2003–04 Detroit Red Wings season

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The 2003–04 Detroit Red Wings season was the 78th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. Despite multiple injuries to key players, the Wings found themselves once again winning the Presidents' Trophy for having the best regular season record in the NHL, scoring 109 points. In the post-season, they advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals, where they were eliminated by the eventual Western Conference champion Calgary Flames in six games.

Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
2003–04 record48–21–11–2
Home record30–7–4–0
Quick facts Detroit Red Wings, Division ...
2003–04 Detroit Red Wings
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
2003–04 record48–21–11–2
Home record30–7–4–0
Road record18–14–7–2
Goals for255
Goals against189
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachDave Lewis
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsNicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance20,066 (100%)
Minor league affiliatesGrand Rapids Griffins
Toledo Storm
Team leaders
GoalsPavel Datsyuk (30)
AssistsBrett Hull (43)
PointsPavel Datsyuk (68)
Penalty minutesBrendan Shanahan (108)
Plus/minusKirk Maltby (24)
WinsManny Legace (23)
Goals against averageMarc Lamothe (1.45)
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Two Red Wings were named to the roster for the 2004 All-Star Game: defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom and center Pavel Datsyuk. Lidstrom was voted into his eighth appearance at the All-Star game by fans, and Datsyuk was selected to the roster for his first appearance.[1]

The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2003–04 as 20,066 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit.

Goaltending controversy

Detroit's early exit from the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs left Curtis Joseph to be heavily scrutinized by the media as to whether or not he was up to task to start for Detroit. During the subsequent offseason, Dominik Hasek shocked the hockey world when he announced he was coming out of retirement and fulfilling his contractual obligation to the Red Wings. Given their previous success with Hasek, the Red Wings welcomed him back to the team.

With the Wings appearing to favor Hasek as their starting goaltender, Joseph opted to have surgery to repair his ankle prior to the start of the season, resulting with the Red Wings using Hasek and Manny Legace as their goaltending tandem. When Joseph returned from injury and subsequent conditioning assignment in the minors, anger quickly grew on and off the ice between Hasek and Joseph. General Manager Ken Holland attempted to move Joseph to alleviate the situation, but Holland was not able to find a trade partner nor give Joseph up via the waiver wire due to the hefty terms of his contract (the contract had two years remaining with an annual salary of US$8 million and a no-trade clause). Unable to continue holding three goaltenders on roster, Detroit elected to send Joseph to Detroit's minor league affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, on a permanent basis following a poor performance against the Washington Capitals.

While Hasek assumed the starting role, he did not do so with ease. Hasek was not conditioned properly to handle the competition at the NHL level and was wrought with inconsistent play and injuries. By December 2003, both Hasek and Legace went down with injuries and Joseph was recalled from the minors, along with Joey MacDonald. While MacDonald was returned to the minors when Legace returned from injury, Joseph remained with the Red Wings as Hasek opted to remain on the injured reserve and did not return for the remainder of the season.

Joseph and Legace would find themselves in a platoon situation until Joseph injured his ankle in a contest against the San Jose Sharks. The Red Wings recalled Marc Lamothe from the Griffins to support Legace. Lamothe would appear in two games during his time with Detroit, making him the fifth goaltender to dress for Detroit and the fourth to play for them that season (MacDonald did not play in any games while on roster). Lamothe was returned to the minors once Joseph returned from injury.

Despite being viewed by many as Detroit's "third" goaltender, Manny Legace ended up the de facto starting goaltender for the season, leading the other goaltenders on the team in games played, wins and shutouts. (At the time, those were also career records for Legace.) Legace also had a better save percentage and goals against average (GAA) than either Hasek or Joseph. Based on his regular season play, Legace was named the starting goaltender going into the playoffs. During the opening round against the Nashville Predators, Legace won the first two games, but was pulled after the fourth game following consecutive three-goal losses.

Joseph took over the starting duties and responded admirably, posting a .300 GAA, .977 save percentage and one shutout for the remainder of the series. While Joseph had a strong performance against Calgary (1.83 GAA and .928 SV%), Detroit suffered an offensive drought and, with the series tied at two games a piece, were shut-out the final two games of the series, eliminating Detroit from the playoffs.

