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2002–03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Western Conference champions
Division2nd Pacific
Conference7th Western
2002–03 record40–27–9–6
Home record22–10–7–2
Road record18–17–2–4
Goals for203
Goals against193
Team information
General manager Bryan Murray
Coach Mike Babcock
Captain Paul Kariya
Alternate captains Keith Carney
Steve Rucchin
Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Average attendance13,988 (81.4%)
Total: 573,506
Minor league affiliate(s) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Team leaders
Goals Petr Sykora (34)
Assists Paul Kariya (56)
PointsPaul 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)
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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

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

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

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
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

[3]

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.

Western Conference
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
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
8.5
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

Conference Quarterfinals

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

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

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

Main article: 2003 Stanley Cup Finals

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

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

Playoffs

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs [4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings – Mighty Ducks win 4–0
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 10, 2003 2–1 3OT @ Detroit Red Wings Mighty Ducks lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 12, 2003 3–2 @ Detroit Red Wings Mighty Ducks lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 14, 2003 2–1 Detroit Red Wings Mighty Ducks lead 3–0 Recap
4 W April 16, 2003 3–2 OT Detroit Red Wings Mighty Ducks win 4–0 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Dallas Stars – Mighty Ducks win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 24, 2003 4–3 5OT @ Dallas Stars Mighty Ducks lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 26, 2003 3–2 OT @ Dallas Stars Mighty Ducks lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 28, 2003 1–2 Dallas Stars Mighty Ducks lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 30, 2003 1–0 Dallas Stars Mighty Ducks lead 3–1 Recap
5 L May 3, 2003 1–4 @ Dallas Stars Mighty Ducks lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 5, 2003 4–3 Dallas Stars Mighty Ducks win 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (6) Minnesota Wild – Mighty Ducks win 4–0
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W May 10, 2003 1–0 2OT @ Minnesota Wild Mighty Ducks lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 12, 2003 2–0 @ Minnesota Wild Mighty Ducks lead 2–0 Recap
3 W May 14, 2003 4–0 Minnesota Wild Mighty Ducks lead 3–0 Recap
4 W May 16, 2003 2–1 Minnesota Wild Mighty Ducks win 4–0 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E2) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 27, 2003 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 29, 2003 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 2–0 Recap
3 W May 31, 2003 3–2 OT New Jersey Devils Devils lead 2–1 Recap
4 W June 2, 2003 1–0 OT New Jersey Devils Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L June 5, 2003 3–6 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–2 Recap
6 W June 7, 2003 5–2 New Jersey Devils Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 L June 9, 2003 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils Devils win 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos 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

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player 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

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
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

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Fredrik Olausson December 11, 2002 [11]

