2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division5th Atlantic
Conference14th Eastern
2002–03 record27–44–6–5
Home record15–22–2–2
Road record12–22–4–3
Goals for189
Goals against255
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachRick Kehoe
CaptainMario Lemieux
Alternate captainsAlexei Kovalev (Oct-Feb)
Martin Straka
ArenaMellon Arena
Average attendance14,750
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wheeling Nailers
Team leaders
GoalsMario Lemieux (28)
AssistsMario Lemieux (63)
PointsMario Lemieux (91)
Penalty minutesSteve McKenna (128)
Plus/minusGuillaume Lefebvre
Mathias Johansson (+1)
WinsJohan Hedberg (14)
Goals against averageSebastien Caron (2.64)

The 2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 36th season. The team finished fifth and last in the Atlantic Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Off-season

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Regular season

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The Penguins were shut out an NHL-high ten times, tied with the Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators.[1]

Final standings

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Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
2 4 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
3 8 New York Islanders 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
4 9 New York Rangers 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
5 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65

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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


Schedule and results

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2002–03 regular season[4]
October: 6–2–2–0 (home: 4–1–1–0 ; road: 2–1–1–0), 14 Points
# Oct Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
1 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15309) 0–1–0–0 0 Recap
2 12 New York Rangers 0–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14813) 1–1–0–0 2 Recap
3 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (18843) 2–1–0–0 4 Recap
4 16 Atlanta Thrashers 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12161) 3–1–0–0 6 Recap
5 19 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16106) 3–1–1–0 7 Recap
6 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (19895) 3–1–2–0 8 Recap
7 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena (20058) 3–2–2–0 8 Recap
8 26 Buffalo Sabres 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16188) 4–2–2–0 10 Recap
9 28 Washington Capitals 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14303) 5–2–2–0 12 Recap
10 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (17987) 6–2–2–0 14 Recap
November: 5–4–1–3 (home: 3–2–0–1 ; road: 2–2–1–2), 14 Points
# Nov Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
11 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17108) 7–2–2–0 16 Recap
12 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Florida Panthers BB&T Center (14244) 7–2–2–1 17 Recap
13 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (18741) 7–3–2–1 17 Recap
14 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (18730) 7–4–2–1 17 Recap
15 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center (18568) 7–4–3–1 18 Recap
16 16 New York Islanders 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15723) 7–5–3–1 18 Recap
17 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 OT Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21273) 7–5–3–2 19 Recap
18 20 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13549) 7–5–3–3 20 Recap
19 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (17375) 8–5–3–3 22 Recap
20 23 San Jose Sharks 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16958) 9–5–3–3 24 Recap
21 27 Philadelphia Flyers 2–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16385) 10–5–3–3 26 Recap
22 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (15733) 11–5–3–3 28 Recap
23 30 Boston Bruins 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15111) 11–6–3–3 28 Recap
December: 4–9–0–2 (home: 3–3–0–1 ; road: 1–6–0–1), 10 Points
# Dec Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
24 3 Washington Capitals 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11640) 11–7–3–3 28 Recap
25 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (16860) 11–8–3–3 28 Recap
26 7 New York Islanders 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13170) 11–9–3–3 28 Recap
27 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19388) 11–10–3–3 28 Recap
28 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose (17496) 11–11–3–3 28 Recap
29 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Los Angeles Kings Staples Center (18184) 11–11–3–4 29 Recap
30 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Honda Center (16542) 11–12–3–4 29 Recap
31 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Phoenix Coyotes America West Arena (13174) 11–13–3–4 29 Recap
32 19 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14220) 11–14–3–4 29 Recap
33 21 Calgary Flames 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12571) 12–14–3–4 31 Recap
34 23 Buffalo Sabres 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16569) 13–14–3–4 33 Recap
35 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18200) 14–14–3–4 35 Recap
36 28 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16109) 15–14–3–4 37 Recap
37 30 Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16989) 15–14–3–5 38 Recap
38 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (18136) 15–15–3–5 38 Recap
January: 6–7–1–0 (home: 2–3–0–0 ; road: 4–4–1–0), 13 Points
# Jan Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
39 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (14177) 16–15–3–5 40 Recap
40 4 New York Islanders 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14331) 17–15–3–5 42 Recap