Joseph never appeared for the Red Wings again, as the last year of his contract was nullified by the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Instead, Joseph signed with the Phoenix Coyotes once the lockout was resolved. Legace went on to assume the starting role for Detroit, but was released after the season following another disappointing playoff exit. Hasek appeared with the Ottawa Senators during the 2005–06 season, but later returned to Detroit for what would be his last two seasons as an NHL goaltender.

Regular season

The Red Wings tied the Tampa Bay Lightning for most short-handed goals scored in the NHL, with 15, and had the best penalty-kill percentage in the League (86.75%).[2]

Season standings

More information No., CR ...
Central Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Detroit Red Wings824821112255189109
27St. Louis Blues82393011219119891
38Nashville Predators82382911421621791
414Columbus Blue Jackets8225458417723862
515Chicago Blackhawks82204311818825959
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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.

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Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red WingsCE824821112255189109
2 Y- San Jose SharksPA824321126255183104
3 Y- Vancouver CanucksNW824324105235194101
4 X- Colorado AvalancheNW824022137236198100
5 X- Dallas StarsPA82412613219417597
6 X- Calgary FlamesNW8242307320017694
7 X- St. Louis BluesCE82393011219119891
8 X- Nashville PredatorsCE82382911421621791
8.5
9 Edmonton OilersNW82362912522120889
10 Minnesota WildNW82302920318818383
11 Los Angeles KingsPA82282916920521781
12 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA82293510818421376
13 Phoenix CoyotesPA82223618618824568
14 Columbus Blue JacketsCE8225458417723862
15 Chicago BlackhawksCE82204311818825959
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Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot For complete final standings, see 2003–04 NHL season

Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2003–04 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed and played the Nashville Predators in the first round. They defeated Nashville in six games and met the Calgary Flames in the second round. Calgary would go on to defeat Detroit and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in Game 7 to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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2003–04 regular season[5]
October: 5–5–0–0 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 1–4–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 9Los Angeles2 – 3DetroitHasek20,0661–0–0–02W
2October 11Detroit3 – 2OttawaOTHasek18,5002–0–0–04W
3October 16Vancouver2 – 3DetroitHasek20,0663–0–0–06W
4October 18Detroit3 – 4PittsburghHasek13,4213–1–0–06L
5October 20Detroit1 – 2MontrealHasek19,4073–2–0–06L
6October 22Columbus1 – 4DetroitLegace20,0664–2–0–08W
7October 24Dallas0 – 4DetroitHasek20,0665–2–0–010W
8October 25Detroit1 – 3NY RangersHasek18,2005–3–0–010L
9October 29St. Louis6 – 5DetroitLegace20,0665–4–0–010L
10October 30Detroit3 – 5NashvilleJoseph12,3225–5–0–010L
November: 9–4–2–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 5–2–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
11November 1Detroit4 – 4EdmontonOTLegace16,8395–5–1–011T
12November 3Detroit1 – 5VancouverLegace18,6305–6–1–011L
13November 4Detroit3 – 0CalgaryJoseph15,2596–6–1–013W
14November 8Nashville4 – 3DetroitJoseph20,0666–7–1–013L
15November 10Chicago0 – 3DetroitHasek20,0667–7–1–015W
16November 12Detroit6 – 2DallasHasek18,5328–7–1–017W
17November 14Detroit4 – 3ChicagoOTHasek21,8569–7–1–019W
18November 15Detroit1 – 1MinnesotaOTHasek18,5689–7–2–020T
19November 19Columbus1 – 5DetroitLegace20,06610–7–2–022W
20November 20Detroit0 – 3ColumbusLegace18,13610–8–2–022L
21November 22Detroit5 – 2MinnesotaJoseph18,56811–8–2–024W
22November 24Washington4 – 1DetroitJoseph20,06611–9–2–024L
23November 26Edmonton1 – 7DetroitLegace20,06612–9–2–026W
24November 28NY Islanders0 – 6DetroitLegace20,06613–9–2–028W
25November 29Detroit2 – 1St. LouisLegace20,00614–9–2–030W
December: 9–3–2–1 (home: 7–0–1–0; road: 2–3–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
26December 3Anaheim2 – 7DetroitLegace20,06615–9–2–032W
27December 4Detroit4 – 4St. LouisOTHasek18,50415–9–3–033T
28December 6Detroit2 – 5TorontoLegace19,47015–10–3–033L
29December 8Los Angeles2 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,06616–10–3–035W
30December 10Detroit7 – 2BuffaloJoseph16,28317–10–3–037W
31December 11Detroit3 – 4ChicagoOTJoseph18,48917–10–3–138OTL
32December 13Detroit5 – 1WashingtonJoseph18,27718–10–3–140W
33December 15Florida1 – 4DetroitJoseph20,06619–10–3–142W
34December 17San Jose2 – 2DetroitOTJoseph20,06620–10–3–144W
35December 19Chicago2 – 3DetroitLegace20,06621–10–3–146W
36December 20Detroit0 – 1NashvilleJoseph17,11321–11–3–146L
37December 22St. Louis1 – 2DetroitJoseph20,06622–11–3–148W
38December 26Minnesota2 – 2DetroitOTJoseph20,06622–11–4–149T
39December 28Detroit0 – 3ChicagoLegace21,12222–12–4–149L
40December 31Atlanta5 – 6DetroitOTJoseph20,06623–12–4–151W
January: 6–3–4–1 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 2–2–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
41January 2Detroit4 – 1CarolinaJoseph17,05324–12–4–153W
42January 3Anaheim1 – 3DetroitLegace20,06625–12–4–155W
43January 5Nashville0 – 6DetroitJoseph20,06626–12–4–157W
44January 7Boston3 – 0DetroitJoseph20,06626–13–4–157L
45January 10Detroit1 – 2BostonOTJoseph17,56526–13–4–258OTL
46January 14Chicago2 – 4DetroitLegace20,06627–13–4–260W
47January 16Phoenix3 – 3DetroitOTJoseph20,06627–13–5–261T
48January 19Detroit1 – 2San JoseJoseph17,36127–14–5–261L
49January 21Detroit2 – 2AnaheimOTLegace17,17427–14–6–262T
50January 22Detroit5 – 4Los AngelesJoseph18,11828–14–6–264W
51January 24Detroit2 – 5PhoenixJoseph19,01928–15–6–264L
52January 26Detroit2 – 2DallasOTLegace18,53228–15–7–265T
53January 29New Jersey2 – 5DetroitJoseph20,06629–15–7–267W
54January 31Carolina4 – 4DetroitOTLegace20,06630–15–8–268T
February: 8–2–1–0 (home: 5–1–0–0; road: 3–1–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
55February 3Detroit4 – 1NashvilleLegace15,13430–15–8–270W
56February 5Detroit3 – 2ColoradoOTJoseph18,00731–15–8–272W
57February 11San Jose2 – 4DetroitLegace20,06632–15–8–274W
58February 14Colorado5 – 2DetroitLegace20,06632–16–8–274L
59February 16Edmonton1 – 2DetroitLegace20,06633–16–8–276W
60February 18Phoenix2 – 5DetroitLegace20,06634–16–8–278W
61February 20St. Louis1 – 5DetroitLegace20,06635–16–8–280W
62February 23Detroit1 – 1EdmontonOTLamothe16,83935–16–9–281T
63February 24Detroit2 – 4VancouverLegace18,63035–17–9–281L
64February 26Detroit2 – 1CalgaryLegace17,86236–17–9–283W
65February 29Philadelphia2 – 4DetroitLegace20,06637–17–9–285W
March: 10–3–2–0 (home: 6–1–1–0; road: 4–2–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
66March 3Calgary1 – 2DetroitLegace20,06638–17–9–287W
67March 5Vancouver1 – 3DetroitLegace20,06639–17–9–289W
68March 8Tampa Bay1 – 1DetroitOTLegace20,06639–17–10–290T
69March 11Detroit4 – 2ColumbusJoseph18,13640–17–10–292W
70March 13Dallas0 – 3DetroitLegace20,06641–17–10–294W
71March 14Nashville2 – 3DetroitOTJoseph20,06642–17–10–296W
72March 16Calgary4 – 1DetroitLegace20,06642–18–10–296L
73March 18Detroit1 – 1PhoenixOTJoseph18,70442–18–11–297T
74March 20Detroit4 – 2Los AngelesJoseph18,11843–18–11–299W
75March 21Detroit6 – 8AnaheimJoseph17,17443–19–11–299L
76March 23Detroit2 – 5San JoseLegace17,49643–20–11–299L
77March 25Detroit3 – 1ColoradoLegace18,00744–20–11–2101W
78March 27Colorado0 – 2DetroitLegace20,06645–20–11–2103W
79March 29Minnesota3 – 5DetroitLegace20,06646–20–11–2105W
80March 31Detroit3 – 2ColumbusLegace18,13647–20–11–2107W
April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
81April 1Detroit3 – 2St. LouisLamothe20,01848–20–11–2109W
82April 3Columbus4 – 1DetroitLegace20,06648–21–11–2109L

