2003–04 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2003–04 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 34th NHL season. It was the first time since the Northwest Division was created that a team other than the Colorado Avalanche won the division title.

Division1st Northwest

Conference3rd Western

2003–04 record43–24–10–5

Home record21–13–7–0

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2003–04 Vancouver Canucks
Northwest Division champions
Division	1st Northwest
Conference	3rd Western
2003–04 record	43–24–10–5
Home record	21–13–7–0
Road record	22–11–3–5
Goals for	235
Goals against	194
Team information
General manager	Brian Burke
Coach	Marc Crawford
Captain	Markus Naslund
Alternate captains	Todd Bertuzzi Ed Jovanovski Trevor Linden Brendan Morrison
Arena	General Motors Place
Average attendance	18,630
Minor league affiliates	Manitoba Moose Columbia Inferno
Team leaders
Goals	Markus Naslund (35)
Assists	Markus Naslund (49)
Points	Markus Naslund (84)
Penalty minutes	Brad May (137)
Plus/minus	Marek Malik (+35)
Wins	Dan Cloutier (33)
Goals against average	Dan Cloutier (2.27)
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Regular season

The Canucks began their season with the top line of Brendan Morrison, Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi. The Sedin twins continued to develop and began seeing some success initially being paired with Jason King. With their initial team chemistry, Jason King plotting 12 goals and being named NHL Rookie of the Month in November. The trio briefly formed "The Mattress Line" (Two Twins and a King). The season looked promising with the Canucks being near the top of the standings. When February came along, the Canucks narrowly defeated the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 but it came at a cost with Avalanche forward Steve Moore hitting Canucks captain Markus Naslund resulting in Naslund getting a concussion and Moore not penalized. Many Canucks vowed revenge against Moore (notably Brad May). When the two teams met again in Denver on March 3 (with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in attendance), there were no incidents and both teams skated to a 5–5 draw. On March 8, however, in Vancouver, everything fell apart. The Avalanche jumped out to a 5–0 lead and Brad May cut the deficit to 5-2 while at the same time taunting Avalanche goalie David Aebischer after each goal. Bertuzzi made it his personal mission to go after Steve Moore and after trying (and failing) to incite him, sucker punched him and falling on top of him. Bertuzzi would be suspended the rest of the regular season and playoffs. The Canucks had some difficulty recovering from this incident and managed to win the Northwest Division on the final day of the regular season, their first division championship since the 1992–93 season.

Final standings

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Northwest Division^[1]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	3	Vancouver Canucks	82	43	24	10	5	235	194	101
2	4	Colorado Avalanche	82	40	22	13	7	235	198	100
3	6	Calgary Flames	82	42	30	7	3	200	176	94
4	9	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	29	12	5	221	208	89
5	10	Minnesota Wild	82	30	29	20	3	188	183	83

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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^[2]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P- Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	48	21	11	2	255	189	109
2	Y- San Jose Sharks	PA	82	43	21	12	6	255	183	104
3	Y- Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	43	24	10	5	235	194	101
4	X- Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	40	22	13	7	236	198	100
5	X- Dallas Stars	PA	82	41	26	13	2	194	175	97
6	X- Calgary Flames	NW	82	42	30	7	3	200	176	94
7	X- St. Louis Blues	CE	82	39	30	11	2	191	198	91
8	X- Nashville Predators	CE	82	38	29	11	4	216	217	91
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9	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	36	29	12	5	221	208	89
10	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	30	29	20	3	188	183	83
11	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	28	29	16	9	205	217	81
12	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PA	82	29	35	10	8	184	213	76
13	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	22	36	18	6	188	245	68
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	25	45	8	4	177	238	62
15	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	20	43	11	8	188	259	59

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Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

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

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Calgary Flames

After splitting the first two games in Vancouver, Dan Cloutier was injured midway through Game 3 in Calgary. With backup Johan Hedberg playing in relief, Vancouver would also split Games 3 and 4 in Calgary. Alex Auld took over in goal starting in Game 5, which the Canucks lost 2–1. Facing elimination in Game 6, Brendan Morrison scored the winner in the third overtime period to force a Game 7 in Vancouver. In the series-deciding game, the Canucks found themselves down a goal and on the penalty kill in the last minute. With Auld on the bench for the extra attacker, winger Matt Cooke tied the game with 5.7 seconds left to force overtime. However, with Ed Jovanovski still in the penalty box, former Canuck Martin Gelinas eliminated the Canucks on the power play.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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2003–04 regular season^[3]

October: 7–2–2–0 (home: 5–0–1–0; road: 2–2–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	October 9, 2003	4–1	Calgary Flames (2003–04)	1–0–0–0	W
2	October 11, 2003	3–0	Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	2–0–0–0	W
3	October 13, 2003	2–3	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	2–1–0–0	L
4	October 16, 2003	2–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	2–2–0–0	L
5	October 18, 2003	2–2 OT	@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	2–2–1–0	T
6	October 20, 2003	6–1	Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	3–2–1–0	W
7	October 22, 2003	3–2	St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	4–2–1–0	W
8	October 26, 2003	3–3 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)	4–2–2–0	T
9	October 28, 2003	6–3	Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	5–2–2–0	W
10	October 30, 2003	3–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)	6–2–2–0	W
11	October 31, 2003	4–1	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)	7–2–2–0	W

November: 7–4–1–2 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 3–3–1–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
12	November 3, 2003	5–1	Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	8–2–2–0	W
13	November 5, 2003	4–3	@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)	9–2–2–0	W
14	November 6, 2003	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	9–3–2–0	L
15	November 8, 2003	4–3	Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	10–3–2–0	W
16	November 11, 2003	0–1	@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	10–4–2–0	L
17	November 13, 2003	3–4 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)	10–4–2–1	OTL
18	November 15, 2003	1–2 OT	@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)	10–4–2–2	OTL
19	November 18, 2003	5–4 OT	Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	11–4–2–2	W
20	November 20, 2003	3–2 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)	12–4–2–2	W
21	November 22, 2003	3–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)	12–5–2–2	L
22	November 24, 2003	1–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)	12–6–2–2	L
23	November 25, 2003	5–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	13–6–2–2	W
24	November 27, 2003	3–2 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	14–6–2–2	W
25	November 29, 2003	4–4 OT	@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)	14–6–3–2	T

December: 7–3–3–0 (home: 2–2–3–0; road: 5–1–0–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
26	December 4, 2003	1–4	Calgary Flames (2003–04)	14–7–3–2	L
27	December 6, 2003	1–1 OT	Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	14–7–4–2	T
28	December 9, 2003	4–3 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)	15–7–4–2	W
29	December 11, 2003	1–1 OT	Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	15–7–5–2	T
30	December 14, 2003	2–1 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)	16–7–5–2	W
31	December 16, 2003	2–1 OT	@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)	17–7–5–2	W
32	December 17, 2003	1–3	@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)	17–8–5–2	L
33	December 20, 2003	3–0	@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	18–8–5–2	W
34	December 22, 2003	4–4 OT	Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)	18–8–6–2	T
35	December 26, 2003	2–0	@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)	19–8–6–2	W
36	December 27, 2003	2–6	Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	19–9–6–2	L
37	December 29, 2003	3–2	@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	20–9–6–2	W
38	December 31, 2003	4–3 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)	21–9–6–2	W

January: 9–5–1–0 (home: 3–4–1–0; road: 6–1–0–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
39	January 2, 2004	2–4	Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	21–10–6–2	L
40	January 3, 2004	3–1	@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)	22–10–6–2	W
41	January 5, 2004	1–2	San Jose Sharks (2003–04)	22–11–6–2	L
42	January 8, 2004	3–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)	23–11–6–2	W
43	January 9, 2004	5–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)	24–11–6–2	W
44	January 11, 2004	2–2 OT	Florida Panthers (2003–04)	24–11–7–2	T
45	January 13, 2004	4–1	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)	25–11–7–2	W
46	January 15, 2004	1–3	@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)	25–12–7–2	L
47	January 17, 2004	1–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)	25–13–7–2	L
48	January 19, 2004	2–3	Dallas Stars (2003–04)	25–14–7–2	L
49	January 21, 2004	5–4 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)	26–14–7–2	W
50	January 25, 2004	4–1	Nashville Predators (2003–04)	27–14–7–2	W
51	January 27, 2004	3–2	Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)	28–14–7–2	W
52	January 29, 2004	4–2	@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	29–14–7–2	W
53	January 31, 2004	6–1	@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)	30–14–7–2	W

February: 5–5–0–2 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 2–2–0–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
54	February 2, 2004	3–4	@ New York Rangers (2003–04)	30–15–7–2	L
55	February 3, 2004	4–5 OT	@ New York Islanders (2003–04)	30–15–7–3	OTL
56	February 5, 2004	4–0	@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)	31–15–7–3	W
57	February 11, 2004	2–3	Calgary Flames (2003–04)	31–16–7–3	L
58	February 13, 2004	1–4	Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)	31–17–7–3	L
59	February 14, 2004	1–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)	31–18–7–3	L
60	February 16, 2004	1–0	@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	32–18–7–3	W
61	February 19, 2004	2–6	@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	32–19–7–3	L
62	February 21, 2004	3–4 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	32–19–7–4	OTL
63	February 24, 2004	4–2	Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	33–19–7–4	W
64	February 26, 2004	3–2 OT	San Jose Sharks (2003–04)	34–19–7–4	W
65	February 28, 2004	2–0	St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	35–19–7–4	W

March: 6–5–3–1 (home: 3–3–2–0; road: 3–2–1–1)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
66	March 3, 2004	5–5 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	35–19–8–4	T
67	March 5, 2004	1–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	35–20–8–4	L
68	March 6, 2004	4–0	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	36–20–8–4	W
69	March 8, 2004	2–9	Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	36–21–8–4	L
70	March 10, 2004	1–1 OT	Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	36–21–9–4	T
71	March 12, 2004	4–3 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	37–21–9–4	W
72	March 13, 2004	1–2	Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	37–22–9–4	L
73	March 16, 2004	2–2 OT	Nashville Predators (2003–04)	37–22–10–4	T
74	March 18, 2004	0–3	@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)	37–23–10–4	L
75	March 19, 2004	3–4 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)	37–23–10–5	OTL
76	March 21, 2004	4–5	Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	37–24–10–5	L
77	March 24, 2004	1–0	Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)	38–24–10–5	W
78	March 27, 2004	3–2 OT	Dallas Stars (2003–04)	39–24–10–5	W
79	March 29, 2004	6–1	Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)	40–24–10–5	W
80	March 31, 2004	2–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)	41–24–10–5	W

April: 2–0–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 1–0–0–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
81	April 2, 2004	4–1	@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)	42–24–10–5	W
82	April 3, 2004	5–2	Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	43–24–10–5	W

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

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Playoffs

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2004 Stanley Cup playoffs^[3]

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Calgary Flames: Calgary won 4–3

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 7	Calgary	3–5	Vancouver		Cloutier	18,630	Canucks lead 1–0	W
2	April 9	Calgary	2–1	Vancouver		Kiprusoff	18,630	Series tied 1–1	L
3	April 11	Vancouver	2–1	Calgary		Hedberg	19,289	Canucks lead 2–1	W
4	April 13	Vancouver	0–4	Calgary		Kiprusoff	19,289	Series tied 2–2	L
5	April 15	Calgary	2–1	Vancouver		Kiprusoff	18,630	Flames lead 3–2	L
6	April 17	Vancouver	5–4	Calgary	3OT	Auld	19,289	Series tied 3–3	W
7	April 19	Calgary	3–2	Vancouver	OT	Kiprusoff	18,630	Flames win 4–3	L

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 Canucks only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.

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No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
19	Markus Naslund	LW	78	35	49	84	24	58	7	2	7	9	1	2
7	Brendan Morrison	C	82	22	38	60	16	50	7	2	3	5	2	8
44	Todd Bertuzzi	RW	69	17	43	60	21	122	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	Daniel Sedin	LW	82	18	36	54	18	18	7	1	2	3	0	0
33	Henrik Sedin	C	76	11	31	42	23	32	7	2	2	4	0	2
3	Brent Sopel	D	80	10	32	42	11	36	7	0	1	1	−4	0
16	Trevor Linden	C	82	14	22	36	−6	26	7	0	0	0	−3	6
2	Mattias Ohlund	D	82	14	20	34	14	73	7	1	4	5	−6	13
6	Sami Salo	D	74	7	19	26	8	22	7	1	2	3	−3	2
24	Matt Cooke	LW	53	11	12	23	5	73	7	3	1	4	3	12
55	Ed Jovanovski	D	56	7	16	23	2	64	7	0	4	4	2	6
17	Jason King	RW	47	12	9	21	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	Artem Chubarov	C	65	12	7	19	1	14	7	0	1	1	−3	0
8	Marek Malik	D	78	3	16	19	35	45	7	0	0	0	1	10
9	Mike Keane	RW	64	8	9	17	7	20	7	0	0	0	−3	4
21	Magnus Arvedson	C	41	8	7	15	7	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Jarkko Ruutu	RW	71	6	8	14	−13	133	6	1	0	1	−3	10
10	Brad May	LW	70	5	6	11	−2	137	6	1	0	1	−3	6
14	Geoff Sanderson†	LW	13	3	4	7	−1	4	7	1	1	2	−1	4
5	Bryan Allen	D	74	2	5	7	−10	94	4	0	0	0	0	2
71	Jiri Slegr‡	D	16	2	5	7	6	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Ryan Kesler	C	28	2	3	5	−2	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Tyler Bouck	C	18	1	2	3	−4	23	1	0	0	0	−1	0
26	Martin Rucinsky†	LW	13	1	2	3	2	10	7	1	1	2	−3	6
4	Nolan Baumgartner†	D	9	0	3	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Wade Brookbank†	D	20	2	0	2	3	95	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Marc Bergevin†	D	9	0	2	2	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	2
23	Martin Grenier‡	D	7	1	0	1	3	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Pat Kavanagh	RW	3	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Dan Cloutier	G	60	0	1	1		22	3	0	0	0		2
18	Fedor Fedorov	C	8	0	1	1	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Sean Pronger†	C	3	0	1	1	−1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Brandon Reid	C	3	0	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Alex Auld	G	6	0	0	0		0	3	0	0	0		0
1	Johan Hedberg	G	21	0	0	0		10	2	0	0	0		0
29	Nathan Smith	C	2	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Goaltending

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No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
39	Dan Cloutier	60	33	21	2	1554	134	2.27	.914	5	3539	3	1	1	64	5	2.17	.922	0	138
1	Johan Hedberg	21	8	6	2	459	46	2.51	.900	3	1098	2	1	1	51	4	2.45	.922	0	98
35	Alex Auld	6	2	2	1	168	12	2.06	.929	0	349	3	1	2	88	9	2.43	.898	0	222

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Awards and records

Awards

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Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL First All-Star Team	Markus Naslund (Left wing)	^[4]
League (annual)	NHL Plus-Minus Award	Marek Malik^[a]	^[5]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Todd Bertuzzi^[b]	^[7]
		Marc Crawford (coach)
		Markus Naslund
	NHL Offensive Player of the Week	Markus Naslund (November 10)	^[8]
	NHL Offensive Player of the Week	Markus Naslund (December 1)	^[9]
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Jason King (November)	^[10]
Team	Babe Pratt Trophy	Mattias Ohlund	^[11]
	Cyclone Taylor Trophy	Markus Naslund	^[11]
	Cyrus H. McLean Trophy	Markus Naslund	^[11]
	Fred J. Hume Award	Brent Sopel	^[11]
	Molson Cup	Dan Cloutier	^[11]
	Most Exciting Player Award	Todd Bertuzzi	^[11]

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Milestones

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Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Nathan Smith	November 18, 2003	^[12]
First game	Ryan Kesler	November 24, 2003	^[12]

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Transactions

The Canucks 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

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Date	Details		Ref
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)	To Vancouver Canucks Martin Grenier	To Phoenix Coyotes Bryan Helmer	^[14]
August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25)	To Vancouver Canucks Johan Hedberg	To Pittsburgh Penguins 2nd-round pick in 2004	^[15]
October 30, 2003 (2003-10-30)	To Vancouver Canucks Sean Pronger	To Columbus Blue Jackets Zenith Komarniski	^[16]
December 17, 2003 (2003-12-17)	To Vancouver Canucks Wade Brookbank	To Nashville Predators Future considerations	^[17]
January 17, 2004 (2004-01-17)	To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations	To Boston Bruins Jiri Slegr	^[18]
February 16, 2004 (2004-02-16)	To Vancouver Canucks Peter Sarno	To Edmonton Oilers Tyler Moss	^[19]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09)	To Vancouver Canucks Martin Rucinsky	To New York Rangers Martin Grenier Rights to R. J. Umberger	^[20]
	To Vancouver Canucks Geoff Sanderson	To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2004	^[21]
	To Vancouver Canucks Marc Bergevin	To Pittsburgh Penguins 7th-round pick in 2004	^[22]
	To Vancouver Canucks Sylvain Blouin	To Montreal Canadiens Rene Vydareny	^[23]
	To Vancouver Canucks Sergei Varlamov	To St. Louis Blues Ryan Ready	^[24]

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Players acquired

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Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)	Jesse Schultz	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)		Free agency	^[25]
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06)	Dallas Eakins	Atlanta Thrashers		Free agency	^[26]
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04)	Jiri Slegr	Detroit Red Wings		Free agency	^[27]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)	Magnus Arvedson	Ottawa Senators		Free agency	^[28]
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)	Mike Keane	Colorado Avalanche	1-year	Free agency	^[29]
November 1, 2003 (2003-11-01)	Nolan Baumgartner	Pittsburgh Penguins		Waivers	^[30]
December 31, 2003 (2003-12-31)	Wade Brookbank	Florida Panthers		Waivers	^[31]

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Players lost

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Date	Player	New team	Via^[c]	Ref
June 11, 2003 (2003-06-11)	Herberts Vasiljevs	Amur Khabarovsk (RSL)	Free agency (VI)	^[33]
June 13, 2003 (2003-06-13)	Chris Herperger	Krefeld Pinguine (DEL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[34]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03)	Trevor Letowski	Columbus Blue Jackets	Free agency (UFA)	^[35]
July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07)	Trent Klatt	Los Angeles Kings	Free agency (III)	^[36]
August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25)	Justin Kurtz	Krefeld Pinguine (DEL)	Free agency (II)^[d]	^[38]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27)	John Craighead	Nottingham Panthers (EIHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[39]
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05)	Murray Baron	St. Louis Blues	Free agency (III)	^[40]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)	Regan Darby	Utah Grizzlies (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[41]
N/A	Denis Martynyuk	HC Rybinsk (RUS-2)	Free agency (UFA)	^[42]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)	Nolan Baumgartner	Pittsburgh Penguins	Waiver draft	^[43]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)	Darren Langdon	Montreal Canadiens	Waiver draft	^[43]
October 15, 2003 (2003-10-15)	Darrell Hay	Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[44]
December 19, 2003 (2003-12-19)	Wade Brookbank	Ottawa Senators	Waivers	^[45]
April 17, 2004 (2004-04-17)	Mikko Jokela	HPK (Liiga)	Free agency^[e]	^[47]
April 26, 2004 (2004-04-26)	Jaroslav Obsut	Lulea HF (SHL)	Free agency	^[48]
May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26)	Dallas Eakins		Retirement	^[49]
June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02)	Sean Pronger	Frankfurt Lions (DEL)	Free agency	^[50]

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Signings

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Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03)	Jarkko Ruutu		Re-signing	^[51]
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11)	Brad May	2-year	Re-signing	^[52]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)	Kirill Koltsov		Entry-level	^[53]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)	Dan Cloutier	1-year	Re-signing	^[54]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)	Marek Malik	2-year	Re-signing	^[55]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)	Mats Lindgren		Re-signing	^[56]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)	Sami Salo	2-year	Re-signing	^[57]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)	Daniel Sedin		Re-signing	^[58]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)	Henrik Sedin		Re-signing	^[59]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)	Nolan Baumgartner		Re-signing	^[60]
August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01)	Bryan Allen		Re-signing	^[61]
August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01)	Artem Chubarov		Re-signing	^[62]
August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18)	Ryan Kesler		Entry-level	^[63]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)	Tyler Moss		Re-signing	^[64]
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)	Tyler Bouck		Re-signing	^[65]
	Pat Kavanagh		Re-signing	^[66]
	Zenith Komarniski		Re-signing	^[67]
	Chris Nielsen		Re-signing	^[68]
October 26, 2003 (2003-10-26)	Todd Bertuzzi	4-year	New contract	^[69]

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Draft picks

Vancouver's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.^[70]

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Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	23	Ryan Kesler	C	United States	Ohio State University (NCAA)
2	60	Marc-Andre Bernier	RW	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4	111	Brandon Nolan	LW	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	128	Ty Morris	LW	Canada	St. Albert (AJHL)
5	150	Nicklas Danielsson	RW	Sweden	Brynäs IF (SWE)
6	190	Chad Brownlee	D	Canada	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
7	222	Francois-Pierre Guenette	C	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8	252	Sergei Topol	F	Russia	OMSK (RUS)
8	254	Nathan McIver	D	Canada	Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
9	285	Matthew Hansen	D	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

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Notes

[a]
Shared with Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
[b]
Bertuzzi was voted to the starting lineup.^[6]
[c]
In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[32]
[d]
Vancouver retained Kurtz’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.^[37]
[e]
Vancouver retained Jokela’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.^[46]

2003–04 Vancouver Canucks season

Regular season

Final standings

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Calgary Flames

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

See also

Notes

References

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