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2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division2nd Northeast
Conference4th Eastern
2003–04 record45–24–10–3
Home record22–14–3–2
Road record23–10–7–1
Goals for242
Goals against204
Team information
General managerJohn Ferguson, Jr.
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsBryan McCabe
Gary Roberts
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance19,376
Minor league affiliate(s)St. John's Maple Leafs
Memphis RiverKings
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (31)
AssistsMats Sundin (44)
PointsMats Sundin (75)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (208)
Plus/minusBryan McCabe (+22)
WinsEd Belfour (34)
Goals against averageEd Belfour (2.13)

The 2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs season, the club's 87th season of existence and 77th as the Maple Leafs, saw the team finish in second place in the Northeast Division with a record of 45 wins, 24 losses, 10 ties and three overtime losses for 103 points. It was the highest point total in franchise history, beating out the 100 points earned by the 1999–2000 team. In the playoffs Leafs defeated their provincial rivals, the Ottawa Senators, in seven games in the Conference Quarterfinals before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers four games to two in the Conference Semifinals. The Leafs did not qualify for the playoffs again until the 2012–13 season, and would not win another playoff series until the 2022–23 season. This still remains the last season the Leafs would win a Game 7 of a playoff series.

Offseason

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On June 27, 2003, it was announced Pat Quinn would relinquish his dual roles as the team’s general manager and head coach and solely focus on coaching.[1] John Ferguson Jr. was named the team’s new general manager on August 29.[2]

Regular season

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Season standings

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Northeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Boston Bruins 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
3 5 Ottawa Senators 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
4 7 Montreal Canadiens 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
5 9 Buffalo Sabres 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85

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[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 106
2 Y- Boston Bruins NE 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
3 Y- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 40 21 15 6 209 188 101
4 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
5 X- Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
6 X- New Jersey Devils AT 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
8.5
9 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 78
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 76
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 75
13 New York Rangers AT 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 59
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

