2002–03 Florida Panthers season

2002–03 Florida Panthers
Division4th Southeast
Conference13th Eastern
2002–03 record24–36–13–9
Home record8–21–7–5
Road record16–15–6–4
Goals for176
Goals against237
Team information
General managerRick Dudley
CoachMike Keenan
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsOlli Jokinen
Viktor Kozlov
Marcus Nilson
Sandis Ozolinsh (Oct-Jan)
Dmitri Yushkevich (Oct-Nov)
ArenaOffice Depot Center
Average attendance15,428
Minor league affiliate(s)San Antonio Rampage
Team leaders
GoalsOlli Jokinen (36)
AssistsOlli Jokinen (29)
PointsOlli Jokinen (65)
Penalty minutesPeter Worrell (193)
Plus/minusAndreas Lilja (+8)
WinsRoberto Luongo (20)
Goals against averageRoberto Luongo (2.71)

The 2002–03 Florida Panthers season was their tenth season in the National Hockey League. The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season, but did host the 53rd All-Star Game.

Offseason

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Rick Dudley was named the team’s new general manager.[1]

Regular season

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All-Star Game

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The 53rd National Hockey League All-Star Game was held during the 2002–03 NHL season, and took place at the Office Depot Center in Sunrise, Florida, the home of the Florida Panthers, on February 2, 2003. It was the first All-Star Game since the 1997 All-Star Game to use the Eastern Conference – Western Conference format.

Final standings

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Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
2 6 Washington Capitals 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
3 11 Atlanta Thrashers 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
4 13 Florida Panthers 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
5 15 Carolina Hurricanes 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

[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.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
3 Y- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
5 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
6 X- Washington Capitals SE 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
7 X- Boston Bruins NE 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
11 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
12 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72
13 Florida Panthers SE 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
14 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65
15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

