NHL players acquired by a team but played zero games with the team.
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Gerry Melnyk for the Flyers.
He was acquired from the Blues in the offseason prior to the 1968-69 season. However, he suffered a heart attack in training camp, immediately retired as a player and became a scout with the team after being offered a position. Following his first season in his managerial role, he was the person considered most instrumental in drafting Bobby Clarke.
He was acquired from the Blues in the offseason prior to the 1968-69 season. However, he suffered a heart attack in training camp, immediately retired as a player and became a scout with the team after being offered a position. Following his first season in his managerial role, he was the person considered most instrumental in drafting Bobby Clarke.
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kovacro
Uvijek Vjerni
Expansion related..
Charlie Huddy and Dave Babych - Minnesota North Stars
Tim Kerr and Bengt Gustafsson - San Jose
Glenn Healy - Anaheim, then selected by Tampa in Phase 2 of the expansion draft….Then the Lightning, on the same day, traded Glenn Healy to the New York Rangers in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft….Healy then goes on to win a Cup with the Rangers in 94’.
Darren Puppa - Florida
Uwe Krupp and Mike Richter - Nashville
Waiver Draft related..
Randy Gregg - Vancouver
Bengt Gustafsson - Detroit
This was a good one back in the day to get around leaving players unprotected for the waiver draft..
Charlie Huddy and Dave Babych - Minnesota North Stars
Tim Kerr and Bengt Gustafsson - San Jose
Glenn Healy - Anaheim, then selected by Tampa in Phase 2 of the expansion draft….Then the Lightning, on the same day, traded Glenn Healy to the New York Rangers in exchange for a third-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft….Healy then goes on to win a Cup with the Rangers in 94’.
Darren Puppa - Florida
Uwe Krupp and Mike Richter - Nashville
Waiver Draft related..
Randy Gregg - Vancouver
Bengt Gustafsson - Detroit
This was a good one back in the day to get around leaving players unprotected for the waiver draft..
- 1989-Sep-28 Pete Peeters Traded from Philadelphia Flyers with Keith Acton to Winnipeg Jets for future considerations
- 1989-Oct-03 Pete Peeters Traded from Winnipeg Jets with Keith Acton to Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations
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MarkusKetterer
Shoulda got one game in
Believe Jeff Brubaker was in the Philadelphia organization for a brief while (1986-87). Did not play with the big club and spent the season with Hershey (the Flyers' farm team). Then he went on to the New York Rangers (spent about half of the season between them and the minors) and then on to Detroit for one game and the rest with Adirondack in the AHL in 1988-89.
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Jari Kurri was a Philadelphia Flyer.
1991-May-30 Traded from Edmonton Oilers with Dave Brown and Corey Foster to Philadelphia Flyers for Craig Berube, Craig Fisher and Scott Mellanby
1991-May-30 Traded from Philadelphia Flyers with Jeff Chychrun to Los Angeles Kings for Steve Duchesne, Steve Kasper and round 4 pick in the 1991 draft (Aris Brimanis)
1991-May-30 Traded from Edmonton Oilers with Dave Brown and Corey Foster to Philadelphia Flyers for Craig Berube, Craig Fisher and Scott Mellanby
1991-May-30 Traded from Philadelphia Flyers with Jeff Chychrun to Los Angeles Kings for Steve Duchesne, Steve Kasper and round 4 pick in the 1991 draft (Aris Brimanis)
Boston trades goalie Martin Jones to San Jose - Sportsnet.ca
Martin Jones was acquired by Boston from LA and traded 4 days later to San Jose.
Martin Jones was acquired by Boston from LA and traded 4 days later to San Jose.
Jets traded a seventh to Florida for Bogdan Kiselevich, whom they never played. He returned to Europe in the offseason.
Ziggy Stardust
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In addition to Valeri Bure never dressing for the Kings, there are a few other players the team acquired who never played for them.
Radek Bonk: Acquired from Ottawa for a third round pick, 77th overall. Ten minutes later, the Kings sent Bonk and Cristobal Huet to Montreal for Mathieu Garon and a third rounder (95th overall).
Hitting the (draft) floor
Stephane Quintal: The Kings acquired Quintal's rights from Montreal one day after the Garon-Bonk trade. Unfortunately, the lockout was looming, and Quintal was never signed and opted to retire.
Rights to Quintal Cost Team Nothing
David Karpa: The Kings acquired Karpa from the Quebec Nordiques in 1995, however, he failed a physical, and thus the Kings voided the trade. Days later, the Mighty Ducks would trade for Karpa.
Ducks Trade for Youth, Kings' Reject
And probably the most infamous King to never dress for the team...
Dale McCourt: The Kings acquired McCourt from Detroit as compensation for losing Rogie Vachon to the Red Wings. McCourt refused to report to the Kings and a major legal battle ensued, which you can read about here: Dale Mccourt, Plaintiff-appellee, v. California Sports, Inc., and the Los Angeles Kings, Inc.,defendants-appellants.dale Mccourt, Plaintiff-appellee, v. California Sports, Inc., et al., Defendants,national Hockey League, Defendant-appellant.dale Mccourt, Plaintiff-appellee, v. California Sports, Inc., et al., Defendants,national Hockey League Players' Association, Defendant-appellant, 600 F.2d 1193 (6th Cir. 1979)
The Kings would later trade McCourt back to the Red Wings in exchange for Andre St. Laurent and two first round picks, which turned into Larry Murphy and Doug Smith.
Radek Bonk: Acquired from Ottawa for a third round pick, 77th overall. Ten minutes later, the Kings sent Bonk and Cristobal Huet to Montreal for Mathieu Garon and a third rounder (95th overall).
Hitting the (draft) floor
Stephane Quintal: The Kings acquired Quintal's rights from Montreal one day after the Garon-Bonk trade. Unfortunately, the lockout was looming, and Quintal was never signed and opted to retire.
Rights to Quintal Cost Team Nothing
David Karpa: The Kings acquired Karpa from the Quebec Nordiques in 1995, however, he failed a physical, and thus the Kings voided the trade. Days later, the Mighty Ducks would trade for Karpa.
Ducks Trade for Youth, Kings' Reject
And probably the most infamous King to never dress for the team...
Dale McCourt: The Kings acquired McCourt from Detroit as compensation for losing Rogie Vachon to the Red Wings. McCourt refused to report to the Kings and a major legal battle ensued, which you can read about here: Dale Mccourt, Plaintiff-appellee, v. California Sports, Inc., and the Los Angeles Kings, Inc.,defendants-appellants.dale Mccourt, Plaintiff-appellee, v. California Sports, Inc., et al., Defendants,national Hockey League, Defendant-appellant.dale Mccourt, Plaintiff-appellee, v. California Sports, Inc., et al., Defendants,national Hockey League Players' Association, Defendant-appellant, 600 F.2d 1193 (6th Cir. 1979)
The Kings would later trade McCourt back to the Red Wings in exchange for Andre St. Laurent and two first round picks, which turned into Larry Murphy and Doug Smith.
