2002–03 Ottawa Senators season

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 by the New Jersey Devils, the eventual Stanley Cup winning team in the Eastern Conference final. 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.

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 (89.9%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Binghamton 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)
Banner at Scotiabank Place

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 Finals. In the playoffs, they defeated their former teammate Alexei Yashin and his New York Islanders, then the Philadelphia Flyers 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
Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Ottawa Senators82522181263182113
25Toronto Maple Leafs8244287323620898
37Boston Bruins82363111424523787
410Montreal Canadiens8230358920623477
512Buffalo Sabres82273710819021972

[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 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

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

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

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

  Win   Loss

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.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos 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——————

Goaltending
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player 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—————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Zdeno Chara [6]
Marian Hossa
Patrick Lalime[lower-alpha 1]
Jacques Martin (Coach)
NHL Player of the Month Todd White (December) [8]
NHL YoungStars Game Anton Volchenkov [9]
Team Molson Cup Daniel Alfredsson [10]

Milestones
Milestone Player Date Ref
25th shutout Patrick Lalime January 14, 2003 [11]
750th game coached Jacques Martin February 20, 2003 [12]

Transactions

The Senators 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.[13]

Trades
Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 To New York Rangers
3rd-round pick in 2002
4th-round pick in 2002		 To Ottawa Senators
3rd-round pick in 2002		 [14]
June 23, 2002 To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2002		 To Ottawa Senators
Josef Boumedienne		 [15]
June 29, 2002 To Atlanta Thrashers
Shawn McEachern
6th-round pick in 2004		 To Ottawa Senators
Brian Pothier		 [16]
September 21, 2002 To Vancouver Canucks
Sami Salo		 To Ottawa Senators
Peter Schaefer		 [17]
October 1, 2002 To Florida Panthers
Jani Hurme		 To Ottawa Senators
Rights to Billy Thompson
Rights to Greg Watson		 [18]
December 16, 2002 To Washington Capitals
Josef Boumedienne		 To Ottawa Senators
Dean Melanson		 [19]
January 15, 2003 To Washington Capitals
Joel Kwiatkowski		 To Ottawa Senators
9th-round pick in 2003		 [20]
February 25, 2003 To Buffalo Sabres
Jakub Klepis		 To Ottawa Senators
Vaclav Varada
5th-round pick in 2003		 [21]
March 4, 2003 To Florida Panthers
Simon Lajeunesse		 To Ottawa Senators
Joey Tetarenko		 [22]
March 10, 2003 To Buffalo Sabres
Future considerations		 To Ottawa Senators
Rob Ray		 [23]
March 10, 2003 To Nashville Predators
Future considerations		 To Ottawa Senators
Bob Wren		 [24]
March 11, 2003 To Los Angeles Kings
Rights to Tim Gleason		 To Ottawa Senators
Bryan Smolinski		 [25]

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

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 2]Ref
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03)Bill MuckaltMinnesota WildFree agency (UFA)[31]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01)Chris HerpergerAtlanta ThrashersFree agency (UFA)[32]
Travis RichardsGrand Rapids Griffins (AHL)Free agency (VI)[33]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02)Ricard PerssonEisbaren Berlin (DEL)Free agency (III)[34]
September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13)Jason DoigWashington CapitalsFree agency (VI)[35]
N/AKevin GrimesJackson Bandits (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[36]
October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25)Benoit BrunetRetirement (III)[37]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15)Steve MartinsSt. Louis BluesWaivers[38]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27)Joel Kwiatkowskimulti-yearRe-signing[39]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15)Daniel Alfredsson2-yearRe-signing[40]
Christoph Schubert3-yearEntry-level[41]
Anton Volchenkov3-yearEntry-level[42]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31)Josh Langfeld1-yearRe-signing[43]
Sami Salo1-yearRe-signing[44]
Jeff Ulmer1-yearRe-signing[45]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01)Josef Boumedienne1-yearRe-signing[46]
Steve Martinsmulti-yearRe-signing[47]
Petr Schastlivymulti-yearRe-signing[48]
August 8, 2002 (2002-08-08)Radek Bonk2-yearRe-signing[49]
Chris Phillips2-yearRe-signing[50]
August 21, 2002 (2002-08-21)Jody Hull1-yearRe-signing[51]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26)Brian Pothiermulti-yearRe-signing[28]
September 14, 2002 (2002-09-14)Mike Fishermulti-yearRe-signing[52]
Chris Neilmulti-yearRe-signing[52]
September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21)Peter Schaefermulti-yearRe-signing[17]
November 8, 2002 (2002-11-08)Karel Rachunek2-yearRe-signing[53]
November 27, 2002 (2002-11-27)Billy Thompsonmulti-yearEntry-level[54]
June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02)Brooks Laichmulti-yearEntry-level[55]
Jan Platilmulti-yearEntry-level[55]
Greg Watsonmulti-yearEntry-level[55]
June 6, 2003 (2003-06-06)Shaun Van Allen1-yearOption exercised[56]

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.[57]

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)

Farm teams

See also

Notes
  1. Lalime was an injury replacement for Ed Belfour of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[7]
  2. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[30]

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