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2002–03 regular season[4]
October: 4–5–1–1 (home: 1–1–1–1; road: 3–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 OTL October 10, 2002 3–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 0–0–0–1 Recap
2 W October 12, 2002 5–4 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 1–0–0–1 Recap
3 L October 15, 2002 1–4 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 1–1–0–1 Recap
4 L October 17, 2002 1–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 1–2–0–1 Recap
5 L October 19, 2002 1–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 1–3–0–1 Recap
6 W October 21, 2002 3–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 2–3–0–1 Recap
7 W October 23, 2002 4–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 3–3–0–1 Recap
8 L October 24, 2002 3–5 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 3–4–0–1 Recap
9 T October 26, 2002 1–1 OT Washington Capitals (2002–03) 3–4–1–1 Recap
10 L October 28, 2002 1–6 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 3–5–1–1 Recap
11 W October 30, 2002 3–2 OT @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 4–5–1–1 Recap
November: 3–3–5–3 (home: 2–3–2–0; road: 1–0–3–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 L November 2, 2002 1–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 4–6–1–1 Recap
13 W November 6, 2002 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 5–6–1–1 Recap
14 OTL November 7, 2002 1–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 5–6–1–2 Recap
15 W November 9, 2002 3–0 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 6–6–1–2 Recap
16 T November 11, 2002 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 6–6–2–2 Recap
17 T November 13, 2002 1–1 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 6–6–3–2 Recap
18 OTL November 14, 2002 2–3 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 6–6–3–3 Recap
19 L November 16, 2002 3–7 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 6–7–3–3 Recap
20 OTL November 19, 2002 3–4 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 6–7–3–4 Recap
21 T November 20, 2002 3–3 OT New York Islanders (2002–03) 6–7–4–4 Recap
22 T November 22, 2002 3–3 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 6–7–5–4 Recap
23 T November 24, 2002 4–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 6–7–6–4 Recap
24 W November 27, 2002 5–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 7–7–6–4 Recap
25 L November 30, 2002 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 7–8–6–4 Recap
December: 3–3–3–3 (home: 1–3–2–2; road: 2–0–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 W December 4, 2002 4–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 8–8–6–4 Recap
27 W December 6, 2002 2–0 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 9–8–6–4 Recap
28 L December 7, 2002 0–4 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 9–9–6–4 Recap
29 L December 10, 2002 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 9–10–6–4 Recap
30 T December 13, 2002 3–3 OT New York Islanders (2002–03) 9–10–7–4 Recap
31 T December 18, 2002 2–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 9–10–8–4 Recap
32 W December 20, 2002 3–0 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 10–10–8–4 Recap
33 T December 21, 2002 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 10–10–9–4 Recap
34 OTL December 23, 2002 2–3 OT Nashville Predators (2002–03) 10–10–9–5 Recap
35 L December 27, 2002 0–4 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 10–11–9–5 Recap
36 OTL December 28, 2002 1–2 OT New York Rangers (2002–03) 10–11–9–6 Recap
37 OTL December 30, 2002 1–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 10–11–9–7 Recap
January: 5–8–1–1 (home: 3–3–0–1; road: 2–5–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 W January 1, 2003 2–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 11–11–9–7 Recap
39 W January 2, 2003 4–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 12–11–9–7 Recap
40 L January 4, 2003 2–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 12–12–9–7 Recap
41 OTL January 8, 2003 1–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 12–12–9–8 Recap
42 L January 10, 2003 1–2 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 12–13–9–8 Recap
43 L January 11, 2003 2–12 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 12–14–9–8 Recap
44 L January 13, 2003 2–6 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 12–15–9–8 Recap
45 W January 15, 2003 3–0 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 13–15–9–8 Recap
46 W January 18, 2003 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 14–15–9–8 Recap
47 L January 20, 2003 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 14–16–9–8 Recap
48 L January 22, 2003 1–2 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 14–17–9–8 Recap
