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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 hanging from ceiling of area spelling out words "President's Trophy Winners 2002-03"
Banner at Canadian Tire Centre

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.

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

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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

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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

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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

[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


Playoffs

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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

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Regular season

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2002–03 regular season[5]
October: 3–4–1–0 (home: 2–2–0–0; road: 1–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
1 L October 10, 2002 1–2 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 0–1–0–0 16,865 Recap
2 W October 12, 2002 2–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 1–1–0–0 19,198 Recap
3 W October 15, 2002 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 2–1–0–0 13,816 Recap
4 W October 23, 2002 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 3–1–0–0 14,847 Recap
5 T October 24, 2002 2–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 3–1–1–0 17,565 Recap
6 L October 26, 2002 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 3–2–1–0 20,812 Recap
7 L October 29, 2002 1–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 3–3–1–0 19,077 Recap
8 L October 30, 2002 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 3–4–1–0 17,987 Recap
November: 10–2–2–0 (home: 7–1–0–0; road: 3–1–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
9 W November 2, 2002 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 4–4–1–0 18,210 Recap
10 W November 6, 2002 5–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 5–4–1–0 18,007 Recap
11 L November 8, 2002 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 5–5–1–0 16,926 Recap
12 L November 9, 2002 1–7 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 5–6–1–0 13,954 Recap
13 W November 12, 2002 5–3 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 6–6–1–0 12,659 Recap
14 W November 14, 2002 3–2 OT Florida Panthers (2002–03) 7–6–1–0 13,323 Recap
15 W November 16, 2002 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 8–6–1–0 15,298 Recap
16 T November 19, 2002 4–4 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 8–6–2–0 11,044 Recap
17 W November 21, 2002 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 9–6–2–0 16,010 Recap
18 W November 23, 2002 5–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 10–6–2–0 15,684 Recap
19 W November 25, 2002 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 11–6–2–0 18,035 Recap
20 T November 27, 2002 2–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 11–6–3–0 14,887 Recap
21 W November 29, 2002 6–2 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 12–6–3–0 15,822 Recap
22 W November 30, 2002 4–2 New York Islanders (2002–03) 13–6–3–0 15,121 Recap
December: 10–3–2–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 6–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
23 L December 4, 2002 0–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 13–7–3–0 12,137 Recap
24 T December 5, 2002 2–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 13–7–4–0 17,189 Recap
25 W December 7, 2002 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 14–7–4–0 15,328 Recap
26 W December 10, 2002 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 15–7–4–0 9,966 Recap
27 W December 12, 2002 5–2 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 16–7–4–0 11,893 Recap
28 W December 14, 2002 4–3 OT New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 17–7–4–0 17,284 Recap
29 L December 16, 2002 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 17–8–4–0 16,807 Recap
30 W December 18, 2002 3–0 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 18–8–4–0 11,876 Recap
31 W December 19, 2002 9–3 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 19–8–4–0 14,848 Recap
32 W December 21, 2002 3–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 20–8–4–0 19,543 Recap
33 T December 23, 2002 2–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 20–8–5–0 17,787 Recap
34 W December 26, 2002 3–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 21–8–5–0 12,677 Recap
