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2003–04 Boston Bruins
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference2nd Eastern
2003–04 record41–19–15–7
Home record18–12–9–2
Road record23–7–6–5
Goals for209
Goals against188
Team information
General managerMike O'Connell
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainJoe Thornton
Alternate captainsMartin Lapointe
Sean O'Donnell
ArenaFleet Center
Average attendance15,133 (86.2%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins
Team leaders
GoalsGlen Murray (32)
AssistsJoe Thornton (50)
PointsJoe Thornton (73)
Penalty minutesDoug Doull (132)
Plus/minusMike Knuble (+19)
WinsAndrew Raycroft (29)
Goals against averageAndrew Raycroft (2.05)

The 2003–04 Boston Bruins season was the team's 80th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

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Mike Sullivan was named the team’s new head coach on June 23, 2003.[1]

Regular season

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The Bruins had the fewest power-play opportunities of any team in the League, with just 300.[2]

Final standings

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Northeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Boston Bruins 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
3 5 Ottawa Senators 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
4 7 Montreal Canadiens 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
5 9 Buffalo Sabres 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85

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 Z- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 106
2 Y- Boston Bruins NE 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
3 Y- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 40 21 15 6 209 188 101
4 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
5 X- Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
6 X- New Jersey Devils AT 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
8.5
9 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 78
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 76
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 75
13 New York Rangers AT 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 59
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