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

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

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See also: 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2003–04 regular season[5]
October: 4–3–2–1 (home: 1–1–1–1; road: 3–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Pts Recap
1 L October 11, 2003 0–4 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 0–1–0–0 0 Recap
2 T October 13, 2003 2–2 OT Washington Capitals (2003–04) 0–1–1–0 1 Recap
3 T October 16, 2003 2–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 0–1–2–0 2 Recap
4 W October 18, 2003 1–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 1–1–2–0 4 Recap
5 L October 20, 2003 2–5 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 1–2–2–0 4 Recap
6 W October 22, 2003 3–1 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 2–2–2–0 6 Recap
7 W October 23, 2003 5–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 3–2–2–0 8 Recap
8 W October 25, 2003 4–1 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 4–2–2–0 10 Recap
9 OTL October 27, 2003 2–3 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 4–2–2–1 11 Recap
10 L October 30, 2003 3–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 4–3–2–1 11 Recap
November: 8–3–3–1 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 5–2–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Pts Recap
11 L November 1, 2003 † 1–7 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 4–4–2–1 11 Recap
12 W November 2, 2003 2–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 5–4–2–1 13 Recap
13 W November 4, 2003 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 6–4–2–1 15 Recap
14 T November 7, 2003 1–1 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 6–4–3–1 16 Recap
15 W November 8, 2003 4–1 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 7–4–3–1 18 Recap
16 L November 12, 2003 1–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 7–5–3–1 18 Recap
17 T November 13, 2003 4–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 7–5–4–1 19 Recap
18 T November 15, 2003 2–2 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 7–5–5–1 20 Recap
19 OTL November 18, 2003 2–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 7–5–5–2 21 Recap
20 L November 20, 2003 2–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 7–6–5–2 21 Recap
21 W November 22, 2003 5–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 8–6–5–2 23 Recap
22 W November 24, 2003 2–1 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 9–6–5–2 25 Recap
23 W November 27, 2003 3–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 10–6–5–2 27 Recap
24 W November 29, 2003 2–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 11–6–5–2 29 Recap
25 W November 30, 2003 4–2 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 12–6–5–2 31 Recap
December: 9–1–2–1 (home: 6–0–0–1; road: 3–1–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Pts Recap
26 W December 2, 2003 5–4 New York Rangers (2003–04) 13–6–5–2 33 Recap
27 W December 4, 2003 6–0 @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 14–6–5–2 35 Recap
28 W December 6, 2003 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 15–6–5–2 37 Recap
29 OTL December 9, 2003 2–3 OT St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 15–6–5–3 38 Recap
30 W December 11, 2003 1–0 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 16–6–5–3 40 Recap
31 W December 13, 2003 3–1 New York Rangers (2003–04) 17–6–5–3 42 Recap
32 W December 16, 2003 3–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 18–6–5–3 44 Recap
33 T December 19, 2003 2–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 18–6–6–3 45 Recap
34 W December 20, 2003 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 19–6–6–3 47 Recap
35 W December 23, 2003 5–2 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 20–6–6–3 49 Recap
36 W December 26, 2003 6–5 OT @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 21–6–6–3 51 Recap
37 L December 27, 2003 1–3 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 21–7–6–3 51 Recap
38 T December 29, 2003 4–4 OT @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 21–7–7–3 52 Recap
January: 8–6–1–0 (home: 4–4–1–0; road: 4–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Pts Recap
39 L January 1, 2004 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 21–8–7–3 52 Recap
40 T January 3, 2004 3–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 21–8–8–3 53 Recap
41 W January 5, 2004 5–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 22–8–8–3 55 Recap
42 W January 6, 2004 2–1 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 23–8–8–3 57 Recap
43 L January 8, 2004 1–7 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 23–9–8–3 57 Recap
44 L January 10, 2004 0–1 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 23–10–8–3 57 Recap
45 W January 13, 2004 4–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 24–10–8–3 59 Recap
46 L January 16, 2004 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 24–11–8–3 59 Recap
47 L January 17, 2004 0–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 24–12–8–3 59 Recap
48 W January 20, 2004 2–0 New York Islanders (2003–04) 25–12–8–3 61 Recap
49 W January 21, 2004 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 26–12–8–3 63 Recap
50 W January 24, 2004 4–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 27–12–8–3 65 Recap
51 L January 27, 2004 0–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 27–13–8–3 65 Recap
52 W January 30, 2004 4–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 28–13–8–3 67 Recap
53 W January 31, 2004 5–1 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 29–13–8–3 69 Recap
February: 6–6–1–0 (home: 3–4–0–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Pts Recap
54 L February 3, 2004 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 29–14–8–3 69 Recap
55 W February 5, 2004 5–4 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 30–14–8–3 71 Recap
56 T February 10, 2004 4–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 30–14–9–3 72 Recap
