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2002–03 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Northeast
Conference9th Eastern
2002–03 record30–35–8–9
Home record16–16–5–4
Road record14–19–3–5
Goals for206
Goals against234
Team information
General managerAndre Savard
CoachMichel Therrien (Oct.–Jan.)
Claude Julien (Jan.–Apr.)
CaptainSaku Koivu
Alternate captainsPatrice Brisebois
Doug Gilmour (Oct.–Mar.)
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance20,672
Minor league affiliate(s)Hamilton Bulldogs
Columbus Cottonmouths
Team leaders
GoalsRichard Zednik (31)
AssistsSaku Koivu (50)
PointsSaku Koivu (71)
Penalty minutesRichard Zednik (79)
Plus/minusAndrei Markov (+13)
WinsJose Theodore (20)
Goals against averageMathieu Garon (1.99)

The 2002–03 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 94th season of play. Facing numerous challenges throughout the season including a coaching change, the team did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Regular season

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Before the start of the season, many predicted a strong showing from the Canadiens as a result of a healthy Saku Koivu and last season's Hart Memorial Trophy winner, Jose Theodore. The team was .500 for the first two months of the season and showed little improvement in December. Players such as Mariusz Czerkawski, added to the lineup during the summer, and Donald Audette were slow to produce offence for the team, and the two forwards were both sent down for brief stints in the minors. Moreover, Jose Theodore's performances were not up to par with his MVP-winning season of a year earlier. Despite strong seasons from Koivu, Richard Zednik and Yanic Perreault, the Canadiens slid to 11th place in the Eastern Conference in mid-January. This losing streak prompted General Manager Andre Savard to fire head coach Michel Therrien and replace him with Claude Julien, who filled the same role behind the bench of the Habs' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs.[1] Despite Julien's arrival, the team was unable to improve its situation and saw their playoff hopes evaporate with a nine-game winless streak that ended in early March. Despite Saku Koivu's 71 points and Richard Zednik's 31 goals, the Canadiens missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. The Canadiens ended with a record of 30–35–9–8, and former MVP Theodore had a disappointing season with a record of 20–31–6.

The Canadiens finished the regular season tying the Nashville Predators for the fewest short-handed goals scored, with just two.[2]

Final standings

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Ottawa Senators 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
3 7 Boston Bruins 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
4 10 Montreal Canadiens 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
5 12 Buffalo Sabres 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72

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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.