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

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

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Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2003–04 regular season[5]
October: 6–2–2–1 (home: 0–1–1–1; road: 6–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 T October 8, 2003 3–3 OT New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 0–0–1–0 Recap
2 L October 10, 2003 1–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 0–1–1–0 Recap
3 T October 11, 2003 1–1 OT @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 0–1–2–0 Recap
4 W October 15, 2003 2–0 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 1–1–2–0 Recap
5 W October 18, 2003 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 2–1–2–0 Recap
6 W October 19, 2003 4–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 3–1–2–0 Recap
7 W October 21, 2003 4–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 4–1–2–0 Recap
8 L October 23, 2003 0–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 4–2–2–0 Recap
9 W October 25, 2003 5–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 5–2–2–0 Recap
10 W October 28, 2003 2–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 6–2–2–0 Recap
11 OTL October 30, 2003 0–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 6–2–2–1 Recap
November: 5–2–2–3 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 1–1–0–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 OTL November 1, 2003 2–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 6–2–2–2 Recap
13 T November 6, 2003 5–5 OT San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 6–2–3–2 Recap
14 W November 8, 2003 4–1 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 7–2–3–2 Recap
15 W November 11, 2003 4–3 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 8–2–3–2 Recap
16 W November 14, 2003 4–0 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 9–2–3–2 Recap
17 W November 15, 2003 2–1 OT Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 10–2–3–2 Recap
18 OTL November 19, 2003 4–5 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 10–2–3–3 Recap
19 W November 20, 2003 3–2 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 11–2–3–3 Recap
20 L November 22, 2003 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 11–3–3–3 Recap
21 OTL November 25, 2003 3–4 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 11–3–3–4 Recap
22 L November 28, 2003 1–2 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 11–4–3–4 Recap
23 T November 30, 2003 3–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 11–4–4–4 Recap
December: 3–7–5–0 (home: 0–4–3–0; road: 3–3–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 W December 3, 2003 6–4 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 12–4–4–4 Recap
25 L December 4, 2003 0–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 12–5–4–4 Recap
26 T December 6, 2003 1–1 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 12–5–5–4 Recap
27 T December 8, 2003 2–2 OT Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 12–5–6–4 Recap
28 T December 10, 2003 1–1 OT @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 12–5–7–4 Recap
29 L December 11, 2003 5–6 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 12–6–7–4 Recap
30 W December 13, 2003 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 13–6–7–4 Recap
31 T December 16, 2003 1–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 13–6–8–4 Recap
32 L December 18, 2003 0–5 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 13–7–8–4 Recap
33 L December 20, 2003 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 13–8–8–4 Recap
34 L December 22, 2003 2–4 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 13–9–8–4 Recap
35 T December 23, 2003 1–1 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 13–9–9–4 Recap
36 L December 27, 2003 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 13–10–9–4 Recap
37 W December 29, 2003 3–1 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 14–10–9–4 Recap
38 L December 30, 2003 0–3 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 14–11–9–4 Recap
January: 10–3–2–0 (home: 6–2–1–0; road: 4–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 W January 1, 2004 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 15–11–9–4 Recap
40 T January 3, 2004 3–3 OT New York Islanders (2003–04) 15–11–10–4 Recap
41 W January 7, 2004 3–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 16–11–10–4 Recap
42 W January 8, 2004 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 17–11–10–4 Recap
43 W January 10, 2004 2–1 OT Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 18–11–10–4 Recap
44 W January 12, 2004 4–3 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 19–11–10–4 Recap
45 W January 15, 2004 1–0 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 20–11–10–4 Recap
46 L January 17, 2004 0–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 20–12–10–4 Recap
47 W January 19, 2004 5–2 New York Rangers (2003–04) 21–12–10–4 Recap
48 W January 20, 2004 4–1 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 22–12–10–4 Recap
49 L January 22, 2004 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 22–13–10–4 Recap
50 L January 24, 2004 1–2 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 22–14–10–4 Recap
51 T January 27, 2004 2–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 22–14–11–4 Recap
52 W January 29, 2004 2–1 OT New York Islanders (2003–04) 23–14–11–4 Recap
53 W January 31, 2004 1–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 24–14–11–4 Recap
February: 7–1–2–3 (home: 3–1–0–1; road: 4–0–2–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
