LYLE ODELEIN

Signed as a free agent, Sept. 2005. Released July 2006.

ROMAN OKSIUTA

Acquired from Anaheim for Richard Park, Mar. 1997.  Released Oct. 1997.

FREDRIK OLAUSSON

Acquired with Alex Hicks from Anaheim for Shawn Antoski and Dmitri Mironov, Nov. 1996.  Signed as a free agent by Anaheim, July 1998.

EDDIE OLCZYK

Acquired from Los Angeles for Glen Murray, Mar. 1997.  Signed as a free agent by Chicago, July 1998.

KRZYSZTOF OLIWA

Acquired from Columbus for a third round choice in 2001 Entry Draft, Jan. 14, 2001. Traded to NY Rangers for a ninth round choice in the 2003 Entry Draft, June 2002.

TOM O’REGAN

Signed as a free agent, Sept. 1983.  Released July 1986.

MICHEL OUELLET

Selected in fourth round of Entry Draft (Rimouski QMJHL), June 2000.  Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent, July 2007.

DENNIS OWCHAR

Selected in fourth round of Entry Draft (Toronto OHA), May 1973.  Traded to Colorado for Tom Edur, Dec. 1977.

JIM PAEK

Selected in ninth round of Entry Draft (Oshawa OHL), June 1985.  Traded to Los Angeles with Marty McSorley for Shawn McEachern and Tomas Sandstrom, Feb. 1994.

WILF PAIMENT

Signed as a free agent, July 1987.  Released July 1988.

ZIGGY PALFFY

Signed as a free agent, Aug. 8, 2005. Retired Jan. 18, 2006.

BOB PARADISE

Acquired with Chuck Arnason from Atlanta for Al McDonough, Jan. 1974.  Traded to Washington for a second round choice in 1976 Entry Draft, Nov. 1975.  Acquired from Washington for rights to Don Awrey, Oct. 1977.  Released June 1979.

RICH PARENT

Signed as a free agent, Sept. 24, 2000.  Released July 2001.

RICHARD PARK

Selected in second round of Entry Draft (Belleville OHL), June 1994.  Traded to Anaheim for Roman Oksiuta, Mar. 1997.

ED PATTERSON

Selected in seventh round of Entry Draft (Kamloops WHL), June 1991.  Released July 1997.

MEL PEARSON

Selected from Chicago in Expansion Draft, June 1967.  Sold to Portland (WHL), July 1968.

BARRY PEDERSON

Acquired with Rod Buskas from Vancouver for Dave Capuano, Andrew McBain and Dan Quinn, Jan. 1990.  Released June 1991.

JANNE PESONEN

TOBY PETERSEN

Selected in the ninth round of the 1998 Entry Draft.  Released July 2004.

RONALD PETROVICKY

Signed by Penguins as a free agent, July 24, 2006. Released July 2007.

FRANK PIETRANGELO

Selected in seventh round of Entry Draft (U. of Minnesota WCHA), June 1984.  Traded to Hartford for future considerations, Mar. 1992.

LASSE PIRJETA

Acquired from Columbus for Brian Holzinger, March 9, 2004. Signed. Assigned to Kloten Flyers, Jan. 20, 2006.

DOMENIC PITTIS

Selected in the second round of Entry Draft (Lethbridge WHL), June 1993.  Signed as a free agent by Buffalo, July 1998.

MICHEL PLASSE

Acquired from Kansas City for Jean-Guy Lagace and Denis Herron, Jan. 1975.  Sent with Simon Nolet to Colorado as compensation for Pittsburgh signing Denis Herron, Aug. 1976.

STEVE POAPST

Signed as a free agent, Aug. 15, 2005. Traded to St. Louis for Eric Boguniecki, Dec. 2005.

GREG POLIS

Selected in the first round of Entry Draft (Estevan WCHL) June 1970.  Traded with Bryan Watson and a second round draft choice in 1974 Entry Draft to St. Louis for J. Bob Kelly, Ab DeMarco and Steve Durbano, Jan. 1974.

ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY

PETER POPOVIC

Acquired from NY Rangers for Kevin Hatcher, Oct. 1999.  Signed by Boston as a free agent, June 2000.

KELLY PRATT

Signed as a free agent, July 1974.  Sold to Hershey (AHL), Aug. 1975.

