National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS-Recalled F Derek MacKenzie and F Joey Crabb from Chicago of the AHL.
CAROLINA HURRICANES-Released D Jason Woolley.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Assigned G Ty Conklin to Syracuse of the AHL.
EDMONTON OILERS-Assigned F Rob Schremp and D Tom Gilbert to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES KINGS-Assigned D Joey Mormina to Manchester of the AHL.
MINNESOTA WILD-Assigned D Shawn Belle and C Wyatt Smith to Houston of the AHL.
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Traded F Mike Ribeiro and a 2007 fifth-round draft pick to Dallas for D Janne Niinimaa and a 2008 sixth-round draft pick.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Reassigned D Kevin Klein and D Nolan Yonkman to Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS-Traded D Vladimir Malakhov and a conditional first-round draft pick to San Jose for D Jim Fahey and the rights to LW Alexander Korolyuk.
NEW YORK RANGERS-Assigned D Marc Staal to Sudbury of the OHL and F Brandon Dubinsky and F Francis Lessard to Hartford of the AHL.
PHOENIX COYOTES-Assigned D Matt Jones, G David LeNeveu, D Travis Roche, D Matthew Spiller and RW Bill Thomas to San Antonio of the AHL.
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Signed F Denis Pederson to a one-year contract. Assigned Pederson, F Mike Glumac, F Magnus Kahnberg, F Trent Whitfield and D Mike Stuart to Peoria of the AHL.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Assigned LW Norm Milley to Springfield of the AHL.
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS-Assigned F Mike Walsh to Toledo of the ECHL. Released D Paul Crosty, D Andy Zulyniak, F Mike Berry, F Tyson Gimblett, F Brandon Kaleniecki, F Evan Kotsopoulous, F Andrew Martin and F Jamie Tardif.
HARTFORD WOLF PACK-Released D Cole Byers, D Ren Fauci, D Mike Gabinet, D Kenny Smith, D Matt Smyth, F Dan Murphy, F Adam Nightingale, F Daymen Rycroft, F Brett Smith and F Jeff Valdes. Loaned G Alex Westlund and F Mike Ouellette to Charlotte of the ECHL.
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE-Returned C Peter Mueller to Everett of the WHL.
Central Hockey League
YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS-Signed D John Neal.
United Hockey League
KALAMAZOO WINGS-Signed G Tom Askey to a two-year contract.