54 W February 1, 2004 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 25–14–11–4 Recap
55 W February 3, 2004 5–4 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 26–14–11–4 Recap
56 W February 5, 2004 6–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 27–14–11–4 Recap
57 W February 10, 2004 6–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 28–14–11–4 Recap
58 OTL February 12, 2004 2–3 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 28–14–11–5 Recap
59 OTL February 14, 2004 1–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 28–14–11–6 Recap
60 W February 17, 2004 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 29–14–11–6 Recap
61 W February 19, 2004 4–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 30–14–11–6 Recap
62 T February 21, 2004 3–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 30–14–12–6 Recap
63 L February 23, 2004 0–2 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 30–15–12–6 Recap
64 T February 24, 2004 0–0 OT @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 30–15–13–6 Recap
65 OTL February 26, 2004 2–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 30–15–13–7 Recap
66 W February 28, 2004 3–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 31–15–13–7 Recap
March: 9–3–1–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 4–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
67 L March 2, 2004 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 31–16–13–7 Recap
68 W March 4, 2004 3–1 New York Rangers (2003–04) 32–16–13–7 Recap
69 T March 6, 2004 2–2 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 32–16–14–7 Recap
70 W March 9, 2004 3–2 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 33–16–14–7 Recap
71 W March 11, 2004 3–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 34–16–14–7 Recap
72 W March 13, 2004 3–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 35–16–14–7 Recap
73 W March 16, 2004 2–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 36–16–14–7 Recap
74 L March 18, 2004 0–2 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 36–17–14–7 Recap
75 W March 20, 2004 5–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 37–17–14–7 Recap
76 W March 23, 2004 4–2 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 38–17–14–7 Recap
77 L March 25, 2004 0–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 38–18–14–7 Recap
78 W March 27, 2004 3–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 39–18–14–7 Recap
79 W March 30, 2004 3–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 40–18–14–7 Recap
April: 1–1–1–0 (home: 0–1–1–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
80 T April 1, 2004 3–3 OT Washington Capitals (2003–04) 40–18–15–7 Recap
81 L April 3, 2004 2–5 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 40–19–15–7 Recap
82 W April 4, 2004 3–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 41–19–15–7 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 7 Montreal 3–0 Boston Raycroft 17,565 Boston leads 1–0 Recap
2 April 9 Montreal 2–1 Boston OT Raycroft 17,565 Boston leads 2–0 Recap
3 April 11 Boston 3–2 Montreal Theodore 21,273 Boston leads 2–1 Recap
4 April 13 Boston 3–4 Montreal OT Raycroft 21,273 Boston leads 3–1 Recap
5 April 15 Montreal 1–5 Boston Theodore 17,565 Boston leads 3–2 Recap
6 April 17 Boston 2–5 Montreal Theodore 21,273 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 19 Montreal 2–0 Boston Theodore 17,565 Montreal wins 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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 Bruins only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Joe Thornton C 77 23 50 73 18 98 7 0 0 0 −6 14
27 Glen Murray RW 81 32 28 60 17 56 7 2 1 3 −2 8
12 Brian Rolston C 82 19 29 48 9 40 7 1 0 1 −5 8
26 Mike Knuble RW 82 21 25 46 19 32 7 2 0 2 −5 0
14 Sergei Samsonov LW 58 17 23 40 12 4 7 2 5 7 2 0
37 Patrice Bergeron C 71 16 23 39 5 22 7 1 3 4 5 0
44 Nick Boynton D 81 6 24 30 17 98 7 0 2 2 1 2
6 Dan McGillis D 80 5 23 28 −1 65 7 0 0 0 −3 2
20 Martin Lapointe RW 78 15 10 25 −5 67 7 0 0 0 −2 14
11 P. J. Axelsson LW 68 6 14 20 2 42 7 0 0 0 −2 4
71 Jiri Slegr† D 36 4 15 19 5 27 7 1 1 2 −1 0
39 Travis Green C 64 11 5 16 −6 67 7 0 1 1 0 8
23 Jeff Jillson‡ D 50 4 10 14 −1 35 — — — — — —
92 Michael Nylander† C 15 1 11 12 3 14 6 3 3 6 2 0
40 Ted Donato LW 63 6 5 11 2 18 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 Sean O'Donnell D 82 1 10 11 10 110 7 0 0 0 1 0
55 Sergei Gonchar† D 15 4 5 9 6 12 7 1 4 5 −4 4
17 Rob Zamuner LW 57 4 5 9 3 16 7 0 0 0 −1 0
25 Hal Gill D 82 2 7 9 16 99 7 0 1 1 −2 4
28 Shaone Morrisonn‡ D 30 1 7 8 10 10 — — — — — —
22 Michal Grosek LW 33 3 2 5 1 33 — — — — — —
18 Ian Moran D 35 1 4 5 3 28 — — — — — —
10 Sandy McCarthy‡ RW 37 3 1 4 0 28 — — — — — —
33 Craig MacDonald† LW 18 0 3 3 0 8 1 0 0 0 1 0
52 Carl Corazzini C 12 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — — —
16 Andy Hilbert C 18 2 0 2 1 9 5 1 0 1 0 0
1 Andrew Raycroft G 57 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 2
56 Doug Doull LW 35 0 1 1 2 132 — — — — — —
54 Sergei Zinovjev C 10 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
36 Ivan Huml LW 7 0 0 0 −3 6 — — — — — —
41 Zdenek Kutlak D 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
55 Patrick Leahy RW 6 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —
75 Colton Orr RW 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
29 Felix Potvin G 28 0 0 0 8 — — — — — —
43 Martin Samuelsson RW 6 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
42 P. J. Stock C 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
76 Kris Vernarsky C 3 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —

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
1 Andrew Raycroft 57 29 18 9 1586 117 2.05 .926 3 3420 7 3 4 210 16 2.15 .924 1 447
29 Felix Potvin 28 12 8 6 690 67 2.50 .903 4 1605 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Calder Memorial Trophy Andrew Raycroft [6]
NHL All-Rookie Team Andrew Raycroft (Goaltender) [7]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Nick Boynton [8]
Glen Murray[a]
Joe Thornton[b]
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Andrew Raycroft (February 2) [11]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Glen Murray (February 2) [11]
NHL Rookie of the Month Andrew Raycroft (January) [12]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Patrice Bergeron [13]
Andrew Raycroft
Team Eddie Shore Award Andrew Raycroft [14]
Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy Andrew Raycroft [14]
John P. Bucyk Award Martin Lapointe [14]
Seventh Player Award Andrew Raycroft [15]
Three Stars Awards Andrew Raycroft (1st) [16]
Joe Thornton (2nd)
Glen Murray (3rd)

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Patrice Bergeron October 8, 2003 [17]
Sergei Zinovjev October 25, 2003
Pat Leahy December 6, 2003
Doug Doull December 11, 2003
Colton Orr January 8, 2004
Carl Corazzini January 15, 2004

Transactions

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The Bruins 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.[18]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 20, 2003 (2003-06-20) To Los Angeles Kings
To Boston Bruins
  • Philadelphia’s 4th-round pick in 2003
  • Detroit’s 2nd-round pick in 2004
 [19]
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) To San Jose Sharks
  • 1st-round pick in 2003
 To Boston Bruins
  • 1st-round pick in 2003
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 [20]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 6th-round pick in 2004
 To Boston Bruins
[21]
October 5, 2003 (2003-10-05) To Florida Panthers
To Boston Bruins
  • Future considerations
 [22]
January 17, 2004 (2004-01-17) To Vancouver Canucks
  • Future considerations
 To Boston Bruins
[23]
March 3, 2004 (2004-03-03) To Washington Capitals
To Boston Bruins
[24]
March 4, 2004 (2004-03-04) To Washington Capitals
  • 4th-round pick in 2005
  • Conditional draft pick in 2006[c]
 To Boston Bruins
[25][26]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) To San Jose Sharks
To Boston Bruins
[27]
To San Jose Sharks
  • 9th-round pick in 2005
 To Boston Bruins
[18][27]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Ted Donato New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [28]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Doug Doull Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [29]
Pat Leahy Providence Bruins (AHL) 1-year Free agency [29]
Robert Liscak Providence Bruins (AHL) 2-year Free agency [29]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Ed Campbell Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [30]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) Sandy McCarthy New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [31]
September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03) Felix Potvin Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency [32]
January 20, 2004 (2004-01-20) Craig MacDonald Florida Panthers Waivers [33]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[d] Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Jeff Hackett Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (III) [35]
Brantt Myhres[e] Contract expiration (UFA) [34]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Don Sweeney Dallas Stars Free agency (III) [37]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Sean Brown New Jersey Devils Free agency (UFA) [38]
Lee Goren Florida Panthers Free agency (VI) [38]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) Krzysztof Oliwa Calgary Flames Free agency [39]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) Bryan Berard Chicago Blackhawks[f] Release (II)[g] [31]
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05) Chris Kelleher Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) Free agency (VI) [41]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) Sandy McCarthy New York Rangers Waivers [42]
May 5, 2004 (2004-05-05) Zdenek Kutlak HC Karlovy Vary (ELH) Free agency[h] [44]
May 17, 2004 (2004-05-17) Tim Thomas Jokerit (Liiga) Free agency [45]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) P. J. Stock 2-year Re-signing [46]
Darren Van Oene 1-year Option exercised [46]
July 10, 2003 (2003-07-10) Hannu Toivonen 3-year Entry-level [47]
Sergei Zinovjev 2-year Entry-level [47]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) P. J. Axelsson 2-year Re-signing [48]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Jonathan Girard 1-year Re-signing [49]
Michal Grosek 1-year Re-signing [49]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) Hal Gill 1-year Re-signing [50]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Ian Moran 1-year Re-signing [29]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Zdenek Kutlak 1-year Re-signing [30]
Andrew Raycroft 1-year Re-signing [30]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) Brian Rolston 1-year Arbitration award [31]
September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02) Tim Thomas 1-year Re-signing [51]
September 7, 2003 (2003-09-07) Carl Corazzini Re-signing [52]
September 11, 2003 (2003-09-11) Sergei Samsonov 1-year Re-signing [53]
September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30) Nick Boynton 2-year Re-signing [54]
October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06) Patrice Bergeron 3-year Entry-level [55]

Draft picks

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Boston's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[56]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 21 Mark Stuart  United States Colorado College (WCHA)
2 45 Patrice Bergeron  Canada Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
2 66 Masi Marjamaki  Finland Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
4 107 Byron Bitz  Canada Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
4 118 Frank Rediker  United States Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4 129 Patrik Valcak  Czech Republic HC Vítkovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
5 153 Mike Brown  United States Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 183 Nate Thompson  United States Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8 247 Benoit Mondou  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
9 277 Kevin Regan  United States Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Murray replaced an injured Marian Hossa of the Ottawa Senators.[9]
  2. ^ Thornton was voted to the starting lineup.[10]
  3. ^ 2nd-round pick.
  4. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[34]
  5. ^ Myhres was inactive during the 2003–04 season.[36]
  6. ^ Berard signed with Chicago on October 31, 2003.[40]
  7. ^ Berard received a $2.51 million arbitration award on August 8. Boston elected to “walk away” from the award, making Berard an unrestricted free agent.
  8. ^ The Bruins retained Kutlak’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[43]

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