October 29, 2002 :

• The Washington Capitals recalled goaltender Sébastien Charpentier from the Portland Pirates of the AHL; Placed goaltender Olaf Kolzig on the injured reserve
  
  October 28, 2002 :
  
• The St.Louis Blues placed goaltender Curtis Sanford on the injured reserve with an ankle injury. Will miss 3 weeks
  
• The Montréal Canadiens recalled goaltender Mathieu Garon from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL
  
  October 26, 2002 :
  
• The St.Louis Blues activated goaltender Fred brathwaite from the injured reserve
  
  October 25, 2002 :
  
• The St.Louis Blues placed goaltender Reinhard Divis on the injured reserve with a groine injury. Out indefinitely; Reached a tentative deal with unrestricted free agent Tom Barrasso
  
• The Manitoba Moose (AHL) recalled goaltender Alfie Michaud from Peoria of the ECHL
  
  October 24, 2002 :
  
• The Phoenix Coyotes placed goaltender Sean Burke on the injured reserve with an ankle injury. Will miss 4 weeks.
  
• The San Jose Sharks assigned goaltender Vesa Toskala to the Cleveland barons of the AHL
  
• The Syracuse Crunch (AHL) assigned right wing Ben Knopp to Dayton of the ECHL
  
• The Utah Grizzlies (AHL) assigned goaltender Mike Smith to Lexington of the ECHL
  
  October 22, 2002 :
  
• The Montréal Canadiens assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL
  
• The San Jose Sharks re-signed goaltender Evgeni Nabokov to a two-year contract worth 7,15 millions
  
• The Worcester IceCats (AHL) loaned goaltender Scott Stirling to Atlantic City of the ECHL
  
  October 19, 2002 :
  
• The Toronto Maple Leafs activated goaltender Ed Belfour from the injured reserve
  
  October 18, 2002 :
  
• The Boston Bruins placed goaltender John Grahame on the injured reserve with a shoulder injury. Out for 3 weeks
  
• The Pittsburgh Penguins placed goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin on the injured reserve with a knee injury. Out day-to-day
  
• The St.Louis Blues placed goaltenders Fred Brathwaite and Reinhard Divis on the injured reserve with a groin injury to both. Out day-to-day; recalled goaltender Cody Rudkowsky from the Worcester Icecats of the AHL
  
  October 17, 2002 :
  
• The Boston Bruins recalled goaltender Tim Thomas from the Providence Bruins of the AHL
  
  October 16, 2002 :
  
• The New York Rangers assigned goaltender Jason LaBarbera to the Hartford Wolfpack of the AHL
  
  October 15, 2002 :
  
• The New York Rangers recalled goaltender Jason LaBarbera from the Hartford Wolfpack of the AHL
  
  October 14, 2002 :
  
• The St.Louis Blues recalled goaltender Curtis Sanford from the Worcester Icecats of the AHL
  
• The San Antonio Rampage (AHL) assigned goaltender Tyrone Garner to Jacksonof the ECHL
  
• The Worcester IceCats (AHL) recalled goaltender Cody Rudowsky from Trenton of the ECHL
  
  October 12, 2002 :
  
• The Toronto Maple leafs placed goaltender Ed Belfour on the injured reserve with a cut to his right thumb. He's expected to miss a week. The Maple leafs alse recalled goaltender Mikhael Tellqvist to serve as backup for Trevor Kidd
  
• The Washington Capitals recalled goaltender Craig Billington from the Portland Pirates; assigned Sébastien Charpentier to Portland
  
  October 11, 2002 :
  
• The Florida Panthers assigned goaltender Tyrone Garner to Jackson of the ECHL
  
• The Chicago Wolves (AHL)assigned goaltender Mikhael Garnett to Greenville of the ECHL
  
• The Norfolk Admirals (AHL) assigned goaltender Sébastien Laplante to Roanoke of the ECHL
  