41 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (14857) 17–16–3–5 42 Recap
42 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13889) 17–17–3–5 42 Recap
43 11 New York Rangers 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14769) 17–18–3–5 42 Recap
44 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Boston Bruins TD Garden (15672) 18–18–3–5 44 Recap
45 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (15265) 19–18–3–5 46 Recap
46 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (18202) 20–18–3–5 48 Recap
47 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Florida Panthers BB&T Center (18313) 20–19–3–5 48 Recap
48 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–0 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (13858) 20–19–4–5 49 Recap
49 23 Boston Bruins 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13271) 20–20–4–5 49 Recap
50 25 Chicago Blackhawks 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16958) 21–20–4–5 51 Recap
51 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (14246) 21–21–4–5 51 Recap
52 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18277) 21–22–4–5 51 Recap
February: 4–8–0–0 (home: 2–6–0–0 ; road: 2–2–0–0), 8 Points
# Feb Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
53 4 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13202) 21–23–4–5 51 Recap
54 6 Florida Panthers 6–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12231) 21–24–4–5 51 Recap
55 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17565) 22–24–4–5 53 Recap
56 12 Ottawa Senators 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14197) 22–25–4–5 53 Recap
57 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18200) 22–26–4–5 53 Recap
58 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (18235) 23–26–4–5 55 Recap
59 18 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13552) 24–26–4–5 57 Recap
60 20 Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13751) 24–27–4–5 57 Recap
61 22 St. Louis Blues 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14718) 25–27–4–5 59 Recap
62 23 New Jersey Devils 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17148) 25–28–4–5 59 Recap
63 25 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11736) 25–29–4–5 59 Recap
64 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–6 Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena (13581) 25–30–4–5 59 Recap
March: 1–13–2–0 (home: 0–7–1–0 ; road: 1–6–1–0), 4 Points
# Mar Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
65 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center (18007) 25–31–4–5 59 Recap
66 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center (18532) 25–32–4–5 59 Recap
67 4 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13686) 25–33–4–5 59 Recap
68 6 Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14812) 25–34–4–5 59 Recap
69 8 Ottawa Senators 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14354) 25–35–4–5 59 Recap
70 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (18500) 25–36–4–5 59 Recap
71 12 Nashville Predators 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17148) 25–36–5–5 60 Recap
72 15 Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17032) 25–37–5–5 60 Recap
73 16 Florida Panthers 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16958) 25–38–5–5 60 Recap
74 18 Detroit Red Wings 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13840) 25–39–5–5 60 Recap
75 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19487) 25–40–5–5 60 Recap
76 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (15401) 25–41–5–5 60 Recap
77 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 Chicago Blackhawks United Center (16234) 25–41–6–5 61 Recap
78 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18200) 26–41–6–5 63 Recap
79 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19654) 26–42–6–5 63 Recap
80 31 Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12505) 26–43–6–5 63 Recap
April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0 ; road: 0–1–0–0), 2 Points
# Apr Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
81 2 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15718) 27–43–6–5 65 Recap
82 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18277) 27–44–6–5 65 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Johan Hedberg 41 39 2410:11 14 22 4 126 3.14 1197 0.895 1 0 2 18
Sebastien Caron 24 23 1408:07 7 14 2 62 2.64 741 0.916 2 0 0 6
Jean-Sebastien Aubin 21 20 1132:16 6 13 0 59 3.13 589 0.900 1 0 1 2
Total 82 4950:34 27 49 6 247 2.99 2527 0.902 4 0 3 26

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

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  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1000 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–2 win over Boston on February 8.

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team Sebastien Caron (Goaltender) [7]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Alexei Kovalev[a] [10]
Mario Lemieux[a]
NHL Player of the Month Mario Lemieux (October) [11]
NHL Player of the Week Mario Lemieux (October 21) [12]
Team A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award Mario Lemieux [13]
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award Steve McKenna [14]
Leading Scorer Award Mario Lemieux
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy No winner [15]
Most Valuable Player Award Mario Lemieux [16]
Players' Player Award No winner [15]
The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award Johan Hedberg [13]
Steve McKenna

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Michal Sivek November 29, 2002 [17]
Ross Lupaschuk December 10, 2002
Brooks Orpik
Sebastien Caron January 11, 2003
Konstantin Koltsov January 28, 2003
Tomas Surovy February 14, 2003

