVC Ted Bartkoski wrote: > Has anybody looked at the Dallas site. Not a word about us.No links no > nothing so I guess we don't exist still > > [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:00:09 -0600 From: gsapp@justicesystems.com (Gary Sapp) Subject: Re: [UG] Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 07:05:48 -0600 Actually there is a link to the Grizz. Look on this page. http://www.dallasstars.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=33480 Gary S in WVC Gary Sapp wrote: > At least the Dallas morning news has a link to the Grizz site. Frankly, I look > there to get a straighter version of whats happening in Big D. > > Gary S in WVC > > Ted Bartkoski wrote: > > > Has anybody looked at the Dallas site. Not a word about us.No links no > > nothing so I guess we don't exist still > > > > [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] > > [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:40:40 -0600 From: "Angie Reece" Subject: [UG] transactions This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C11507.02EC9CE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dallas Stars-- Signed center Steve Ott and goaltender Jason=20 Bacashihua to three-year contracts - ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C11507.02EC9CE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dallas Stars-- Signed center Steve Ott = and=20 goaltender Jason
Bacashihua to three-year contracts - ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C11507.02EC9CE0-- [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 21:40:19 -0600 From: Lynn Vars Subject: Re: [UG] transactions - --------------FC7119239F2AE30051DEDD23 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit read about Bacashihua at www.chicagofreeze.com Angie Reece wrote: > Dallas Stars-- Signed center Steve Ott and goaltender Jason > Bacashihua to three-year contracts - --------------FC7119239F2AE30051DEDD23 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit read about Bacashihua at www.chicagofreeze.com

Angie Reece wrote:

Dallas Stars-- Signed center Steve Ott and goaltender Jason
Bacashihua to three-year contracts

- --------------FC7119239F2AE30051DEDD23-- [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 07:46:29 -0500 From: "Romero, Robert" Subject: [UG] USA HOCKEY: Veterans Bolster Defense <> http://www.sltrib.com/07262001/sports/sports.htm begin 600 The Salt Lake Tribune -- Utah's Statewide Newspaper.url M6T1%1D%53%1=#0I"05-%55),/6AT='`Z+R]W=WF4]8F%N;F5R,2]!0T-?4D%.1$]-/3DY-C$U,30W M-34P,`T*3U))1U523#UH='1P.B\O,C`Y+C(Q,"XQ.#$N,B]HF4],3(P>#8P,"]!0T-?4D%.1$]-/3DY-C$U,30W-34Q,`T*3U)) M1U523#UH='1P.B\O,C`Y+C(Q,"XQ.#$N,B]H65R-%T-"D)!4T554DP]:'1T<#HO+S(P.2XR M,3`N,3@Q+C(O:'-E Subject: [UG] Stars Moves Will Affect Grizz Roster Stars Moves Will Affect Grizz Roster Thursday, July 26, 2001 BY BRETT PRETTYMAN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The Dallas Stars wrapped up their offseason moves Wednesday by signing young prospects to Steve Ott and Jason Bacashihua to three-year contracts. Now, Utah Grizzlies fans will wait to see which players fail to make the NHL team. Wednesday's signings raised the Stars' total to 15 this summer. Six of those players are virtually guaranteed spots on the NHL roster. The others will be fighting for spots on the bench. Six players are returning from last year's Utah team and five will come from the Florida Panthers. "We are done," said Stars assistant general manager Doug Armstrong. "Now, we just have to wait for camp to start and decide who will stay in Dallas and who will go to Utah." The Stars were busy, picking up several free agents sure to help the team return to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Dallas was also active in signing and trading for fringe players -- those close to making their roster, but more likely to end up with its affiliate in Utah. Two players particularly could help the Grizzlies if they fail to make the team in Dallas. The Stars expect big things from Finnish center Niko Kapanen, who won a silver medal at the 2001 World Hockey Championships. Kapanen, 23, was drafted by Dallas in 1998 and has been playing in Europe. The possible addition of NHL veteran Greg Hawgood would be a boost to the Utah defense, which will bring back Mark Wotton, Jeff Macmillan and John Erskine. Ott, the Stars' first-round draft choice in last year's draft, will return to the Windsor Spitfires of the junior Ontario Hockey League if he doesn't crack the Dallas roster. Ott, 18, totaled 50 goals and 87 points last season with the Spitfires. Utah fans likely won't see Ott until next season. Bacashihua, Dallas' first-round draft choice this year, could end playing in Utah this fall. The 18-year-old goalie played for the Chicago Freeze of the junior North American hockey league last season. He was 24-14-10 in 39 games with a 3.23 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage. Ott and Bacashihua will report to Stars training camp in September. The Grizzlies will start practicing when the first batch of players is sent from the Stars in late September. Offseason Timeline Summer transactions for the Dallas Stars, which will affect the Utah Grizzlies' roster: June 5: Signed center Jeff Bateman to a three-year contract. June 14: Signed defenseman Sami Helenius to a one-year contract. June 24: Acquired defenseman Jyrki Lumme from the Phoenix Coyotes for right wing Tyler Bouck. July 1: Signed left wing Kirk Muller to a one-year contract. Signed unrestricted free-agent center Pierre Turgeon, who had been with the St. Louis Blues, to a five-year contract; signed free-agent left wing Rob DiMaio, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes, to a three-year contract. July 3: Signed free-agent right wing Donald Audette, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to a four-year contract. July 10: Signed center Niko Kapanen and left wing Marcus Kristofferson to two-year contracts; signed free-agent center Jim Montgomery, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a one-year contract. July 18: Signed free-agent defenseman Greg Hawgood, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a two-year contract; signed left wing Jon Sim and center Gavin Morgan to one-year contracts. July 19: Signed right wing Cameron Mann to a one-year contract. July 24: Re-signed defenseman Brad Lukowich to a two-year contract. � Copyright 2001, The Salt Lake Tribune [ To quit the utah-grizzlies mailing list, send to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ the command "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies" (don't include the quotes) ] ------------------------------ End of utah-grizzlies-digest V1 #201 ************************************ [ To leave the utah-grizzlies-digest mailing list (big mistake), send the message ] [ "unsubscribe utah-grizzlies-digest" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]