Eastern Conference[4]
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[5]
October: 3–3–3–0 (home: 1–2–3–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
1 W October 11, 2002 4–1 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 1–0–0–0 2 Recap
2 L October 12, 2002 1–6 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 1–1–0–0 2 Recap
3 L October 15, 2002 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 1–2–0–0 2 Recap
4 W October 17, 2002 3–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 2–2–0–0 4 Recap
5 T October 19, 2002 2–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 2–2–1–0 5 Recap
6 T October 22, 2002 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 2–2–2–0 6 Recap
7 L October 24, 2002 2–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 2–3–2–0 6 Recap
8 W October 26, 2002 5–3 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 3–3–2–0 8 Recap
9 T October 29, 2002 2–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 3–3–3–0 9 Recap
November: 7–6–1–1 (home: 5–3–0–1; road: 2–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
10 T November 1, 2002 2–2 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 3–3–4–0 10 Recap
11 W November 2, 2002 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 4–3–4–0 12 Recap
12 L November 5, 2002 2–5 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 4–4–4–0 12 Recap
13 W November 7, 2002 3–0 New York Islanders (2002–03) 5–4–4–0 14 Recap
14 W November 9, 2002 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 6–4–4–0 16 Recap
15 L November 12, 2002 2–4 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 6–5–4–0 16 Recap
16 L November 15, 2002 1–5 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 6–6–4–0 16 Recap
17 W November 16, 2002 3–1 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 7–6–4–0 18 Recap
18 W November 18, 2002 5–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 8–6–4–0 20 Recap
19 W November 20, 2002 3–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 9–6–4–0 22 Recap
20 L November 21, 2002 2–3 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 9–7–4–0 22 Recap
21 L November 23, 2002 3–7 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 9–8–4–0 22 Recap
22 W November 26, 2002 3–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 10–8–4–0 24 Recap
23 L November 29, 2002 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 10–9–4–0 24 Recap
24 OTL November 30, 2002 1–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 10–9–4–1 25 Recap
December: 6–5–1–2 (home: 2–2–0–0; road: 4–3–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
25 L December 4, 2002 1–5 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 10–10–4–1 25 Recap
26 OTL December 6, 2002 6–7 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 10–10–4–2 26 Recap
27 W December 7, 2002 4–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 11–10–4–2 28 Recap
28 W December 10, 2002 4–2 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 12–10–4–2 30 Recap
29 L December 12, 2002 2–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 12–11–4–2 30 Recap
30 W December 14, 2002 4–2 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 13–11–4–2 32 Recap
31 W December 16, 2002 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 14–11–4–2 34 Recap
32 L December 17, 2002 1–3 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 14–12–4–2 34 Recap
33 W December 19, 2002 3–1 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 15–12–4–2 36 Recap
34 W December 21, 2002 6–2 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 16–12–4–2 38 Recap
35 L December 23, 2002 1–3 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 16–13–4–2 38 Recap
36 OTL December 27, 2002 2–3 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 16–13–4–3 39 Recap
37 L December 28, 2002 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 16–14–4–3 39 Recap
38 T December 31, 2002 1–1 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 16–14–5–3 40 Recap
January: 5–6–2–2 (home: 4–1–1–1; road: 1–5–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
39 L January 2, 2003 2–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 16–15–5–3 40 Recap
40 OTL January 4, 2003 4–5 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 16–15–5–4 41 Recap
41 L January 7, 2003 2–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 16–16–5–4 41 Recap
42 W January 9, 2003 3–2 New York Rangers (2002–03) 17–16–5–4 43 Recap
43 L January 11, 2003 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 17–17–5–4 43 Recap
44 W January 13, 2003 4–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 18–17–5–4 45 Recap
45 L January 15, 2003 0–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 18–18–5–4 45 Recap
46 L January 16, 2003 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 18–19–5–4 45 Recap
47 OTL January 18, 2003 2–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 18–19–5–5 46 Recap
