2002–03 Ottawa Senators season

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The 2002–03 Ottawa Senators season was the 11th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season saw the Senators reach the highest point in the playoffs until the 2006–07 season. They were eliminated in the Eastern Conference final by the New Jersey Devils, the eventual Stanley Cup winning team. On top of their larger success, with their total 113 points they won the Presidents' Trophy, the Northeast Division title and the Eastern Conference title.

Division1st Northeast
Conference1st Eastern
2002–03 record52–21–8–1
Home record28–9–3–1
Quick facts Ottawa Senators, Division ...
2002–03 Ottawa Senators
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference1st Eastern
2002–03 record52–21–8–1
Home record28–9–3–1
Road record24–12–5–0
Goals for263
Goals against182
Team information
General managerJohn Muckler
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainDaniel Alfredsson
Alternate captainsZdeno Chara
Curtis Leschyshyn
Wade Redden
ArenaCorel Centre
Average attendance17,198
Minor league affiliateBinghamton Senators
Team leaders
GoalsMarian Hossa (45)
AssistsDaniel Alfredsson (51)
PointsMarian Hossa (80)
Penalty minutesChris Neil (147)
Plus/minusZdeno Chara (+29)
WinsPatrick Lalime (39)
Goals against averagePatrick Lalime (2.16)
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Banner hanging from ceiling of area spelling out words "President's Trophy Winners 2002-03"
Banner at Canadian Tire Centre

After their long history of debt problems, the Senators filed for bankruptcy on January 9, 2003. They continued regular season play after receiving emergency financing from the NHL. Despite the off-ice problems, they had a successful year, compared to their early day woes. The Presidents' Trophy awarded to the Senators made them the first Canadian team to win it since the Calgary Flames in their championship season of 1989, and the first Eastern Conference team to win it since the New York Rangers' title in the 1994 Stanley Cup Final. In the playoffs, they defeated their former teammate Alexei Yashin and his New York Islanders, then beat the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round, before coming within one game of making it into the Finals, falling to the New Jersey Devils.

Offseason

General manager Marshall Johnston resigned and was replaced by John Muckler on July 1, 2002.[1] Muckler had been a candidate for the positions of Ottawa head coach or GM back in 1992, but had chosen to sign on with the Buffalo Sabres instead.

Regular season

Right winger Marian Hossa led Ottawa in scoring, just eclipsing Yashin's previous record of 44 goals. Without the goaltending issues that had plagued Senators teams of the past, Patrick Lalime showed one of his best seasons, with career bests in goals against average (GAA) and wins.

After a slow start to the season after an even .500 ratio, the Senators turned around their game with a ten-game unbeaten streak. Fans were concerned whether their start was due to off-ice problems. These worries, however, were soon irrelevant to fans when the Senators again clinched a playoff berth. Before the playoffs, the Senators addressed toughness concerns through separate trades to the Buffalo Sabres for grinders Vaclav Varada and Rob Ray respectively, plus two-way forward Bryan Smolinski from the Los Angeles Kings.

Division standings

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Ottawa Senators82522181263182113
25Toronto Maple Leafs8244287323620898
37Boston Bruins82363111424523787
410Montreal Canadiens8230358920623477
512Buffalo Sabres82273710819021972
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[2]

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.

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Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Ottawa SenatorsNE82522181263182113
2 Y- New Jersey DevilsAT824620106216166108
3 Y- Tampa Bay LightningSE82362516521921093
4 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT824520134211166107
5 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE8244287323620898
6 X- Washington CapitalsSE8239298622422092
7 X- Boston BruinsNE82363111424523787
8 X- New York IslandersAT82353411222423183
8.5
9 New York RangersAT82323610421023178
10 Montreal CanadiensNE8230358920623477
11 Atlanta ThrashersSE8231397522628474
12 Buffalo SabresNE82273710819021972
13 Florida PanthersSE82243613917623770
14 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8227446518925565
15 Carolina HurricanesSE82224311617124061
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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

In the first round of the playoffs, the team played the New York Islanders, facing former team captain Alexei Yashin for the first time in the playoffs. Yashin played well in the first game and the Islanders won the first game at the Corel Centre 3–0. The loss by the Senators was attributed to paying too much attention to stopping Yashin and not enough on the rest of the Islanders. The Senators adjusted their play for the next game winning it and the next three games in a row to win the series 4–1.

In the second round, the team faced the Philadelphia Flyers who had defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round. The Senators won the series on the basis of their strong defence, holding the Flyers to only ten goals in the six games, advancing to the Eastern Conference final series against the New Jersey Devils to decide the Prince of Wales Trophy.

The first two games of the series were in Ottawa and the wins were split between the Senators and Devils. In New Jersey, the Devils won both games to put the Senators at the brink of elimination. However, the Senators came back, winning the fifth game at home and the sixth game in New Jersey to force a seventh and deciding game at home.

In the seventh game, Ottawa got out to a 1-0 lead on a goal by Magnus Arvedson. The Devils would score the next two on goals in the second period by Jamie Langenbrunner. Going into the third down 2-1 the Sens tied it on a goal by Radek Bonk and dominated play in the third, when with two minutes remaining, Devils' forward Jeff Friesen deked out Patrick Lalime and shot over his leg pad, into the net, to score the series-winning goal.[4]

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game, Date ...
2002–03 regular season[5]
October: 3–4–1–0 (home: 2–2–0–0; road: 1–2–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
1October 10, 20021–2New Jersey Devils (2002–03)0–1–0–016,865L
2October 12, 20022–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)1–1–0–019,198W
3October 15, 20022–1Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)2–1–0–013,816W
4October 23, 20024–1Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)3–1–0–014,847W
5October 24, 20022–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)3–1–1–017,565T
6October 26, 20023–5@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)3–2–1–020,812L
7October 29, 20021–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)3–3–1–019,077L
8October 30, 20021–4Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)3–4–1–017,987L
November: 10–2–2–0 (home: 7–1–0–0; road: 3–1–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
9November 2, 20025–2Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)4–4–1–018,210W
10November 6, 20025–2@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)5–4–1–018,007W
11November 8, 20022–3Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)5–5–1–016,926L
12November 9, 20021–7@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)5–6–1–013,954L
13November 12, 20025–3@ New York Islanders (2002–03)6–6–1–012,659W
14November 14, 20023–2 OTFlorida Panthers (2002–03)7–6–1–013,323W
15November 16, 20024–1Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)8–6–1–015,298W
16November 19, 20024–4 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)8–6–2–011,044T
17November 21, 20023–2Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)9–6–2–016,010W
18November 23, 20025–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)10–6–2–015,684W
19November 25, 20022–0Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)11–6–2–018,035W
20November 27, 20022–2 OT@ New York Islanders (2002–03)11–6–3–014,887T
21November 29, 20026–2@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)12–6–3–015,822W
22November 30, 20024–2New York Islanders (2002–03)13–6–3–015,121W
December: 10–3–2–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 6–2–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
23December 4, 20020–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)13–7–3–012,137L
24December 5, 20022–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)13–7–4–017,189T
25December 7, 20025–2Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)14–7–4–015,328W
26December 10, 20024–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)15–7–4–09,966W
27December 12, 20025–2@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)16–7–4–011,893W
28December 14, 20024–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (2002–03)17–7–4–017,284W
29December 16, 20022–3Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)17–8–4–016,807L
30December 18, 20023–0@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)18–8–4–011,876W
31December 19, 20029–3San Jose Sharks (2002–03)19–8–4–014,848W
32December 21, 20023–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)20–8–4–019,543W
33December 23, 20022–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2002–03)20–8–5–017,787T
34December 26, 20023–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)21–8–5–012,677W
35December 27, 20023–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (2002–03)22–8–5–018,500W
36December 30, 20022–3@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)22–9–5–011,584L
37December 31, 20026–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)23–9–5–014,452W
January: 9–5–1–1 (home: 5–0–0–1; road: 4–5–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
38January 2, 20038–1Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)24–9–5–018,026W
39January 4, 20031–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (2002–03)24–9–5–116,406OTL
40January 6, 20035–2@ New York Rangers (2002–03)25–9–5–118,200W
41January 8, 20034–6@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)25–10–5–118,422L
42January 9, 20031–0@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)26–10–5–116,058W
43January 11, 20032–0@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)27–10–5–116,839W
44January 14, 20037–0Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)28–10–5–118,500W
45January 16, 20033–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)29–10–5–118,034W
46January 18, 20035–2Washington Capitals (2002–03)30–10–5–118,500W
47January 20, 20032–6@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)30–11–5–112,022L
48January 22, 20032–1@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)31–11–5–113,944W
49January 23, 20033–3 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)31–11–6–110,805T
50January 25, 20034–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (2002–03)32–11–6–118,241W
51January 27, 20033–5@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)32–12–6–118,532L
52January 29, 20032–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)32–13–6–113,230L
53January 30, 20030–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)32–14–6–116,518L
February: 8–3–1–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 3–1–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
54February 5, 20035–3@ New York Rangers (2002–03)33–14–6–118,200W
55February 6, 20032–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2002–03)33–14–7–116,599T
56February 8, 20033–1Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)34–14–7–118,371W
57February 12, 20033–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)35–14–7–114,197W
58February 13, 20032–0Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)36–14–7–118,115W
59February 15, 20031–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)36–15–7–119,415L
60February 17, 20033–2New York Rangers (2002–03)37–15–7–118,094W
61February 19, 20035–3@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)38–15–7–112,298W
62February 20, 20033–4Florida Panthers (2002–03)38–16–7–115,250L
63February 22, 20034–0Nashville Predators (2002–03)39–16–7–117,971W
64February 25, 20030–3Minnesota Wild (2002–03)39–17–7–117,371L
65February 27, 20033–2 OTDallas Stars (2002–03)40–17–7–118,500W
March: 9–4–1–0 (home: 4–3–1–0; road: 5–1–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
66March 1, 20031–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)40–18–7–118,033L
67March 4, 20034–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)41–18–7–118,500W
68March 8, 20035–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)42–18–7–114,354W
69March 9, 20034–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)43–18–7–118,500W
70March 11, 20034–3 OTBoston Bruins (2002–03)44–18–7–118,230W
71March 13, 20033–2 OTNew York Rangers (2002–03)45–18–7–118,011W
72March 15, 20032–5New York Islanders (2002–03)45–19–7–118,349L
73March 16, 20032–6@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)45–20–7–120,058L
74March 18, 20036–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)46–20–7–116,531W
75March 21, 20035–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)47–20–7–116,114W
76March 22, 20033–1@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)48–20–7–118,613W
77March 25, 20032–2 OTColorado Avalanche (2002–03)48–20–8–118,036T
78March 28, 20032–3Washington Capitals (2002–03)48–21–8–118,311L
79March 29, 20033–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)49–21–8–121,273W
April: 3–0–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
80April 1, 20033–2Boston Bruins (2002–03)50–21–8–118,500W
81April 3, 20035–1@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)51–21–8–115,784W
82April 5, 20033–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)52–21–8–119,445W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

