2003–04 Montreal Canadiens season

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2003–04 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
2003–04 record41–30–7–4
Home record23–13–4–1
Road record18–17–3–3
Goals for208
Goals against192
Team information
General managerBob Gainey
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainSaku Koivu
Alternate captainsCraig Rivet
Sheldon Souray
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance20,555
Minor league affiliate(s)Hamilton Bulldogs
Long Beach Ice Dogs
Team leaders
GoalsRichard Zednik (26)
AssistsMike Ribeiro (45)
PointsMike Ribeiro (65)
Penalty minutesDarren Langdon (135)
Plus/minusPatrice Brisebois (+17)
WinsJose Theodore (33)
Goals against averageJose Theodore
Mathieu Garon (2.27)

The 2003–04 NHL season was the 95th season of play for the Montreal Canadiens and their 87th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens would return to the playoffs reaching the Eastern Conference before being eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–0.

Offseason[edit]

Bob Gainey, who played his entire 16 season NHL career with Montreal, was named the team’s new general manager on June 2, 2003, and assumed the role on July 1 from Andre Savard, who was demoted to assistant general manager.[1]

Regular season[edit]

Heritage Classic[edit]

The Heritage Classic was an outdoor ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003, in Edmonton, Alberta, between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. It was the second NHL outdoor game and the first regular season outdoor game in the history of the NHL, and was modeled after the success of the "cold war" game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University in 2001.[2]

The first NHL game to be played outdoors was in 1991 when the Los Angeles Kings played the New York Rangers in an exhibition game outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.[3] The event took place in Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in front of a crowd of 57,167, the largest number of people to ever watch a live NHL game, despite temperatures of close to −18 °C, −30 °C (−22 °F) with wind chill. It was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Edmonton Oilers joining the NHL in 1979.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) television broadcast also set the record for most viewers of a single NHL game with 2.747 million nationwide. This was the first NHL game broadcast in HDTV on CBC.

The Canadiens won the game by a score of 4–3.

Final standings[edit]

Northeast Division[4]
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[5]
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