57 W February 12, 2004 4–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 31–14–9–3 74 Recap
58 L February 14, 2004 4–6 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 31–15–9–3 74 Recap
59 W February 16, 2004 8–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 32–15–9–3 76 Recap
60 L February 17, 2004 2–5 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 32–16–9–3 76 Recap
61 W February 19, 2004 2–1 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 33–16–9–3 78 Recap
62 W February 21, 2004 5–4 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 34–16–9–3 80 Recap
63 L February 23, 2004 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 34–17–9–3 80 Recap
64 L February 25, 2004 0–4 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 34–18–9–3 80 Recap
65 L February 26, 2004 3–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 34–19–9–3 80 Recap
66 W February 28, 2004 3–0 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 35–19–9–3 82 Recap
March: 8–5–1–0 (home: 5–4–1–0; road: 3–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Pts Recap
67 W March 2, 2004 3–2 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 36–19–9–3 84 Recap
68 W March 4, 2004 6–2 New York Islanders (2003–04) 37–19–9–3 86 Recap
69 L March 6, 2004 1–5 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 37–20–9–3 86 Recap
70 W March 9, 2004 5–0 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 38–20–9–3 88 Recap
71 L March 11, 2004 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 38–21–9–3 88 Recap
72 L March 13, 2004 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 38–22–9–3 88 Recap
73 W March 15, 2004 6–5 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 39–22–9–3 90 Recap
74 L March 16, 2004 1–2 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 39–23–9–3 90 Recap
75 W March 18, 2004 3–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 40–23–9–3 92 Recap
76 W March 20, 2004 5–2 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 41–23–9–3 94 Recap
77 L March 23, 2004 2–7 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 41–24–9–3 94 Recap
78 W March 25, 2004 3–0 @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 42–24–9–3 96 Recap
79 T March 27, 2004 2–2 OT Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 42–24–10–3 97 Recap
80 W March 29, 2004 4–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 43–24–10–3 99 Recap
April: 2–0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Pts Recap
81 W April 2, 2004 2–0 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 44–24–10–3 101 Recap
82 W April 3, 2004 6–0 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 45–24–10–3 103 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Ottawa Senators – Maple Leafs win 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Series Recap
1 April 8 Ottawa 4–2 Toronto 19,535 Senators lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 10 Ottawa 0–2 Toronto 19,529 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 12 Toronto 2–0 Ottawa 18,500 Maple Leafs lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 14 Toronto 1–4 Ottawa 18,500 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 16 Ottawa 0–2 Toronto 19,584 Maple Leafs lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 18 Toronto 1–2 Ottawa 2OT 18,500 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 20 Ottawa 1–4 Toronto 19,646 Maple Leafs win 4–3 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Series Recap
1 April 22 Toronto 3–1 Philadelphia 19,447 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 25 Toronto 2–1 Philadelphia 19,792 Flyers lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 28 Philadelphia 1–4 Toronto 19,628 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 30 Philadelphia 1–3 Toronto 19,614 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 May 2 Toronto 7–2 Philadelphia 19,825 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 4 Philadelphia 3–2 Toronto OT 19,625 Flyers win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13 Mats Sundin C 81 31 44 75 11 52 9 4 5 9 −2 8
24 Bryan McCabe D 75 16 37 53 22 86 13 3 5 8 0 14
25 Joe Nieuwendyk C 64 22 28 50 7 26 9 6 0 6 0 4
7 Gary Roberts LW 72 28 20 48 9 84 13 4 4 8 −3 10
11 Owen Nolan RW 65 19 29 48 4 110 — — — — — —
16 Darcy Tucker LW 64 21 11 32 4 68 12 2 0 2 −3 14
80 Nik Antropov C 62 13 18 31 7 62 13 0 2 2 1 18
15 Tomas Kaberle D 71 3 28 31 16 18 13 0 3 3 1 6
21 Robert Reichel C 69 11 19 30 2 30 12 0 2 2 4 8
89 Alexander Mogilny RW 37 8 22 30 9 12 13 2 4 6 −1 8
22 Ken Klee D 66 4 25 29 −1 36 11 0 0 0 −1 6
23 Alexei Ponikarovsky LW 73 9 19 28 14 44 13 1 3 4 −1 8
14 Matt Stajan C 69 14 13 27 7 22 3 0 0 0 0 2
19 Mikael Renberg LW 59 12 13 25 −1 50 2 0 0 0 0 4
28 Tie Domi RW 80 7 13 20 −2 208 13 2 2 4 4 41
29 Karel Pilar D 50 2 17 19 2 22 1 1 0 1 1 0
12 Tom Fitzgerald C 69 7 10 17 −2 52 10 0 0 0 0 6
2 Brian Leetch† D 15 2 13 15 11 10 13 0 8 8 1 6
10 Ron Francis† C 12 3 7 10 3 0 12 0 4 4 0 2
8 Aki Berg D 79 2 7 9 −1 40 10 0 0 0 −3 2
55 Ric Jackman‡ D 29 2 4 6 −11 13 — — — — — —
9 Calle Johansson† D 8 0 6 6 5 0 4 0 0 0 −1 2
27 Bryan Marchment D 75 1 3 4 4 106 13 0 0 0 0 8
18 Harold Druken C 9 0 4 4 4 2 — — — — — —
55 Drake Berehowsky† D 9 1 2 3 5 17 — — — — — —
26 Nathan Perrott RW 40 1 2 3 −1 116 — — — — — —
3[a] Wade Belak D 34 1 1 2 0 109 4 0 0 0 0 14
33 Craig Johnson†‡ C 10 1 1 2 0 6 — — — — — —
18 Chad Kilger† LW 5 1 1 2 2 2 13 2 1 3 0 0
20 Ed Belfour G 59 0 2 2 16 13 0 0 0 8
37 Trevor Kidd G 15 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
45 Carlo Colaiacovo D 2 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
3 Pierre Hedin D 3 0 1 1 −1 0 — — — — — —
9 Josh Holden C 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
34 Maxim Kondratiev‡ D 7 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
38 Brad Leeb RW 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
32 Mikael Tellqvist G 11 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
42 Kyle Wellwood C 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
39 Clarke Wilm† C 10 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 1 1 −1 2