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Playoffs

More information 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) New York Islanders – Senators win 4–1
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesAttendanceRecap
1April 9, 20030–3New York IslandersIslanders lead 1–018,273L
2April 12, 20033–0New York IslandersSeries tied 1–118,500W
3April 14, 20033–2 2OT@ New York IslandersSenators lead 2–116,234W
4April 16, 20033–1@ New York IslandersSenators lead 3–116,234W
5April 17, 20034–1New York IslandersSenators win 4–118,500W
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Philadelphia Flyers – Senators win 4–2
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesAttendanceRecap
1April 25, 20034–2Philadelphia FlyersSenators lead 1–018,197W
2April 27, 20034–2Philadelphia FlyersSeries tied 1–118,500L
3April 29, 20033–2 OT@ Philadelphia FlyersSenators lead 2–119,680W
4May 1, 20030–1@ Philadelphia FlyersSeries tied 2–219,842L
5May 3, 20035–2Philadelphia FlyersSenators lead 3–218,500W
6May 5, 20035–1@ Philadelphia FlyersSenators win 4–219,454W
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (2) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–3
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesAttendanceRecap
1May 10, 20033–2 OTNew Jersey DevilsSenators lead 1–018,500W
2May 13, 20031–4New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 1–118,500L
3May 15, 20030–1@ New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 2–119,040L
4May 17, 20032–5@ New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 3–119,040L
5May 19, 20033–1New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 3–218,500W
6May 21, 20032–1 OT@ New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 3–319,040W
7May 23, 20032–3New Jersey DevilsDevils win 4–318,500L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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 Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
More information No., Player ...
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
18Marian HossaRW804535808341851116−16
11Daniel AlfredssonRW78275178154218448−312
28Todd WhiteC80253560192818516−16
9Martin HavlatRW672435592030185611414
14Radek BonkC70223254636186511210
6Wade ReddenD76103545237018189110
3Zdeno CharaD74930392911618167314
12Mike FisherC74182038135418224−116
20Magnus ArvedsonLW80162137134818156−416
22Shaun Van AllenC78122032176618112−112
23Karel RachunekD5842529233017134−514
15Peter SchaeferLW756172311321623536
39Jason SpezzaC3371421−38311210
19Petr SchastlivyLW339101934——————
4Chris PhillipsD783161977118246312
24Anton VolchenkovD5731316−4401711234
16Jody HullRW703811−314200000
25Chris NeilRW686410814715101124
21Bryan Smolinski†C10358121827946
26Vaclav Varada†RW112683818246418
34Shane HnidyD67088−1130100000
7Curtis LeschyshynD54167111818011010
2Brian PothierD14246116100002
21Steve Martins‡C14235310——————
38Brad SmythRW12314−215——————
29Joel Kwiatkowski‡D2002226——————
10Toni DahlmanRW12101−10——————
40Patrick LalimeG670116180000
33Josh LangfeldRW1201124——————
27Dennis BonvieRW12000−129——————
1Ray EmeryG30000——————
31Martin PrusekG180000——————
32Rob Ray†RW500004——————
36Joey Tetarenko†RW200005——————
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
40Patrick Lalime673920715911422.16.9118394318117449341.82.92411122
31Martin Prusek181221415372.37.9110935—————————
1Ray Emery31002621.41.923085—————————
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Zdeno Chara [6]
Marian Hossa
Patrick Lalime[a]
Jacques Martin (coach)
NHL Player of the Month Todd White (December) [8]
NHL YoungStars Game Anton Volchenkov [9]
Team Molson Cup Daniel Alfredsson [10]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Anton Volchenkov October 10, 2002 [11]
Jason Spezza October 24, 2002
Ray Emery January 8, 2003
25th shutout Patrick Lalime January 14, 2003 [12]
750th game coached Jacques Martin February 20, 2003 [13]
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Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Final, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Final.[14]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To New York Rangers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
 To Ottawa Senators
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
 [15]
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 7th-round pick in 2002
 To Ottawa Senators
[16]
June 29, 2002 (2002-06-29) To Atlanta Thrashers
To Ottawa Senators
[17]
September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21) To Vancouver Canucks
To Ottawa Senators
[18]
October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01) To Florida Panthers
To Ottawa Senators
[19]
December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16) To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators
[20]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15) To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators
  • 9th-round pick in 2003
 [21]
February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25) To Buffalo Sabres
To Ottawa Senators
[22]
March 4, 2003 (2003-03-04) To Florida Panthers
To Ottawa Senators
[23]
March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10) To Buffalo Sabres
  • Future considerations
 To Ottawa Senators
[24]
To Nashville Predators
  • Future considerations
 To Ottawa Senators
[25]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To Los Angeles Kings
To Ottawa Senators
[26]
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Players acquired