Transactions

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. [12]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Future considerations [b] 		To Nashville Predators
Boston's 3rd-round pick in 2002 		[13]
June 25, 2002 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
3rd-round pick in 2003 		To Boston Bruins
Steve Shields 		[14]
July 6, 2002 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Mike Commodore
Jean-Francois Damphousse
Petr Sykora
Rights to Igor Pohanka 		To New Jersey Devils
Maxim Balmochnykh
Jeff Friesen
Oleg Tverdovsky 		[15]
October 23, 2002 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Future considerations 		To Nashville Predators
Jason York 		[16]
January 30, 2003 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Sandis Ozolinsh
Lance Ward 		To Florida Panthers
Matt Cullen
Pavel Trnka
4th-round pick in 2003 		[17]
March 11, 2003 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Steve Thomas 		To Chicago Blackhawks
5th-round pick in 2003 		[18]
March 11, 2003 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Rob Niedermayer 		To Calgary Flames
Mike Commodore
Jean-Francois Damphousse 		[18]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Adam Oates Philadelphia Flyers 1-year [c] Free agency [19]
July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) Cory Pecker Erie Otters ( OHL) 3-year Free agency [20]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Fredrik Olausson Detroit Red Wings 1-year [c] Free agency [21]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) Jason Krog New York Islanders 2-year Free agency [22]
Todd Reirden Atlanta Thrashers 2-year Free agency [22]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Rob Valicevic Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency [23]
August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) Francis Belanger Montreal Canadiens 1-year Free agency [24]
Josh DeWolf Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [24]
Cam Severson Hartford Wolf Pack ( AHL) 1-year Free agency [24]
Nick Smith Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [24]
October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11) Mike Brown Vancouver Canucks Waivers [25]
April 1, 2003 (2003-04-01) Chris Kunitz Ferris State University ( CCHA) 2-year Free agency [26]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via [d] Ref
July 14, 2002 (2002-07-14) Sergei Krivokrasov Amur Khabarovsk ( RSL) Free agency (UFA) [28]
August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09) Aris Brimanis St. Louis Blues Free agency (UFA) [29]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) Antti-Jussi Niemi Jokerit ( Liiga) Free agency (II) [e] [31]
September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23) Brian White Providence Bruins ( AHL) Free agency (VI) [32]
N/A Mark Moore Augusta Lynx ( ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [33]
October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11) Drew Bannister Karpat (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [34]
October 17, 2002 (2002-10-17) Denny Lambert Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) [f] Buyout [36]
German Titov Buyout [37]
January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24) Gregg Naumenko Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) Free agency (VI) [38]
June 6, 2003 (2003-06-06) Patric Kjellberg Retirement [39]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 19, 2002 (2002-06-19) Alexei Smirnov 3-year Entry-level [40]
June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) Marc Chouinard 1-year Option exercised [41]
Kevin Sawyer 1-year Option exercised [41]
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) Vitali Vishnevski 1-year Re-signing [42]
July 14, 2002 (2002-07-14) Martin Gerber 1-year [c] Entry-level [43]
Tony Martensson 2-year Entry-level [43]
Jan Tabacek 2-year Entry-level [43]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Stanislav Chistov 3-year Entry-level [44]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Pavel Trnka 2-year Re-signing [45]
July 22, 2002 (2002-07-22) Chris O'Sullivan 1-year Re-signing [46]
Samuel Pahlsson 1-year Re-signing [46]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Jean-Francois Damphousse 1-year Re-signing [23]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Paul Kariya 1-year Re-signing [47]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Andy McDonald 2-year Re-signing [48]
August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) Matt Cullen 2-year Re-signing [49]
August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) Ruslan Salei 2-year Re-signing [50]
August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) Brian Gornick 2-year Entry-level [24]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Steve Rucchin 4-year Re-signing [51]
November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13) Joffrey Lupul 3-year Entry-level [52]
December 26, 2002 (2002-12-26) Joel Perrault 3-year Entry-level [53]
April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29) Michael Holmqvist 1-year Entry-level [54]
May 6, 2003 (2003-05-06) George Davis 3-year Entry-level [55]
May 22, 2003 (2003-05-22) P. A. Parenteau 3-year Entry-level [56]
June 1, 2003 (2003-06-01) Igor Pohanka 3-year Entry-level [57]
Joel Stepp 3-year Entry-level [57]

Draft picks

Anaheim's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in Toronto, Ontario. [58]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
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

  • The Mighty Ducks farm team was the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League. [59] The team finished third in the Central Division with a record of 26-35-13-6.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Chouinard wore number 32 until Thomas was acquired.
  2. ^ Nashville promised not to select Joffrey Lupul with the sixth overall pick in the 2002 draft.
  3. ^ a b c Club option for a second year.
  4. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable. [27]
  5. ^ Anaheim retained Niemi's NHL rights through the 2006–07 season. [30]
  6. ^ Lambert signed with Milwaukee on January 11, 2003. [35]

References

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  • "2002-03 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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  34. ^ "Drew Bannister Kärppiin". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). October 11, 2002. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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  38. ^ "Veteran Goaltender Naumenko Signs". Cincinnati Cyclones. January 24, 2003. Archived from the original on April 25, 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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  40. ^ "Ducks Agree To Terms With Smirnov". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. June 19, 2002. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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  42. ^ "Ducks Agree To Terms With Vishnevski". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 2, 2002. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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  44. ^ "Mighty Ducks Sign Stanislav Chistov". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 15, 2002. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  45. ^ "Ducks Agree To Terms With Pavel Trnka". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 19, 2002. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  46. ^ a b "Ducks Agree To Terms With Pahlsson and O'Sullivan". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 22, 2002. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  47. ^ "Ducks Agree To One Year Extension With Paul Kariya". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 31, 2002. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  48. ^ "Ducks Agree To Two Year Contract With McDonald". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. August 1, 2002. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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