• The Syracuse Crunch (AHL) assigned goaltender Shane Bendera to Dayton of the ECHL
  
  October 10, 2002 :
  
• The Syracuse Crunch (AHL) assigned goaltender Shane Benders to Dayton of the ECHL
  
  October 9, 2002 :
  
• The Atlanta Thrashers reassigned goaltender Michael Garnett from Chicago of the AHL to Greenville of the ECHL
  
• The Chicago Wolves (AHL)assigned goaltender Michael Garnett to Greenville of the ECHL
  
• The Norfolk Admirals (AHL) reassigned goaltender Sébastien Laplante to Roanoke of the ECHL
  
  October 8, 2002 :
  
• The Atlanta Thrashers assigned goaltender Frédéric Cassivi to the Chicago Wolves of the AHL
  
• The New York Islanders assigned goaltender Rick DiPietro to the Bridgeport Sound tigers of the AHL
  
• The Washington Capitals assigned goaltender Craig Billington to the Portland Pirates of the AHL
  
• The Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) assigned goaltender Dave Stathos to Trenton of the ECHL
  
• The Utah Grizzlies (AHL) assigned goaltender Mike Smith to Lexington of the ECHL
  
• The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) assigned goaltender Mike Valley to Wheeling of the ECHL
  
  October 7, 2002 :
  
• The Chicago Blackhawks assigned goaltender Michael Leighton to the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL
  
• The San Jose Sharks assigned goaltender Seamus Kotyk to the Cleveland Barons of the AHL
  
• The Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) released goaltender Tyler MacKay
  
• The Cleveland Barons (AHL) assigned goaltender Marc Magliarditi to Richmond of the ECHL
  
  October 6, 2002 :
  
• The Buffalo Sabres assigned goaltender Ryan Miller to the Rochester Americans of the AHL
  
• The Minnesota Wild assigned goaltender Frederic Cloutier and Kyle Kettles to Louisiana of the ECHL
  
• The St.Louis Blues assigned goaltender Curtis Sanford to the Worcester Ice cats of the AHL
  
• The Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) asigned goaltender Daniel Boisclair to Florida of the ECHL
  
  October 5, 2002 :
  
• The Carolina Hurricanes assigned goaltender Jean-Marc Pelletier to the Lowell Lock Monsters of the AHL
  
• The Florida Panthers assigned goaltender Wade Flaherty to the San Antonio Rampage the AHL
  
• The Toronto Maple Leafs assigned goaltender Mikael Tellqvist to the St.John's Maple leafs of the AHL
  
  October 4, 2002 :
  
• The Columbus Blue Jackets assigned goaltender Pascal Leclaire to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL
  
• The Wilkes Barre-Scranton Penguins (AHL) assigned goaltender David Chant to Wheeling of the ECHL
  
  October 3, 2002 :
  
• The Chicago Wolves (AHL) released goaltender Tom Lawson
  
• The Hershey Bears (AHL) assigned goaltender Scott Frankhouser to Reading of the ECHL
  
• The Saint John Flames (AHL) assigned goaltender Peter Aubry to Johnstown of the ECHL
  
• The Springfield Falcons (AHL) assigned goaltender Colin Zulianello to Augusta of the ECHL
  
• The Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) signed goaltender Mike Valley; assigned goaltender David Chant to Wheeling of the ECHL
  
• The Worcester Ice Cats (AHL) released goaltender Rob Carter
  
  October 2, 2002 :
  
• The Ottawa Senators assigned goaltender Simon Lajeunesse to the Binghamton Senators of the AHL
  
  October 1, 2002 :
  
• The Calgary Flames assigned goaltender Levente Szuper to the Saint John Flames of the AHL
  
• The Florida Panthers acquired goaltender Jani Hurme from the Ottawa Senators for goaltender Billy Thompson and center Greg Watson
  
• The Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) released goaltender Doug Teskey and returned him to Toledo of the ECHL