Schedule and results[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2003–04 regular season[6]
October: 6–5–0–0 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 2–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
1 L October 9, 2003 2–5 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 0–1–0–0 0 Recap
2 W October 11, 2003 4–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 1–1–0–0 2 Recap
3 W October 14, 2003 5–1 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 2–1–0–0 4 Recap
4 W October 16, 2003 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 3–1–0–0 6 Recap
5 L October 18, 2003 0–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 3–2–0–0 6 Recap
6 W October 20, 2003 2–1 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 4–2–0–0 8 Recap
7 W October 23, 2003 3–0 New York Islanders (2003–04) 5–2–0–0 10 Recap
8 L October 25, 2003 2–6 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 5–3–0–0 10 Recap
9 L October 27, 2003 0–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 5–4–0–0 10 Recap
10 L October 28, 2003 0–2 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 5–5–0–0 10 Recap
11 W October 30, 2003 1–0 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 6–5–0–0 12 Recap
November: 4–6–2–1 (home: 1–3–2–0; road: 3–3–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
12 L November 1, 2003 1–5 New York Rangers (2003–04) 6–6–0–0 12 Recap
13 L November 4, 2003 2–4 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 6–7–0–0 12 Recap
14 L November 7, 2003 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 6–8–0–0 12 Recap
15 W November 8, 2003 3–0 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 7–8–0–0 14 Recap
16 T November 11, 2003 1–1 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 7–8–1–0 15 Recap
17 L November 13, 2003 1–3 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 7–9–1–0 15 Recap
18 W November 15, 2003 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 8–9–1–0 17 Recap
19 OTL November 18, 2003 4–5 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 8–9–1–1 18 Recap
20 L November 20, 2003 1–2 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 8–10–1–1 18 Recap
21 W November 22, 2003 4–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 9–10–1–1 20 Recap
22 L November 25, 2003 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 9–11–1–1 20 Recap
23 W November 28, 2003 5–3 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 10–11–1–1 22 Recap
24 T November 29, 2003 1–1 OT Florida Panthers (2003–04) 10–11–2–1 23 Recap
December: 7–4–3–1 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 3–3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
25 W December 2, 2003 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 11–11–2–1 25 Recap
26 T December 5, 2003 1–1 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 11–11–3–1 26 Recap
27 W December 6, 2003 3–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 12–11–3–1 28 Recap
28 L December 8, 2003 2–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 12–12–3–1 28 Recap
29 W December 10, 2003 2–1 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 13–12–3–1 30 Recap
30 L December 12, 2003 2–4 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 13–13–3–1 30 Recap
31 W December 13, 2003 5–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 14–13–3–1 32 Recap
32 T December 16, 2003 1–1 OT Boston Bruins (2003–04) 14–13–4–1 33 Recap
33 W December 18, 2003 5–4 OT Nashville Predators (2003–04) 15–13–4–1 35 Recap
34 L December 20, 2003 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 15–14–4–1 35 Recap
35 W December 22, 2003 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 16–14–4–1 37 Recap
36 L December 23, 2003 2–3 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 16–15–4–1 37 Recap
37 OTL December 27, 2003 1–2 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 16–15–4–2 38 Recap
38 W December 29, 2003 2–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 17–15–4–2 40 Recap
39 T December 31, 2003 1–1 OT @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 17–15–5–2 41 Recap
January: 8–5–1–0 (home: 4–3–1–0; road: 4–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
40 W January 3, 2004 5–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 18–15–5–2 43 Recap
41 W January 4, 2004 4–1 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 19–15–5–2 45 Recap
42 W January 6, 2004 3–1 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 20–15–5–2 47 Recap
43 L January 8, 2004 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 20–16–5–2 47 Recap
44 W January 10, 2004 8–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 21–16–5–2 49 Recap
45 W January 13, 2004 5–2 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 22–16–5–2 51 Recap
46 W January 14, 2004 2–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 23–16–5–2 53 Recap
47 T January 17, 2004 2–2 OT New York Rangers (2003–04) 23–16–6–2 54 Recap
48 W January 20, 2004 4–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 24–16–6–2 56 Recap
49 L January 23, 2004 0–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 24–17–6–2 56 Recap
50 L January 24, 2004 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 24–18–6–2 56 Recap
51 L January 27, 2004 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 24–19–6–2 56 Recap
52 W January 29, 2004 3–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 25–19–6–2 58 Recap
53 L January 31, 2004 0–1 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 25–20–6–2 58 Recap
February: 8–5–0–0 (home: 5–1–0–0; road: 3–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
54 W February 1, 2004 6–4 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 26–20–6–2 60 Recap
55 W February 3, 2004 4–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 27–20–6–2 62 Recap
56 W February 5, 2004 2–1 New York Islanders (2003–04) 28–20–6–2 64 Recap
57 L February 10, 2004 1–2 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 28–21–6–2 64 Recap
58 L February 12, 2004 3–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 28–22–6–2 64 Recap
59 L February 14, 2004 2–5 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 28–23–6–2 64 Recap
60 L February 17, 2004 1–4 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 28–24–6–2 64 Recap
61 W February 19, 2004 4–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 29–24–6–2 66 Recap
62 L February 21, 2004 4–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 29–25–6–2 66 Recap
63 W February 23, 2004 4–1 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 30–25–6–2 68 Recap
64 W February 24, 2004 4–2 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 31–25–6–2 70 Recap
65 W February 26, 2004 3–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 32–25–6–2 72 Recap
66 W February 28, 2004 1–0 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 33–25–6–2 74 Recap
March: 7–4–1–2 (home: 4–1–0–1; road: 3–3–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
67 W March 1, 2004 2–1 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 34–25–6–2 76 Recap
68 L March 3, 2004 3–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 34–26–6–2 76 Recap
69 W March 5, 2004 4–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 35–26–6–2 78 Recap
70 W March 6, 2004 4–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 36–26–6–2 80 Recap
71 W March 8, 2004 5–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 37–26–6–2 82 Recap
72 OTL March 11, 2004 2–3 OT Florida Panthers (2003–04) 37–26–6–3 83 Recap
73 W March 13, 2004 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 38–26–6–3 85 Recap
74 W March 16, 2004 4–2 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 39–26–6–3 87 Recap
75 T March 19, 2004 1–1 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 39–26–7–3 88 Recap
76 W March 20, 2004 3–2 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 40–26–7–3 90 Recap
77 L March 24, 2004 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 40–27–7–3 90 Recap
78 L March 25, 2004 0–4 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 40–28–7–3 90 Recap
79 OTL March 27, 2004 2–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 40–28–7–4 91 Recap
80 L March 31, 2004 1–5 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 40–29–7–4 91 Recap
April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
81 L April 1, 2004 0–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 40–30–7–4 91 Recap
82 W April 3, 2004 6–3 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 41–30–7–4 93 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs[edit]

