2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division2nd Northeast
Conference5th Eastern
2002–03 record44–28–7–3
Home record24–13–4–0
Road record20–15–3–3
Goals for236
Goals against208
Team information
General managerPat Quinn
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsBryan McCabe
Gary Roberts
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance19,240
Minor league affiliate(s)St. John's Maple Leafs
Greensboro Generals
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (37)
AssistsAlexander Mogilny (46)
PointsAlexander Mogilny (79)
Penalty minutesWade Belak (196)
Plus/minusTomas Kaberle (+20)
WinsEd Belfour (37)
Goals against averageEd Belfour (2.26)

The 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 86th season of the franchise, and the 76th season as the Maple Leafs.

Off-season[edit]

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season[edit]

The Maple Leafs were the most penalized team during the regular season, being penalized 426 times.[1]

Season standings[edit]

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Ottawa Senators 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
3 7 Boston Bruins 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
4 10 Montreal Canadiens 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
5 12 Buffalo Sabres 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72

[2]

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
3 Y- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
5 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
6 X- Washington Capitals SE 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
7 X- Boston Bruins NE 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
11 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
12 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72
13 Florida Panthers SE 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
14 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65
15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs[edit]

The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. They lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in 7 games in the first round.

Schedule and results[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2002–03 regular season[4]
October: 3–6–2–0 (home: 2–5–1–0; road: 1–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 10, 2002 6–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 L October 12, 2002 1–2 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 1–1–0–0 Recap
3 L October 14, 2002 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 1–2–0–0 Recap
4 L October 15, 2002 4–5 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 1–3–0–0 Recap
5 W October 17, 2002 5–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 2–3–0–0 Recap
6 T October 19, 2002 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 2–3–1–0 Recap
7 L October 21, 2002 1–4 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 2–4–1–0 Recap
8 L October 23, 2002 1–4 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 2–5–1–0 Recap
9 L October 26, 2002 3–4 New York Rangers (2002–03) 2–6–1–0 Recap
10 W October 28, 2002 5–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 3–6–1–0 Recap
11 T October 31, 2002 3–3 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 3–6–2–0 Recap
November: 8–5–0–0 (home: 6–2–0–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 L November 2, 2002 † 2–5 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 3–7–2–0 Recap
13 W November 5, 2002 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 4–7–2–0 Recap
14 L November 8, 2002 1–2 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 4–8–2–0 Recap
15 L November 9, 2002 3–6 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 4–9–2–0 Recap
16 W November 12, 2002 4–3 OT Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 5–9–2–0 Recap
17 W November 15, 2002 3–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 6–9–2–0 Recap
18 L November 16, 2002 1–2 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 6–10–2–0 Recap
19 W November 19, 2002 2–0 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 7–10–2–0 Recap
20 W November 23, 2002 6–0 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 8–10–2–0 Recap
21 L November 25, 2002 0–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 8–11–2–0 Recap
22 W November 26, 2002 5–4 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 9–11–2–0 Recap
23 W November 29, 2002 3–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 10–11–2–0 Recap
24 W November 30, 2002 3–1 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 11–11–2–0 Recap
December: 8–3–2–1 (home: 5–0–1–0; road: 3–3–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 W December 3, 2002 4–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 12–11–2–0 Recap
26 L December 6, 2002 2–4 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 12–12–2–0 Recap
27 W December 7, 2002 1–0 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 13–12–2–0 Recap
28 W December 10, 2002 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 14–12–2–0 Recap
29 L December 12, 2002 1–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 14–13–2–0 Recap
30 W December 14, 2002 4–1 New York Rangers (2002–03) 15–13–2–0 Recap
31 L December 16, 2002 0–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 15–14–2–0 Recap
32 T December 18, 2002 2–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 15–14–3–0 Recap
33 W December 19, 2002 2–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 16–14–3–0 Recap
34 T December 21, 2002 3–3 OT San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 16–14–4–0 Recap
35 W December 23, 2002 5–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 17–14–4–0 Recap
36 W December 27, 2002 4–3 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 18–14–4–0 Recap
37 OTL December 28, 2002 2–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 18–14–4–1 Recap
38 W December 31, 2002 5–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 19–14–4–1 Recap
January: 8–6–0–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 5–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 L January 3, 2003 0–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 19–15–4–1 Recap
40 W January 4, 2003 2–1 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 20–15–4–1 Recap
41 W January 7, 2003 5–2 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 21–15–4–1 Recap
42 W January 9, 2003 4–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 22–15–4–1 Recap
43 L January 11, 2003 2–6 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 22–16–4–1 Recap
44 L January 13, 2003 1–5 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 22–17–4–1 Recap
45 W January 14, 2003 3–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 23–17–4–1 Recap
46 W January 17, 2003 4–1 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 24–17–4–1 Recap
47 W January 18, 2003 3–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 25–17–4–1 Recap
48 L January 21, 2003 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 25–18–4–1 Recap
49 L January 24, 2003 0–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 25–19–4–1 Recap
50 L January 25, 2003 0–3 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 25–20–4–1 Recap
51 W January 29, 2003 3–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 26–20–4–1 Recap
52 W January 30, 2003 5–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 27–20–4–1 Recap
February: 9–3–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 5–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 W February 5, 2003 6–0 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 28–20–4–1 Recap
54 W February 6, 2003 3–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 29–20–4–1 Recap
55 W February 8, 2003 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 30–20–4–1 Recap
56 L February 11, 2003 4–5 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 30–21–4–1 Recap
57 W February 12, 2003 3–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 31–21–4–1 Recap
58 W February 15, 2003 2–1 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 32–21–4–1 Recap
59 W February 18, 2003 4–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 33–21–4–1 Recap
60 W February 20, 2003 6–2 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 34–21–4–1 Recap
61 W February 22, 2003 5–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 35–21–4–1 Recap
62 L February 23, 2003 2–5 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 35–22–4–1 Recap
63 W February 25, 2003 5–2 New York Islanders (2002–03) 36–22–4–1 Recap
64 L February 27, 2003 2–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 36–23–4–1 Recap
March: 6–4–3–2 (home: 3–1–2–0; road: 3–3–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
65 W March 1, 2003 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 37–23–4–1 Recap
66 L March 3, 2003 1–2 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 37–24–4–1 Recap
67 L March 4, 2003 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 37–25–4–1 Recap
68 L March 6, 2003 2–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 37–26–4–1 Recap
69 T March 8, 2003 3–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 37–26–5–1 Recap
70 W March 10, 2003 3–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 38–26–5–1 Recap
71 OTL March 13, 2003 3–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 38–26–5–2 Recap
72 W March 15, 2003 1–0 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 39–26–5–2 Recap
73 T March 18, 2003 3–3 OT New York Islanders (2002–03) 39–26–6–2 Recap
74 OTL March 20, 2003 3–4 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 39–26–6–3 Recap
75 W March 22, 2003 3–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 40–26–6–3 Recap
76 L March 24, 2003 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 40–27–6–3 Recap
77 T March 25, 2003 3–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 40–27–7–3 Recap
78 W March 28, 2003 5–2 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 41–27–7–3 Recap
79 W March 29, 2003 4–3 OT Washington Capitals (2002–03) 42–27–7–3 Recap
April: 2–1–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
80 W April 1, 2003 3–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 43–27–7–3 Recap
81 W April 3, 2003 2–1 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 44–27–7–3 Recap
82 L April 5, 2003 1–3 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 44–28–7–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs[edit]

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Attendance Series Recap
1 W April 9, 2003 5–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers 18,937 Maple Leafs lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 11, 2003 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 19,597 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W April 14, 2003 4–3 2OT Philadelphia Flyers 19,533 Maple Leafs lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 16, 2003 2–3 3OT Philadelphia Flyers 19,574 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L April 19, 2003 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 19,828 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap
6 W April 21, 2003 2–1 2OT Philadelphia Flyers 19,573 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 L April 22, 2003 1–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers 19,870 Flyers win 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
89 Alexander Mogilny RW 73 33 46 79 4 12 6 5 2 7 2 4
13 Mats Sundin C 75 37 35 72 1 58 7 1 3 4 −1 6
15 Tomas Kaberle D 82 11 36 47 20 30 7 2 1 3 −6 0
80[a] Nik Antropov RW 72 16 29 45 11 124 3 0 0 0 −3 0
67 Robert Svehla D 82 7 38 45 13 46 7 0 3 3 −5 2
21 Robert Reichel C 81 12 30 42 7 26 7 2 1 3 −4 0
16 Darcy Tucker LW 77 10 26 36 −7 119 6 0 3 3 1 6
19 Mikael Renberg RW 67 14 21 35 5 36 7 1 0 1 −4 8
14 Jonas Hoglund LW 79 13 19 32 2 12 7 0 1 1 −1 0
28 Tie Domi RW 79 15 14 29 −1 171 7 1 0 1 0 13
39 Travis Green C 75 12 12 24 2 67 4 2 1 3 3 4
24 Bryan McCabe D 75 6 18 24 9 135 7 0 3 3 −3 10
25 Jyrki Lumme D 73 6 11 17 10 46 7 0 2 2 4 4
12 Tom Fitzgerald LW 66 4 13 17 10 57 7 0 1 1 −2 4
27 Shayne Corson‡ LW 46 7 8 15 −5 49 2 0 0 0 −2 2
18 Alyn McCauley‡ C 64 6 9 15 3 16 — — — — — —
11 Owen Nolan† RW 14 7 5 12 2 16 7 0 2 2 −4 2
8 Aki Berg D 78 4 7 11 3 28 7 1 1 2 1 2
26 Paul Healey LW 44 3 7 10 8 16 4 0 1 1 1 2
2 Wade Belak D 55 3 6 9 −2 196 2 0 0 0 −2 4
7 Gary Roberts LW 14 5 3 8 −2 10 7 1 1 2 −4 8
29 Karel Pilar D 17 3 4 7 −7 12 — — — — — —
23[b] Alexei Ponikarovsky LW 13 0 3 3 4 11 — — — — — —
22 Glen Wesley† D 7 0 3 3 3 4 5 0 1 1 0 2
20 Ed Belfour G 62 0 2 2 24 7 0 0 0 4
23 Harold Druken†‡ C 5 0 2 2 1 2 — — — — — —
55 Ric Jackman D 42 0 2 2 −10 41 — — — — — —
9 Josh Holden C 5 1 0 1 −2 2 — — — — — —
41 Matt Stajan C 1 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
45 Carlo Colaiacovo D 2 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — —
10 Aaron Gavey C 5 0 1 1 1 0 — — — — — —
44 Anders Eriksson D 4 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —
93 Doug Gilmour† C 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
96 Phil Housley† D 1 0 0 0 −1 2 3 0 0 0 −3 0
37 Trevor Kidd G 19 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
32 Mikael Tellqvist G 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
20 Ed Belfour 62 37 20 5 1816 141 2.26 .922 7 3738 7 3 4 282 24 2.71 .915 0 532
37 Trevor Kidd 19 6 10 2 565 59 3.10 .896 0 1143 — — — — — — — — —
32 Mikael Tellqvist 3 1 1 0 38 4 2.79 .895 0 86 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Lady Byng Trophy Alexander Mogilny [5]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Ed Belfour[c] [7]
Mats Sundin[d]
NHL Player of the Week Ed Belfour (November 25) [9]
Team Molson Cup Ed Belfour [10]

Milestones[edit]

Milestone Player Date Ref
400th goal Mats Sundin October 14, 2002 [11]
1,000th point Mats Sundin March 10, 2003 [12]
1,000th game played Mats Sundin March 24, 2003 [13]
400th win Ed Belfour April 1, 2003 [14]

Transactions[edit]

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.[15]

Trades[edit]

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 To Calgary Flames
3rd-round pick in 2002
5th-round pick in 2002 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd-round pick in 2002 		[16]
June 22, 2002 To Nashville Predators
3rd-round pick in 2003 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd-round pick in 2002 		[16]
June 23, 2002 To Vancouver Canucks
Jeff Farkas 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Josh Holden 		[17]
June 25, 2002 To Vancouver Canucks
Future considerations[e] 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ryan Bonni 		[18]
June 30, 2002 To Calgary Flames
Rights to Curtis Joseph 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Conditional 8th-round pick in 2003 		[19]
June 30, 2002 To Nashville Predators
Rights to Tie Domi 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
8th-round pick in 2003 		[20]
July 18, 2002 To Florida Panthers
Rights to Dmitri Yushkevich 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rights to Robert Svehla 		[21]
September 4, 2002 To Vancouver Canucks
Tomas Mojzis 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brad Leeb 		[22]
December 31, 2002 To Nashville Predators
Bob Wren 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Nathan Perrott 		[23]
March 5, 2003 To San Jose Sharks
Brad Boyes
Alyn McCauley
1st-round pick in 2003 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Owen Nolan 		[24]
March 9, 2003 To Carolina Hurricanes
2nd-round pick in 2004 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Glen Wesley 		[25]
March 11, 2003 To Montreal Canadiens
6th-round pick in 2003 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Doug Gilmour 		[26]
March 11, 2003 To Chicago Blackhawks
Future considerations[f] 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Phil Housley 		[28]
May 29, 2003 To Carolina Hurricanes
Allan Rourke 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Harold Druken 		[29]

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) Ed Belfour Nashville Predators 2-year Free agency [30][31]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Tie Domi Nashville Predators 3-year Free agency [32][33]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Tom Fitzgerald Chicago Blackhawks Free agency [34]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Aaron Gavey Minnesota Wild multi-year Free agency [35]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Nathan Barrett Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) multi-year Free agency [36]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Trevor Kidd Florida Panthers 2-year Free agency [37][31]
September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) Tyson Marsh Vancouver Giants (WHL) Free agency [38]
December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11) Harold Druken Carolina Hurricanes Waivers [39]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[g] Ref
July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) Corey Schwab New Jersey Devils Free agency (III) [41]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Nathan Dempsey Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (VI) [33]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Donald MacLean Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (VI) [42]
October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09) Garry Valk Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (III) [43]
November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04) Tom Barrasso St. Louis Blues Free agency (III) [44]
December 17, 2002 (2002-12-17) Cory Cross New York Rangers Free agency (III) [45]
January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17) Harold Druken Carolina Hurricanes Waivers [46]
April 15, 2003 (2003-04-15) Shayne Corson Retirement [47][48]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 14, 2002 (2002-07-14) Ric Jackman Re-signing [49]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Wade Belak Re-signing [50]
Alyn McCauley Re-signing [50]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Jonas Hoglund 1-year Re-signing [51]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) Robert Svehla 1-year[h] Re-signing [52]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Marc Moro multi-year Re-signing [35]
July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) Aki Berg multi-year Re-signing [53]
September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16) Dmitri Yakushin Re-signing [54]
September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) Nik Antropov Re-signing [55]
Ryan Bonni Re-signing [56]
Josh Holden Re-signing [57]
Brad Leeb Re-signing [58]
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07) Carlo Colaiacovo multi-year Entry-level [59]
February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18) Gary Roberts 1-year Extension [60]
March 25, 2003 (2003-03-25) Brendan Bell multi-year Entry-level [61]
April 3, 2003 (2003-04-03) Matt Stajan 3-year Entry-level [62]
April 8, 2003 (2003-04-08) David Turon multi-year Entry-level [63]
May 7, 2003 (2003-05-07) Kyle Wellwood Entry-level [64]
May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29) Pierre Hedin multi-year Entry-level [65]
June 9, 2003 (2003-06-09) Ian White Entry-level [66]

Draft picks[edit]

Toronto's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[67]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 24 Alexander Steen  Sweden Frölunda HC (Sweden)
2 57 Matt Stajan  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
3 74 Todd Ford  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3 88 Dominic D'Amour  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
4 122 David Turon  Czech Republic Femax Havířov (Czech Republic)
6 191 Ian White  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 222 Scott May  Canada Ohio State University (CCHA)
8 254 Jarkko Immonen  Finland JYP (Finland)
9 285 Staffan Kronwall  Sweden Huddinge IK (Sweden)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Antropov wore number 11 through March 6 and switched numbers when Nolan was acquired.
  2. ^ Ponikarovsky wore number 22 in his first seven games and switched numbers when Wesley was acquired.
  3. ^ Belfour did not play and was replaced by Patrick Lalime of the Ottawa Senators.[6]
  4. ^ Sundin did not play and was replaced by Miroslav Satan of the Buffalo Sabres.[8]
  5. ^ 8th-round pick in 2003
  6. ^ Chicago would receive either a 4th-round pick in 2003 or a 9th-round pick in 2003 and a 4th-round pick in 2004.[27]
  7. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[40]
  8. ^ Svehla agreed to a series of one-year contracts.

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