December 31, 2003 :
• The Calgary Flames recalled goaltender Dany Sabourin from Lowell of the American Hockey League
• The Syracuse Crunch (AHL) recalled goaltender Andrew Penner from Dayton of the ECHL
  
  December 30, 2003 :
• The St. Louis Blues recalled goaltender Reinhard Divis under emergency conditions from Worcester
• The Syracuse Crunch (AHL) recalled goaltender Andrew Penner from Dayton of the ECHL
  
  December 29, 2003 :
• The Columbus Blue Jackets recalled goaltender Pascal Leclaire from Syracuse of the American Hockey League
• The New Jersey Devils recalled goaltender Ari Ahonen from Albany of the American Hockey League
• The New York Islanders recalled goaltender Dieter Kochan from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League; assigned goaltender Rick DiPietro to Bridgeport
• The Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) recalled goalrender Olivier Michaud from Columbus of the ECHL
  
  December 28, 2003 :
• The Toronto Maple Leafs qssigned goaltender Mikael Tellqvist to St. John's of the American Hockey League
  
  December 27, 2003 :
• The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Mikael Tellqvist from St. John's of the American Hockey League
  
  December 26, 2003 :
• The Los Angeles Kings placed goaltender Roman Cechmanek on injured reserve, retroactive to December 21, with a bruised hip
• The Manchester Monarchs (AHL) recalled goaltender Mathieu Chouinard from Reading of the ECHL
  
  December 21, 2003 :
• The Los Angeles Kings recalled goaltender Milan Hnilicka from Manchester of the American Hockey League
  
  December 18, 2003 :
• The Los Angeles Kings assigned goaltender Milan Hnilicka to Manchester of the American Hockey League
• The Manchester Monarchs (AHL) assigned goaltender Mathieu Chouinard to Reading of the ECHL
• The Rochester Americans (AHL) assigned goaltender Greg Gardner to Mississippi of the ECHL
  
  December 17, 2003 :
• The Dallas Stars placed goaltender Ron Tugnutt on injured reserve
• The Albany River Rats (AHL) assigned goaltender Matus Kostur to Columbus of the ECHL
  
  December 15, 2003 :
• The Detroit Red Wings assigned goaltender Joey MacDonald to Grand Rapids of the AHL
• The Carolina Hurricanes fired goaltending consultant Don Edwards
• The Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) released goaltender Bujar Amidovski
  
  December 12, 2003 :
• The Buffalo Sabres assigned goaltender Ryan Miller to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League
• The Los Angeles Kings recalled goaltender Milan Hnilicka from Manchester of the American Hockey League
  
  December 11, 2003 :
• The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Jean-Sébastien Aubin from Wilkes-Barre Scranton of the American Hockey League
• The Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) recalled goaltender Bujar Amidovski from Dayton of the ECHL
  
  December 10, 2003 :
• The Detroit Red Wings recalled goaltender Curtis Joseph from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League
  
  December 9, 2003 :
• The Buffalo Sabres recalled goaltender Ryan Miller from Rochester of the American Hockey League
• The Vancouver Canucks recalled goaltender Alex Auld from Manitoba of the American Hockey League
• The Washington Capitals named Glen Hanlon coach
• The Binghamton Senators (AHL) recalled goaltender Shane Bendera from Elmira of the United Hockey League
• The Manchester Monarchs (AHL) assigned goaltender Mathieu Chouinard to Reading of the ECHL
• The Manitoba Moose (AHL) recalled goaltender Robert McVicar from Columbia of the ECHL
  
  December 8, 2003 :
• The New Jersey Devils recalled goaltender Ari Ahonen from Albany of the American Hockey League
• The Philadelphia Flyers recalled goaltender Antero Niittymaki from the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League
• The San Jose Sharks assigned goaltender Seamus Kotyk to Cleveland of the American Hockey League
  
  December 7, 2003 :
• The Rochester Americans (AHL) recalled goaltender Greg Gardner from Mississippi of the ECHL
  
  December 6, 2003 :
• The Detroit Red Wings assigned goaltender Curtis Joseph to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League
  
  December 5, 2003 :
• The Ottawa Senators assigned goaltender Ray Emery to Binghamton of the American Hockey League
  
  December 4, 2003 :
• The Utah Grizzlies (AHL) assigned goaltender Dan Ellis to Idaho of the ECHL
  
  December 3, 2003 :
• The Ottawa Senators recalled goaltender Ray Emery from Binghamton of the American Hockey League
• The Toronto Maple Leafs assigned goaltender Mikael Tellqvist to St. John's of the American Hockey League
• The Toronto Roadrunners (AHL) assigned goaltender Kristian Antila and left wing Dan Baum to Columbus of the ECHL
  
  December 2, 2003 :
• The Binghamton Senators (AHL) recalled goaltender Andrew Allen from Trenton of the ECHL