The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2016–17 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick (s), if applicable. Players who have retired are also listed. The 2016–17 NHL trade deadline was on March 1, 2017. Any players traded or claimed off waivers after this date were eligible to play up until, but not in the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Retirement Date Player Last Team Ref June 24, 2016 Arizona Coyotes June 27, 2016 New York Islanders July 1, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning July 19, 2016 Philadelphia Flyers July 20, 2016 Detroit Red Wings August 16, 2016 Chicago Blackhawks August 31, 2016 Ottawa Senators September 8, 2016 Nashville Predators September 15, 2016 New York Rangers September 16, 2016 Anaheim Ducks October 3, 2016 Nashville Predators October 3, 2016 Anaheim Ducks October 4, 2016 Nashville Predators October 5, 2016 New York Rangers October 11, 2016 Minnesota Wild October 27, 2016 Nashville Predators October 28, 2016 Toronto Maple Leafs November 25, 2016 Nashville Predators November 29, 2016 Dallas Stars December 7, 2016 Montreal Canadiens December 15, 2016 Minnesota Wild December 22, 2016 Buffalo Sabres January 3, 2017 New Jersey Devils February 8, 2017 St. Louis Blues February 16, 2017 Arizona Coyotes March 31, 2017 New Jersey Devils April 10, 2017 Florida Panthers May 24, 2017 Arizona Coyotes May 25, 2017 Montreal Canadiens June 8, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks June 9, 2017 Columbus Blue Jackets June 14, 2017 Detroit Red Wings
Contract terminations A team and player may mutually agree to terminate a player's contract at any time.
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Teams may buy out player contracts (after the conclusion of a season) for a portion of the remaining value of the contract, paid over a period of twice the remaining length of the contract. This reduced number and extended period is applied to the cap hit as well. If the player was under the age of 26 at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 2/3 over the extended period. If the player was 26 or older at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 1/3 over the extended period. If the player was 35 or older at the time of signing the contract the player's pay will be reduced by a factor of 1/3, but the cap hit will not be reduced over the extended period.
All players must clear waivers before having a contract terminated. Injured players cannot be bought out.
Date Name Previous team Notes Ref June 24, 2016 Minnesota Wild Buyout June 28, 2016 Vancouver Canucks Buyout June 29, 2016 Colorado Avalanche Buyout June 29, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets Buyout June 30, 2016 Calgary Flames Buyout June 30, 2016 Nashville Predators Buyout June 30, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes Buyout July 1, 2016 Boston Bruins Buyout July 1, 2016 Edmonton Oilers Buyout July 1, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning Buyout July 1, 2016 Nashville Predators Buyout July 1, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets Buyout July 25, 2016 Chicago Blackhawks Mutual termination August 1, 2016 Arizona Coyotes Buyout September 1, 2016 New Jersey Devils Termination October 12, 2016 New York Rangers Mutual termination November 3, 2016 Anaheim Ducks Mutual termination November 3, 2016 New York Rangers Mutual termination November 13, 2016 Calgary Flames Mutual termination November 14, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes Termination November 18, 2016 Winnipeg Jets Mutual termination November 25, 2016 Nashville Predators Mutual termination December 8, 2016 Arizona Coyotes Mutual termination December 18, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets Mutual termination April 14, 2017 Nashville Predators Mutual termination June 15, 2017 New York Rangers Buyout June 15, 2017 Colorado Avalanche Buyout June 16, 2017 Anaheim Ducks Buyout
Free agency Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent.