2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

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The 2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the team's 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After making it to the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals and losing in the seventh game, the team placed fourth in the Pacific Division and 12th in the Western Conference, thereby failing to qualify for the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Division4th Pacific
Conference12th Western
2003–04 record29–35–10–8
Home record19–11–7–4
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2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Division4th Pacific
Conference12th Western
2003–04 record29–35–10–8
Home record19–11–7–4
Road record10–24–3–4
Goals for184
Goals against213
Team information
General managerBryan Murray
CoachMike Babcock
CaptainSteve Rucchin
Alternate captainsKeith Carney
Sergei Fedorov
ArenaArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Average attendance14,988 (87.3%)
Total: 614,504
Minor league affiliateCincinnati Mighty Ducks
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Fedorov (31)
AssistsVaclav Prospal (35)
PointsSergei Fedorov (65)
Penalty minutesGarrett Burnett (184)
Plus/minusMartin Skoula (+3)
WinsJean-Sebastien Giguere (17)
Goals against averageMartin Gerber (2.26)
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Offseason

In the 2003 NHL entry draft, the Ducks selected Ryan Getzlaf with their first first-round pick, 19th overall, and Corey Perry with their second first-round pick, 28th overall.

Forward Steve Rucchin was named team captain following Paul Kariya's departure to the Colorado Avalanche via free agency.[1]

Regular season

The departure of franchise player Paul Kariya marked another new era which had many fans angered as well as worried about the teams near future repeating the on-ice success. Signing Sergei Fedorov and Vaclav Prospal in the summer relieved most of the fans' fear. Both players delivered as expected but scoring decreased for several reasons: Mike Leclerc played only 10 games, Rob Niedermayer played only 55 games, though enjoying a good season and Andy McDonald stayed healthy but had trouble repeating his performance after missing half of last season due to a concussion; Chistov suffered from "sophomore jinx" collecting only 2 goals and Jason Krog could not repeat another season like the one he had before. Rookie Joffrey Lupul had a wonderful rookie campaign with a bright future ahead. Overall, while the team had more potential scoring depth, several players fell short to enjoy and repeat the scoring touch they showed last season.

The defense performed well enough but J. S. Giguere failed at times to play the way he did the year before allowing soft goals. Later that season backup goalie Martin Gerber saw more ice time challenging Giguere for the number one spot and nearly outperforming him.

Playing away from home did not do them well as the Mighty Ducks won 19 games at home but only 10 games on the road.

Final standings

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Pacific Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12San Jose Sharks824321126219183104
25Dallas Stars82412613219417597
311Los Angeles Kings82282916920521781
412Mighty Ducks of Anaheim82293510818421376
513Phoenix Coyotes82223618618824568
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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[3]
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

Schedule and results

More information Game, Date ...
2003–04 regular season[4]
October: 4–5–1–1 (home: 1–3–1–1; road: 3–2–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 8, 20031–4@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)0–1–0–0L
2October 9, 20031–3@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)0–2–0–0L
3October 12, 20030–2Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)0–3–0–0L
4October 17, 20030–3Ottawa Senators (2003–04)0–4–0–0L
5October 19, 20033–4 OTBoston Bruins (2003–04)0–4–0–1OTL
6October 21, 20032–0@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)1–4–0–1W
7October 22, 20034–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2003–04)2–4–0–1W
8October 24, 20032–5Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)2–5–0–1L
9October 26, 20031–1 OTChicago Blackhawks (2003–04)2–5–1–1T
10October 28, 20033–1@ New York Rangers (2003–04)3–5–1–1W
11October 29, 20034–2@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)4–5–1–1W
November: 4–2–3–4 (home: 4–0–1–1; road: 0–2–2–3)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12November 1, 20031–4@ New York Islanders (2003–04)4–6–1–1L
13November 2, 20031–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)4–7–1–1L
14November 4, 20031–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)4–7–1–2OTL
15November 8, 20033–4 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)4–7–1–3OTL
16November 9, 20032–1 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2003–04)5–7–1–3W
17November 12, 20035–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)6–7–1–3W
18November 16, 20034–3St. Louis Blues (2003–04)7–7–1–3W
19November 18, 20031–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)7–7–1–4OTL
20November 19, 20033–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)7–7–2–4T
21November 21, 20033–4 OTNashville Predators (2003–04)7–7–2–5OTL
22November 26, 20033–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (2003–04)7–7–3–5T
23November 28, 20034–3Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)8–7–3–5W
24November 30, 20031–1 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)8–7–4–5T
December: 5–8–0–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 2–6–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25December 2, 20031–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)8–8–4–5L
26December 3, 20032–7@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)8–9–4–5L
27December 5, 20032–6@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)8–10–4–5L
28December 7, 20034–0Dallas Stars (2003–04)9–10–4–5W
29December 10, 20033–2San Jose Sharks (2003–04)10–10–4–5W
30December 13, 20030–2@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)10–11–4–5L
31December 14, 20032–3Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)10–12–4–5L
32December 19, 20031–0Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)11–12–4–5W
33December 21, 20031–2San Jose Sharks (2003–04)11–13–4–5L
34December 22, 20031–2@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)11–14–4–5L
35December 27, 20032–3@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)11–15–4–5L
36December 29, 20032–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)12–15–4–5W
37December 31, 20033–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)13–15–4–5W
January: 3–7–4–1 (home: 2–2–4–1; road: 1–5–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38January 2, 20042–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)13–16–4–5L
39January 3, 20041–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)13–17–4–5L
40January 5, 20042–2 OTDallas Stars (2003–04)13–17–5–5T
41January 7, 20044–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (2003–04)13–17–6–5T
42January 9, 20042–5Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)13–18–6–5L
43January 11, 20042–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)13–18–7–5T
44January 13, 20041–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)13–19–7–5L
45January 15, 20040–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)13–20–7–5L
46January 17, 20042–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)14–20–7–5W
47January 19, 20041–5Calgary Flames (2003–04)14–21–7–5L
48January 21, 20042–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2003–04)14–21–8–5T
49January 23, 20046–2Minnesota Wild (2003–04)15–21–8–5W
50January 24, 20042–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)15–22–8–5L
51January 28, 20043–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (2003–04)15–22–8–6OTL
52January 30, 20044–3 OTColorado Avalanche (2003–04)16–22–8–6W
February: 7–4–1–2 (home: 6–0–0–1; road: 1–4–1–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53February 1, 20044–6@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)16–23–8–6L
54February 2, 20041–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)16–23–8–7OTL
55February 4, 20043–2Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)17–23–8–7W
56February 11, 20045–3Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)18–23–8–7W
57February 13, 20041–2@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)18–24–8–7L
58February 14, 20042–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)19–24–8–7W
59February 16, 20043–1Dallas Stars (2003–04)20–24–8–7W
60February 18, 20043–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)21–24–8–7W
61February 20, 20042–3 OTNashville Predators (2003–04)21–24–8–8OTL
62February 22, 20040–4@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)21–25–8–8L
63February 23, 20041–1 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)21–25–9–8T
64February 25, 20044–2Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)22–25–9–8W
65February 28, 20041–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)22–26–9–8L
66February 29, 20046–3Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)23–26–9–8W
March: 5–9–1–0 (home: 2–4–1–0; road: 3–5–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
67March 3, 20042–0Minnesota Wild (2003–04)24–26–9–8W
68March 5, 20045–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)25–26–9–8W
69March 6, 20041–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)25–27–9–8L
70March 8, 20042–5Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)25–28–9–8L
71March 12, 20041–3New York Islanders (2003–04)25–29–9–8L
72March 14, 20041–5@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)25–30–9–8L
73March 16, 20043–2 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)26–30–9–8W
74March 17, 20041–1 OTSt. Louis Blues (2003–04)26–30–10–8T
75March 19, 20042–4San Jose Sharks (2003–04)26–31–10–8L
76March 21, 20048–6Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)27–31–10–8W
77March 23, 20044–1@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)28–31–10–8W
78March 25, 20042–3@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)28–32–10–8L
79March 26, 20041–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)28–33–10–8L
80March 28, 20041–2@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)28–34–10–8L
81March 31, 20041–2Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)28–35–10–8L
April: 1–0–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
82April 4, 20042–1Calgary Flames (2003–04)29–35–10–8W

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

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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 Mighty Ducks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
More information No., Player ...
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
91Sergei FedorovC80313465−542
40Vaclav ProspalLW82193554−954
39Petr SykoraRW81232952−934
20Steve RucchinC82202343−1412
15Joffrey LupulRW75132134−628
19Andy McDonaldLW7992130−1324
44Rob NiedermayerLW55121628−634
28Niclas HavelidD7962026−2828
26Samuel PahlssonC8281422−252
10Jason KrogRW8061218−416
23Stanislav ChistovRW5621618−1626
5Vitaly VishnevskiD7361016051
8Sandis OzolinshD3651116−724
24Ruslan SaleiD8241115−1110
14Martin Skoula†D2127932
2Todd Simpson‡D46437−6105
3Keith CarneyD69257−542
38Chris KunitzLW21066112
34Kurt Sauer‡D55145−832
12Mike LeclercLW10134−14
4Lance WardD46044−194
17[a]Cam SeversonLW31303−350
55Garrett BurnettLW391230184
27Craig Johnson‡C39123−414
18Michael HolmqvistRW21202−625
27Petr Schastlivy†LW22202−34
46Tony MartenssonC6112−20
35Jean-Sebastien GiguereG550224
41Chris ArmstrongD4011−10
22Alexei SmirnovRW801102
30Ilya BryzgalovG10000
21Dan BylsmaRW11000−30
29Martin GerberG320004
48Casey HankinsonLW400004
33Mark PopovicD100000
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35Jean-Sebastien Giguere551731616231402.62.91433210
29Martin Gerber3211124785642.26.91821698
30Ilya Bryzgalov11002821.98.929060
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Awards and records

Awards

More information Type, Award/honor ...
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL YoungStars Game selection Joffrey Lupul [5]
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Milestones

More information Milestone, Player ...
Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Garrett Burnett October 8, 2003 [6]
Joffrey Lupul
Michael Holmqvist October 9, 2003
Tony Martensson December 2, 2003
Mark Popovic January 2, 2004
Chris Kunitz January 17, 2004
1,000th point Sergei Fedorov February 14, 2004 [7]
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Transactions

The Mighty Ducks 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.[8]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) To Dallas Stars
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
  • San Jose’s 2nd-round pick in 2003
 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • 1st-round pick in 2003
 [9]
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22) To Nashville Predators
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
  • 5th-round pick in 2004
 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 [8]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) To Colorado Avalanche
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • Future considerations
 [10]
January 17, 2004 (2004-01-17) To Phoenix Coyotes
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • Future considerations
 [11]
February 4, 2004 (2004-02-04) To Ottawa Senators
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
[12]
February 21, 2004 (2004-02-21) To Colorado Avalanche
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
[13]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) Chris ArmstrongAugsburger Panther (DEL)1-year[b]Free agency[14]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Vaclav ProspalTampa Bay Lightning5-yearFree agency[15]
July 19, 2003 (2003-07-19) Sergei FedorovDetroit Red Wings5-yearFree agency[16]
July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21) Sheldon BrookbankGrand Rapids Griffins (AHL)2-yearFree agency[17]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) Eddie FerhiCincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)2-yearFree agency[18]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) Garrett BurnettHartford Wolf Pack (AHL)1-yearFree agency[19]
Casey HankinsonChicago Blackhawks1-yearFree agency[19]
Mike MottauCalgary Flames1-yearFree agency[19]
August 29, 2003 (2003-08-29) Keith AucoinProvidence Bruins (AHL)1-yearFree agency[20]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) Craig JohnsonLos Angeles Kings1-yearFree agency[21]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Todd SimpsonPhoenix CoyotesWaiver draft[22]
March 25, 2004 (2004-03-25) Curtis GlencrossUniversity of Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)3-yearFree agency[23]
May 12, 2004 (2004-05-12) Dustin PennerUniversity of Maine (HE)3-yearFree agency[24]
June 7, 2004 (2004-06-07) Aaron RomeMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)3-yearFree agency[25]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamVia[c]Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Jarrett Smith[d]Contract expiration (UFA)[26]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Paul KariyaColorado AvalancheFree agency (UFA)[28]
July 6, 2003 (2003-07-06) Peter PodhradskyHC Pardubice (ELH)Free agency (UFA)[29]
July 9, 2003 (2003-07-09) Fredrik OlaussonHV71 (SHL)Free agency (III)[30]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Marc ChouinardMinnesota WildFree agency (UFA)[31]
August 17, 2003 (2003-08-17) Kevin SawyerRetirement (UFA)[32]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28) Rob ValicevicDallas StarsFree agency (UFA)[33]
September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01) Jonathan HedstromDjurgardens IF (SHL)Free agency (II)[e][35]
September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) Josh DeWolfHouston Aeros (AHL)Free agency (VI)[36]
Chris O'SullivanRetirement (VI)[37]
October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07) Ben GuiteBridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[38]
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08) Brendan YaremaChicago Wolves (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[39]
October 11, 2003 (2003-10-11) Mike BrownSt. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[39]
November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05) Steve ThomasDetroit Red WingsFree agency (III)[40]
November 8, 2003 (2003-11-08) Francis BelangerCharlotte Checkers (ECHL)Free agency (VI)[41]
November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17) Adam OatesEdmonton OilersFree agency (III)[42]
January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10) Craig JohnsonToronto Maple LeafsWaivers[43]
April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02) Chris ArmstrongERC Ingolstadt (DEL)Free agency[44]
May 17, 2004 (2004-05-17) Tony MartenssonLinkopings HC (SHL)Free agency[f][46]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Mike Leclerc2-yearRe-signing[47]
Cam Severson1-yearRe-signing[47]
July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21) Nick Smith1-yearRe-signing[17]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Samuel Pahlsson2-yearRe-signing[48]
Lance Ward2-yearRe-signing[48]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) Juha Alen3-yearEntry-level[18]
Martin Gerber1-yearOption exercised[18]
Vitaly Vishnevski1-yearRe-signing[18]
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06) Niclas Havelid3-yearRe-signing[49]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Jean-Sebastien Giguere4-yearRe-signing[50]
September 14, 2003 (2003-09-14) Petr Sykora3-yearRe-signing[51]
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Draft picks

Anaheim's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[52]

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
119Ryan Getzlaf CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)
128Corey Perry CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
386Shane Hynes CanadaCornell University (HE)
390Juha Alen FinlandNorthern Michigan University (CCHA)
4119Nathan Saunders CanadaMoncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6186Drew Miller United StatesRiver City Lancers (USHL)
7218Dirk Southern CanadaNorthern Michigan University (CCHA)
8250Shane O'Brien CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
9280Ville Mantymaa FinlandTappara (Finland)
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Farm teams

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Severson originally wore number 14 until Skoula was acquired.
  2. [b]
    Club option for a second year.
  3. [c]
    In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[26]
  4. [d]
    Smith retired.[27]
  5. [e]
    Anaheim retained Hedstrom’s NHL rights and re-signed him on August 18, 2005.[34]
  6. [f]
    Anaheim retained Martensson’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[45]

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