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
20 Ed Belfour 59 34 19 6 1483 122 2.13 .918 10 3444 13 6 7 379 27 2.09 .929 3 774
37 Trevor Kidd 15 6 5 2 388 48 3.26 .876 1 883 1 0 0 11 1 1.82 .909 0 33
32 Mikael Tellqvist 11 5 3 2 293 31 2.87 .894 0 647 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL Second All-Star Team Bryan McCabe (Defence) [7]
Mats Sundin (Centre)
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Pat Quinn (coach) [8]
Gary Roberts
Mats Sundin
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Ed Belfour (January 26) [9]
Ed Belfour (April 5) [10]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Brian Leetch (March 22) [11]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Matt Stajan[b] [12]
Team Molson Cup Ed Belfour [13]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Maxim Kondratiev October 11, 2003 [14]
Kyle Wellwood January 8, 2004
Pierre Hedin January 13, 2004
600th assist Mats Sundin December 16, 2003 [15]
1,000th game played Tom Fitzgerald January 13, 2004 [16]
Gary Roberts January 13, 2004 [16]
1,000th point Alexander Mogilny March 15, 2004 [17]

Transactions

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The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.[18]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) To Minnesota Wild
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 [19]
February 11, 2004 (2004-02-11) To Pittsburgh Penguins
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [20]
March 3, 2004 (2004-03-03) To New York Rangers
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [21]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) To Carolina Hurricanes
  • 4th-round pick in 2005
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
 [22]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11) Bryan Marchment Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [23]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) Joe Nieuwendyk New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency [24]
September 27, 2003 (2003-09-27) Ken Klee Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency [25]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Petr Tenkrat Columbus Blue Jackets Waiver draft [26]
October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) Clarke Wilm Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [27]
January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10) Craig Johnson Anaheim Mighty Ducks Waivers [28]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) Calle Johansson Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency [29]
Chad Kilger Montreal Canadiens Waivers [30]
May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27) Ben Ondrus St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) 3-year Free agency [31][32]
Andy Wozniewski St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) 3-year Free agency [31][32]
June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02) Chris St. Jacques Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 3-year Free agency [33][32]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[d] Ref
June 19, 2003 (2003-06-19) Jyrki Lumme[e] Buyout [36]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) Glen Wesley Carolina Hurricanes Free agency (III) [37]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Doug Doull Boston Bruins Free agency (UFA) [38]
Paul Healey New York Rangers Free agency (UFA) [38]
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04) Jonas Hoglund Florida Panthers Free agency (UFA) [39]
Robert Svehla Retirement [40]
September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08) Doug Gilmour Retirement (III) [41]
September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20) Craig Mills Retirement (VI) [42]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Travis Green Columbus Blue Jackets Waiver draft [26]
October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) Ryan Bonni Greensboro Generals (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [43]
November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17) Dmitri Yakushin Aalborg Ishockey (Ligaen) Free agency [44]
January 16, 2004 (2004-01-16) Phil Housley Retirement (III) [45]
March 5, 2004 (2004-03-05) Craig Johnson Washington Capitals Waivers [46]
May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26) Mikael Renberg Lulea HF (SHL) Free agency [47]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Maxim Kondratiev 3-year Entry-level [48][49]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Nathan Perrott 2-year Re-signing [50][32]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Ric Jackman 1-year Re-signing [51]
July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16) Wade Belak 2-year Re-signing [52][49]
Jamie Hodson 1-year Re-signing [52]
July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18) Alexei Ponikarovsky 1-year Re-signing [53]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Harold Druken 1-year Re-signing [54]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Josh Holden 1-year Re-signing [55]
August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22) Bryan McCabe 1-year Re-signing [56]
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05) Nik Antropov 1-year Re-signing [57]
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) Brad Leeb 1-year Re-signing [58][32]
October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) Karel Pilar 2-year Re-signing [59][32]
April 1, 2004 (2004-04-01) Jeremy Williams 3-year Entry-level [60][32]
May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27) Dominic D'Amour 3-year Entry-level [31][32]
June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01) Todd Ford 3-year Entry-level [61][32]

Draft picks

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Toronto's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[62]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 57 John Doherty  United States Phillips Academy (USHS-MA)
3 91 Martin Sagat  Slovakia Dukla Trenčín (Slovakia)
4 125 Konstantin Volkov  Russia Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
5 158 John Mitchell  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
7 220 Jeremy Williams  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
8 237 Shaun Landolt  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

Farm teams

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Belak originally wore number 2 prior to Leetch being acquired.[6]
  2. ^ Injury replacement for Garnet Exelby of the Atlanta Thrashers.
  3. ^ 4th-round pick in 2004
  4. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[34]
  5. ^ Lumme was inactive during the 2003–04 season.[35]

References

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  6. ^ Wharnsby, Tim (March 5, 2004). "Leetch's play powers new team". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 11, 2022. Leafs veteran Wade Belak had worn No. 2 for the past three-plus seasons, but he didn't hesitate to give the number to Leetch. When Belak returns from his knee injury he will switch to No. 3.
  7. ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "2004 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Belfour Named Defensive Player Of The Week". Toronto Maple Leafs. January 26, 2004. Archived from the original on July 2, 2004. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Belfour, Halpern Share Weekly Honours". Toronto Maple Leafs. April 5, 2004. Archived from the original on November 18, 2004. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Brian Leetch Named Offensive Player Of The Week". Toronto Maple Leafs. March 22, 2004. Archived from the original on April 23, 2004. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Shoalts, David (February 7, 2004). "Late shuffle puts Stajan into all-star festivities". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  13. ^ Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
  14. ^ "2003-04 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  15. ^ "NHL: Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 0". UPI. December 16, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2022. Mats Sundin's 600th career assist came on the first goal of the game 6:57 into the third period Tuesday night as Toronto blanked Tampa Bay, 3-0.
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