2002–03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season
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2002–03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | |
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Western Conference champions | |
Division | 2nd Pacific |
Conference | 7th Western |
2002–03 record | 40–27–9–6 |
Home record | 22–10–7–2 |
Road record | 18–17–2–4 |
Goals for | 203 |
Goals against | 193 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bryan Murray |
Coach | Mike Babcock |
Captain | Paul Kariya |
Alternate captains | Keith Carney Steve Rucchin |
Arena | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim |
Average attendance | 13,988 (81.4%) Total: 573,506 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Petr Sykora (34) |
Assists | Paul Kariya (56) |
Points | Paul Kariya (81) |
Penalty minutes | Kevin Sawyer (115) |
Plus/minus | Sandis Ozolinsh (+10) Samuel Pahlsson (+10) |
Wins | Jean-Sebastien Giguere (34) |
Goals against average | Martin Gerber (1.95) |
The 2002–03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the Ducks' tenth season in franchise history. The club qualified for the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history, falling to the New Jersey Devils.
Off season
[edit]After missing the play offs for the third time in a row, Anaheim made drastic changes in the summer, off the ice as well on the ice. GM Pierre Gauthier was fired after failing to acquire forwards to provide the necessary goal scoring. Brian Murray was promoted to the position of general manager and made a lot of changes. He hired their farm team's head coach Mike Babcock who stated in his first ever press conference that his team would work very hard and relentlessly. Murray's first big move at the 2002 draft was a trade with the New Jersey Devils : he traded defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky and forward Jeff Friesen in exchange for Petr Sykora, rookies Mike Commodore and Jean-Francois Damphousse, who saw some brief action last season as back-up goalie to Martin Brodeur. Additional free agent signings were veterans Adam Oates, Frederik Olausson and Jason Krog. Three rookies got regular roster spots : Kurt Sauer, Stanislav Chistov and Alexei Smirnov. Martin Gerber became the Mighty Ducks new back up goalie, having had a lot of experience as a starter in the Swedish league.
Regular season
[edit]On February 12, 2003, Mike Leclerc scored just ten seconds into the overtime period to give the Mighty Ducks a 4–3 home win over the Calgary Flames.[1] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2002–03 regular season.[2]
Final standings
[edit]No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 245 | 169 | 111 |
2 | 7 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 203 | 193 | 95 |
3 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 203 | 221 | 78 |
4 | 11 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 204 | 230 | 78 |
5 | 14 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 245 | 169 | 111 |
2 | Y- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 269 | 203 | 110 |
3 | Y- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 251 | 194 | 105 |
4 | X- Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 264 | 208 | 104 |
5 | X- St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 222 | 99 |
6 | X- Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 198 | 178 | 95 |
7 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 203 | 193 | 95 |
8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 231 | 230 | 92 |
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9 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 207 | 226 | 79 |
10 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 203 | 221 | 78 |
11 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 204 | 230 | 78 |
12 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 186 | 228 | 75 |
13 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 183 | 206 | 74 |
14 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 263 | 69 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Playoffs
[edit]Conference Quarterfinals
[edit]In what was a very large upset, the seventh-seed Mighty Ducks took a first-round series from the number-two seed and defending Stanley Cup champions, the Detroit Red Wings. The Mighty Ducks swept the Red Wings in four games to get revenge from 1997 and 1999, where the Mighty Ducks were swept by the Red Wings. In Game 1 of the series, when the game went to overtime, the sellout crowd at Joe Louis Arena thought the Wings had won the game thanks to a Luc Robitaille shot at 9:21. Some of the Detroit players had even left for the dressing room. However, after going to the video review, it was concluded Robitaille's shot ricocheted off the crossbar and the post, and the players were brought back to resume the game. Later, at 3:18 into the third overtime period, Paul Kariya scored the goal that would clinch a 2–1 win for Anaheim and a one-game lead in the series. Anaheim goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere faced 64 shots in game one. In Game 2, Anaheim came back from a 2–1 deficit by scoring two goals in the third period.
