2002–03 Vancouver Canucks | |
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Division | 2nd Northwest |
Conference | 4th Western |
2002–03 record | 45–23–13–1 |
Home record | 22–13–6–0 |
Road record | 23–10–7–1 |
Goals for | 264 |
Goals against | 208 |
Team information | |
General manager | Brian Burke |
Coach | Marc Crawford |
Captain | Markus Naslund |
Alternate captains |
Murray Baron Ed Jovanovski Trent Klatt Trevor Linden |
Arena | General Motors Place |
Average attendance | 18,396 [1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Manitoba Moose (
AHL) Columbia Inferno ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Markus Naslund (48) |
Assists | Markus Naslund (56) |
Points | Markus Naslund (104) |
Penalty minutes | Todd Bertuzzi (144) |
Plus/minus | Marek Malik (+23) |
Wins | Dan Cloutier (33) |
Goals against average | Alex Auld (1.57) |
The 2002–03 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 33rd NHL season.
As of 2023, the only remaining active member of the 2002–03 Vancouver Canucks is Jan Hlaváč. He is a member of HC Stadion Vrchlabí of the 2nd Czech Republic Hockey League.
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The Canucks had much success in the regular season as the West Coast Express Line (Brendan Morrison, Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi) played their first full season intact and contributed 67% of the team's goals. The Canucks led all teams in power-play goals scored, with 87. [2] They also set a franchise record with a 10 game win streak in November 2002. As the season wound down, many expected the Canucks to win the Northwest Division title (due to the slow start by division rivals Colorado Avalanche). Despite the chances, the Canucks failed to clinch the Northwest division on the last day of the regular season with a 2-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings coupled with a win by the Colorado Avalanche. Markus Naslund also lost the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy on the last day of the regular season and missed out on tying fellow Swede Hakan Loob as the only Swedish players who have scored 50 goals in a season. Worse, Peter Forsberg also narrowly beat Naslund for the Art Ross Trophy. Naslund publicly came out to apologize to Canuck fans for "choking".
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 251 | 194 | 105 |
2 | 4 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 264 | 208 | 104 |
3 | 6 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 198 | 178 | 95 |
4 | 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 231 | 230 | 92 |
5 | 12 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 186 | 228 | 75 |
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
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October: 3–4–4–0 (home: 1–4–2–0; road: 2–0–2–0)
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November: 12–1–0–0 (home: 5–0–0–0; road: 7–1–0–0)
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December: 7–6–1–0 (home: 3–3–1–0; road: 4–3–0–0)
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January: 7–5–2–0 (home: 5–2–2–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
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February: 9–1–2–0 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 5–0–2–0)
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March: 7–5–3–1 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 3–3–2–1)
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April: 0–1–1–0 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 0–0–1–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues: Canucks won 4–3
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (6) Minnesota Wild: Wild won 4–3
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Legend:
Win Loss |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
19 | Markus Naslund | LW | 82 | 48 | 56 | 104 | 6 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −6 | 18 |
44 | Todd Bertuzzi | RW | 82 | 46 | 51 | 97 | 2 | 144 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −3 | 60 |
7 | Brendan Morrison | C | 82 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 18 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 18 |
55 | Ed Jovanovski | D | 67 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 19 | 113 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | −5 | 22 |
24 | Matt Cooke | LW | 82 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 21 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
16 | Trevor Linden | C | 71 | 19 | 22 | 41 | −1 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 10 |
