Transactions & Injuries
          
            
  
    
          
              
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| 2013-14 | ||
| 2013-08-05 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Signed with the SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL.
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| 2012-13 | ||
| 2013-03-29 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 3 games (lower body injury).
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| 2013-03-24 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Lower body injury, injured reserve.
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| 2013-03-21 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Lower body injury, day-to-day.
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| 2013-02-13 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          
                Acquired from the Winnipeg Jets.
              
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                      The New Jersey Devils acquired winger Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Winnipeg Jets for a seventh-round draft pick in 2013 and a fourth-round draft pick in 2014. | 
| 2012-09-16 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Signed with the Donbass Donetsk of the KHL.
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| 2012-07-01 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Winnipeg Jets to a one-year contract.
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| 2011-12 | ||
| 2012-03-08 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 3 games (right leg injury).
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| 2012-03-02 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Right leg injury, day-to-day.
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| 2012-01-20 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          
                Acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes.
              
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                      The New Jersey Devils acquired winger Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Carolina Hurricanes for defenseman Joe Sova and a fourth-round draft pick in 2012. | 
| 2011-07-01 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Carolina Hurricanes to a one-year contract.
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| 2010-11 | ||
| 2011-01-08 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 6 games (lower body injury).
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| 2010-12-27 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Lower body injury, day-to-day.
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| 2010-12-09 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 12 games (broken finger).
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| 2010-11-08 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Broken finger, sidelined indefinitely.
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| 2010-07-27 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Los Angeles Kings to a one-year contract.
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| 2009-10 | ||
| 2010-04-09 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Suspended by the NHL for 2 games.
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| 2010-03-02 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          
                Acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs.
              
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                      The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired winger Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Toronto Maple Leafs for winger Luca Caputi and defenseman Martin Skoula. | 
| 2007-08 | ||
| 2008-03-04 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 4 games (rib injury).
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| 2008-02-25 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Rib injury, day-to-day.
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| 2008-02-13 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 7 games (shoulder injury).
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| 2008-01-24 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
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| 2007-12-01 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 2 games (leg injury).
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| 2007-11-27 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Leg injury, day-to-day.
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| 2007-10-18 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 3 games (ankle injury).
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| 2007-10-11 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Ankle injury, day-to-day.
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| 2006-07 | ||
| 2007-05-10 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a three-year contract extension.
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| 2007-01-16 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 11 games (shoulder injury).
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| 2006-12-22 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
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| 2005-06 | ||
| 2005-09-07 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a two-year contract.
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| 2004-05 | ||
| 2004-11-13 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          NHL lockout: Signed with the Khimik Voskresensk of the Russian Hockey League.
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| 2003-04 | ||
| 2004-06-30 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Toronto Maple Leafs tendered a qualifying offer.
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| 2003-07-18 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Re-signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a one-year contract.
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| 2002-03 | ||
| 2003-03-28 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2003-03-11 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2003-03-06 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2003-01-15 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2003-01-03 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2002-12-03 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2002-11-28 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2002-10-05 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2001-02 | ||
| 2002-04-25 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2002-04-23 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2002-04-17 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2002-04-14 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2002-04-12 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2002-01-21 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2002-01-07 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2001-09-28 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2000-01 | ||
| 2001-04-18 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2001-04-10 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2001-03-22 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2001-03-14 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2001-02-09 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2001-02-02 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2001-01-09 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 2000-09-20 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL).
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| 1997-98 | ||
| 1998-06-27 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 4th round (87th overall) in 1998.
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