The Mighty Ducks won Game 3 at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, 2–1, to push the Red Wings to the brink of elimination. The Mighty Ducks then won Game 4, a 3–2 overtime victory, with Steve Rucchin delivering the decisive goal 6:53 into overtime. The Red Wings became only the second defending Stanley Cup champions to be swept the following year in a four-game opening series.
Conference semifinals
[edit]The series opened at American Airlines Center in Dallas, where the heavily favored Stars and underdog Ducks engaged in an epic battle that took over 140 minutes and four overtimes to decide before Anaheim's Petr Sykora scored the game-winner 47 seconds into the fifth overtime, winning the game for the Ducks, 4–3. Dallas goaltender Marty Turco saw 54 shots while Anaheim's Jean-Sebastien Giguere saw 63. Game 2 saw another game tied after 60 minutes, but this time, Anaheim needed only 1:44 to win the game in the first overtime, 3–2, on a goal by Mike Leclerc. Dallas, much like Detroit in its first-round series against the Ducks, faced a 2–0 deficit headed to Anaheim.
Game 3 at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim was a must-win for the Stars, and they came through, winning the game, 2–1, getting two clutch goals from Jere Lehtinen. But the Ducks refused to let the Stars back in the series, winning Game 4, 1–0, behind a 28-save shutout from Giguere. Not wanting to be eliminated in front of their home fans, a motivated Dallas team captured Game 5, 4–1. Unfortunately for the Stars, their bid to take the series to a Game 7 was denied when they were edged in Game 6, 4–3.
Conference finals
[edit]In Game 1, Petr Sykora scored at 8:06 into double-overtime in a 1–0 Mighty Ducks victory. It was the Mighty Ducks' second shutout of the playoffs. Jean-Sebastien Giguere turned in a stellar performance in net for Anaheim, stopping all 39 shots he faced. For Game 2, the Wild played Dwayne Roloson instead of Manny Fernandez in net. As in Game 1, it was another shutout for Giguere as the Mighty Ducks won the game 2–0. Both goals were short-handed, and Giguere stopped all 24 shots he faced, making him 63-for-63 in the series. In Game 3, Giguere continued his goal-tending excellence, stopping all 35 shots he faced in a 4–0 Mighty Ducks victory that pushed the Wild to the brink of elimination. Giguere had now stopped the first 98 shots he saw in the series. In Game 4, The Mighty Ducks won the game, 2–1. Both goals came from Adam Oates, and the Mighty Ducks headed to their first Stanley Cup Finals. The only good news for the Wild was that they avoided a fourth consecutive shutout, as Andrew Brunette scored the first Minnesota goal of the series. Still, Giguere was 122-for-123 in the series, a robust .992 save percentage.
Stanley Cup Finals
[edit]Schedule and results
[edit]Regular season
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October: 3–5–3–0 (home: 1–2–1–0; road: 2–3–2–0)
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November: 5–2–3–3 (home: 2–2–3–0; road: 3–0–0–3)
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December: 7–7–0–0 (home: 6–0–0–0; road: 1–7–0–0)
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January: 7–4–1–1 (home: 3–3–1–1; road: 4–1–0–0)
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February: 8–5–1–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 4–4–0–0)
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March: 9–3–1–1 (home: 6–2–1–0; road: 3–1–0–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings – Mighty Ducks win 4–0
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Dallas Stars – Mighty Ducks win 4–2
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Western Conference Finals vs. (6) Minnesota Wild – Mighty Ducks win 4–0
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E2) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–3
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Legend:
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Player statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; 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 Mighty Ducks only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
9 | Paul Kariya | LW | 82 | 25 | 56 | 81 | −3 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
39 | Petr Sykora | RW | 82 | 34 | 25 | 59 | −7 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 12 |
20 | Steve Rucchin | C | 82 | 20 | 38 | 58 | −14 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | −2 | 2 |
77 | Adam Oates | C | 67 | 9 | 36 | 45 | −1 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
28 | Niclas Havelid | D | 82 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
23 | Stanislav Chistov | LW | 79 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 54 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
12 | Mike Leclerc | LW | 57 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −8 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 12 |
10 | Jason Krog | C | 67 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