See also: 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs
2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[6]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Boston Bruins – Canadiens win 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 7 Montreal 3–0 Boston Raycroft 17,565 Boston leads 1–0 Recap
2 April 9 Montreal 2–1 Boston OT Raycroft 17,565 Boston leads 2–0 Recap
3 April 11 Boston 3–2 Montreal Theodore 21,273 Boston leads 2–1 Recap
4 April 13 Boston 3–4 Montreal OT Raycroft 21,273 Boston leads 3–1 Recap
5 April 15 Montreal 5–1 Boston Theodore 17,565 Boston leads 3–2 Recap
6 April 17 Boston 2–5 Montreal Theodore 21,273 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 19 Montreal 2–0 Boston Theodore 17,565 Montreal wins 4–3 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Tampa Bay Lightning – Tampa Bay wins series 4–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 23 Montreal 0–4 Tampa Bay Theodore 18,904 Tampa Bay leads 1–0 Recap
2 April 25 Montreal 1–3 Tampa Bay Theodore 19,435 Tampa Bay leads 2–0 Recap
3 April 27 Tampa Bay 3–2 Montreal OT Theodore 21,273 Tampa Bay leads 3–0 Recap
4 April 29 Tampa Bay 3–1 Montreal Theodore 21,273 Tampa Bay wins 4–0 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 Canadiens only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
71 Mike Ribeiro C 81 20 45 65 15 34 11 2 1 3 0 18
73 Michael Ryder RW 81 25 38 63 10 26 11 1 2 3 −5 4
11 Saku Koivu C 68 14 41 55 −5 52 11 3 8 11 1 10
20 Richard Zednik RW 81 26 24 50 5 63 11 3 3 6 7 2
44 Sheldon Souray D 63 15 20 35 4 104 11 0 2 2 −2 39
94 Yanic Perreault C 69 16 15 31 −10 40 9 2 2 4 −3 0
43 Patrice Brisebois D 71 4 27 31 17 22 11 2 1 3 −5 4
38 Jan Bulis C 72 13 17 30 −8 30 11 1 1 2 −6 4
79 Andrei Markov D 69 6 22 28 −2 20 11 1 4 5 3 8
26 Pierre Dagenais RW 50 17 10 27 15 24 8 0 1 1 −1 6
37 Niklas Sundstrom RW 66 8 12 20 3 18 4 1 0 1 −1 2
51 Francis Bouillon D 73 2 16 18 1 70 11 0 0 0 −6 7
22 Steve Begin C 52 10 5 15 6 41 9 0 1 1 0 10
90 Joe Juneau C 70 5 10 15 −4 20 11 0 1 1 −2 4
17 Jason Ward RW 53 5 7 12 3 21 5 0 2 2 −2 2
24 Andreas Dackell RW 60 4 8 12 8 10 — — — — — —
52 Craig Rivet D 80 4 8 12 −1 98 11 1 4 5 2 2
82 Donald Audette‡ RW 23 3 5 8 −4 16 — — — — — —
5 Stephane Quintal D 73 3 5 8 10 82 4 0 0 0 −1 2
34 Jim Dowd† C 14 3 2 5 6 6 11 0 2 2 −3 2
25 Chad Kilger‡ LW 36 2 2 4 2 14 — — — — — —
8 Mike Komisarek D 46 0 4 4 4 34 7 0 0 0 1 8
27 Alexei Kovalev† RW 12 1 2 3 −4 12 11 6 4 10 2 8
15 Darren Langdon LW 64 0 3 3 −2 135 9 1 0 1 0 6
60 Jose Theodore G 67 0 3 3 4 11 0 2 2 0
65 Ron Hainsey D 11 1 1 2 3 4 — — — — — —
81 Marcel Hossa LW 15 1 1 2 −3 8 — — — — — —
46 Benoit Gratton C 4 0 1 1 0 4 — — — — — —
76 Jozef Balej‡ RW 4 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
32 Gordie Dwyer LW 2 0 0 0 0 7 — — — — — —
28 Karl Dykhuis D 9 0 0 0 −2 2 — — — — — —
30 Mathieu Garon G 19 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
88 Chris Higgins C 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
35 Tomas Plekanec LW 2 0 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
60 Jose Theodore 67 33 28 5 1860 150 2.27 .919 6 3961 11 4 7 333 27 2.39 .919 1 678
30 Mathieu Garon 19 8 6 2 480 38 2.27 .921 0 1003 1 0 0 6 0 0.00 1.000 0 12