49 L January 24, 2003 1–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 14–18–9–8 Recap
50 W January 25, 2003 3–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 15–18–9–8 Recap
51 L January 28, 2003 3–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 15–19–9–8 Recap
52 T January 30, 2003 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 15–19–10–8 Recap
February: 4–5–2–1 (home: 0–4–2–1; road: 4–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 L February 5, 2003 0–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 15–20–10–8 Recap
54 W February 6, 2003 6–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 16–20–10–8 Recap
55 T February 8, 2003 4–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 16–20–11–8 Recap
56 L February 12, 2003 1–3 New York Rangers (2002–03) 16–21–11–8 Recap
57 OTL February 14, 2003 5–6 OT Boston Bruins (2002–03) 16–21–11–9 Recap
58 L February 15, 2003 1–2 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 16–22–11–9 Recap
59 W February 18, 2003 3–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 17–22–11–9 Recap
60 W February 20, 2003 4–3 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 18–22–11–9 Recap
61 W February 22, 2003 4–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 19–22–11–9 Recap
62 T February 24, 2003 2–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 19–22–12–9 Recap
63 L February 26, 2003 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 19–23–12–9 Recap
64 L February 27, 2003 1–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 19–24–12–9 Recap
March: 4–10–1–0 (home: 0–6–0–0; road: 4–4–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
65 L March 1, 2003 2–5 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 19–25–12–9 Recap
66 W March 3, 2003 2–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 20–25–12–9 Recap
67 L March 5, 2003 1–3 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 20–26–12–9 Recap
68 W March 7, 2003 2–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 21–26–12–9 Recap
69 L March 8, 2003 0–4 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 21–27–12–9 Recap
70 W March 10, 2003 2–1 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 22–27–12–9 Recap
71 L March 12, 2003 0–4 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 22–28–12–9 Recap
72 L March 15, 2003 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 22–29–12–9 Recap
73 W March 16, 2003 4–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 23–29–12–9 Recap
74 L March 19, 2003 1–3 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 23–30–12–9 Recap
75 L March 22, 2003 1–3 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 23–31–12–9 Recap
76 L March 24, 2003 1–4 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 23–32–12–9 Recap
77 L March 26, 2003 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 23–33–12–9 Recap
78 L March 27, 2003 1–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 23–34–12–9 Recap
79 T March 29, 2003 1–1 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 23–34–13–9 Recap
April: 1–2–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
80 L April 1, 2003 0–3 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 23–35–13–9 Recap
81 W April 4, 2003 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 24–35–13–9 Recap
82 L April 6, 2003 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 24–36–13–9 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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 Panthers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12 Olli Jokinen C 81 36 29 65 −17 79
25 Viktor Kozlov C 74 22 34 56 −8 18
22 Kristian Huselius LW 78 20 23 43 −6 20
18 Marcus Nilson LW 82 15 19 34 2 31
39 Ivan Novoseltsev RW 78 10 17 27 −16 30
44 Sandis Ozolinsh‡ D 51 7 19 26 −16 40
20 Valeri Bure‡ RW 46 5 21 26 −11 10
14 Niklas Hagman LW 80 8 15 23 −8 20
9 Stephen Weiss C 77 6 15 21 −13 17
27 Jaroslav Bednar† RW 52 5 13 18 −2 14
4 Jay Bouwmeester D 82 4 12 16 −29 14
16 Matt Cullen† C 30 6 6 12 −4 22
6 Andreas Lilja† D 56 4 8 12 8 56
56 Ivan Majesky D 82 4 8 12 −18 92
34 Mathieu Biron D 34 1 8 9 −18 14
32 Stephane Matteau LW 52 4 4 8 −9 27
45 Brad Ference‡ D 60 2 6 8 2 118
17 Ryan Johnson‡ C 58 2 5 7 −13 26
36 Dmitri Yushkevich‡ D 23 1 6 7 −12 14
21 Denis Shvidki RW 23 4 2 6 −7 12
8 Peter Worrell LW 63 2 3 5 −14 193
49 Lance Ward‡ D 36 3 1 4 −4 78
29[a] Jeff Toms C 8 2 2 4 2 4
19 Byron Ritchie C 30 0 3 3 −4 19
7 Pavel Trnka† D 22 0 3 3 −1 24
5 Branislav Mezei D 11 2 0 2 −2 10
55 Igor Ulanov D 56 1 1 2 7 39
38 Eric Beaudoin LW 15 0 1 1 −7 25
23 Juraj Kolnik† RW 10 0 1 1 1 0
29 Igor Kravchuk† D 7 0 1 1 −3 4
15 Jim Campbell RW 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 Pierre Dagenais RW 9 0 0 0 −1 4
24 Darcy Hordichuk† LW 3 0 0 0 −1 15
30 Jani Hurme G 28 0 0 0 2
1 Roberto Luongo G 65 0 0 0 4
28 Jamie Rivers† D 1 0 0 0 −2 2
33 Kyle Rossiter D 3 0 0 0 −2 0
36 Joey Tetarenko‡ RW 2 0 0 0 −1 4