3 | Keith Carney | D | 81 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
19 | Andy McDonald | C | 46 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | Matt Cullen‡ | C | 50 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Patric Kjellberg | LW | 76 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
8 | Sandis Ozolinsh† | D | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
26 | Samuel Pahlsson | C | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
32 | Steve Thomas† | RW | 12 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
24 | Ruslan Salei | D | 61 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 78 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
7 | Pavel Trnka‡ | D | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Fredrik Olausson | D | 44 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Vitaly Vishnevski | D | 80 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −8 | 76 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 6 |
11[a] | Marc Chouinard | C | 70 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −9 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
22 | Alexei Smirnov | LW | 44 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
21 | Dan Bylsma | RW | 39 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
44 | Rob Niedermayer† | LW | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −5 | 18 |
25 | Kevin Sawyer | LW | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Kurt Sauer | D | 80 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −23 | 74 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
44 | Mike Brown† | LW | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | Rob Valicevic | RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Martin Gerber | G | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | Chris O'Sullivan | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | Lance Ward† | D | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | G | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
51 | Jonathan Hedstrom | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | Cam Severson | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 65 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 1820 | 145 | 2.30 | .920 | 8 | 3775 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 697 | 38 | 1.62 | .945 | 5 | 1407 |
29 | Martin Gerber | 22 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 548 | 39 | 1.95 | .929 | 1 | 1203 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 | .833 | 0 | 20 |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Conn Smythe Trophy | Jean Sebastien Giguere | [5] |
NHL Second All-Star Team | Paul Kariya (Left wing) | [6] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Paul Kariya | [7] |
NHL Player of the Week | Jean-Sebastien Giguere (December 16) | [8] | |
Paul Kariya (December 23) | [9] | ||
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Stanislav Chistov | [10] |
Milestones
[edit]Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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First game | Stanislav Chistov | October 10, 2002 | [11] |
Kurt Sauer | |||
Alexei Smirnov | |||
Martin Gerber | October 11, 2002 | ||
Jonathan Hedstrom | December 3, 2002 | ||
Cam Severson | March 30, 2003 | ||
1,000th game played | Fredrik Olausson | December 11, 2002 | [12] |
Transactions
[edit]The Mighty Ducks 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.[13]
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 22, 2002 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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To Nashville Predators
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[14] |
June 25, 2002 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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To Boston Bruins |
[15] |
July 6, 2002 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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To New Jersey Devils |
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October 23, 2002 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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To Nashville Predators |
[17] |
January 30, 2003 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
To Florida Panthers
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[18] |
March 11, 2003 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
To Chicago Blackhawks
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[19] |
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
To Calgary Flames
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[19] |
Players acquired
[edit]Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2002 | Adam Oates | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year[c] | Free agency | [20] |
July 8, 2002 | Cory Pecker | Erie Otters (OHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [21] |
July 12, 2002 | Fredrik Olausson | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year[c] | Free agency | [22] |