33 | Henrik Sedin | C | 78 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 9 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 8 |
3 | Brent Sopel | D | 81 | 7 | 30 | 37 | −15 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
22 | Daniel Sedin | LW | 79 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −2 | 8 |
6 | Sami Salo | D | 79 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
26 | Trent Klatt | RW | 82 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Mattias Ohlund | D | 59 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
10 | Trevor Letowski | RW | 78 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
13 | Artem Chubarov | C | 62 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 4 |
8 | Marek Malik† | D | 69 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7 | 10 |
25 | Mats Lindgren† | C | 54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | Todd Warriner‡ | LW | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | Bryan Allen | D | 48 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
23 | Murray Baron | D | 78 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
14 | Brandon Reid | C | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
37 | Jarkko Ruutu | RW | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −7 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
4 | Nolan Baumgartner | D | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | Dan Cloutier | G | 57 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
9 | Harold Druken‡ | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | Jan Hlavac‡ | LW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Jason King | C | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | Pat Kavanagh | RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
81 | Fedor Fedorov | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Peter Skudra | G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
20 | Darren Langdon† | LW | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | Mikko Jokela† | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Zenith Komarniski | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Tyler Moss | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
28 | Bryan Helmer | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | Brad May† | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 15 |
35 | Alex Auld | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
39 | Dan Cloutier | 57 | 57 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 1477 | 136 | 2.42 | .908 | 2 | 3376 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 341 | 45 | 3.24 | .868 | 0 | 833 |
1 | Peter Skudra | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 522 | 54 | 2.72 | .897 | 1 | 1192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Alex Auld | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 165 | 10 | 1.57 | .939 | 1 | 382 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.00 | .800 | 0 | 20 |
30 | Tyler Moss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2.67 | .929 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Lester B. Pearson Award | Markus Naslund | [5] |
NHL First All-Star Team | Todd Bertuzzi ( Right wing) | [6] | |
Markus Naslund ( Left wing) | |||
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Todd Bertuzzi | [7] |
Marc Crawford (Coach) | |||
Ed Jovanovski | |||
Markus Naslund | |||
NHL Player of the Month | Dan Cloutier (November) | [8] | |
NHL Player of the Week | Dan Cloutier (February 17) | [9] | |
Brendan Morrison (February 24) | [10] | ||
Todd Bertuzzi (March 24) | [11] | ||
Team | Babe Pratt Trophy | Ed Jovanovski | [12] |
Cyclone Taylor Trophy | Markus Naslund | [12] | |
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy | Markus Naslund | [12] | |
Fred J. Hume Award | Matt Cooke | [12] | |
Molson Cup | Markus Naslund | [12] | |
Most Exciting Player Award | Todd Bertuzzi | [12] |
The Canucks 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]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 23, 2002 | To Vancouver Canucks: Jeff Farkas |
To
Toronto Maple Leafs: Josh Holden |
[14] |
June 25, 2002 | To Vancouver Canucks: Future considerations [a] |
To Toronto Maple Leafs: Ryan Bonni |
[15] |
September 4, 2002 | To Vancouver Canucks: Tomas Mojzis |
To Toronto Maple Leafs: Brad Leeb |
[16] |
September 21, 2002 | To Vancouver Canucks: Sami Salo |
To
Ottawa Senators: Peter Schaefer |
[17] |
November 1, 2002 | To Vancouver Canucks: Darren Langdon Marek Malik |
To
Carolina Hurricanes: Harold Druken Jan Hlavac |
[18] |
January 20, 2003 | To Vancouver Canucks: Chris Herperger Chris Nielsen |
To
Atlanta Thrashers: Jeff Farkas |