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Roberto Luongo 65 20 34 7 2011 164 2.71 .918 6 3627
30 Jani Hurme 28 4 11 6 707 66 2.88 .907 1 1376

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team Jay Bouwmeester (Defense) [5]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Olli Jokinen[b] [7]
Sandis Ozolinsh[c]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Jay Bouwmeester [9]
Niklas Hagman
Stephen Weiss

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Jay Bouwmeester October 10, 2002 [10]
Ivan Majesky

Transactions

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The Panthers 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.[11]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To Florida Panthers
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
  • Option to switch 1st-round picks in 2003
 To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
 [12]
To Florida Panthers
  • Future considerations[d]
 To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Vancouver’s 3rd-round pick in 2002
  • NY Rangers’ 4th-round pick in 2003
 [12]
To Florida Panthers
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
 To Calgary Flames
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
 [12]
To Florida Panthers
  • Florida’s 3rd-round pick in 2002
 To New York Islanders
[12]
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) To Florida Panthers
  • 9th-round pick in 2003
 To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 9th-round pick in 2002
 [12]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) To Florida Panthers
To New York Islanders
[13]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) To Florida Panthers
To San Jose Sharks
  • Future considerations[e]
 [14]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) To Florida Panthers
To Toronto Maple Leafs
[15]
October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01) To Florida Panthers
To Ottawa Senators
[16]
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) To Florida Panthers
To Columbus Blue Jackets
[17]
October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11) To Florida Panthers
To New York Islanders
[18]
November 26, 2002 (2002-11-26) To Florida Panthers
To Los Angeles Kings
  • Dmitri Yushkevich
  • 5th-round pick in 2003
 [19]
January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30) To Florida Panthers
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
[20]
March 4, 2003 (2003-03-04) To Florida Panthers
To Ottawa Senators
[21]
March 8, 2003 (2003-03-08) To Florida Panthers
To Phoenix Coyotes
[22]
March 9, 2003 (2003-03-09) To Florida Panthers
To Nashville Predators
[23]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To Florida Panthers
To St. Louis Blues
[24]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Sven Butenschon Edmonton Oilers Free agency [25]
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) Jeff Toms Pittsburgh Penguins 2-year Free agency [26]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Andy Lundbohm San Jose Sharks Free agency [14]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Jim Campbell Chicago Blackhawks Free agency [27]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Tyrone Garner Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL) 1-year Free agency [28]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) Stephane Matteau San Jose Sharks 1-year[f] Free agency [29]
August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14) Scott Kelman Tri-City Americans (WHL) Free agency [30]
August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) Chris Mason Nashville Predators Free agency [31]
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) Petr Tenkrat Nashville Predators Waiver draft [17]
December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16) Jamie Rivers San Antonio Rampage (AHL) 1-year[g] Free agency [32]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) Igor Kravchuk Calgary Flames 1-year[f] Free agency [33]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[h] Ref
N/A David MacIsaac Amur Khabarovsk (RSL) Free agency (VI) [35]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) Matt Herr Boston Bruins Free agency (VI) [36]
August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) Nick Smith Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (UFA) [37]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Trevor Kidd Toronto Maple Leafs[i] Buyout [39]
August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) Lance Pitlick Colorado Avalanche Free agency (III) [40]
September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25) Andrew Allen Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [41]
October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05) Hannes Hyvonen Columbus Blue Jackets Waivers [42]
October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08) Brad Norton Los Angeles Kings Free agency (VI) [43]
October 12, 2002 (2002-10-12) Paul Harvey Arkansas RiverBlades (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [44]
February 19, 2003 (2003-02-19) Ryan Johnson St. Louis Blues Waivers [45]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Olli Jokinen Re-signing [27]
Ivan Majesky Re-signing [27]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Dmitri Yushkevich 1-year Re-signing [46]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30) Viktor Kozlov 1-year Re-signing [47]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Serge Payer 1-year Re-signing [28]
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15) Brad Ference multi-year Re-signing [48]
Joey Tetarenko 1-year Re-signing [48]
August 16, 2002 (2002-08-16) Ivan Novoseltsev 1-year Re-signing [49]
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07) Jay Bouwmeester 3-year Entry-level [50]
February 5, 2003 (2003-02-05) Jani Hurme 3-year Extension [51]
March 16, 2003 (2003-03-16) Grant McNeill Entry-level [52]
March 27, 2003 (2003-03-27) Gregory Campbell Entry-level [53]

Draft picks

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Florida's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[54]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 3 Jay Bouwmeester  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
1 9 Petr Taticek  Czech Republic Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2 40 Rob Globke  United States University of Notre Dame (Hockey East)
3 67 Gregory Campbell  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
5 134 Topi Jaakola  Finland Karpat (Finland)
5 158 Vince Bellissimo  Canada Topeka ScareCrows (USHL)
6 169 Jeremy Swanson  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
6 196 Mikael Vuorio  Finland Lukko (Finland)
7 200 Denis Yachmenev  Russia North Bay Centennials (OHL)
8 232 Peter Hafner  United States Taft High School (USHS-CT)

Notes

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  1. ^ Toms wore number 28 in his first two games.
  2. ^ Jokinen was an injury replacement for Saku Koivu of the Montreal Canadiens.[6]
  3. ^ Ozolinsh was voted to the starting lineup.[8]
  4. ^ Atlanta promised not to pick defenseman Jay Bouwmeester with the second overall selection in the draft.
  5. ^ 7th-round pick in 2003
  6. ^ a b Option for a second year.
  7. ^ Club option for a second year.
  8. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[34]
  9. ^ Kidd signed with Toronto later the same day.[38]

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