35 W December 27, 2002 3–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 22–8–5–0 18,500 Recap
36 L December 30, 2002 2–3 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 22–9–5–0 11,584 Recap
37 W December 31, 2002 6–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 23–9–5–0 14,452 Recap
January: 9–5–1–1 (home: 5–0–0–1; road: 4–5–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
38 W January 2, 2003 8–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 24–9–5–0 18,026 Recap
39 OTL January 4, 2003 1–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 24–9–5–1 16,406 Recap
40 W January 6, 2003 5–2 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 25–9–5–1 18,200 Recap
41 L January 8, 2003 4–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 25–10–5–1 18,422 Recap
42 W January 9, 2003 1–0 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 26–10–5–1 16,058 Recap
43 W January 11, 2003 2–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 27–10–5–1 16,839 Recap
44 W January 14, 2003 7–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 28–10–5–1 18,500 Recap
45 W January 16, 2003 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 29–10–5–1 18,034 Recap
46 W January 18, 2003 5–2 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 30–10–5–1 18,500 Recap
47 L January 20, 2003 2–6 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 30–11–5–1 12,022 Recap
48 W January 22, 2003 2–1 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 31–11–5–1 13,944 Recap
49 T January 23, 2003 3–3 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 31–11–6–1 10,805 Recap
50 W January 25, 2003 4–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 32–11–6–1 18,241 Recap
51 L January 27, 2003 3–5 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 32–12–6–1 18,532 Recap
52 L January 29, 2003 2–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 32–13–6–1 13,230 Recap
53 L January 30, 2003 0–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 32–14–6–1 16,518 Recap
February: 8–3–1–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 3–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
54 W February 5, 2003 5–3 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 33–14–6–1 18,200 Recap
55 T February 6, 2003 2–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 33–14–7–1 16,599 Recap
56 W February 8, 2003 3–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 34–14–7–1 18,371 Recap
57 W February 12, 2003 3–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 35–14–7–1 14,197 Recap
58 W February 13, 2003 2–0 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 36–14–7–1 18,115 Recap
59 L February 15, 2003 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 36–15–7–1 19,415 Recap
60 W February 17, 2003 3–2 New York Rangers (2002–03) 37–15–7–1 18,094 Recap
61 W February 19, 2003 5–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 38–15–7–1 12,298 Recap
62 L February 20, 2003 3–4 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 38–16–7–1 15,250 Recap
63 W February 22, 2003 4–0 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 39–16–7–1 17,971 Recap
64 L February 25, 2003 0–3 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 39–17–7–1 17,371 Recap
65 W February 27, 2003 3–2 OT Dallas Stars (2002–03) 40–17–7–1 18,500 Recap
March: 9–4–1–0 (home: 4–3–1–0; road: 5–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
66 L March 1, 2003 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 40–18–7–1 18,033 Recap
67 W March 4, 2003 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 41–18–7–1 18,500 Recap
68 W March 8, 2003 5–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 42–18–7–1 14,354 Recap
69 W March 9, 2003 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 43–18–7–1 18,500 Recap
70 W March 11, 2003 4–3 OT Boston Bruins (2002–03) 44–18–7–1 18,230 Recap
71 W March 13, 2003 3–2 OT New York Rangers (2002–03) 45–18–7–1 18,011 Recap
72 L March 15, 2003 2–5 New York Islanders (2002–03) 45–19–7–1 18,349 Recap
73 L March 16, 2003 2–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 45–20–7–1 20,058 Recap
74 W March 18, 2003 6–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 46–20–7–1 16,531 Recap
75 W March 21, 2003 5–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 47–20–7–1 16,114 Recap
76 W March 22, 2003 3–1 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 48–20–7–1 18,613 Recap
77 T March 25, 2003 2–2 OT Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 48–20–8–1 18,036 Recap
78 L March 28, 2003 2–3 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 48–21–8–1 18,311 Recap
