2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season

2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks
Division3rd Central
Conference9th Western
2002–03 record30–33–13–6
Home record17–15–7–2
Road record13–18–6–4
Goals for207
Goals against226
Team information
General managerMike Smith
CoachBrian Sutter
CaptainAlexei Zhamnov
Alternate captainsKyle Calder (Mar.–Apr.)
Eric Daze (Mar.–Apr.)
Phil Housley (Oct.–Mar.)
Jon Klemm
Lyle Odelein (Oct.–Mar.)
Steve Sullivan (Mar.–Apr.)
Steve Thomas (Oct.–Mar.)
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance14,794 (72.2%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Norfolk Admirals
Roanoke Express
Team leaders
GoalsSteve Sullivan (26)
AssistsAlexei Zhamnov (43)
PointsSteve Sullivan (61)
Penalty minutesChris Simon (125)
Plus/minusSteve Sullivan (+15)
WinsJocelyn Thibault (26)
Goals against averageJocelyn Thibault (2.37)

The 2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Chicago Blackhawks' 77th season of operation. Finishing ninth in the Western Conference, they failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

Forward Alexei Zhamnov was named captain, following the departure of Tony Amonte.[1]

Regular season

  • January 8, 2003: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Michael Leighton gained a shutout in his NHL debut in a 0-0 tie versus the Phoenix Coyotes. Coyotes goaltender Zac Bierk earned his first career shutout, although it was not his NHL debut. It was the first time that two goalies in the same game both earned their first career shutouts.[2]

Final standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 20 10 4 269 203 110
2 5 St. Louis Blues 82 41 24 11 6 253 222 99
3 9 Chicago Blackhawks 82 30 33 13 6 207 226 79
4 13 Nashville Predators 82 27 35 13 7 183 206 74
5 15 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 29 42 8 3 213 263 69

[3]

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.

Western Conference
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Dallas Stars PA 82 46 17 15 4 245 169 111
2 Y- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 20 10 4 269 203 110
3 Y- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 42 19 13 8 251 194 105
4 X- Vancouver Canucks NW 82 45 23 13 1 264 208 104
5 X- St. Louis Blues CE 82 41 24 11 6 253 222 99
6 X- Minnesota Wild NW 82 42 29 10 1 198 178 95
7 X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 40 27 9 6 203 193 95
8 X- Edmonton Oilers NW 82 36 26 11 9 231 230 92
8.5
9 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 30 33 13 6 207 226 79
10 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 33 37 6 6 203 221 78
11 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 31 35 11 5 204 230 78
12 Calgary Flames NW 82 29 36 13 4 186 228 75
13 Nashville Predators CE 82 27 35 13 7 183 206 74
14 San Jose Sharks PA 82 28 37 9 8 214 239 73
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 29 42 8 3 213 263 69

Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest

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


Schedule and results

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

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

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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 Blackhawks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
26 Steve Sullivan RW 82 26 35 61 15 42
13 Alexei Zhamnov C 74 15 43 58 0 70
55 Eric Daze RW 54 22 22 44 10 14
19 Kyle Calder LW 82 15 27 42 −6 40
39 Tyler Arnason C 82 19 20 39 7 20
14 Theoren Fleury RW 54 12 21 33 −7 77
94 Sergei Berezin‡ LW 66 18 13 31 −3 8
28 Mark Bell C 82 14 15 29 0 113
6 Phil Housley‡ D 57 6 23 29 7 24
43 Nathan Dempsey D 67 5 23 28 −7 26
11 Andrei Nikolishin† C 60 6 15 21 −3 26
17 Chris Simon† LW 61 12 6 18 −4 125
32 Steve Thomas‡ LW 69 4 13 17 0 51
42 Jon Klemm D 70 2 14 16 −9 44
25 Alexander Karpovtsev D 40 4 10 14 −8 12
8 Steve Poapst D 75 2 11 13 14 50
20 Mike Eastwood† C 53 2 10 12 −6 24
7 Lyle Odelein‡ D 65 7 4 11 7 76
22 Igor Korolev C 48 4 5 9 −1 30
50 Igor Radulov LW 7 5 0 5 −3 4
34 Jason Strudwick D 48 2 3 5 −4 87
5 Steve McCarthy D 57 1 4 5 −1 23
2 Boris Mironov‡ D 20 3 1 4 −1 22
92 Michael Nylander‡ C 9 0 4 4 0 4
49 Shawn Thornton RW 13 1 1 2 −4 31
44 Burke Henry† D 16 0 2 2 −13 9
46 Todd Gill† D 5 0 1 1 3 0
4 Sami Helenius† D 10 0 1 1 3 28
15 Garry Valk RW 16 0 1 1 0 6
16 Peter White‡ C 6 0 1 1 0 0
31 Craig Anderson G 6 0 0 0 0
33 Louie DeBrusk LW 4 0 0 0 0 7
30 Michael Leighton G 8 0 0 0 0
53 Brett McLean C 2 0 0 0 −1 0
29 Steve Passmore G 11 0 0 0 4
41 Jocelyn Thibault G 62 0 0 0 4
23 Ryan VandenBussche RW 22 0 0 0 0 58

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
41 Jocelyn Thibault 62 26 28 7 1690 144 2.37 .915 8 3650
30 Michael Leighton 8 2 3 2 241 21 2.82 .913 1 447
29 Steve Passmore 11 2 5 2 284 38 3.70 .866 0 617
31 Craig Anderson 6 0 3 2 125 18 4.00 .856 0 270

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team Tyler Arnason (Forward) [5]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Jocelyn Thibault [6]
NHL Player of the Week Jocelyn Thibault (November 11) [7]
NHL Rookie of the Month Tyler Arnason (October) [8]
Tyler Arnason (December) [9]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Tyler Arnason [10]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Shawn Thornton October 10, 2002 [11]
Craig Anderson November 30, 2002
Brett McLean December 10, 2002
Michael Leighton January 8, 2003
Burke Henry February 20, 2003
Igor Radulov March 23, 2003
500th game played Jocelyn Thibault January 17, 2003
400th goal Steve Thomas February 17, 2003 [12]

Transactions

The Blackhawks 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 (2002-06-22) To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
 [14]
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) To Chicago Blackhawks
To Montreal Canadiens
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
 [15]
November 1, 2002 (2002-11-01) To Chicago Blackhawks
To Washington Capitals
[16]
January 8, 2003 (2003-01-08) To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
 To New York Rangers
[17]
March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10) To Chicago Blackhawks
To Dallas Stars
[18]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 5th-round pick in 2003
 To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
[19]
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • Future considerations
 To Philadelphia Flyers
[19]
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • Future considerations[b]
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
[20]
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
 To Washington Capitals
  • Sergei Berezin
 [21]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Nathan Dempsey Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency [22]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Jason Strudwick Vancouver Canucks Free agency [23]
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23) Brett McLean Minnesota Wild Free agency [24]
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15) Theoren Fleury San Jose Sharks Free agency [25]
August 30, 2002 (2002-08-30) Louie DeBrusk Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Free agency [26]
October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09) Garry Valk Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency [27]
October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21) Travis Moen Kelowna Rockets (WHL) Free agency [28]
December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11) Mike Eastwood St. Louis Blues Waivers [29]
Burke Henry Norfolk Admirals (AHL) Free agency [29]
March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05) Todd Gill Springfield Falcons (AHL) Free agency [30]
June 4, 2003 (2003-06-04) Quintin Laing Norfolk Admirals (AHL) Free agency [31]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Chris Feil[d] Contract expiration (UFA) [32]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) Aaron Downey Dallas Stars Free agency (VI) [34]
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11) Nolan Baumgartner Vancouver Canucks Free agency (VI) [35]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Tony Amonte Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (III) [36]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Tom Fitzgerald Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency (III) [37]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) Vladimir Chebaturkin New York Rangers Free agency (VI) [38]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Jim Campbell Florida Panthers Free agency (UFA) [39]
August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) Chris McAlpine Los Angeles Kings Free agency (UFA) [40]
November 23, 2002 (2002-11-23) Jean-Yves Leroux Saint-Georges Garaga (QSPHL) Free agency (UFA) [41]
November 29, 2002 (2002-11-29) Rumun Ndur Graz 99ers (EBEL) Free agency (VI) [42]
January 29, 2003 (2003-01-29) Joe Reekie Retirement (III) [43]
February 21, 2003 (2003-02-21) Ty Jones Anchorage Aces (ECHL) Free agency (II)[e] [45]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 18, 2002 (2002-06-18) Steve Poapst Re-signing [46]
June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) Steve Thomas Re-signing [47]
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) Bob Probert Re-signing [48]
June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28) Phil Housley Re-signing [49]
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) Steve Passmore Re-signing [50]
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) Sergei Berezin Re-signing [51]
July 25, 2002 (2002-07-25) Dmitri Tolkunov Re-signing [52]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) Boris Mironov 1-year Re-signing [53]
August 8, 2002 (2002-08-08) Kyle Calder Re-signing [54]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) Anton Babchuk Entry-level [55]
October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21) Matt Keith Entry-level [28]
June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02) Pavel Vorobiev Entry-level [56]

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[57]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 21 Anton Babchuk  Russia Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
2 54 Duncan Keith  Canada Michigan State University (CCHA)
3 93 Alexander Kozhevnikov  Russia Krylya Sovetov Jr. (Russia)
4 128 Matt Ellison  Canada Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
5 156 James Wisniewski  United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6 188 Kevin Kantee  Finland Jokerit Jr. (Finland)
7 219 Tyson Kellerman  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
8 251 Jason Kostadine  United States Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
9 282 Adam Burish  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Chicago’s choice of an 8th-round pick in 2003 or a 7th-round pick in 2004.
  2. ^ Chicago would receive either a 4th-round pick in 2003 or a 9th-round pick in 2003 and a 4th-round pick in 2004.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[32]
  4. ^ Feil, who last played during the 1999–2000 season, retired.[33]
  5. ^ Chicago retained Jones’ NHL rights until trading them to the Florida Panthers on March 2, 2004.[44]

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