Transactions

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The Penguins 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.[18]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) To New York Rangers
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Future considerations[b]
 [19]
February 9, 2003 (2003-02-09) To San Jose Sharks
  • Conditional 5th-round pick in 2003
 To Pittsburgh Penguins
[20]
February 10, 2003 (2003-02-10) To Calgary Flames
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2004
 [21]
To New York Rangers
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[21]
March 9, 2003 (2003-03-09) To New York Islanders
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 5th-round pick in 2003
 [22]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To San Jose Sharks
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[23]
To Phoenix Coyotes
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[24]
To Boston Bruins
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 [25]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[26]
To Calgary Flames
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[27]
May 12, 2003 (2003-05-12) To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 9th-round pick in 2003
 To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Marc Bergevin
 [28]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) Brendan Buckley Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Free agency [29]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Steve McKenna New York Rangers Free agency [30]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Vladimir Vujtek HPK (Liiga) Free agency [31]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Francois Leroux Berlin Capitals (DEL) Free agency [32]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) Marc Bergevin St. Louis Blues Free agency [33]
August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) Dick Tarnstrom New York Islanders Waivers [34]
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) Alexandre Daigle New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [35]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Robert Lang Washington Capitals Free agency (III) [37]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Martin Sonnenberg Calgary Flames Free agency (UFA) [38]
Darcy Verot Calgary Flames Free agency (UFA) [38]
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11) Jeff Toms Florida Panthers Free agency (UFA) [39]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Robert Dome Calgary Flames Free agency (UFA) [40]
August 7, 2002 (2002-08-07) Peter Ratchuk Buffalo Sabres Free agency (UFA) [41]
August 8, 2002 (2002-08-08) Bert Robertsson Ilves (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [42]
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15) Dylan Gyori Roanoke Express (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [43]
September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05) John Jakopin San Jose Sharks Free agency (UFA) [44]
September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27) Kevin Stevens Retirement (III) [45]
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) Rick Berry Washington Capitals Waiver draft [46]
October 31, 2002 (2002-10-31) Alexandre Mathieu Lexington Men O' War (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [47]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25) Jean-Sebastien Aubin Re-signing [48]
June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) Mario Lemieux 1-year Re-signing [49]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Konstantin Koltsov Entry-level [50]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30) Rick Berry Re-signing [51]
Ville Nieminen Re-signing [51]
Jamie Pushor Re-signing [51]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Andrew Ference Re-signing [52]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Shean Donovan 1-year Re-signing [53]
Randy Robitaille Re-signing [54]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) Dan LaCouture Re-signing [55]
August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) Matt Murley Entry-level [56]
August 7, 2002 (2002-08-07) Alexei Morozov Re-signing [57]
September 3, 2002 (2002-09-03) Colby Armstrong Entry-level [58]
Rob Tallas Re-signing [59]
September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09) Tom Kostopoulos Re-signing [60]
Josef Melichar Re-signing [61]
September 11, 2002 (2002-09-11) Michal Rozsival Re-signing [62]
September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27) Matt Hussey Entry-level [45]
May 30, 2003 (2003-05-30) Drew Fata Entry-level [63]
Alexandre Rouleau Entry-level [63]

Other

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Name Date Notes
Herb Brooks August 16, 2002 Hired as director of player development
Rick Kehoe April 15, 2003 Fired as head coach

Draft picks

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See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft.[64]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 5 Ryan Whitney Defense  United States Boston University (Hockey East)
2 35 Ondrej Nemec Defense  Czech Republic HC Vsetín (Czech Republic)
3 69 Erik Christensen Center  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4 101 Daniel Fernholm Defense  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)
5 136[a] Andy Sertich Left wing  United States Greenway High School (USHS-MN)
5 137[b] Cam Paddock Center  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
6 171 Robert Goepfert Goaltender  United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
7 202 Patrik Bartschi Forward  Switzerland Kloten Flyers (Switzerland)
8 234 Maxime Talbot Center  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8 239[c] Ryan Lannon Defense  United States Harvard University (ECAC)
9 265 Dwight LaBrosse Goaltender  United States Guelph Storm (OHL)
Draft notes[65]
  • a Compensatory pick received for loss of Group III free agent Garth Snow.
  • b Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Garth Snow per Michel Leduc.
  • c Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Marc Bergevin.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Kovalev and Lemieux were voted to the starting lineup.[8] Lemieux did not play and was replaced by Vincent Lecavalier of the Tampa Bay Lightning.[9]
  2. ^ 9th-round pick in 2003.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[36]

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