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Shaun Van AllenMontreal Canadiensmulti-yearFree agency[27]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Brad SmythNew York Rangers1-yearFree agency[28]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Dennis BonvieBoston Bruins1-yearFree agency[29]
June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02) Brian McGrattanBinghamton Senators (AHL)1-yearFree agency[30]
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Players lost

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerNew teamVia[b]Ref
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) Bill MuckaltMinnesota WildFree agency (UFA)[32]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Chris HerpergerAtlanta ThrashersFree agency (UFA)[33]
Travis RichardsGrand Rapids Griffins (AHL)Free agency (VI)[34]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) Ricard PerssonEisbaren Berlin (DEL)Free agency (III)[35]
September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13) Jason DoigWashington CapitalsFree agency (VI)[36]
October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01) Kevin GrimesJackson Bandits (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[37]
October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25) Benoit BrunetRetirement (III)[38]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15) Steve MartinsSt. Louis BluesWaivers[39]
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Signings

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) Joel Kwiatkowskimulti-yearRe-signing[40]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Daniel Alfredsson2-yearRe-signing[41]
Christoph Schubert3-yearEntry-level[42]
Anton Volchenkov3-yearEntry-level[43]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Josh Langfeld1-yearRe-signing[44]
Sami Salo1-yearRe-signing[45]
Jeff Ulmer1-yearRe-signing[46]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Josef Boumedienne1-yearRe-signing[47]
Steve Martinsmulti-yearRe-signing[48]
Petr Schastlivymulti-yearRe-signing[49]
August 8, 2002 (2002-08-08) Radek Bonk2-yearRe-signing[50]
Chris Phillips2-yearRe-signing[51]
August 21, 2002 (2002-08-21) Jody Hull1-yearRe-signing[52]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Brian Pothiermulti-yearRe-signing[29]
September 14, 2002 (2002-09-14) Mike Fishermulti-yearRe-signing[53]
Chris Neilmulti-yearRe-signing[53]
September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21) Peter Schaefermulti-yearRe-signing[18]
November 8, 2002 (2002-11-08) Karel Rachunek2-yearRe-signing[54]
November 27, 2002 (2002-11-27) Billy Thompsonmulti-yearEntry-level[55]
June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02) Brooks Laichmulti-yearEntry-level[56]
Jan Platilmulti-yearEntry-level[56]
Greg Watsonmulti-yearEntry-level[56]
June 6, 2003 (2003-06-06) Shaun Van Allen1-yearOption exercised[57]
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Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2002 NHL entry draft held on June 22 and June 23, 2002 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[58]

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
116Jakub Klepis Czech RepublicPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
247Alexei Kaigorodov RussiaMetallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL)
375Arttu Luttinen FinlandHIFK (SM-liiga)
4113Scott Dobben CanadaErie Otters (OHL)
4125Johan Bjork SwedenMalmö IF (Elitserien)
5150Brock Hooton CanadaQuesnel Millionaires (BCHL)
8246Josef Vavra Czech RepublicHC Vsetín (Czech Extraliga)
9276Vitaly Atyushov RussiaMolot-Prikamye Perm (RSL)
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Farm teams

Binghamton Senators

In 2002–03, the Senators moved their American Hockey League affiliate to Binghamton, New York and named the team the Binghamton Senators. John Paddock was named head coach of the team.

The Senators finished in first place in the East Division, and third place in the Eastern Conference, with a 43–26–9–2 record, earning 97 points. In the post-season, Binghamton defeated the Worcester IceCats and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers before losing to the Hamilton Bulldogs in the Eastern Conference finals.

Antoine Vermette led the team with 34 goals and 62 points. In only 43 games, Jason Spezza scored 22 goals and 54 points in his first professional season. In goal, Ray Emery had a 27–17–6 record with a 2.42 GAA and a .924 save percentage. In the post-season, Brad Smyth led the team with seven goals and 13 points. Emery posted eight wins and had a 2.83 GAA with a .912 save percentage in the playoffs.

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Lalime was an injury replacement for Ed Belfour of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[7]
  2. [b]
    In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]

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