July 18, 2002 | Jason Krog | New York Islanders | 2-year | Free agency | [23] |
Todd Reirden | Atlanta Thrashers | 2-year | Free agency | [23] | |
July 24, 2002 | Rob Valicevic | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency | [24] |
August 22, 2002 | Francis Belanger | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency | [25] |
Josh DeWolf | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [25] | |
Cam Severson | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [25] | |
Nick Smith | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency | [25] | |
October 11, 2002 | Mike Brown | Vancouver Canucks | Waivers | [26] | |
April 1, 2003 | Chris Kunitz | Ferris State University (CCHA) | 2-year | Free agency | [27] |
Players lost
[edit]Date | Player | New team | Via[d] | Ref |
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July 14, 2002 | Sergei Krivokrasov | Amur Khabarovsk (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) | [29] |
August 9, 2002 | Aris Brimanis | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (UFA) | [30] |
August 13, 2002 | Antti-Jussi Niemi | Jokerit (Liiga) | Free agency (II)[e] | [32] |
September 23, 2002 | Brian White | Providence Bruins (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [33] |
N/A | Mark Moore | Augusta Lynx (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
October 11, 2002 | Drew Bannister | Karpat (Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
October 17, 2002 | Denny Lambert | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)[f] | Buyout | [37] |
German Titov | Buyout | [38] | ||
January 24, 2003 | Gregg Naumenko | Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) | Free agency (VI) | [39] |
June 6, 2003 | Patric Kjellberg | Retirement | [40] |
Signings
[edit]Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 19, 2002 | Alexei Smirnov | 3-year | Entry-level | [41] |
June 26, 2002 | Marc Chouinard | 1-year | Option exercised | [42] |
Kevin Sawyer | 1-year | Option exercised | [42] | |
July 2, 2002 | Vitali Vishnevski | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
July 14, 2002 | Martin Gerber | 1-year[c] | Entry-level | [44] |
Tony Martensson | 2-year | Entry-level | [44] | |
Jan Tabacek | 2-year | Entry-level | [44] | |
July 15, 2002 | Stanislav Chistov | 3-year | Entry-level | [45] |
July 19, 2002 | Pavel Trnka | 2-year | Re-signing | [46] |
July 22, 2002 | Chris O'Sullivan | 1-year | Re-signing | [47] |
Samuel Pahlsson | 1-year | Re-signing | [47] | |
July 24, 2002 | Jean-Francois Damphousse | 1-year | Re-signing | [24] |
July 31, 2002 | Paul Kariya | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] |
August 1, 2002 | Andy McDonald | 2-year | Re-signing | [49] |
August 3, 2002 | Matt Cullen | 2-year | Re-signing | [50] |
August 6, 2002 | Ruslan Salei | 2-year | Re-signing | [51] |
August 22, 2002 | Brian Gornick | 2-year | Entry-level | [25] |
August 26, 2002 | Steve Rucchin | 4-year | Re-signing | [52] |
November 13, 2002 | Joffrey Lupul | 3-year | Entry-level | [53] |
December 26, 2002 | Joel Perrault | 3-year | Entry-level | [54] |
April 29, 2003 | Michael Holmqvist | 1-year | Entry-level | [55] |
May 6, 2003 | George Davis | 3-year | Entry-level | [56] |
May 22, 2003 | P. A. Parenteau | 3-year | Entry-level | [57] |
June 1, 2003 | Igor Pohanka | 3-year | Entry-level | [58] |
Joel Stepp | 3-year | Entry-level | [58] |
Draft picks
[edit]Anaheim's picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft in Toronto, Ontario.[59]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 7 | Joffrey Lupul | Forward | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
2 | 37 | Tim Brent | Forward | Canada | Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
3 | 71 | Brian Lee | Defense | United States | Erie Otters (OHL) |
4 | 103 | Joonas Vihko | Forward | Finland | HIFK (Finland) |
5 | 140 | George Davis | Forward | Canada | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) |
6 | 173 | Luke Fritshaw | Defense | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
9 | 261 | Francois Caron | Defense | Canada | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
9 | 267 | Chris Petrow | Defense | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
Farm teams
[edit]- The Mighty Ducks farm team was the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League.[60] The team finished third in the Central Division with a record of 26-35-13-6.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Chouinard wore number 32 until Thomas was acquired.
- ^ Nashville promised not to select Joffrey Lupul with the sixth overall pick in the 2002 draft.
- ^ a b c Club option for a second year.
- ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[28]
- ^ Anaheim retained Niemi's NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[31]
- ^ Lambert signed with Milwaukee on January 11, 2003.[36]
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Olausson played in his 1,000th NHL game, the 184th player to reach that milestone.
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