48 W January 20, 2003 3–2 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 19–19–5–5 48 Recap
49 T January 22, 2003 2–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 19–19–6–5 49 Recap
50 T January 25, 2003 1–1 OT Washington Capitals (2002–03) 19–19–7–5 50 Recap
51 W January 26, 2003 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 20–19–7–5 52 Recap
52 W January 28, 2003 6–3 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 21–19–7–5 54 Recap
53 L January 30, 2003 1–3 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 21–20–7–5 54 Recap
February: 3–7–0–2 (home: 2–4–0–1; road: 1–3–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
54 L February 4, 2003 3–4 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 21–21–7–5 54 Recap
55 L February 6, 2003 3–6 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 21–22–7–5 54 Recap
56 L February 8, 2003 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 21–23–7–5 54 Recap
57 W February 9, 2003 2–0 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 22–23–7–5 56 Recap
58 W February 11, 2003 3–1 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 23–23–7–5 58 Recap
59 OTL February 13, 2003 1–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 23–23–7–6 59 Recap
60 W February 15, 2003 3–2 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 24–23–7–6 61 Recap
61 L February 18, 2003 0–3 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 24–24–7–6 61 Recap
62 OTL February 19, 2003 1–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 24–24–7–7 62 Recap
63 L February 22, 2003 3–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 24–25–7–7 62 Recap
64 L February 24, 2003 1–4 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 24–26–7–7 62 Recap
65 L February 27, 2003 3–6 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 24–27–7–7 62 Recap
March: 5–7–1–2 (home: 1–4–1–1; road: 4–3–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
66 T March 1, 2003 1–1 OT Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 24–27–8–7 63 Recap
67 L March 5, 2003 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 24–28–8–7 63 Recap
68 OTL March 6, 2003 3–4 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 24–28–8–8 64 Recap
69 L March 8, 2003 1–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 24–29–8–8 64 Recap
70 W March 10, 2003 3–1 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 25–29–8–8 66 Recap
71 W March 12, 2003 4–0 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 26–29–8–8 68 Recap
72 W March 13, 2003 4–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 27–29–8–8 70 Recap
73 L March 15, 2003 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 27–30–8–8 70 Recap
74 L March 18, 2003 0–1 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 27–31–8–8 70 Recap
75 L March 20, 2003 3–6 New York Islanders (2002–03) 27–32–8–8 70 Recap
76 W March 22, 2003 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 28–32–8–8 72 Recap
77 OTL March 25, 2003 3–4 OT Washington Capitals (2002–03) 28–32–8–9 73 Recap
78 L March 28, 2003 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 28–33–8–9 73 Recap
79 L March 29, 2003 1–3 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 28–34–8–9 73 Recap
80 W March 31, 2003 4–0 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 29–34–8–9 75 Recap
April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 0–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
81 L April 2, 2003 1–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 29–35–8–9 75 Recap
82 W April 5, 2003 5–4 New York Rangers (2002–03) 30–35–8–9 77 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 = 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 Canadiens only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
11 Saku Koivu C 82 21 50 71 5 72
20 Richard Zednik RW 80 31 19 50 4 79
94 Yanic Perreault C 73 24 22 46 −11 30
38 Jan Bulis C 82 16 24 40 9 30
79 Andrei Markov D 79 13 24 37 13 34
93 Doug Gilmour‡ C 61 11 19 30 −6 36
43 Patrice Brisebois D 73 4 25 29 −14 32
24 Andreas Dackell RW 73 7 18 25 −5 24
82 Donald Audette RW 54 11 12 23 −7 19
14 Oleg Petrov‡ RW 53 7 16 23 −2 16
52 Craig Rivet D 82 7 15 22 1 71
90 Joe Juneau C 72 6 16 22 −10 20
21 Randy McKay RW 75 6 13 19 −14 72
71 Mike Ribeiro C 52 5 12 17 −3 6
25 Chad Kilger LW 60 9 7 16 −4 21
27 Mariusz Czerkawski RW 43 5 9 14 −7 16
37 Niklas Sundstrom† RW 33 5 9 14 3 8
81 Marcel Hossa LW 34 6 7 13 3 14
54 Patrick Traverse D 65 0 13 13 −9 24
5 Stephane Quintal D 67 5 5 10 −4 70
17 Jason Ward RW 8 3 2 5 3 0
28 Karl Dykhuis D 65 1 4 5 −5 34
51 Francis Bouillon† D 20 3 1 4 −1 2
22 Bill Lindsay RW 19 0 2 2 −1 23
60 Jose Theodore G 57 0 2 2 6
8 Mike Komisarek D 21 0 1 1 −6 28
36 Francois Beauchemin D 1 0 0 0 −1 0
26[a] Sylvain Blouin† LW 17 0 0 0 −3 43
32 Gordie Dwyer† LW 11 0 0 0 −2 46
30 Mathieu Garon G 8 0 0 0 0
31 Jeff Hackett‡ G 18 0 0 0 0
65 Ron Hainsey D 21 0 0 0 −1 2