79 W March 29, 2003 3–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 49–21–8–1 21,273 Recap
April: 3–0–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
80 W April 1, 2003 3–2 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 50–21–8–1 18,500 Recap
81 W April 3, 2003 5–1 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 51–21–8–1 15,784 Recap
82 W April 5, 2003 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 52–21–8–1 19,445 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) New York Islanders – Senators win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Attendance Recap
1 L April 9, 2003 0–3 New York Islanders Islanders lead 1–0 18,273 Recap
2 W April 12, 2003 3–0 New York Islanders Series tied 1–1 18,500 Recap
3 W April 14, 2003 3–2 2OT @ New York Islanders Senators lead 2–1 16,234 Recap
4 W April 16, 2003 3–1 @ New York Islanders Senators lead 3–1 16,234 Recap
5 W April 17, 2003 4–1 New York Islanders Senators win 4–1 18,500 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Philadelphia Flyers – Senators win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Attendance Recap
1 W April 25, 2003 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers Senators lead 1–0 18,197 Recap
2 L April 27, 2003 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers Series tied 1–1 18,500 Recap
3 W April 29, 2003 3–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers Senators lead 2–1 19,680 Recap
4 L May 1, 2003 0–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers Series tied 2–2 19,842 Recap
5 W May 3, 2003 5–2 Philadelphia Flyers Senators lead 3–2 18,500 Recap
6 W May 5, 2003 5–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers Senators win 4–2 19,454 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (2) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Attendance Recap
1 W May 10, 2003 3–2 OT New Jersey Devils Senators lead 1–0 18,500 Recap
2 L May 13, 2003 1–4 New Jersey Devils Series tied 1–1 18,500 Recap
3 L May 15, 2003 0–1 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 2–1 19,040 Recap
4 L May 17, 2003 2–5 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–1 19,040 Recap
5 W May 19, 2003 3–1 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–2 18,500 Recap
6 W May 21, 2003 2–1 OT @ New Jersey Devils Series tied 3–3 19,040 Recap
7 L May 23, 2003 2–3 New Jersey Devils Devils win 4–3 18,500 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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 Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
18 Marian Hossa RW 80 45 35 80 8 34 18 5 11 16 −1 6
11 Daniel Alfredsson RW 78 27 51 78 15 42 18 4 4 8 −3 12
28 Todd White C 80 25 35 60 19 28 18 5 1 6 −1 6
9 Martin Havlat RW 67 24 35 59 20 30 18 5 6 11 4 14
14 Radek Bonk C 70 22 32 54 6 36 18 6 5 11 2 10
6 Wade Redden D 76 10 35 45 23 70 18 1 8 9 1 10
3 Zdeno Chara D 74 9 30 39 29 116 18 1 6 7 3 14
12 Mike Fisher C 74 18 20 38 13 54 18 2 2 4 −1 16
20 Magnus Arvedson LW 80 16 21 37 13 48 18 1 5 6 −4 16
22 Shaun Van Allen C 78 12 20 32 17 66 18 1 1 2 −1 12
23 Karel Rachunek D 58 4 25 29 23 30 17 1 3 4 −5 14
15 Peter Schaefer LW 75 6 17 23 11 32 16 2 3 5 3 6
39 Jason Spezza C 33 7 14 21 −3 8 3 1 1 2 1 0
19 Petr Schastlivy LW 33 9 10 19 3 4 — — — — — —
4 Chris Phillips D 78 3 16 19 7 71 18 2 4 6 3 12
24 Anton Volchenkov D 57 3 13 16 −4 40 17 1 1 2 3 4
16 Jody Hull RW 70 3 8 11 −3 14 2 0 0 0 0 0
25 Chris Neil RW 68 6 4 10 8 147 15 1 0 1 1 24
21 Bryan Smolinski† C 10 3 5 8 1 2 18 2 7 9 4 6
26 Vaclav Varada† RW 11 2 6 8 3 8 18 2 4 6 4 18
34 Shane Hnidy D 67 0 8 8 −1 130 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 Curtis Leschyshyn D 54 1 6 7 11 18 18 0 1 1 0 10
2 Brian Pothier D 14 2 4 6 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 2
21 Steve Martins‡ C 14 2 3 5 3 10 — — — — — —
38 Brad Smyth RW 12 3 1 4 −2 15 — — — — — —
29 Joel Kwiatkowski‡ D 20 0 2 2 2 6 — — — — — —
10 Toni Dahlman RW 12 1 0 1 −1 0 — — — — — —
40 Patrick Lalime G 67 0 1 1 6 18 0 0 0 0
33 Josh Langfeld RW 12 0 1 1 2 4 — — — — — —
27 Dennis Bonvie RW 12 0 0 0 −1 29 — — — — — —
1 Ray Emery G 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
31 Martin Prusek G 18 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
32 Rob Ray† RW 5 0 0 0 0 4 — — — — — —
36 Joey Tetarenko† RW 2 0 0 0 0 5 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
40 Patrick Lalime 67 39 20 7 1591 142 2.16 .911 8 3943 18 11 7 449 34 1.82 .924 1 1122
31 Martin Prusek 18 12 2 1 415 37 2.37 .911 0 935 — — — — — — — — —
1 Ray Emery 3 1 0 0 26 2 1.41 .923 0 85 — — — — — — — — —