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 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Nashville Predators — Detroit wins 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 7Nashville1–3DetroitLegace20,066Red Wings lead 1–0W
2April 10Nashville1–2DetroitLegace20,066Red Wings lead 2–0W
3April 11Detroit1–3NashvilleLegace17,113Red Wings lead 2–1L
4April 13Detroit0–3NashvilleLegace17,113Series tied 2–2L
5April 15Nashville1–4DetroitJoseph20,066Red Wings lead 3–2W
6April 17Detroit2–0NashvilleJoseph17,329Red Wings win 4–2W
Western Conference Semifinals: vs. (6) Calgary Flames — Calgary wins 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 22Calgary2–1DetroitOTJoseph20,066Flames lead 1–0L
2April 24Calgary2–5DetroitJoseph20,066Series tied 1–1W
3April 27Detroit2–3CalgaryJoseph19,289Flames lead 2–1L
4April 29Detroit4–2CalgaryJoseph19,289Series tied 2–2W
5May 1Calgary1–0DetroitJoseph20,066Flames lead 3–2L
6May 3Detroit0–1CalgaryOTJoseph19,289Flames win 4–2L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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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 Red Wings only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13Pavel DatsyukC75303868−2351206612
17Brett HullRW81254368−4121232504
14Brendan ShanahanLW822528531511712156420
19Steve YzermanC75183351104611325−10
23Mathieu SchneiderD7814324622561212328
40Henrik ZetterbergLW6115284315141222404
41Ray WhitneyLW6714294372212134−44
33Kris DraperC6724164022311213416
5Nicklas LidstromD8110283819181225744
18Kirk MaltbyLW79141933248012134211
96Tomas HolmstromLW6715153083812224010
32Steve Thomas†RW44101222825601112
24Chris CheliosD69219211261801114
8Jiri FischerD814151907511101−216
15Jason WoolleyD554151919286011−46
21Boyd DevereauxC616915−1204000−10
29Jason WilliamsC496713115300002
11Mathieu DandenaultD65391294012112−16
25Darren McCartyRW4365112501201107
44[a]Mark MowersRW52381134——————
4Jamie RiversD50347941200002
55Niklas KronwallD20145516——————
20Robert Lang†C61452012459−16
2Derian HatcherD150444812011015
26Jiri HudlerC12123−110——————
28Kevin MillerC402220——————
27Darryl BootlandRW22112−374——————
39Dominik HasekG140222——————
22Anders MyrvoldD8011−12——————
34Manny LegaceG41000040110
31Curtis JosephG31000290002
38Nathan RobinsonLW5000−12——————
52Ryan BarnesLW200000——————
35Marc LamotheG20000——————
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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
34Manny Legace41231051019822.12.920323254228482.18.9050220
31Curtis Joseph3116103744682.39.90921708944197121.39.9391518
39Dominik Hasek14832324302.20.9072817—————————
35Marc Lamothe21015831.45.9480125—————————
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Frank J. Selke Trophy Kris Draper [6]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Pavel Datsyuk [7]
Dave Lewis (coach)
Nicklas Lidstrom[b]
NHL Offensive Player of the Month Pavel Datsyuk (December) [9]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Pavel Datsyuk (December 15) [10]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Jiri Hudler October 16, 2003 [11]
Darryl Bootland November 8, 2003
Nathan Robinson November 28, 2003
Niklas Kronwall December 10, 2003
Ryan Barnes December 15, 2003
1,000th game played Nicklas Lidstrom February 29, 2004 [12]
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Transactions