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team Michael Ryder (Forward) [7]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Sheldon Souray [8]
Jose Theodore
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Jose Theodore (March 1) [9]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Richard Zednik (March 8) [10]
NHL Rookie of the Month Michael Ryder (February) [11]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Michael Ryder [12]
Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Francis Bouillon [13]
Molson Cup Jose Theodore [14]

Milestones[edit]

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Stephane Quintal January 6, 2004 [15]

Transactions[edit]

The Canadiens 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.[16]

Trades[edit]

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2003 To Washington Capitals
Nashville’s 4th-round pick in 2003 		To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2003
7th-round pick in 2003 		[17]
March 2, 2004 To New York Rangers
Jozef Balej
2nd-round pick in 2004 		To Montreal Canadiens
Alexei Kovalev 		[18]
March 4, 2004 To Minnesota Wild
4th-round pick in 2004 		To Montreal Canadiens
Jim Dowd 		[19]
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Sylvain Blouin 		To Montreal Canadiens
Rene Vydareny 		[20]

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 4, 2003 (2003-07-04) Pierre Dagenais Florida Panthers 1-year[a] Free agency [21]
Jean-Francois Damphousse Calgary Flames 1-year[a] Free agency [21]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Steve Begin Buffalo Sabres Waiver draft [22]
Darren Langdon Vancouver Canucks Waiver draft [22]
March 19, 2004 (2004-03-19) Yann Danis Brown University (ECAC) 3-year Free agency [23]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Mariusz Czerkawski New York Islanders[c] Buyout [26]
Randy McKay[d] Buyout [26]
Matt O'Dette[e] Contract expiration (UFA) [24]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29) Matthieu Descoteaux Tappara (Liiga) Free agency (VI) [29]
August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25) Bill Lindsay Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (III) [30]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Gino Odjick Retirement (III) [31]
January 2, 2004 (2004-01-02) Donald Audette Florida Panthers[f] Buyout [33]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) Chad Kilger Toronto Maple Leafs Waivers [34]
May 1, 2004 (2004-05-01) Joe Juneau Retirement [35]
May 14, 2004 (2004-05-14) Andreas Dackell Brynas IF (SHL) Free agency [36]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 17, 2003 (2003-06-17) Francois Beauchemin 2-year Re-signing [37]
Eric Fichaud 1-year Option exercised [37]
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Chad Kilger 2-year Re-signing [26]
July 4, 2003 (2003-07-04) Jonathan Ferland 3-year Entry-level [21]
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11) Alexander Perezhogin 3-year Entry-level [38]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Michael Ryder 1-year Re-signing [39]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Mike Ribeiro 1-year Re-signing [40]
August 4, 2003 (2003-08-04) Gordie Dwyer 2-year Re-signing [41]
August 26, 2003 (2003-08-26) Andrei Markov 2-year Re-signing [42]
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04) Matt Shasby 2-year Entry-level [16]
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05) Saku Koivu 2-year Re-signing [43]
June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01) Michael Lambert 3-year Entry-level [44]

Draft picks[edit]

Montreal's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[45]

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 10 Andrei Kostitsyn (RW)  Belarus CSKA Moscow (RSL)
2 40 Cory Urquhart (C)  Canada Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
2 61 Maxim Lapierre (C)  Canada Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
3 79 Ryan O'Byrne (D)  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
4 113 Corey Locke (C)  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
4 123 Danny Stewart (LW)  Canada Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6 177 Christopher Heino-Lindberg (G)  Sweden Hammarby IF (Sweden)
6 188 Mark Flood (D)  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
7 217 Oskari Korpikari (D)  Finland Oulun Kärpät (Finland)
8 241 Jimmy Bonneau (LW)  Canada Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
9 271 Jaroslav Halak (G)  Slovakia Slovan Bratislava Jr. (Slovakia)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Club option for a second year
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[24]
  3. ^ Czerkawski signed with New York on July 17.[25]
  4. ^ McKay announced his retirement on September 13, 2003.[27]
  5. ^ O'Dette was inactive during the 2003–04 season.[28]
  6. ^ Audette signed with Florida on January 16.[32]

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