TRACY PRATT

Acquired with George Swarbrick and Bryan Watson from Oakland for Earl Ingarfield, Dick Mattiussi and Gene Ubriaco, Jan. 1969.  Selected by Buffalo in Expansion Draft, June 1970.

DEAN PRENTICE

Selected from Detroit in Intra-League Draft, June 1969.  Sold to Minnesota, Oct. 1971.

NOEL PRICE

Selected from Montreal in Expansion Draft, June 1967.  Claimed by Springfield (AHL) in Reverse Draft, June 1969.

PAT PRICE

Acquired from Edmonton for Pat Hughes, Mar. 1981.  Signed as a free agent by Quebec, Dec. 1982.

TOM PRICE

Signed as a free agent, Feb. 1977.  Released June 1980.

KEN PRIESTLAY

Acquired from Buffalo for Tony Tanti, Mar. 1991.  Released July 1993.

WAYNE PRIMEAU

Acquired from Tampa Bay for Matthew Barnaby, Feb. 1, 2001.  Traded to San Jose for Matt Bradley, March 11, 2003.

SEAN PRONGER

Acquired from Anaheim for rights to Patrick Lalime, March 1998.  Traded with Petr Nedved and Chris Tamer to NY Rangers for Alex Kovalev and Harry York, Nov. 1998.

JEAN PRONOVOST

Purchased with John Arbour from Boston, May 1968.  Traded to Atlanta with Atlanta sending Dick Redmond to Boston and Boston sending Gregg Sheppard to Pittsburgh, Sept. 1978.

JAMIE PUSHOR

Acquired from Columbus for a fourth round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft, March 15, 2002.  Released July 2003.

DAN QUINN

Acquired from Calgary for Mike Bullard, Nov. 1986.  Traded with Andrew McBain and Dave Capuano to Vancouver for Tony Tanti, Barry Pederson and Rod Buskas, Jan. 1990.  Signed as a free agent, July 1996.  Released Dec. 1996.

MIKE RAMSEY

Acquired from Buffalo for Bob Errey, Mar. 1993.  Released June 1994.

MARK RECCHI

Selected in the fourth round of Entry Draft, June 1988. Traded with Brian Benning and a first-round draft choice to Philadelphia in exchange for Rick Tocchet, Kjell Samuelsson and Ken Wregget, Feb. 19, 1992. Signed as a free agent, July 9, 2004. Traded to Carolina for Krys Kolanos, Niklas Nordgren and a second-round draft choice on March 9, 2006. Claimed on waivers by Atlanta on Dec. 8, 2007

GREG REDQUEST

Selected in fourth round of Entry Draft (Kingston OHL), June 1976. Released June 1979.

NICK RICCI

Selected in the fourth round of Entry Draft (Niagra Falls OHL), Aug. 1979.  Traded with Pat Graham to Toronto for Rocky Saganiuk and Vincent Tremblay, Aug. 1983.

STEPHANE RICHER

Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent, Oct. 2001.  Traded to New Jersey for conditional choice in the 2002 Entry Draft, Mar. 19, 2002.

PAT RIGGIN

Acquired from Boston for Roberto Romano, Feb. 1987.  Released July 1988.

GARY RISSLING

Acquired from Washington for a fifth round choice in 1981 Entry Draft, Jan. 1981.  Released June 1987.

JANI RITA

Acquired with Cory Cross from Edmonton for Dick Tarnstrom, Jan. 26, 2006. Signed with Jokerit, May 2, 2006.

BOB RIVARD

Selected from Montreal in Expansion Draft, June 1967.  Sent to Baltimore (AHL) to complete an earlier deal where Pittsburgh purchased Jim Morrison, Nov. 1969.

RENE ROBERT

Claimed from Toronto in Intra-League Draft, June 1971.  Traded to Buffalo for Eddie Shack, Mar. 1972.

GARY ROBERTS

Acquired from Florida for Noah Welch, Feb. 2007. Rights traded to Tampa Bay for a 2009 third-round choice, June 2008.

GORD ROBERTS

Acquired from St. Louis for future considerations, Oct. 1990.  Signed as a free agent by Boston, June 1992.

LUC ROBITAILLE

Acquired from Los Angeles for Rick Tocchet and a second round choice in 1995 Entry Draft, July 1994.  Traded to NY Rangers with Ulf Samuelsson for Sergei Zubov and Petr Nedved, Aug. 1995.