The Red Wings 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.[13]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref
February 27, 2004 (2004-02-27) To Detroit Red Wings
To Washington Capitals
[14]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Derian HatcherDallas Stars5-yearFree agency[15]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29) Jamie RiversFlorida Panthers1-yearFree agency[16]
Ray WhitneyColumbus Blue Jackets3-year[c]Free agency[17]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27) Kevin MillerHC Davos (NLA)1-yearFree agency[18]
September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01) Anders MyrvoldAdler Mannheim (DEL)Free agency[19]
November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05) Steve ThomasAnaheim Mighty Ducks1-yearFree agency[20]
December 1, 2003 (2003-12-01) Blake SloanGrand Rapids Griffins (AHL)1-yearFree agency[21]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamVia[d]Ref
June 18, 2003 (2003-06-18) Dmitri BykovAk Bars Kazan (RSL)Free agency (II)[e][24]
July 19, 2003 (2003-07-19) Sergei FedorovAnaheim Mighty DucksFree agency (III)[25]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Luc RobitailleLos Angeles KingsFree agency (III)[26]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Ed CampbellBoston BruinsFree agency (VI)[27]
Jesse WallinCalgary FlamesFree agency (VI)[28]
August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08) Bryan AdamsIserlohn Roosters (DEL)Free agency (VI)[29]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28) Patrick BoileauPittsburgh PenguinsFree agency (VI)[30]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Igor LarionovNew Jersey DevilsFree agency (III)[31]
N/A Tim VerbeekUtah Grizzlies (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[32]
December 3, 2003 (2003-12-03) Blake SloanDallas StarsWaivers[33]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) Pavel Datsyuk1-year[f]Re-signing[34]
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Dominik Hasek[g]1-yearOption exercised[36]
Darren McCarty4-yearRe-signing[36]
Jason Woolley2-yearRe-signing[36]
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Marc Lamothe1-yearRe-signing[37]
July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07) Jiri Hudler3-yearEntry-level[38]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Mathieu Dandenault1-yearRe-signing[39]
Niklas Kronwall2-yearEntry-level[40]
July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16) Mark Mowers1-yearRe-signing[41]
August 20, 2003 (2003-08-20) Ryan Barnes1-yearRe-signing[42]
August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25) Steve Yzerman1-yearRe-signing[43]
September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) Jason Williams1-yearRe-signing[44]
April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02) Tomas Holmstrom3-yearExtension[45]
April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03) Nicklas Lidstrom2-yearExtension[46]
June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02) Todd Jackson2-yearEntry-level[47]
Logan Koopmans3-yearEntry-level[47]
Derek Meech3-yearEntry-level[47]
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Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[48] The Red Wings were slated to pick 27th overall but traded their first pick to the Los Angeles Kings at the 2003 trade deadline.

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 64 Jimmy Howard (G)  United States University of Maine (Hockey East)
4 132 Kyle Quincey (D)  Canada London Knights (OHL)
5 164 Ryan Oulahen (C)  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
6 170 Andreas Sundin (LW)  Sweden Linkopings HC (SWE)
6 194 Stefan Blom (D)  Sweden Hammarby IF (SWE)
7 226 Tomas Kollar  Sweden Hammarby IF (SWE)
8 258 Vladimir Kutny  Slovakia Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
9 289 Mikael Johansson (C)  Sweden Arvika (SWE)
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Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

The Griffins were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2003–04.

Toledo Storm

The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2003–04 season.

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Mowers originally wore number 20 prior to Lang being acquired.
  2. [b]
    Lidstrom was voted to the starting lineup.[8]
  3. [c]
    Club option for a fourth year.
  4. [d]
    In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[22]
  5. [e]
    Detroit retained Bykov’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[23]
  6. [f]
    Club option for a second year.
  7. [g]
    Hasek announced he was coming out of retirement on July 8.[35]

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