Goaltending

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  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
60 Jose Theodore 57 20 31 6 1797 165 2.90 .908 2 3419
31 Jeff Hackett‡ 18 7 8 2 606 45 2.54 .926 0 1063
30 Mathieu Garon 8 3 5 0 267 16 1.99 .940 2 482

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Saku Koivu[b] [7]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Marcel Hossa [8]
Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Jan Bulis [9]
Molson Cup Jose Theodore [10]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Ron Hainsey October 11, 2002 [11]
Mike Komisarek February 19, 2003
Francois Beauchemin February 27, 2003

Transactions

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The Canadiens 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.[12]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To Montreal Canadiens
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
 To Edmonton Oilers
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
  • 8th-round pick in 2002
 [13]
To Montreal Canadiens
To New York Islanders
[13]
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) To Montreal Canadiens
  • Florida’s 4th-round pick in 2002
 To Calgary Flames
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
  • Minnesota’s 5th-round pick in 2002
 [14]
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) To Montreal Canadiens
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
 To Chicago Blackhawks
[15]
October 31, 2002 (2002-10-31) To Montreal Canadiens
To Minnesota Wild
  • 7th-round pick in 2003
 [16]
January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)[c] To Montreal Canadiens
To Edmonton Oilers
  • 5th-round pick in 2003
 [12]
January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23) To Montreal Canadiens
To San Jose Sharks
[17]
January 29, 2003 (2003-01-29) To Montreal Canadiens
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
 To Philadelphia Flyers
[18]
March 3, 2003 (2003-03-03) To Montreal Canadiens
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 To Nashville Predators
[19]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To Montreal Canadiens
  • 6th-round pick in 2003
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
[20]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) Randy McKay Dallas Stars 2-year Free agency [21]
Matt O'Dette Quebec Citadelles (AHL) 1-year[d] Free agency [22]
September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10) Eric Fichaud Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) 1-year[d] Free agency [23]
October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25) Francis Bouillon Nashville Predators Waivers [24]
February 21, 2003 (2003-02-21) Gordie Dwyer New York Rangers Waivers [25]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[e] Ref
N/A Gennady Razin Amur Khabarovsk (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [27]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Craig Darby New Jersey Devils Free agency [28]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Shaun Van Allen Ottawa Senators Free agency (III) [29]
August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) Francis Belanger Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (UFA) [30]
August 23, 2002 (2002-08-23) Vadim Tarasov Metallurg Novokuznetsk (RSL) Free agency (II)[f] [32]
September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09) Stephane Fiset Retirement (III) [33]
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) Francis Bouillon Nashville Predators Waiver draft [34]
Stephane Robidas Atlanta Thrashers Waiver draft [34]
April 9, 2003 (2003-04-09) Eric Landry Lausanne HC (NLA) Free agency [35]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 21, 2002 (2002-06-21) Saku Koivu 1-year Re-signing [36]
July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) Benoit Gratton 2-year Re-signing [22]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Andreas Dackell 2-year Re-signing [37]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Mike Ribeiro 1-year Re-signing [38]
Jason Ward 1-year Re-signing [38]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Mike Komisarek 3-year Entry-level [39]
July 26, 2002 (2002-07-26) Chad Kilger 1-year Re-signing [40]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) Francis Bouillon 1-year Re-signing [41]
Mathieu Garon 1-year Re-signing [41]
Sheldon Souray 2-year Re-signing [41]
August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09) Doug Gilmour 1-year[g] Re-signing [42]
September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05) Jose Theodore 3-year Re-signing [43]
September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) Richard Zednik 2-year Re-signing [44]
September 26, 2002 (2002-09-26) Craig Rivet 4-year Extension [45]
February 28, 2003 (2003-02-28) Mathieu Garon 2-year[h] Extension [46]
April 11, 2003 (2003-04-11) Jason Ward 2-year Extension [47]
May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05) Jan Bulis 2-year Extension [48]
May 22, 2003 (2003-05-22) Chris Higgins 3-year Entry-level [49]
May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29) Andrew Archer 3-year Entry-level [50]
Francis Bouillon 2-year Extension [50]
Duncan Milroy 3-year Entry-level [50]

Draft picks

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Montreal's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[51]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 14 Chris Higgins  United States Yale University (ECAC)
2 45 Tomas Linhart  Czech Republic HC Pardubice Jr. (Czech Republic)
4 99 Michael Lambert  Canada Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
6 182 Andre Deveaux  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
7 212 Jonathan Ferland  Canada Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
9 275 Konstantin Korneyev  Russia Krylya Sovetov (Russia)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Blouin wore number 53 in his first two games.
  2. ^ Koivu did not play and was replaced by Olli Jokinen of the Florida Panthers.[6]
  3. ^ Compensation due to Montreal hiring Julien as their head coach.
  4. ^ a b Club option for a second year.
  5. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[26]
  6. ^ Montreal retained Tarasov’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[31]
  7. ^ Option for a second year.
  8. ^ Club option for a third year.

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  25. ^ "Dwyer Claimed Off Waivers by Canadiens". New York Rangers. February 21, 2003. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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  28. ^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 12+". UPI. July 12, 2002. Retrieved November 30, 2022. New Jersey Devils -- Signed… free agent center Craig Darby, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens
  29. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 25, 2002. Retrieved November 30, 2022. OTTAWA SENATORS--Signed C Shaun Van Allen to a multiyear contract.
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