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 Zdeno Chara [6]
Marian Hossa
Patrick Lalime[a]
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

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Anton Volchenkov October 10, 2002 [11]
Jason Spezza October 24, 2002
Ray Emery January 8, 2003
25th shutout Patrick Lalime January 14, 2003 [12]
750th game coached Jacques Martin February 20, 2003 [13]

Transactions

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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.[14]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To New York Rangers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
 To Ottawa Senators
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
 [15]
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 7th-round pick in 2002
 To Ottawa Senators
[16]
June 29, 2002 (2002-06-29) To Atlanta Thrashers
To Ottawa Senators
[17]
September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21) To Vancouver Canucks
To Ottawa Senators
[18]
October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01) To Florida Panthers
To Ottawa Senators
[19]
December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16) To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators
[20]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15) To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators
  • 9th-round pick in 2003
 [21]
February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25) To Buffalo Sabres
To Ottawa Senators
[22]
March 4, 2003 (2003-03-04) To Florida Panthers
To Ottawa Senators
[23]
March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10) To Buffalo Sabres
  • Future considerations
 To Ottawa Senators
[24]
To Nashville Predators
  • Future considerations
 To Ottawa Senators
[25]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To Los Angeles Kings
To Ottawa Senators
[26]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Shaun Van Allen Montreal Canadiens multi-year Free agency [27]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Brad Smyth New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [28]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Dennis Bonvie Boston Bruins 1-year Free agency [29]
June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02) Brian McGrattan Binghamton Senators (AHL) 1-year Free agency [30]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) Bill Muckalt Minnesota Wild Free agency (UFA) [32]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Chris Herperger Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (UFA) [33]
Travis Richards Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Free agency (VI) [34]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) Ricard Persson Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) Free agency (III) [35]
September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13) Jason Doig Washington Capitals Free agency (VI) [36]
October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01) Kevin Grimes Jackson Bandits (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [37]
October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25) Benoit Brunet Retirement (III) [38]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15) Steve Martins St. Louis Blues Waivers [39]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) Joel Kwiatkowski multi-year Re-signing [40]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Daniel Alfredsson 2-year Re-signing [41]
Christoph Schubert 3-year Entry-level [42]
Anton Volchenkov 3-year Entry-level [43]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Josh Langfeld 1-year Re-signing [44]
Sami Salo 1-year Re-signing [45]
Jeff Ulmer 1-year Re-signing [46]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Josef Boumedienne 1-year Re-signing [47]
Steve Martins multi-year Re-signing [48]
Petr Schastlivy multi-year Re-signing [49]
August 8, 2002 (2002-08-08) Radek Bonk 2-year Re-signing [50]
Chris Phillips 2-year Re-signing [51]
August 21, 2002 (2002-08-21) Jody Hull 1-year Re-signing [52]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Brian Pothier multi-year Re-signing [29]
September 14, 2002 (2002-09-14) Mike Fisher multi-year Re-signing [53]
Chris Neil multi-year Re-signing [53]
September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21) Peter Schaefer multi-year Re-signing [18]
November 8, 2002 (2002-11-08) Karel Rachunek 2-year Re-signing [54]
November 27, 2002 (2002-11-27) Billy Thompson multi-year Entry-level [55]
June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02) Brooks Laich multi-year Entry-level [56]
Jan Platil multi-year Entry-level [56]
Greg Watson multi-year Entry-level [56]
June 6, 2003 (2003-06-06) Shaun Van Allen 1-year Option exercised [57]

Draft picks

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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.[58]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 16 Jakub Klepis  Czech Republic Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
2 47 Alexei Kaigorodov  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL)
3 75 Arttu Luttinen  Finland HIFK (SM-liiga)
4 113 Scott Dobben  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
4 125 Johan Bjork  Sweden Malmö IF (Elitserien)
5 150 Brock Hooton  Canada Quesnel Millionaires (BCHL)
8 246 Josef Vavra  Czech Republic HC Vsetín (Czech Extraliga)
9 276 Vitaly Atyushov  Russia Molot-Prikamye Perm (RSL)

Farm teams

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See also

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Notes

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  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.[31]

References

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