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2002 Free Agent Signings

 
Unrestricted: Group III, V, VI
Restricted: Group II, IV		 Updated January 1, 2003 9:52 PM
ANAHEIM
Brian White, (VI) (Providence, AHL)

CALGARY
Rob Murray, (UFA) (Springfield, AHL)

Kay Whitmore, (III)

CHICAGO
Kevin Dean, (UFA)
Chris Feil, (UFA)
Jean-Yves Leroux, (UFA)

Joe Reekie, (III)

Rumun Ndur, (VI)

Ty Jones, (II)

COLORADO
Todd Gill, (UFA)
Matthew Scorsune, (UFA)

COLUMBUS
Greg Gardiner, (UFA)

DALLAS
Chad Alban, (II) (Kalamazoo, UHL)

DETROIT
Ryan Gaucher, (UFA) (Cincinatti, ECHL)
Magnus Nilsson, (UFA) (Cincinatti, ECHL)
Bruce Richardson, (UFA) (Louisiana, ECHL)

Steve Duchesne, (III)

EDMONTON

LOS ANGELES
Nelson Emerson, (UFA)
Nate Miller, (UFA)
Greg Phillips, (UFA)

Martin Strebak, (IV)

MINNESOTA
Steve Aronson, (UFA)

NASHVILLE
Jay Legault, (UFA) (Cut by FLA)
Jure Penko, (UFA) (Lubbock, CHL)
Kent Sauer, (UFA) (Pensacola, ECHL)
Mike Stuart, (UFA) (Peoria, ECHL)

Marty Wilford, (VI) (Norfolk, AHL)

PHOENIX

ST LOUIS
Tyler Rennette, (UFA) (Peoria, ECHL)
Jamie Thompson, (UFA) (San Angelo, CHL)

SAN JOSE
Adam Colagiacomo, (UFA) (Roanoke, ECHL)
Adam Nittel, (UFA) (Quad City, UHL)

Joel Prpic, (VI)

VANCOUVER
Jeff Scissons, (UFA)
Alexei Tezikov, (UFA)

Martin Brochu, (VI)

 ATLANTA
Scott Fankhouser, (VI) (Reading, ECHL)

BOSTON
John Emmons, (UFA)
Eric Van Acker, (UFA) (Greenville, ECHL)
Jeff Zehr, (UFA) (Columbus, ECHL)

Darryl Laplante, (VI) (Augusta, ECHL)

Kyle McLaren, (II)

BUFFALO
Mario Larocque, (UFA)
Luc Theoret, (UFA) (Bossier-Shrevport, CHL)

Bob Corkum, (III)

Mike Hurlbut, (VI)

CAROLINA

FLORIDA

MONTREAL
Patrick Poulin, (UFA)
Gennady Razin, (UFA)

NEW JERSEY
Bruce Gardiner, (UFA)
Frederic Henry, (UFA)

Mike Rucinski, (VI)

Maxim Balmochnykh, (II)

NY ISLANDERS
Alexander Kharitonov, (UFA)
Darren Van Impe, (UFA)

Jim Cummins, (III)

Dimitri Upper, (II)

Kristofer Ottosson, (IV)

NY RANGERS
Kyle Freadrich, (UFA)
Wes Jarvis, (UFA)

Sean Gagnon, (VI)

Martin Richter, (II)

OTTAWA
Kevin Grimes, (UFA) (Jackson, ECHL)

Benoit Brunet, (III)

PHILADELPHIA
James Chalmers, (UFA)

Rick Tocchet, (III)

PITTSBURGH
Dylan Gyori, (UFA) (Hershey, AHL)

TAMPA BAY
Kyle Kos, (UFA) (Arkansas, ECHL)
Thomas Ziegler, (UFA)

Mikko Kuparinen, (VI)

TORONTO
Frantisek Mrazek, (UFA)

WASHINGTON
Curtis Cruickshank, (UFA) (San Diego, WCHL)
Martin Hlinka, (UFA)

Benoit Hogue, (III)
Joe Sacco, (III)

Petr Sykora, (II)
 
   

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This list falls into the following categories:

Group II (restricted; original team has right to match or accept draft-pick compensation);

Group III (unrestricted; original team has no right to match),

Group IV (restricted; players who have never signed a contract and are considered "defected players");

Group V (unrestricted; a player who has been in the league 10 years and makes less than the average salary of approximatley $1.4 million can declare for unrestricted free agency once in his career),

Group VI (unrestricted; a player who is 25 years or older, has completed three or more professional seasons and in the case of a player other than a goaltender has played fewer than 80 NHL games, or in the case of a goaltender has played fewer than 28 NHL games).

UFA (Unrestricted; a player who has been released from their current contract by a buyout, a 2/3 of remaining salary option all teams carry with all contracts, or Group II restricted free agents not offered a contract by their teams become Group III unrestricted free agents.)

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