[19] |
January 24, 2003 | To Vancouver Canucks: Mikko Jokela |
To
New Jersey Devils: Steve Kariya |
[20] |
February 5, 2003 | To Vancouver Canucks: Future considerations |
To
Philadelphia Flyers: Todd Warriner |
[21] |
March 11, 2003 | To Vancouver Canucks: Brad May |
To
Phoenix Coyotes: 2nd or 3rd-round pick in 2003 [b] |
[22] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 5, 2002 | Tyler Moss | Carolina Hurricanes | Free agency | [23] | |
July 10, 2002 | Jaroslav Obsut | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency | [24] | |
July 11, 2002 | Nolan Baumgartner | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency | [25] | |
October 24, 2002 | John Craighead | Revier Lions ( DEL) | Free agency | [26] | |
November 3, 2002 | Mats Lindgren | Manitoba Moose ( AHL) | Free agency | [27] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [c] | Ref |
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June 30, 2002 | Alexei Tezikov | Retirement (UFA) | [29] | |
July 4, 2002 | Scott Lachance | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (V) | [30] |
Andre Savage | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (VI) | [31] | |
July 15, 2002 | Jason Strudwick | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (UFA) | [32] |
August 15, 2002 | Andrew Cassels | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (III) | [33] |
October 11, 2002 | Mike Brown | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Waivers | [34] |
Alfie Michaud | Peoria Rivermen ( ECHL) | Free agency (VI) | [35] | |
October 21, 2002 | Martin Brochu | Verdun Dragons ( QSPHL) | Free agency (VI) | [36] |
May 31, 2003 | Peter Skudra | Ak Bars Kazan ( RSL) | Free agency | [37] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 14, 2002 | Tim Smith | Entry-level | [38] | |
June 27, 2002 | Zenith Komarniski | 1-year | Option exercised | [39] |
Trevor Letowski | 1-year | Option exercised | [39] | |
Peter Skudra | 1-year | Option exercised | [39] | |
July 31, 2002 | Artem Chubarov | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] |
Harold Druken | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] | |
August 3, 2002 | Brendan Morrison | 2-year | Arbitration award | [42] |
September 4, 2002 | Steve Kariya | Re-signing | [43] | |
September 9, 2002 | Herberts Vasiļjevs | Re-signing | [44] | |
September 12, 2002 | Bryan Helmer | 1-year | Re-signing | [45] |
Pat Kavanagh | Re-signing | [46] | ||
September 16, 2002 | Jeff Farkas | Re-signing | [47] | |
Ryan Ready | Re-signing | [48] | ||
October 3, 2002 | Todd Warriner | Re-signing | [49] | |
October 11, 2002 | Jason King | Entry-level | [50] | |
January 27, 2003 | Ed Jovanovski | 3-year | Extension | [51] |
Trevor Linden | 3-year | Extension | [52] |
Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft which was held on June 22–23, 2002 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. [53]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 49 | Kirill Koltsov | D | Russia | Avangard Omsk ( RSL) |
2 | 55 [a] | Denis Grot | D | Russia | Elemach Elektrostal ( Russia-2) |
3 | 68 [b] | Brett Skinner | D | Canada | Des Moines Buccaneers ( USHL) |
3 | 83 [c] | Lukas Mensator | G | Czech Republic | HC Karlovy Vary U20 (Czech U20) |
4 | 114 | John Laliberte | LW | United States | New Hampshire Junior Monarchs ( EJHL) |
5 | 151 | Rob McVicar | G | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings ( WHL) |
7 | 214 | Marc-Andre Roy | LW | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar ( QMJHL) |
7 | 223 [d] | Ilya Krikunov | LW | Russia | Elemach Elektrostal (Russia-2) |
8 | 247 | Matt Violin | G | Canada | Lake Superior State Lakers ( CCHA) |
9 | 277 | Thomas Nussli | C | Switzerland | EV Zug ( NLA) |
9 | 278 [e] | Matt Gens | RW | United States | St. Cloud State Huskies ( WCHA) |
Columbus Blue Jackets -- Signed defensemen Scott Lachance, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks
(Savage) was signed by the Flyers as a free agent on July 4, 2002.
Columbus Blue Jackets -- Signed free agent center Andrew Cassels, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Claimed left wing Mike Brown off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks.
Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) - Added goaltender Alfie Michaud to the roster.
31-Jul-02: Re-signed by the Vancouver Canucks to a one-year contract.
31-Jul-02: Re-signed by the Vancouver Canucks to a one-year contract.
09-Sep-02: Re-signed by the Vancouver Canucks.
12-Sep-02: Re-signed by the Vancouver Canucks.
16-Sep-02: Re-signed by the Vancouver Canucks.
2002-09-16: Re-signed by the Vancouver Canucks.